1981–82 QMJHL season

The 1981–82 QMJHL season was the 13th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The defending Memorial Cup and league champions, the Cornwall Royals left the QMJHL in the offseason, transferring to the Ontario Hockey League. 
The league is reduced to nine teams, and dissolved the divisions. The remaining teams played a shortened schedule of 64 games each in the regular season. That was balanced by an extended first round playoff schedule. The top eight teams in the regular season participated in a double round-robin of 14 games per team, followed by playdowns. 
The Sherbrooke Castors finished first overall in the regular season, winning the Jean Rougeau Trophy, and won their third President's Cup, defeating the Trois-Rivières Draveurs in the finals. 
==Team changes==
* The Cornwall Royals transferred to the Ontario Hockey League.
* The Sorel Éperviers relocated to Granby, Quebec, becoming the Granby Bisons.
==Final standings==
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against 
Overall 	GP	W 	L 	T	Pts	GF 	GA
Sherbrooke Castors 	64	42	20	2	86 	392	265
Hull Olympiques 	64	41	21	2	84 	343	260
Montreal Juniors 	64	40	22	2	82 	311	247
Trois-Rivières Draveurs	64	37	26	1	75 	383	301
Shawinigan Cataractes 	64	35	27	2	72 	349	278
Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	64	31	31	2	64 	296	310
Laval Voisins 	64	30	33	1	61 	298	326
Granby Bisons 	64	14	49	1	29 	271	454
Québec Remparts 	64	11	52	1	23 	192	394
*complete list of standings.
==Scoring leaders==
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Claude Verret 	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	64	54	108	162	14
Pierre Rioux 	Shawinigan Cataractes 	57	66	86 	152	50
John Chabot 	Sherbrooke Castors 	62	34	109	143	40
Claude Drouin 	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	62	48	82 	130	51
Jacques Sylvestre	Granby Bisons 	63	51	69 	120	44
Norman Lefrancois	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	56	45	71 	116	154
Luc Dufour 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	62	55	60 	115	94
Jean Gauthier 	Hull Olympiques 	64	53	61 	114	50
Eric Bernier 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	64	43	66 	109	63
Pierre Sevigny 	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	63	22	86 	108	107
Daniel Campeau 	Sherbrooke Castors 	64	58	50 	108	4
* complete scoring statistics
==Playoffs==
Claude Verret was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 48 points (13 goals, 35 assists).
;Round-robin standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against 
Teams 	GP	W 	L 	Pts	GF	GA
Laval Voisins 	14	10	4 	20 	68	72
Sherbrooke Castors 	14	9 	5 	18 	79	57
Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	14	9 	5 	18 	73	65
Trois-Rivières Draveurs	14	8 	6 	16 	65	66
Hull Olympiques 	14	7 	7 	14 	79	52
Shawinigan Cataractes 	14	7 	7 	14 	77	61
Montreal Juniors 	14	5 	9 	10 	46	61
Granby Bisons 	14	1 	13	2 	53	106
;Semifinals
* Sherbrooke Castors defeated Laval Voisins 4 games to 0.
* Trois-Rivières Draveurs defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 games to 2.
;Finals
* Sherbrooke Castors defeated Trois-Rivières Draveurs 4 games to 0.
==All-star teams==
;First team
* Goalkeeper - Roberto Romano, Hull Olympiques 
* Left defence - Paul-André Boutilier, Sherbrooke Castors
* Right defence - Michel Petit, Sherbrooke Castors
* Left winger - Luc Dufour, Chicoutimi Saguenéens 
* Centreman - John Chabot, Sherbrooke Castors & Claude Verret, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
* Right winger - Pierre Rioux, Shawinigan Cataractes 
* Coach - Jean Lachapelle, Hull Olympiques
;Second team
* Goalkeeper - Mario Gosselin, Shawinigan Cataractes 
* Left defence - Taras Zytynski, Montreal Juniors
* Right defence - Billy Campbell, Montreal Juniors 
* Left winger - Normand Lefrancois, Trois-Rivières Draveurs 
* Centreman - Jacques Sylvestre, Granby Bisons
* Right winger - Sean McKenna, Sherbrooke Castors
* Coach - Pierre Creamer, Montreal Juniors
* List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars.
==Trophies and awards==
;Team
*President's Cup - Playoff Champions, Sherbrooke Castors
*Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions, Sherbrooke Castors
*Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA, Montreal Juniors
;Player
*Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, John Chabot, Sherbrooke Castors
*Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, Claude Verret, Trois-Rivières Draveurs 
*Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP, Michel Morissette, Sherbrooke Castors
*Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Jeff Barratt, Montreal Juniors
*Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Paul-André Boutilier, Sherbrooke Castors
*Mike Bossy Trophy - Best Pro Prospect, Michel Petit, Sherbrooke Castors
*Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year, Sylvain Turgeon, Hull Olympiques Draveurs
*Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year, Michel Petit, Sherbrooke Castors 
*Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Claude Verret, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
*Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player, Jacques Sylvestre, Granby Bisons 
==References==
* Official QMJHL Website
* www.hockeydb.com/
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