1969–70 QMJHL season

The 1969–70 QMJHL season was the 1st season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Eleven teams formed the new league, ten from Quebec and one from Ontario. Seven teams came from the Provincial Junior League, the Drummondville Rangers, Quebec Remparts, Saint-Jérôme Alouettes, Shawinigan Bruins, Sherbrooke Castors, Sorel Éperviers, and Trois-Rivières Ducs; four from the Metropolitan Montreal Junior League, the Rosemont National, Laval Saints, Verdun Maple Leafs, and the Cornwall Royals. The Royals originally came from the Central Junior A Hockey League. The teams played 56 games each in the schedule. 
The Quebec Remparts finished first place in the regular season, and won the President's Cup, defeating the Saint-Jérôme Alouettes in the finals. The Remparts then advanced to the 1969-70 Eastern Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs. They defeated the P.E.I. Islanders from the Maritimes, then competed for the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, losing to the Montreal Junior Canadiens 3 games to 0 for the Eastern Canada title.
==Final standings==
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against
East Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	Pts	GF 	GA
Quebec Remparts 	56	37	18	1	75 	323	248
Shawinigan Bruins 	56	36	19	1	73 	318	254
Drummondville Rangers	56	35	20	1	71 	309	254
Sorel Éperviers 	56	33	23	0	66 	295	220
Trois-Rivières Ducs 	56	27	29	0	54 	320	280
Sherbrooke Castors 	56	23	31	2	48 	263	295
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	Pts	GF 	GA
Saint-Jérôme Alouettes	56	25	27	4	54 	261	293
Cornwall Royals 	56	24	31	1	49 	223	255
Rosemont National 	56	23	30	3	46 	245	275
Verdun Maple Leafs 	56	20	35	1	41 	218	300
Laval Saints 	56	18	38	0	36 	203	304
*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
Luc Simard 	Trois-Rivières Ducs 	56	90 	84	174	76
Guy Lafleur 	Quebec Remparts 	56	103	67	170	105
Michel Archambault	Drummondville 	56	69 	83	152	161
Rich Leduc 	Trois-Rivières Ducs 	55	61 	90	151	253
Mike Morton 	Shawinigan Bruins 	56	55 	92	147	80
Paul Larose 	Quebec / Trois-Rivières	57	52 	80	132	66
Doug Moyes 	Sorel Éperviers 	55	53 	79	132	129
Jacques Richard 	Quebec Remparts 	53	62 	64	126	170
Serge Roch 	Rosemont National 	55	48 	67	115	45
Serge Vezina 	Rosemont National 	54	45 	69	114	82
* complete scoring statistics
==Playoffs==
Guy Lafleur was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 43 points (25 goals, 18 assists).
;Quarterfinals
* Quebec Remparts defeated Drummondville Rangers 4 games to 2. 
* Sorel Éperviers defeated Shawinigan Bruins 4 games to 1. 
* Saint-Jérôme Alouettes defeated Rosemont National 4 games to 0.
* Verdun Maple Leafs defeated Cornwall Royals 4 games to 2.
;Semifinals
* Quebec Remparts defeated Sorel Éperviers 4 games to 1. 
* Saint-Jérôme Alouettes defeated Verdun Maple Leafs 4 games to 1.
;Finals
* Quebec Remparts defeated Saint-Jérôme Alouettes 4 games to 0.
Quebec Remparts advanced to the 1969-70 Quebec Junior Playoffs.
==All-star teams==
;First team
* Goalkeeper - Gilles Meloche, Verdun Maple Leafs
* Left defence - Larry O'Connor, Laval Saints
* Right defence - Jacques Lapierre, Shawinigan Bruins
* Left winger - Luc Simard, Trois-Rivières Ducs
* Centreman - Guy Lafleur, Quebec Remparts
* Right winger - Pierre Plante, Drummondville Rangers
* Coach - Maurice Filion, Quebec Remparts
;Second team 
* Goalkeeper - Richard Coutu, Rosemont National and Billy Smith, Cornwall Royals 
* Left defence - Ronald Legault, Sorel Éperviers 
* Right defence - Richard Campeau, Sorel Éperviers and Michel Ruest, Cornwall Royals 
* Left winger - Michel Archambault, Drummondville Rangers 
* Centreman - Richard Leduc, Trois-Rivières Ducs
* Right winger - Mike Morton, Shawinigan Bruins 
* Coach - Claude Dolbec, Shawinigan Bruins
* List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars.
==Trophies and awards==
;Team
*President's Cup - Playoff Champions, Quebec Remparts
*Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions, Quebec Remparts
*Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - West Division Champions, Saint-Jérôme Alouettes
;Player
*Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, Luc Simard, Trois-Rivières Ducs
*Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Michel Deguise, Sorel Éperviers
*Michel Bergeron Trophy - Rookie of the Year, Serge Martel, Verdun Maple Leafs
==Team Photos==
69-70QueRemp.jpg|Quebec Remparts
==Game Ads==
69-70QMJHLShawiniganGameAd.jpg|Shawinigan
69-70QMJHLTRiversGameAd.jpg|Trois Rivieres
69-70QMJHLSFShawiniganGameAd.jpg|Semi Final @ Shawinigan
69-70QMJHLQuebecGameAd.jpg|Quebec City
69-70QMJHLSFQuebecGameAd.jpg|Semi Final @ Quebec City
==References==
* Official QMJHL Website
* www.hockeydb.com/
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