1978–79 QMJHL season

The 1978–79 QMJHL season was the 10th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Ten teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Trois-Rivières Draveurs finished first overall in the regular season winning their second consecutive Jean Rougeau Trophy, and defended their President's Cup title defeating the Sherbrooke Castors in the finals.
==Team changes==
* The Shawinigan Dynamos were renamed the Shawinigan Cataractes.
==Final standings==
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against 
Dilio Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	Pts	GF 	GA
Trois-Rivières Draveurs	72	58	8 	6 	122	527	233
Sherbrooke Castors 	72	45	21	6 	96 	406	291
Québec Remparts 	72	28	31	13	69 	324	339
Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	72	26	36	10	62 	337	346
Shawinigan Cataractes 	72	24	43	5 	53 	310	424
Lebel Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	Pts	GF 	GA
Verdun Éperviers	72	41	24	7	89 	367	313
Montreal Juniors	72	39	25	8	86 	384	291
Cornwall Royals 	72	29	36	7	65 	361	397
Laval National 	72	22	43	7	51 	316	469
Hull Olympiques 	72	10	55	7	27 	262	491
*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
J. F. Sauve 	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	72	65	111	176	31
Denis Savard 	Montreal Juniors 	70	46	112	158	88
Normand Aubin 	Verdun Éperviers 	70	80	69 	149	54
Bob Mongrain 	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	72	66	76 	142	55
Guy Carbonneau	Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	72	62	79 	141	47
Pierre Lacroix	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	72	37	100	137	57
Bob Crawford 	Cornwall Royals 	65	62	70 	132	43
Louis Begin 	Sherbrooke Castors 	72	46	85 	131	32
Denis Cyr 	Montreal Juniors 	72	70	56 	126	61
Serge Boisvert	Sherbrooke Castors 	72	50	72 	122	45
* complete scoring statistics
==Playoffs==
J. F. Sauve was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 38 points (19 goals, 19 assists).
;Quarterfinals
* Trois-Rivières Draveurs defeated Shawinigan Cataractes 8 points to 0.
* Sherbrooke Castors defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 8 points to 0.
* Verdun Éperviers defeated Cornwall Royals 8 points to 6.
* Montreal Juniors defeated Québec Remparts 8 points to 4.
;Semifinals
* Trois-Rivières Draveurs defeated Montreal Juniors 8 points to 2.
* Sherbrooke Castors defeated Verdun Éperviers 8 points to 0.
;Finals
* Trois-Rivières Draveurs defeated Sherbrooke Castors 8 points to 0.
==All-star teams==
;First team
* Goalkeeper - Jacques Cloutier, Trois-Rivières Draveurs 
* Left defence - Pierre Lacroix, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
* Right defence - Ray Bourque, Verdun Éperviers
* Left winger - Louis Begin, Sherbrooke Castors
* Centreman - Normand Aubin, Verdun Éperviers
* Right winger - Jimmy Mann, Sherbrooke Castors 
* Coach - Michel Bergeron, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
;Second team
* Goalkeeper - Vincent Tremblay, Québec Ramparts 
* Left defence - Kevin Lowe, Québec Remparts
* Right defence - Michel Leblanc, Trois-Rivières Draveurs 
* Left winger - Gilles Hamel, Trois-Rivières Draveurs 
* Centreman - J. F. Sauve, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
* Right winger - Denis Cyr, Montreal Juniors
* Coach - Ron Racette, Québec Remparts
* List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars.
==Trophies and awards==
;Team
*President's Cup - Playoff Champions, Trois-Rivières Draveurs.
*Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions, Trois-Rivières Draveurs.
*Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA, Trois-Rivières Draveurs.
;Player
*Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, Pierre Lacroix, Trois-Rivières Draveurs.
*Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, J. F. Sauve, Trois-Rivières Draveurs.
*Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP, J. F. Sauve, Trois-Rivières Draveurs.
*Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Jacques Cloutier, Trois-Rivières Draveurs.
*Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Ray Bourque, Verdun Éperviers.
*Michel Bergeron Trophy - Rookie of the Year, Alain Grenier, Laval National .
*Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Ray Bourque, Verdun Éperviers, and J. F. Sauve, Trois-Rivières Draveurs.
==References==
* Official QMJHL Website
* www.hockeydb.com/
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