1972–73 QMJHL season

The 1972–73 QMJHL season was the 4th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The summer of 1972 saw the departure of the Saint Jerome Alouettes and the Verdun Maple Leafs from the league, reducing the circuit to eight teams. In an off-season lawsuit between the QMJHL and the OHA, the QMJHL gained a team, when the Montreal Junior Canadiens transferred leagues.
The Michel Brière Memorial Trophy was first awarded to the league's most valuable player in honour of Michel Brière, who was killed in a car accident. Nine teams played 64 games each in the schedule. The Quebec Remparts finished first place in the regular season, and won the President's Cup, defeating the Cornwall Royals in the finals.
==Team changes==
* The Saint Jerome Alouettes ceased operations.
* The Verdun Maple Leafs ceased operations.
* The Montreal Junior Canadiens transfered from the Ontario Hockey Association to play in the QMJHL as the Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge.
==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
Québec Remparts 	64	49	11	4	102	448	230
Cornwall Royals 	64	43	19	2	88 	365	253
Sorel Éperviers 	64	38	23	3	79 	398	362
Shawinigan Bruins 	64	28	34	2	70 	301	278
Sherbrooke Castors 	64	28	34	2	58 	278	309
Laval National 	64	28	35	1	57 	301	377
Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge	64	26	35	3	55 	297	319
Trois-Rivières Ducs 	64	18	44	2	38 	294	372
Drummondville Rangers 	64	14	49	1	29 	292	474
*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
André Savard 	Québec Remparts 	56	67	84	151	147
Jacques Locas 	Québec Remparts 	62	68	75	143	79
Pierre Laganiere	Sherbrooke Castors 	61	45	86	131	32
Guy Chouinard 	Québec Remparts 	59	43	86	129	11
Jacques Cossette	Sorel Éperviers 	64	61	66	127	194
Yvon Dupuis 	Québec Remparts 	62	50	76	126	56
Dennis Desgagnes	Sorel Éperviers 	60	48	75	123	78
Michel Deziel 	Sorel Éperviers 	64	50	72	122	49
Pierre Larouche 	Sorel Éperviers 	63	52	62	114	44
Claude Larose 	Drummondville Rangers	61	63	50	113	12
* complete scoring statistics
==Playoffs==
Andre Savard was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 42 points (18 goals, 24 assists).
;Quarterfinals
* Québec Remparts defeated Trois-Rivières Ducs 4 games to 0.
* Cornwall Royals defeated Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge 4 games to 0.
* Sorel Éperviers defeated Laval National 4 games to 1.
* Sherbrooke Castors defeated Shawinigan Bruins 4 games to 0.
;Semifinals
* Québec Remparts defeated Sherbrooke Castors 4 games to 0. 
* Cornwall Royals defeated Sorel Éperviers 4 games to 1.
;Finals
* Québec Remparts defeated Cornwall Royals 4 games to 3.
Quebec Remparts advanced to the 1973 Memorial Cup.
==All-star teams==
;First team
* Goalkeeper - Paul-André Touzin, Shawinigan Bruins
* Left Defence - Al Sims, Cornwall Royals
* Right Defence - Jean Landry, Québec Remparts
* Left Winger - François Rochon, Sherbrooke Castors
* Centreman - André Savard, Québec Remparts
* Right Winger - Jacques Cossette, Sorel Éperviers
* Coach - Claude Dolbec, Shawinigan Bruins
;Second team 
* Goalkeeper - André Lepage, Drummondville Rangers 
* Left Defence - Jean-Pierre Burgoyne, Shawinigan Bruins
* Right Defence - Jean Bernier, Shawinigan Bruins 
* Left Winger - Claude Larose, Drummondville Rangers 
* Centreman - Denis Desgagnés, Sorel Éperviers
* Right Winger - Blair MacDonald, Cornwall Royals
* Coach - Orval Tessier, Québec Remparts
* List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars.
==Trophies and awards==
;Team
*President's Cup - Playoff Champions, Québec Remparts
*Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions, Québec Remparts
;Player
*Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, André Savard, Québec Remparts
*Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, André Savard, Québec Remparts
*Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Pierre Pérusse, Québec Remparts
*Michel Bergeron Trophy - Rookie of the Year, Pierre Larouche, Sorel Éperviers
*Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Claude Larose, Drummondville Rangers 
==Team Photos==
72-73TRDucs.jpg|Trois Rivieres Ducs
72-73QueRam.jpg|Quebec Remparts
==Game Ads==
72-73QMJHLMontrealGameAd.jpg|Montreal
72-73QMJHLQuebecGameAd.jpg|Quebec City
==References==
* Official QMJHL Website
* www.hockeydb.com/
QMJHL
Category:Quebec Major Junior Hockey League seasons