1973–74 QMJHL season

The 1973–74 QMJHL season was the 5th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. East and west divisions resumed with the addition of two new teams, the Hull Festivals and Chicoutimi Saguenéens. Eleven teams played 70 games each in the schedule, up from the 64 games the previous season.
The season sparked an offensive explosion, unmatched in Canadian Hockey League history. The Sorel Éperviers finished first overall in the regular season, and set a CHL record of 620 goals scored as a team. Three Sorel players, Pierre Larouche, Michel Deziel and Jacques Cossette, had more than 90 goals and 200 points each. Sorel goalkeeper Claude Legris won the top goaltender award, despite posting a 4.50 goals against average; the highest GAA of any Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy winner to date. 
Pierre Larouche set a Canadian junior ice hockey record scoring record for most points scored in a season with 251, that lasted until the 1983–84 QMJHL season when broken by Mario Lemieux. Three different players, Mike Bossy, Alain Daigle and Bob Sirois each scored 70 goals or more in the season, yet none were in the top ten league scoring leaders.
The Québec Remparts finished second place in the regular season despite scoring 531 goals as a team, the second highest in CHL history. Quebec won the President's Cup, defeating the first place Sorel Éperviers in the finals.
==Team changes==
* The Shawinigan Bruins were renamed the Shawinigan Dynamos.
* The Trois-Rivières Ducs were renamed the Trois-Rivières Draveurs.
* The Chicoutimi Saguenéens joined the league as an expansion franchise.
* The Hull Festivals joined the league as an expansion franchise.
==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
Sorel Éperviers 	70	58	11	1	117	620	301
Québec Remparts 	70	52	16	2	106	531	314
Shawinigan Dynamos 	70	30	37	3	63 	347	402
Trois-Rivières Draveurs	70	22	47	1	45 	310	449
Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	70	21	49	0	42 	269	457
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	Pts	GF 	GA
Cornwall Royals 	70	46	22	2	94 	438	328
Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge	70	43	24	3	89 	443	320
Sherbrooke Castors 	70	37	32	1	75 	333	340
Laval National 	70	30	37	3	63 	362	425
Drummondville Rangers 	70	23	46	1	47 	286	424
Hull Festivals 	70	14	55	1	29 	226	405
*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
Pierre Larouche 	Sorel Éperviers 	67	94 	157	251	53
Michel Deziel 	Sorel Éperviers 	69	92 	135	227	69
Réal Cloutier 	Quebec Remparts 	69	93 	123	216	40
Jacques Cossette	Sorel Éperviers 	68	97 	117	214	217
Jacques Locas 	Quebec Remparts 	63	99 	107	206	87
Rich Nantais 	Quebec Remparts 	67	64 	130	194	213
Gary MacGregor 	Cornwall Royals 	66	100	74 	174	76
Guy Chouinard 	Quebec Remparts 	62	75 	85 	160	22
Marcel Dumais 	Sherbrooke Castors	67	59 	101	160	73
Kevin Treacy 	Cornwall Royals 	69	51 	105	156	57
* complete scoring statistics
==Playoffs==
Jacques Locas was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 51 points (18 goals, 33 assists).
;Quarterfinals
* Sorel Éperviers defeated Trois-Rivières Draveurs 4 games to 0.
* Québec Remparts defeated Shawinigan Dynamos 4 games to 0.
* Laval National defeated Cornwall Royals 4 games to 1.
* Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge defeated Sherbrooke Castors 4 games to 1.
;Semifinals
* Sorel Éperviers defeated Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge 4 games to 0.
* Québec Remparts defeated Laval National 4 games to 2. 
;Finals
* Québec Remparts defeated Sorel Éperviers 4 games to 2.
==All-star teams==
;First team
* Goalkeeper - Bob Sauvé, Laval National
* Left Defence - Denis Carufel, Sorel Éperviers
* Right Defence - Bob Murray, Cornwall Royals
* Left Winger - Michel Deziel, Sorel Éperviers
* Centreman - Gary MacGregor, Cornwall Royals
* Right Winger - Jacques Cossette, Sorel Éperviers
* Coach - Ghislain Delage, Sherbrooke Castors
;Second team 
* Goalkeeper - André Lepage, Drummondville Rangers 
* Left Defence - Jean Bernier, Shawinigan Bruins
* Right Defence - Richard Mulhern, Sherbrooke Castors 
* Left Winger - Claude Larose, Drummondville Rangers 
* Centreman - Pierre Larouche, Sorel Éperviers
* Right Winger - Réal Cloutier, Québec Remparts
* Coach - Ron Racette, Cornwall Royals
* 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, Sorel Éperviers
;Player
*Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, Gary MacGregor, Cornwall Royals
*Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, Pierre Larouche, Sorel Éperviers
*Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Claude Legris, Sorel Éperviers
*Michel Bergeron Trophy - Rookie of the Year, Mike Bossy, Laval National
*Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Gary MacGregor, Cornwall Royals 
==Team Photos==
73-74QueRem.jpg|Quebec Remparts
==Game Ads==
73-74QMHLHullGameAd.jpg|Hull
73-74QMJHLMontrealGameAd.jpg|Montreal
==References==
* Official QMJHL Website
* www.hockeydb.com/
QMJHL
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