1975–76 QMJHL season

The 1975–76 QMJHL season was the 7th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league inaugurated the Emile Bouchard Trophy to be awarded to the "Defenceman of the Year." Ten teams played 72 games each in the schedule. 
The Sherbrooke Castors finished first overall in the regular season to capture the Jean Rougeau Trophy but were defeated by the Québec Remparts in the playoff finals. It was the fifth President's Cup in seven years for Québec.
==Team changes==
* The Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge were renamed the Montreal Juniors.
==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
Québec Remparts 	72	39	25	8 	86 	326	288
Trois-Rivières Draveurs	72	36	31	5 	77 	390	346
Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	72	29	31	12	70 	353	372
Sorel Éperviers 	72	27	34	11	65 	302	377
Shawinigan Dynamos 	72	9 	59	4 	22 	254	554
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	Pts	GF 	GA
Sherbrooke Castors	72	51	12	9	111	514	276
Cornwall Royals 	72	39	24	9	87 	349	270
Montreal Juniors 	72	36	29	7	79 	328	289
Hull Festivals 	72	30	35	7	67 	312	318
Laval National 	72	25	41	6	56 	310	358
==Scoring leaders==
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Richard Dalpe 	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	73	67	93	160	30
Sylvain Locas 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	72	80	80	160	95
Peter Marsh 	Sherbrooke Castors 	70	75	81	156	103
Mike Bossy 	Laval National 	64	79	57	136	25
Glen Sharpley 	Hull Festivals 	69	60	74	134	99
Fern LeBlanc 	Sherbrooke Castors 	71	63	71	134	31
Bobby Simpson 	Sherbrooke Castors 	68	56	77	133	126
Norm Dupont 	Montreal Juniors 	70	69	63	132	8
Pierre Brassard	Cornwall Royals 	72	68	62	130	93
Richard David 	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	73	53	68	121	79
==Playoffs==
Denis Turcotte was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 26 points (9 goals, 17 assists).
;Quarterfinals
* Sherbrooke Castors defeated Hull Festivals 4 games to 2.
* Cornwall Royals defeated Montreal Juniors 4 games to 2.
* Québec Remparts defeated Sorel Éperviers 4 games to 1.
* Trois-Rivières Draveurs defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 games to 1.
;Semifinals
* Sherbrooke Castors defeated Trois-Rivières Draveurs 4 games to 1.
* Québec Remparts defeated Cornwall Royals 4 games to 0. 
;Finals
* Québec Remparts defeated Sherbrooke Castors 4 games to 2.
==All-star teams==
;East division 1st team
* Goalkeeper - Maurice Barrette, Québec Remparts 
* Left defence - Jean Gagnon, Québec Remparts
* Right defence - Daniel Poulin, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
* Left winger - Richard David, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
* Centreman - Sylvain Locas, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
* Right winger - Lucien DeBlois, Sorel Éperviers
* Coach - Ron Racette, Québec Remparts
;West division 1st team
* Goalkeeper - Richard Sevigny, Sherbrooke Castors 
* Left defence - Robert Picard, Montreal Juniors
* Right defence - Rick Garcia, Hull Festivals 
* Left winger - Normand Dupont, Montreal Juniors 
* Centreman - Glen Sharpley, Hull Festivals
* Right winger - Mike Bossy, Laval National & Peter Marsh, Sherbrooke Castors
* Coach - Orval Tessier, 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, Sherbrooke Castors
;Player
*Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, Peter Marsh, Sherbrooke Castors
*Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, Sylvain Locas, Chicoutimi Saguenéens & Richard Dalpe, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
*Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Tim Bernhardt, Cornwall Royals
*Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Jean Gagnon, Québec Remparts
*Michel Bergeron Trophy - Rookie of the Year, Jean-Marc Bonamie, Shawinigan Dynamos
*Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Normand Dupont, Montreal Juniors 
==References==
* Official QMJHL Website
* www.hockeydb.com/
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