1971–72 QMJHL season

The 1971–72 QMJHL season was the 3rd season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Ten teams played 62 games each in the schedule. The Cornwall Royals finished in first place in the regular season, and won the President's Cup, defeating the Québec Remparts in the finals. The Royals won the 1972 Memorial Cup, representing the QMJHL at the first Memorial Cup round-robin tournament.
==Team changes==
* The Rosemont National relocated to Laval, Quebec, becoming the Laval National.
==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
Cornwall Royals 	62	47	13	2	96 	361	182
Drummondville Rangers 	62	42	18	2	86 	304	239
Québec Remparts 	62	39	21	2	80 	349	262
Sorel Éperviers 	62	38	24	0	76 	287	224
Shawinigan Bruins 	61	34	24	3	71 	290	208
Sherbrooke Castors 	62	29	31	2	60 	301	294
Trois-Rivières Ducs 	62	27	31	4	58 	249	252
Verdun Maple Leafs 	61	20	40	1	41 	252	366
Saint-Jérôme Alouettes	62	16	46	0	32 	262	422
Laval National 	62	9 	53	0	18 	224	430
*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
Jacques Richard 	Québec Remparts 	61	71	89	160	100
Noel Desfosses 	Sorel Éperviers 	62	56	77	133	26
Dennis Desgagnes 	Sorel Éperviers 	62	38	93	131	52
Gerry Teeple 	Cornwall Royals 	56	57	71	128	24
Maurice Desfosses 	Saint Jerome Alouettes	60	51	61	112	116
Claude St. Sauveur	Sherbrooke Castors 	60	53	58	111	97
Denis Patry 	Drummondville Rangers 	62	55	56	111	100
Rejean Giroux 	Québec Remparts 	57	58	51	109	99
John Martin 	Shawinigan Bruins 	61	52	57	109	50
Richard Grenier 	Verdun Maple Leafs 	61	46	56	102	83
* complete scoring statistics
==Playoffs==
Jacques Richard was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 37 points (11 goals, 26 assists).
;Quarterfinals
* Cornwall Royals defeated Verdun Maple Leafs 8 points to 0. 
* Drummondville Rangers defeated Trois-Rivières Ducs 8 points to 2. 
* Québec Remparts defeated Sherbrooke Castors 8 points to 0. 
* Shawinigan Bruins defeated Sorel Éperviers 8 points to 0.
;Semifinals
* Cornwall Royals defeated Shawinigan Bruins 8 points to 2. 
* Québec Remparts defeated Drummondville Rangers 8 points to 0. 
;Finals
* Cornwall Royals defeated Québec Remparts 9 points to 5.
==All-star teams==
;First team
* Goalkeeper - Richard Brodeur, Cornwall Royals
* Left Defence - Guy Provost, Drummondville Rangers
* Right Defence - Richard Campeau, Sorel Éperviers
* Left Winger - Claude St. Sauveur, Sherbrooke Castors
* Centreman - Jacques Richard, Québec Remparts
* Right Winger - Réjean Giroux, Québec Remparts
* Coach - Orval Tessier, Cornwall Royals
;Second team 
* Goalkeeper - Denis Herron, Trois-Rivières Ducs 
* Left Defence - Denis Deslauriers, Shawinigan Bruins
* Right Defence - Jean Hamel, Drummondville Rangers 
* Left Winger - Noël Desfossés, Sorel Éperviers
* Centreman - Gerry Teeple, Cornwall Royals
* Right Winger - Maurice Desfossés, St-Jérôme Alouettes
* Coach - Ghislain Delage, Sorel Éperviers
* List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars.
==Trophies and awards==
;Team
*President's Cup - Playoff Champions, Cornwall Royals
*Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions, Cornwall Royals
;Player
*Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, Jacques Richard, Québec Remparts
*Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Richard Brodeur, Cornwall Royals
*Michel Bergeron Trophy - Rookie of the Year, Bob Murray, Cornwall Royals
*Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Gerry Teeple, Cornwall Royals
==References==
* Official QMJHL Website
* www.hockeydb.com/
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