Original: Of the original eleven QMJHL teams, eight came from the QJHL, two from the MMJHL, and the Cornwall Royals, from Cornwall, Ontario, near the Quebec border, who transferred from in the Central Junior A Hockey League. The Rosemont National and Laval Saints transferred from the MMJHL.
Simplified: Eight teams were from the QJHL and two from the MMJHL and another team came from a town in Ontario on the Ontario-Quebec border.