1979–80 QMJHL season

The 1979–80 QMJHL season was the 11th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Ten teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Sherbrooke Castors finished first overall in the regular season, winning the Jean Rougeau Trophy. The Cornwall Royals, led by rookie Dale Hawerchuk won the President's Cup, defeating the Sherbrooke Castors in the finals. Cornwall went on to win the 1980 Memorial Cup, winning their second Memorial Cup championship.

Team changes

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

Dilio Division GP W L T Pts GF GA
Sherbrooke Castors724520797435314
Chicoutimi Saguenéens724227387442347
Quebec Remparts723829581348331
Trois-Rivières Draveurs723627981426327
Shawinigan Cataractes722835965314339
Lebel Division GP W L T Pts GF GA
Cornwall Royals724125688388333
Montreal Juniors723930381406387
Hull Olympiques7225351262336378
Verdun/Sorel Éperviers722047545321426
Laval Voisins721352733265499

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
J. F. SauveTrois-Rivières Draveurs726312418731
Guy CarbonneauChicoutimi Saguenéens727211018266
Denis SavardMontreal Juniors726311818193
Normand AubinVerdun/Sorel/Sherbrooke63918918066
Gilles HamelTrois-Rivières/Chicoutimi70867015695
Alain BouchardVerdun/Sorel/Montreal70539414727
Pierre AubryTrois-Rivières Draveurs72856214782
Denis CyrMontreal Juniors70707614661
Alain LemieuxChicoutimi Saguenéens72479514236
Louis BeginSherbrooke Castors70607313354

Playoffs

Dale Hawerchuk was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 45 points (20 goals, 25 assists).

Quarterfinals
  • Sherbrooke Castors defeated Hull Olympiques 4 games to 0.
  • Cornwall Royals defeated Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 3.
  • Chicoutimi Saguenéens defeated Trois-Rivières Draveurs 4 games to 3.
  • Montreal Juniors defeated Quebec Remparts 4 games to 1.
Semifinals
  • Sherbrooke Castors defeated Montreal Juniors 4 games to 1.
  • Cornwall Royals defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 games to 1.
Finals
  • Cornwall Royals defeated Sherbrooke Castors 4 games to 2.

All-star teams

First team
Second team

Trophies and awards

Team
Player

See also

References

Preceded by
1978–79 QMJHL season
QMJHL seasons Succeeded by
1980–81 QMJHL season
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