1978–79 QMJHL season


The 1978–79 QMJHL season was the tenth season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The QMJHL unveils a new logo for its tenth anniversary, using the letters of league's French acronym shaped as an ice skate. Ten teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Trois-Rivières Draveurs finished first overall in the regular season winning their second consecutive Jean Rougeau Trophy, and defended their President's Cup title defeating the Sherbrooke Castors in the finals.

Team changes

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against
Dilio DivisionGPWLTPtsGFGA
Trois-Rivières Draveurs725886122527233
Sherbrooke Castors724521696406291
Quebec Remparts7228311369324339
Chicoutimi Saguenéens7226361062337346
Shawinigan Cataractes722443553310424

Lebel DivisionGPWLTPtsGFGA
Verdun Éperviers724124789367313
Montreal Juniors723925886384291
Cornwall Royals722936765361397
Laval National722243751316469
Hull Olympiques721055727262491

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
J. F. SauveTrois-Rivières Draveurs726511117631
Denis SavardMontreal Juniors704611215888
Normand AubinVerdun Éperviers70806914954
Bob MongrainTrois-Rivières Draveurs72667614255
Guy CarbonneauChicoutimi Saguenéens72627914147
Pierre LacroixTrois-Rivières Draveurs723710013757
Bob CrawfordCornwall Royals65627013243
Louis BeginSherbrooke Castors72468513132
Denis CyrMontreal Juniors72705612661
Serge BoisvertSherbrooke Castors72507212245

was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 38 points.
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