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1973–74 QMJHL season

Canadian junior ice hockey season

The 1973–74 QMJHL season was the fifth season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. East and west divisions resumed with the addition of two new teams, the Hull Festivals and Chicoutimi Saguenéens. Eleven teams played 70 games each in the schedule, up from the 64 games the previous season.

The season sparked an offensive explosion, unmatched in Canadian Hockey League history. The Sorel Éperviers finished first overall in the regular season, and set a CHL record of 620 goals scored as a team. Three Sorel players, Pierre Larouche, Michel Deziel and Jacques Cossette, had more than 90 goals and 200 points each. Sorel goalkeeper Claude Legris won the top goaltender award, despite posting a 4.50 goals against average; the highest GAA of any Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy winner to date.

Pierre Larouche set a Canadian junior ice hockey record scoring record for most points scored in a season with 251, that lasted until the 1983–84 QMJHL season when broken by Mario Lemieux. Three different players, Mike Bossy, Alain Daigle and Bob Sirois each scored 70 goals or more in the season, yet none were in the top ten league scoring leaders.

The Quebec Remparts finished second place in the regular season despite scoring 531 goals as a team, the second highest in CHL history. Quebec won the President's Cup, defeating the first place Sorel Éperviers in the finals.

Team changes

The Shawinigan Bruins are renamed the Shawinigan Dynamos.
The Trois-Rivières Ducs are renamed the Trois-Rivières Draveurs.
The Chicoutimi Saguenéens join the league as an expansion franchise.
The Hull Festivals join the league as an expansion franchise.

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
Sorel Éperviers	70	58	11	1	117	620	301
Quebec Remparts	70	52	16	2	106	531	314
Shawinigan Dynamos	70	30	37	3	63	347	402
Trois-Rivières Draveurs	70	22	47	1	45	310	449
Chicoutimi Saguenéens	70	21	49	0	42	269	457

West Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Cornwall Royals	70	46	22	2	94	438	328
Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge	70	43	24	3	89	443	320
Sherbrooke Castors	70	37	32	1	75	333	340
Laval National	70	30	37	3	63	362	425
Drummondville Rangers	70	23	46	1	47	286	424
Hull Festivals	70	14	55	1	29	226	405

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
Pierre Larouche	Sorel Éperviers	67	94	157	251	53
Michel Deziel	Sorel Éperviers	69	92	135	227	69
Real Cloutier	Quebec Remparts	69	93	123	216	40
Jacques Cossette	Sorel Éperviers	68	97	117	214	217
Jacques Locas	Quebec Remparts	63	99	107	206	87
Rich Nantais	Quebec Remparts	67	64	130	194	213
Gary MacGregor	Cornwall Royals	66	100	74	174	76
Guy Chouinard	Quebec Remparts	62	75	85	160	22
Marcel Dumais	Sherbrooke Castors	67	59	101	160	73
Kevin Treacy	Cornwall Royals	69	51	105	156	57

complete scoring statistics

Playoffs

Jacques Locas was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 51 points (18 goals, 33 assists).

;Quarterfinals

Sorel Éperviers defeated Trois-Rivières Draveurs 4 games to 0.
Quebec Remparts defeated Shawinigan Dynamos 4 games to 0.
Laval National defeated Cornwall Royals 4 games to 1.
Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge defeated Sherbrooke Castors 4 games to 1.

;Semifinals

Sorel Éperviers defeated Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge 4 games to 0.
Quebec Remparts defeated Laval National 4 games to 2.

;Finals

Quebec Remparts defeated Sorel Éperviers 4 games to 2.

All-star teams

;First team

Goaltender – Bob Sauve, Laval National
Left defence – Denis Carufel, Sorel Éperviers
Right defence – Bob Murray, Cornwall Royals
Left winger – Michel Deziel, Sorel Éperviers
Centreman – Gary MacGregor, Cornwall Royals
Right winger – Jacques Cossette, Sorel Éperviers
Coach – Ghislain Delage, Sherbrooke Castors ;Second team
Goaltender – Andre Lepage, Drummondville Rangers
Left defence – Jean Bernier, Shawinigan Bruins
Right defence – Richard Mulhern, Sherbrooke Castors
Left winger – Claude Larose, Drummondville Rangers
Centreman – Pierre Larouche, Sorel Éperviers
Right winger – Real Cloutier, Quebec Remparts
Coach – Ron Racette, Cornwall Royals
List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars.

Trophies and awards

;Team

President's Cup – Playoff Champions, Quebec Remparts
Jean Rougeau Trophy – Regular Season Champions, Sorel Éperviers

;Player

Michel Brière Memorial Trophy – Most Valuable Player, Gary MacGregor, Cornwall Royals
Jean Béliveau Trophy – Top Scorer, Pierre Larouche, Sorel Éperviers
Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy – Best GAA, Claude Legris, Sorel Éperviers
Michel Bergeron Trophy – Rookie of the Year, Mike Bossy, Laval National
Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy – Most sportsmanlike player, Gary MacGregor, Cornwall Royals

References

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