The 1973–74 QMJHL

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was the fifth season in the history of the

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. East and west divisions resumed with the addition of two new teams, the Hull Festivals and

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. 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 The Sorel Éperviers (Black Hawks) were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1969 to 1981. The team was one of the founding members of the QMJHL. They mostly played at the Colisée Cardin in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, ...

finished first overall in the regular season, and set a CHL record of 620 goals scored as a team. Three Sorel players,

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, 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

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; the highest GAA of any

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winner to date.

set a Canadian

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record scoring record for most points scored in a season with 251, that lasted until the

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when broken by

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. Three different players, Mike Bossy, Alain Daigle and

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each scored 70 goals or more in the season, yet none were in the top ten league scoring leaders. The

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finished second place in the regular season despite scoring 531 goals as a team, the second highest in CHL history. Quebec won the

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, defeating the first place Sorel Éperviers in the finals.

Team changes

* The

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are renamed the

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. * The

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are renamed the

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. * The

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''
complete list of standings

Scoring leaders

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

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 –

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, 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 –

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, 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 –

, Sorel Éperviers * Right winger –

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, Quebec Remparts * Coach – Ron Racette, Cornwall Royals
List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars

Trophies and awards

;Team *

– Playoff Champions,

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– Regular Season Champions,

;Player *

Michel Brière Memorial Trophy The Michel Brière Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the Most Valuable Player in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. It is named for former QMJHL and NHL player Michel Brière, who was killed in a car crash. There is another trophy with the ...

– Most Valuable Player, Gary MacGregor, Cornwall Royals *

Jean Béliveau Trophy The Jean Béliveau Trophy is awarded to the top regular season scorer of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The award is named after Quebec native Jean Béliveau, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Béliveau died on December 2, 2014 at the age ...

– Top Scorer,

, Sorel Éperviers *

– Best GAA, Claude Legris, Sorel Éperviers *

Michel Bergeron Trophy The Michel Bergeron Trophy is awarded annually to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's "Offensive Rookie of the Year." From 1969 to 1980, the trophy was awarded to the QMHL's "Overall Rookie of the Year." The Bergeron trophy's counterpart since ...

– Rookie of the Year, Mike Bossy, Laval National * Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy – Most sportsmanlike player, Gary MacGregor, Cornwall Royals

References

Official QMJHL Website

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