The Montreal Juniors were a

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team in the

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (french: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec; abbreviated ''QMJHL'' in English, ''LHJMQ'' in French) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The ...

from 1975 to 1982. They played at the

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, Quebec, Canada.

History

The

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were renamed in 1975, becoming the Montreal Juniors. The most famous graduate from the team is

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. The team played for seven seasons as the Montreal Juniors before moving to Verdun.

Players

Award winners

Robert Lebel Trophy
(Team with the best Goals Against Average) *Montreal Juniors ''1981-82'' Michel Brière Commemorative Trophy
(Most valuable player) *''1977-78'' Kevin Reeves *''1979-80'' Denis Savard Jacques Plante Commemorative Trophy
(Best Goals Against Average) *''1981-82'' Jeff Barratt Emile Bouchard Trophy
(Defenseman of the year) *''1976-77'' Robert Picard *''1977-78'' Mark Hardy Instructor's Trophy
(Offensive Rookie of the Year) *''1977-78'' Denis Savard (co-winner) Raymond Lagacé Trophy
(Offensive Rookie of the Year) *''1980-81'' Billy Campbell Frank J. Selke Commemorative Trophy
(Most sportsmanlike player) *''1975-76'' Normand Dupont *''1977-78'' Kevin Reeves Marcel Robert Trophy
(Scholastic player of the year) *''1980-81'' François Lecomte

Hall of Fame alumni

Two members of the Montreal Juniors would be enshrined in the HHOF. One of them played for the Juniors, the other was one of the team's coaches.

was a local superstar and centreman, who played three seasons with the Juniors racking up 455 points in three years. He would go on to play many years for the

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, and won a

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with the

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in 1993.

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was a defenseman, part of many Montreal Canadiens championship teams. After retiring as a player, Laperrière took on the position of coach of the Montreal Juniors prior to the 1975-76 season. Partway through the following year he resigned, as the pressure and violence at the amateur level caused him to sour on his new profession.

NHL alumni

Yearly results

Regular season

Playoffs

*1975-1976 Lost to Cornwall Royals 4 games to 2 in quarter-finals. *1976-1977 Defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 9 points to 7 in quarter-finals.
Lost to Quebec Remparts 9 points to 1 in semi-finals. *1977-1978 Defeated Verdun Eperviers 8 points to 0 in quarter-finals.
Defeated Cornwall Royals 8 points to 2 in semi-finals.
Lost to Trois-Rivières Draveurs 8 points to 0 in finals. *1978-1979 Defeated Quebec Remparts 8 points to 4 in quarter-finals.
Lost to Trois-Rivières Draveurs 8 points to 2 in semi-finals. *1979-1980 Defeated Quebec Remparts 4 games to 1 in quarter-finals.
Lost to Sherbrook Castors 4 games to 1 in semi-finals. *1980-1981 Lost to Trois-Rivières 4 games to 3 in quarter-finals. *1981-1982 Eliminated by finishing 7th place in an 8 team round-robin. (5 wins, 9 losses) {{QMJHL Defunct Quebec Major Junior Hockey League teams Jun Ice hockey clubs established in 1975 Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1982 1975 establishments in Quebec 1982 disestablishments in Quebec