The 1979–80 QMJHL season was the 11th season in the history of the

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL; , LHJMQ), formerly the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The league includes teams in Quebec ...

. Ten teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The

Sherbrooke Castors The Sherbrooke Castors or Beavers (in English) was the name of two different junior ice hockey teams in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and another team in the Quebec Eastern Provincial Hockey League. Both later franchises played at the Pal ...

finished first overall in the regular season, winning the Jean Rougeau Trophy. The

Cornwall Royals The Cornwall Royals were a junior ice hockey team based in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. The team played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1969 to 1981, and the Ontario Hockey League from 1981 to 1992. This team shared its name with o ...

, led by rookie

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won the President's Cup, defeating the Sherbrooke Castors in the finals. Cornwall went on to win the

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, winning their second

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championship.

Team changes

* The

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are renamed the

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. * The Verdun Éperviers return to Sorel, Quebec, mid-season.

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

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 * Goaltender - Paul Pageau, Shawinigan Cataractes * Left defence -

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, Cornwall Royals * Right defence - Gaston Therrien, Quebec Remparts * Left winger - Gilles Hamel, Chicoutimi Saguenéens * Centreman - J. F. Sauve, Trois-Rivières Draveurs &

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, Montreal Juniors * Right winger - Denis Cyr, Montreal Juniors * Coach - Doug Carpenter, Cornwall Royals ;Second team * Goaltender - Corrado Micalef, Sherbrooke Castors * Left defence -

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, Trois-Rivières Draveurs * Right defence -

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, Cornwall Royals * Left winger - Pierre Aubry, Trois-Rivières Draveurs & Louis Begin, Sherbrooke Castors * Centreman -

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, Chicoutimi Saguenéens * Right winger -

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, Sherbrooke Castors * Coach - Ghislain Delage, Sherbrooke Castors & Gaston Drapeau, Quebec Remparts
List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars

Trophies and awards

;Team * President's Cup - Playoff Champions,

. * Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions,

. * Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA,

. ;Player *

Michel Brière Memorial Trophy The Michel Brière Memorial Trophy () is awarded annually to the Most Valuable Player in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). It is named for former QMJHL and National Hockey League (NHL) player Michel Brière, who was killed in a c ...

- Most Valuable Player,

, Montreal Juniors. *

Jean Béliveau Trophy The Jean Béliveau Trophy is awarded to the top regular season scorer of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The award is named after Quebec native Jean Béliveau, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame The Hockey Hall of Fame () is ...

- Top Scorer, J. F. Sauve, Trois-Rivières Draveurs. *

Guy Lafleur Trophy The Guy Lafleur Trophy () is awarded annually to the Most Valuable Player in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) playoffs. It is named for Hockey Hall of Fame inductee and QMJHL alumnus Guy Lafleur Guy Damien Lafleur (September ...

- Playoff MVP,

, Cornwall Royals. * Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Corrado Micalef, Sherbrooke Castors. * Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Gaston Therrien, Quebec Remparts. *

Michel Bergeron Trophy The Michel Bergeron Trophy is awarded annually to the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League The Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL; , LHJMQ), formerly the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey l ...

- Rookie of the Year,

, Cornwall Royals . * Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, J. F. Sauve, Trois-Rivières Draveurs.

References

Official QMJHL Website

www.hockeydb.com/
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