1977–78 QMJHL season
The 1977–78 QMJHL season was the ninth season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league inaugurates two awards, the Robert Lebel Trophy for the team with best goals against average, and the Guy Lafleur Trophy for the Most Valuable Player of the playoffs. Ten teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Trois-Rivières Draveurs finished first overall in the regular season winning the Jean Rougeau Trophy, and won the President's Cup defeating the Montreal Juniors in the finals.Team changes
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
Dilio Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
Trois-Rivières Draveurs | 72 | 47 | 18 | 7 | 101 | 412 | 252 |
Sherbrooke Castors | 72 | 41 | 26 | 5 | 87 | 482 | 380 |
Quebec Remparts | 72 | 28 | 35 | 9 | 65 | 334 | 339 |
Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 72 | 16 | 45 | 11 | 43 | 335 | 458 |
Shawinigan Dynamos | 72 | 3 | 65 | 4 | 10 | 258 | 687 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
Ron Carter | Sherbrooke Castors | 71 | 88 | 86 | 174 | 28 |
Kevin Reeves | Montreal Juniors | 72 | 62 | 109 | 171 | 44 |
Sylvain Locas | Chicoutimi/Sherbrooke | 68 | 83 | 81 | 164 | 138 |
Mark Green | Sherbrooke Castors | 71 | 56 | 100 | 156 | 71 |
Rick Vaive | Sherbrooke Castors | 68 | 76 | 79 | 155 | 199 |
Denis Pomerleau | Hull/Trois-Rivières | 73 | 75 | 73 | 148 | 45 |
Dan Metivier | Hull Olympiques | 66 | 73 | 75 | 148 | 59 |
Glen Currie | Laval National | 72 | 63 | 82 | 145 | 29 |
Dan Geoffrion | Cornwall Royals | 71 | 68 | 75 | 143 | 183 |
Rick Paterson | Cornwall Royals | 71 | 58 | 80 | 138 | 105 |
was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 33 points.
;Quarterfinals
- Trois-Rivières Draveurs defeated Quebec Remparts 4 games to 0.
- Cornwall Royals defeated Hull Olympiques 4 games to 0.
- Montreal Juniors defeated Verdun Éperviers 4 games to 0.
- Sherbrooke Castors defeated Laval National 4 games to 0, 1 tie.
;Semifinals
- Trois-Rivières Draveurs defeated Sherbrooke Castors 4 games to 1.
- Montreal Juniors defeated Cornwall Royals 4 games to 1.
;Finals
- Trois-Rivières Draveurs defeated Montreal Juniors 4 games to 0.
All-star teams
;First team
;Second team
;Team
- President's Cup - Playoff Champions, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
- Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
- Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
;Player
- Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, Kevin Reeves, Montreal Juniors
- Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, Ron Carter, Sherbrooke Castors
- Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP, Richard David, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
- Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Tim Bernhardt, Cornwall Royals
- Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Mark Hardy, Montreal Juniors
- Michel Bergeron Trophy - Rookie of the Year, Denis Savard, Montreal Juniors and Normand Rochefort, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
- Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Kevin Reeves, Montreal Juniors