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

The Sorel Éperviers relocate to Verdun, Quebec, and switch to the Lebel Division.
The Sherbrooke Castors switch to the Dilio Division.

Final standings

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

Lebel Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Cornwall Royals	72	46	18	8	100	404	258
Montreal Juniors	72	41	25	6	88	397	327
Laval National	72	35	26	11	81	435	362
Verdun Éperviers	72	32	31	9	73	378	332
Hull Olympiques	72	34	34	4	72	357	397

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
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

complete scoring statistics

Playoffs

Richard David was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 33 points (17 goals, 16 assists).

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

Goaltender - Jacques Cloutier, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
Left defence - Mark Hardy, Montreal Juniors
Right defence - Ray Bourque, Verdun Éperviers
Left winger - Patrick Daley, Laval National
Centreman - Kevin Reeves, Montreal Juniors
Right winger - Ron Carter, Sherbrooke Castors
Coach - Michel Bergeron, Trois-Rivières Draveurs

Second team

Goaltender - Marco Baron, Montreal Juniors
Left defence - Kevin Lowe, Quebec Remparts
Right defence - Graeme Nicolson, Cornwall Royals
Left winger - Michel Goulet, Quebec Remparts
Centreman - Glen Currie, Laval National
Right winger - Daniel Metivier, Hull Olympiques
Coach - Orval Tessier, Cornwall Royals
List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars.

Trophies and awards

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