1975–76 QMJHL season

The 1975–76 QMJHL season was the seventh season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league inaugurates the Emile Bouchard Trophy to be awarded to the "Defenceman of the Year." Ten teams played 72 games each in the schedule.

The Sherbrooke Castors finished first overall in the regular season to capture the Jean Rougeau Trophy but were defeated by the Quebec Remparts in the playoff finals. It was the fifth President's Cup in seven years for Québec.

Team changes

 * The Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge are renamed the Montreal Juniors.

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


 * complete scoring statistics

Playoffs
Denis Turcotte was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 26 points (9 goals, 17 assists).


 * Quarterfinals
 * Sherbrooke Castors defeated Hull Festivals 4 games to 2.
 * Cornwall Royals defeated Montreal Juniors 4 games to 2.
 * Quebec Remparts defeated Sorel Éperviers 4 games to 1.
 * Trois-Rivières Draveurs defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 games to 1.


 * Semifinals
 * Sherbrooke Castors defeated Trois-Rivières Draveurs 4 games to 1.
 * Quebec Remparts defeated Cornwall Royals 4 games to 0.


 * Finals
 * Quebec Remparts defeated Sherbrooke Castors 4 games to 2.

All-star teams

 * East division 1st team
 * Goaltender - Maurice Barrette, Quebec Remparts
 * Left defence - Jean Gagnon, Quebec Remparts
 * Right defence - Daniel Poulin, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
 * Left winger - Richard David, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
 * Centreman - Sylvain Locas, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
 * Right winger - Lucien DeBlois, Sorel Éperviers
 * Coach - Ron Racette, Quebec Remparts
 * West division 1st team
 * Goaltender - Richard Sevigny, Sherbrooke Castors
 * Left defence - Robert Picard, Montreal Juniors
 * Right defence - Rick Garcia, Hull Festivals
 * Left winger - Normand Dupont, Montreal Juniors
 * Centreman - Glen Sharpley, Hull Festivals
 * Right winger - Mike Bossy, Laval National & Peter Marsh, Sherbrooke Castors
 * Coach - Orval Tessier, Cornwall Royals
 * List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars.

Trophies and awards

 * Team
 * President's Cup - Playoff Champions, Quebec Remparts
 * Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions, Sherbrooke Castors


 * Player
 * Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, Peter Marsh, Sherbrooke Castors
 * Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, Sylvain Locas, Chicoutimi Saguenéens & Richard Dalpe, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
 * Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Tim Bernhardt, Cornwall Royals
 * Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Jean Gagnon, Quebec Remparts
 * Michel Bergeron Trophy - Rookie of the Year, Jean-Marc Bonamie, Shawinigan Dynamos
 * Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Normand Dupont, Montreal Juniors