East and west divisions resumed with the addition of two new teams, the Hull Festivals and Chicoutimi Saguenéens.
The Sorel Éperviers finished first overall in the regular season, and set a CHL record of 620 goals scored as a team.
Three Sorel players, Pierre Larouche, Michel Deziel and Jacques Cossette, had more than 90 goals and 200 points each.
Sorel goalkeeper Claude Legris won the top goaltender award, despite posting a 4.50 goals against average; the highest GAA of any Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy winner to date.
The Quebec Remparts finished second place in the regular season despite scoring 531 goals as a team, the second highest in CHL history.