The league underwent its first expansion since the 1973–74 QMJHL season by adding two new teams in Drummondville and Longueuil.
The Chevaliers also became the first expansion team to reach the championship series of the playoffs, a feat later equalled by the Silvertips.
The Laval Voisins and Shawinigan Cataractes both set a QMJHL record with 33 wins on home ice during the regular season.
The Laval Voisins finished first overall in the regular season, winning the Jean Rougeau Trophy.
The Verdun Juniors won the President's Cup, defeating the Longueuil Chevaliers in the finals.