Montreal Juniors



The Montreal Juniors were a junior team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1975 to 1982. They played at the Montreal Forum.

History
The Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge were renamed in 1975, becoming the Montreal Juniors. The most famous graduate from the team is Denis Savard. The team played for seven seasons as the Montreal Juniors before moving to Verdun.

Hall of Fame alumni
Two members of the Montreal Juniors have been enshrined in the HHOF. One of them played for the Juniors, the other was one of the team's coaches.

Denis Savard was a local superstar and centreman, who played three seasons with the Juniors scoring 455 points in three years. He would go onto play many years for the Chicago Blackhawks, and won a Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1993. Jacques Laperriere had been a defenseman on the Montreal Canadiens. After retiring as a player, Laperrière took on the position of coach of the Montreal Juniors prior to the 1975-76 season. Partway through the following year he resigned because of the pressure and violence at the amateur level.

Playoffs
Lost to Quebec Remparts 9 points to 1 in semi-finals. Defeated Cornwall Royals 8 points to 2 in semi-finals. Lost to Trois-Rivières Draveurs 8 points to 0 in finals. Lost to Trois-Rivières Draveurs 8 points to 2 in semi-finals. Lost to Sherbrook Castors 4 games to 1 in semi-finals.
 * 1975-1976 Lost to Cornwall Royals 4 games to 2 in quarter-finals.
 * 1976-1977 Defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 9 points to 7 in quarter-finals.
 * 1977-1978 Defeated Verdun Eperviers 8 points to 0 in quarter-finals.
 * 1978-1979 Defeated Quebec Remparts 8 points to 4 in quarter-finals.
 * 1979-1980 Defeated Quebec Remparts 4 games to 1 in quarter-finals.
 * 1980-1981 Lost to Trois-Rivières 4 games to 3 in quarter-finals.
 * 1981-1982 Eliminated by finishing 7th place in an 8 team round-robin. (5 wins, 9 losses)