 In the QMJHL quarter-finals, the Royals swept the Verdun Maple Leafs in four games.In the QMJHL semi-finals, Cornwall defeated the Shawinigan Bruins four games to one, advancing to the President's Cup.In the QMJHL finals against the Quebec Remparts, the Royals won the series with four wins, two losses and a tie, winning the league championship, and earning a berth at the 1972 Memorial Cup.