 Quebec won the series in two games, both held at the Colisée de Québec, to win the first Memorial Cup championship in the city's history.The national playdowns were marred by controversy as the Remparts advanced to the championship series when the Ontario Hockey Association's (OHA) St. Catharines Black Hawks forfeited the eastern championship series after five games rather than return to Quebec City for a sixth game in the face of a hostile and violent crowd and threats from the Front de libération du Québec.The Remparts then refused a challenge from the Oil Kings for the national championship as result of disagreements on player eligibility and travel subsidies.