1978

These events occured in 1978 in the world of ice hockey:

Events

 * Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens
 * Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens
 * Stanley Cup – Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 2 over the Boston Bruins
 * World Hockey Championship
 * Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia
 * Junior Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
 * Note: In the early years of the Junior tournament, Canada did not send a true National Junior team to the event. Instead, the Memorial Cup champions usually went to represent Canada. The exception was 1978 in Montreal, when an "all-star" team was put together.