1979

These events occured in 1979 in the world of ice hockey:

Events

 * Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders
 * Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders
 * Stanley Cup – Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 1 over the New York Rangers
 * World Hockey Championship
 * Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia
 * Junior Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
 * Réal Cloutier of the Quebec Nordiques became the second NHL player to score a hat trick in his debut NHL game.