1978 Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy

The 1978 Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy was a series of playoff rounds to determine the Eastern Canada seed to the 1978 Centennial Cup.

Teams

 * CJHL - Pembroke Lumber Kings
 * EJHL - New Waterford Jets
 * IJHL - Charlottetown Eagles
 * MVJHL - Cole Harbour Colts
 * NBJHL - Fredericton Red Wings
 * OPJHL - Guelph Platers
 * QJAHL - Thetford Mines Fleur de Lys
 * TBJHL - Degagne Hurricanes

Playdowns
Quarter-final
 * Charlottetown Eagles defeated Fredericton Red Wings 4-games-to-1
 * Charlottetown 8 - Fredericton 2
 * Charlottetown 7 - Fredericton 3
 * Fredericton 4 - Charlottetown 3
 * Charlottetown 5 - Fredericton 4
 * Charlottetown 9 - Fredericton 5
 * Guelph Platers defeated Degagne Hurricanes 4-games-to-none
 * 04/02/1978 - Degagne 5 @ Guelph 8
 * 04/03/1978 - Degagne 4 @ Guelph 8
 * 04/06/1978 - Guelph 7 @ Degagne 5
 * 04/07/1978 - Guelph 12 @ Degagne 3
 * Pembroke Lumber Kings defeated Thetford Mines Fleur de Lys 4-games-to-none
 * Pembroke 7 - Thetford Mines 4
 * Pembroke 8 - Thetford Mines 1
 * Pembroke 7 - Thetford Mines 5
 * Pembroke 7 - Thetford Mines 2
 * Cole Harbour Colts defeated New Waterford Jets 4-games-to-none (forfeit)
 * Cole Harbour 12 - New Waterford 2
 * Cole Harbour 7 - New Waterford 2
 * Cole Harbour 12 - New Waterford 4
 * Cole Harbour awarded Game 4 after New Waterford forfeits due to flu outbreak

Semi-final
 * Charlottetown Eagles defeated Cole Harbour Colts 4-games-to-none

(Series was also for the Maritime Junior A championship)
 * Charlottetown 12 - Cole Harbour 4
 * Charlottetown 7 - Cole Harbour 5
 * Charlottetown 6 - Cole Harbour 3
 * Charlottetown 5 - Cole Harbour 2
 * Guelph Platers defeated Pembroke Lumber Kings 4-games-to-1
 * Guelph 10 - Pembroke 5
 * Guelph 7 - Pembroke 4
 * Guelph 9 - Pembroke 8
 * Pembroke 3 - Guelph 2
 * Guelph 5 - Pembroke 2

Final
 * Guelph Platers defeated Charlottetown Eagles 4-games-to-2
 * Charlottetown 5 - Guelph 1
 * Charlottetown 3 - Guelph 1
 * Guelph 9 - Charlottetown 1
 * Guelph 10 - Charlottetown 3
 * Guelph 8 - Charlottetown 4
 * Guelph 7 - Charlottetown 2