1978-79 OPJHL Season

This is the 1978-79 Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League season:

Standings
Team                       GP    W    L    T  OTL   GF    GA     P  Guelph Platers              50    33   12   5   -    294   186    71 Royal York Royals          50    33   13   4   -    272   190    70 North Bay Trappers         50    33   14   3   -    313   224    69 Dixie Beehives             50    29   18   3   -    240   219    61 North York Rangers         50    27   17   6   -    288   237    60 Newmarket Flyers           50    19   25   6   -    223   249    44 Markham Waxers             50    17   27   6   -    220   242    40 Aurora Tigers              50    17   29   4   -    212   267    38 Richmond Hill Rams         50    14   29   7   -    235   316    35 Wexford Raiders            50    14   31   5   -    208   280    33 Hamilton Mountain A's      50    13   34   3   -    219   314    29

Leading Scorers
1.Dave Kobryn North Bay      50 53 61 114 57 2.Dave Avery North Bay       49 46 63 109 56 3.Bernie Nicholls North York 50 40 62 102 60 4.Mike North, Guelph         50 41 60 101 5.Paul Gallagher Richmond Hil 50 38 62 100 60 6.Rob Stamler North Bay      50 53 37  90 54 7.Roman Dziatkowiec North York         88 8.Dave Payne, Royal York               87 9.Chris Costello, Dixie                83 10.Peter Dunkley, North York           82

Playoffs
Quarter-final
 * North Bay Trappers defeated Newmarket Flyers 4-games-to-2
 * Dixie Beehives defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-none
 * North York Rangers defeated Royal York Royals 4-games-to-3
 * Guelph Platers defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-none

Semi-final
 * Guelph Platers defeated North York Rangers 4-games-to-none
 * Dixie Beehives defeated North Bay Trappers 4-games-to-3

Final
 * Guelph Platers defeated Dixie Beehives 4-games-to-1

Awards
Most Valuable Player: Dave Kobryn, North Bay Top Defenseman: Paul Devoski, Guelph Rookie of Year: Mike North, Guelph