1977-78 OPJHL Season

This is the 1977-78 Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League season:

Standings
Team                       GP    W    L    T  OTL   GF    GA     P  Guelph Platers              50    38   8    4   -    360   197    80 Dixie Beehives             50    33   10   7   -    326   245    73 Royal York Royals          50    33   11   6   -    288   214    72 North Bay Trappers         50    27   16   7   -    285   245    61 Aurora Tigers              50    23   22   5   -    278   278    51 Wexford Raiders            50    18   25   7   -    268   308    43 North York Rangers         50    17   26   7   -    232   257    41 Markham Waxers             50    17   27   6   -    229   284    40 Newmarket Flyers           50    16   26   8   -    239   252    40 Richmond Hill Rams         50    13   29   8   -    248   325    34 Hamilton Mountain A's      50    7    42   1   -    163   311    15

Leading Scorers
1.Terry Cullen Guelph      50 33 98 131 35 2.Steve Cloutier Dixie     50 45 69 114 32 3.George McPhee Guelph     48 53 57 110 150 4.Larry Marson Wexford     47 54 42 96 36 5.Dan Jones Richmond Hill  50 35 59 94 99

Playoffs
Quarter-final
 * Dixie Beehives defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-1
 * Royal York Royals defeated Newmarket Flyers 4-games-to-2
 * North Bay Trappers defeated North York Rangers 4-games-to-1
 * Guelph Platers defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-none

Semi-final
 * Royal York Royals defeated Dixie Beehives 4-games-to-none
 * Guelph Platers defeated North Bay Trappers 4-games-to-2

Final
 * Guelph Platers defeated Royal York Royals 4-games-to-1

Awards
Most Valuable Player: Larry Marson, Wexford Top Defenseman: John Gibb, Royal York Rookie of Year: Brian Carroll, Markham