1977-78 MJHL Season

This is the 1977-78 Manitoba Junior Hockey League Season.

League Notes

Assiniboine Park changed name back to Winnipeg Monarchs.
Vince Leah Memorial Trophy for Rookie of the Year introduced.
Thompson withdrew from League on January 9.

Regular Season

Team                          GP   W    L    T   GF    GA    P
North
Selkirk Steelers              52   36   15   1   317   234   73
Dauphin Kings                 52   33   16   3   262   194   69
Brandon Travellers            52   34   17   1   297   231   69
Portage Terriers              52   18   33   1   244   335   37
Thompson King Miners (note)   52    7   45   0   134   219   14
South
Kenora Thistles               52   32   18   2   312   233   66
St. Boniface Saints           52   31   21   0   289   260   62
Kildonan North Stars          52   27   25   0   246   273   54
St. James Canadians           52   25   27   0   265   258   50
Winnipeg Monarchs             52   12   38   2   194   323   26

(Note) 19 games were counted as default losses.

Playoffs

	Division Semi-Finals					Division Finals					Turnbull Cup Championship
	1	Selkirk Steelers	4
	4	Portage Terriers	0
						1	Selkirk Steelers	3
	North Division
						2	Dauphin Kings	4
	2	Dauphin Kings	4
	3	Brandon Travellers	2
											2	Dauphin Kings	3
											3	Kildonan North Stars	4
	1	Kenora Thistles	4
	4	St. James Canadians	1
						1	Kenora Thistles	2
	South Division
						3	Kildonan North Stars	4
	2	St. Boniface Saints	1
	3	Kildonan North Stars	4

Manitoba / Saskatchewan Playoff

Anavet Cup Championship

Kildonan lost to Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL) 4-games-to-none see 1978 Anavet Cup

League Leaders

Category	Player	Team	Amount
Most Points	Ken Krentz	Selkirk Steelers	160
Most Goals	Ken Krentz	Selkirk Steelers	68
Most Assists	Ken Krentz	Selkirk Steelers	92
Top Goals Against Average	Terry Fishley	Dauphin Kings	3.80

League Record

Record Breaker
Player	Team	Achievement	Amount
Terry Krulicki	Selkirk Steelers	Most Points--Left Wing	106

Scoring Leaders

Rank	Player	Team	G	A	Pts
1	Ken Krentz	Selkirk Steelers	68	92	160
2	Larry Beck	Kenora Thistles	52	75	127
3	Murray Thomson	Brandon Travellers	30	83	113
4	Terry Krulicki	Selkirk Steelers	51	55	106
5	Rick Loeb	St. Boniface Saints	47	53	100
6	Myles Forget	Kenora Thistles	48	43	91
7	Brett Vincent	Selkirk Steelers	21	64	85
8	Jim Malazdrewicz	St. Boniface Saints	36	48	84
	Kim Koswin	Kildonan North Stars	28	56	84
	Allen Aime	Selkirk Steelers	25	59	84

Awards

Trophy	Winner	Team
MVP	Ken Krentz	Selkirk Steelers
Top Goaltender	Terry Fishley	Dauphin Kings
Top Defenseman	Dan Bryck	Kenora Thistles
Rookie of the Year	Larry Beck	Kenora Thistles
Hockey Ability and Sportsmanship	Brian Miller	Portage Terriers
Scoring Champion	Ken Krentz	Selkirk Steelers

All-Star Team

All-Star Team Jim Malazdrewicz • Ken Krentz • Steve Patrick St. Boniface Saints • Selkirk Steelers • St. James Canadians

Dan Bryck • Brad Harding Kenora Thistles • Dauphin Kings

Randy Sherman Kenora Thistles

Coach Bob Woytowich Selkirk Steelers