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 | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Division | |||||||
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 (see note) | 52 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 134 | 219 | 14 |
South Division | |||||||
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
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
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
All-Star Team
in the News
February
- Rick St. Croix made his NHL debut on February 16 with the Philadelphia Flyers.
1978
- Rick St. Croix and the Maine Mariners won the American Hockey League Championship.
National Hockey League
- Chuck Arnason
- Murray Bannerman
- Rick Blight
- Larry Brown
- Bobby Clarke
- Brian Engblom
- Bill Fairbairn
- Butch Goring
- Glen Hanlon
- Gerry Hart
- Dennis Hextall
- Reggie Leach
- Bryan Lefley
- Ron Low
- Rick St. Croix
World Hockey Association
Paul Baxter | Ron Chipperfield | Brian Coates | Cam Connor |
Mike Ford | Ted Green | Don Larway | Barry Legge |
John Mazur | Dave Semenko | Glen Sonmor | Blaine Stoughton |
Ted Taylor | Frank Turnbull | Ernie Wakely | Juha Widing |