This is the 1978-79 Manitoba Junior Hockey League Season.
League Notes[]
Winnipeg Monarchs are sold, relocated to Fort Garry and renamed Fort Garry Blues.
Regular Season[]
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Division | |||||||
Selkirk Steelers | 47 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 256 | 198 | 59 |
Portage Terriers | 48 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 267 | 289 | 52 |
Dauphin Kings | 48 | 22 | 25 | 1 | 247 | 272 | 45 |
Brandon Travellers | 48 | 17 | 30 | 1 | 254 | 282 | 35 |
South Division | |||||||
St. James Canadians | 48 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 273 | 221 | 60 |
Kildonan North Stars | 48 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 260 | 221 | 56 |
Kenora Thistles | 48 | 27 | 20 | 1 | 315 | 286 | 55 |
St. Boniface Saints | 48 | 21 | 26 | 1 | 229 | 226 | 43 |
Fort Garry Blues | 47 | 12 | 34 | 1 | 196 | 302 | 25 |
Feb. 16 game, Fort Garry at Selkirk, was cancelled after the ice plant broke down.
Playoffs[]
Division Semi-Finals | Division Finals | Turnbull Cup Championship | ||||||||||||
1 | Selkirk Steelers | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | Brandon Travellers | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | Selkirk Steelers | 4 | ||||||||||||
North Division | ||||||||||||||
2 | Portage Terriers | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Portage Terriers | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Dauphin Kings | 3 | ||||||||||||
1 | Selkirk Steelers | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Kildonan North Stars | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | St. James Canadians | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | St. Boniface Saints | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | St. Boniface Saints | 0 | ||||||||||||
South Division | ||||||||||||||
2 | Kildonan North Stars | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Kildonan North Stars | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Kenora Thistles | 3 |
Manitoba / Saskatchewan Playoff[]
- Anavet Cup Championship
League Leaders[]
Category | Player | Team | Amount | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Most Points | Larry Beck | Kenora Thistles | 123 | |
Most Goals | Darryl Henry | Portage Terriers | 52 | |
Kevin Lunney | Kildonan North Stars | 52 | ||
Most Assists | ????? | |||
Top Goals Against Average | Karl Friesen | Kildonan North Stars | 3.94 |
Awards[]
CAHA Award[]
Player | Team | Category |
---|---|---|
Karl Friesen | Kildonan North Stars | Western Canada Nominee for Canada's Junior A Player of the Year |
All-Star Team[]
in the News[]
July
- Winnipeg Jets of the WHA purchased forward Cam Connor from Houston Aeros.
National Hockey League[]
- Chuck Arnason
- Rick Blight
- Bobby Clarke
- Cam Connor
- Bill Derlago
- Brian Engblom
- Bill Fairbairn
- Butch Goring
- Glen Hanlon
- Gerry Hart
- Dennis Hextall
- Lex Hudson
- Mike Korney
- Reggie Leach
- John Marks
- Perry Miller
- Lew Morrison
- Chris Oddleifson
- Charlie Simmer
- Rick St. Croix
- Wayne Stephenson
World Hockey Association[]
Paul Baxter | Rich Gosselin | Ted Green | Ron Chipperfield | Don Larway |
Barry Legge | Chuck Luksa | Dave Semenko | Blaine Stoughton | Ernie Wakely |