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