The 1978 Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy was a series of playoff rounds to determine the Eastern Canada seed to the 1978 Centennial Cup.
Teams[]
- CJHL - Pembroke Lumber Kings
- EJHL - New Waterford Jets
- IJHL - Charlottetown Eagles
- MVJHL - Cole Harbour Colts
- NBJHL - Fredericton Red Wings
- OPJHL - Guelph Platers
- QJAHL - Thetford Mines Fleur de Lys
- TBJHL - Degagne Hurricanes
Playdowns[]
Quarter-final
- Charlottetown Eagles defeated Fredericton Red Wings 4-games-to-1
- Charlottetown 8 - Fredericton 2
- Charlottetown 7 - Fredericton 3
- Fredericton 4 - Charlottetown 3
- Charlottetown 5 - Fredericton 4
- Charlottetown 9 - Fredericton 5
- Guelph Platers defeated Degagne Hurricanes 4-games-to-none
- 04/02/1978 - Degagne 5 @ Guelph 8
- 04/03/1978 - Degagne 4 @ Guelph 8
- 04/06/1978 - Guelph 7 @ Degagne 5
- 04/07/1978 - Guelph 12 @ Degagne 3
- Pembroke Lumber Kings defeated Thetford Mines Fleur de Lys 4-games-to-none
- Pembroke 7 - Thetford Mines 4
- Pembroke 8 - Thetford Mines 1
- Pembroke 7 - Thetford Mines 5
- Pembroke 7 - Thetford Mines 2
- Cole Harbour Colts defeated New Waterford Jets 4-games-to-none (forfeit)
- Cole Harbour 12 - New Waterford 2
- Cole Harbour 7 - New Waterford 2
- Cole Harbour 12 - New Waterford 4
- Cole Harbour awarded Game 4 after New Waterford forfeits due to flu outbreak
Semi-final
- Charlottetown Eagles defeated Cole Harbour Colts 4-games-to-none
(Series was also for the Maritime Junior A championship)
- Charlottetown 12 - Cole Harbour 4
- Charlottetown 7 - Cole Harbour 5
- Charlottetown 6 - Cole Harbour 3
- Charlottetown 5 - Cole Harbour 2
- Guelph Platers defeated Pembroke Lumber Kings 4-games-to-1
- Guelph 10 - Pembroke 5
- Guelph 7 - Pembroke 4
- Guelph 9 - Pembroke 8
- Pembroke 3 - Guelph 2
- Guelph 5 - Pembroke 2
Final
- Guelph Platers defeated Charlottetown Eagles 4-games-to-2
- Charlottetown 5 - Guelph 1
- Charlottetown 3 - Guelph 1
- Guelph 9 - Charlottetown 1
- Guelph 10 - Charlottetown 3
- Guelph 8 - Charlottetown 4
- Guelph 7 - Charlottetown 2