1979 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament

The 1979 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament took place in February 1979 in Brandon, Manitoba. All players are "amateur" junior hockey players.

The Bramalea Blues Jr. B team represented Ontario as winners of the 1978 Ontario Winter Games Hockey Tournament. The Gatineau Ambassadeurs Jr. B team represented Quebec.

Final Rankings

• 1st - British Columbia
• 2nd - Nova Scotia
• 3rd - Ontario
• 4th - Prince Edward Island
• 5th - Manitoba
• 6th - Saskatchewan
• 7th - Quebec
• 8th - Alberta
• 9th - New Brunswick
• 10th - Newfoundland
• 11th - Northwest Territories

Round Robin Standings

Team                  GP   W-L-T    GF   GA    P
Pool A
Ontario               5    4-1-0    35   21    8
Prince Edward Island  5    3-2-0    18   17    6
Saskatchewan          5    3-2-0    25   14    6
Alberta               5    3-2-0    31   19    6
Newfoundland          5    2-3-0    24   22    4
Northwest Territories 5    0-5-0    12   55    0
Pool B
British Columbia      4    4-0-0    31   10    8
Nova Scotia           4    3-1-0    25   16    6
Manitoba              4    2-2-0    31   16    4
Quebec                4    1-3-0    12   29    2
New Brunswick         4    0-4-0    13   31    0

Results

Feb 12

• Ont 6 – PEI 4
• Sask 4 – NFLD 3 OT

Feb 13

• PEI 4 – NWT 1
• Alta 12 – Ont 4
• BC 13 – Que 2
• NS 8 – NB 2
• Sask 15 – NWT 1
• Alta 7 – NFLD 3
• BC 5 – Man 1

Feb 14

• BC 8 – NB 3
• NS 5 – Man 4
• Ont 4 – NFLD 2
• Sask 4 – Alta 1
• PEI 5 – Alta 0
• Que 4 – NB 2
• Ont 16 – NWT 1
• NS 8 – Que 5

Feb 15

• Man 15 – Que 1
• BC 5 – NS 4
• Ont 5 – Sask 2
• Man 11 – NB 5
• PEI 4 – Sask 2
• NFLD 8 – NWT 6
• NFLD 8 – PEI 1
• Alta 11 – NWT 3

Feb 16

• 9th Place: NB 11 – NFLD 5
• 7th Place: Que 7 – Alta 6
• 5th Place: Man 8 – Sask 3
• Semi-final: NS 6 – Ont 5
• Semi-final: BC 13 – PEI 2

Feb 17

• 3rd Place: Ont 4 – PEI 3
• 1st Place: BC 8 – NS 0

Sources

• Devan Mighton/Toronto Star