The 1978–79 WHL season was the 13th season for the

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. Twelve teams completed a 72-game season. The

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won the

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League notes

*The league shortened its name to the ''Western Hockey League''. *The

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relocated to

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to become the second incarnation of the

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Regular season

Final standings

Scoring leaders

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes''

1979 WHL Playoffs

Division semi-finals

Round robin format *Brandon (7–1) advanced *Saskatoon (3–5) advanced *Edmonton (2–6) eliminated *Lethbridge (5–3) advanced *Calgary (4–4) advanced *Billings (3–5) eliminated *Portland (7–1) advanced *Victoria (3–5) advanced *New Westminster (2–6) eliminated

Division finals

*Brandon defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 0 *Lethbridge defeated Calgary 4 games to 3 *Portland defeated Victoria 4 games to 3

League semi-finals

Round Robin format *Brandon (3–1) advanced *Portland (3–1) advanced *Lethbridge (0–4) eliminated

WHL Championship

*Brandon defeated Portland 4 games to 2

All-Star game

There was no All-Star game in 1978–79.

WHL awards

All-Star Teams

References

whl.ca
* 2005–06 WHL Guide {{DEFAULTSORT:1978-79 Whl Season Western Hockey League seasons WCHL WCHL