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1978–79 New England Whalers season

World Hockey Association team season

Field	Value
League	WHA
Season	1978–79
year	1978
Team	New England Whalers
Record	37–34–9
HomeRecord	22–19–0
RoadRecord	15–15–9
Division	WHA
DivisionRank	4th
GeneralManager	Jack Kelley
Coach	Bill Dineen (33–29–9)
Don Blackburn (4–5–0)
Captain	Rick Ley
Arena	Springfield Civic Center
GoalsFor	298
GoalsAgainst	287
GoalsLeader	Mark Howe (42)
AssistsLeader	Mark Howe (65)
PointsLeader	Mark Howe (107)
PIMLeader	Alan Hangsleben (148)
WinsLeader	John Garrett (20)
GAALeader	Al Smith (3.31)
next_season	[1979–80](1979-80-hartford-whalers-season)

Don Blackburn (4–5–0) The 1978–79 New England Whalers season was the seventh season of the Whalers' franchise. This was the second of three seasons where the Whalers played at Springfield Civic Center. This was the final season in the World Hockey Association, which ceased operations after the season. The Whalers (along with the Winnipeg Jets, the Edmonton Oilers, and the Quebec Nordiques) were admitted to the National Hockey League as expansion teams. The Whalers (as part of the agreement suggested by the Boston Bruins) changed their name to the Hartford Whalers. The Whalers made the playoffs, with only five teams participating in the postseason. Don Blackburn took over the team as coach before the season ended, and he became the first coach of the team in the NHL.

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- |1||W||October 15, 1978||6–5 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1978–79) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 17, 1978||2–1 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1978–79) ||2–0–0 |- |3||T||October 18, 1978||4–4 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1978–79) ||2–0–1 |- |4||W||October 21, 1978||7–1 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1978–79) ||3–0–1 |- |5||W||October 22, 1978||6–3 || align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1978–79) ||4–0–1 |- |6||W||October 24, 1978||2–1 || align="left"| @ Cincinnati Stingers (1978–79) ||5–0–1 |- |7||L||October 26, 1978||5–8 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1978–79) ||5–1–1 |- |8||L||October 27, 1978||4–6 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1978–79) ||5–2–1 |- |9||L||October 29, 1978||4–7 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1978–79) ||5–3–1

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 21 || Cincinnati Stingers || 3 – 5 || New England Whalers || 1–0 |- | 2 || April 22 || New England Whalers || 3 – 6 || Cincinnati Stingers || 1–1 |- | 3 || April 24 || New England Whalers || 2 – 1 || Cincinnati Stingers || 2–1

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Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring

GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
77	42	65	107	32
78	32	56	88	34
80	27	45	72	31
79	22	43	65	2
79	11	46	57	113
77	26	23	49	44
69	20	27	47	35
76	19	28	47	115
58	19	24	43	51
59	17	18	35	54
77	10	19	29	148
73	7	20	27	135
66	9	15	24	31
78	4	16	20	33
51	6	10	16	15
42	4	12	16	47
41	6	9	15	20
36	9	3	12	2
28	6	6	12	6
34	2	7	9	61
41	0	7	7	15
40	0	3	3	35
12	0	0	0	19
41	0	0	0	6
1	0	0	0	2

;Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	SO
	2496	41	20	17	4	149	3.58	1180	1031	.874	2
	2396	40	17	17	5	132	3.31	1124	992	.883	1
Team:	4892	80	37	34	9	281	3.45	2304	2023	.878	3

Playoffs

;Scoring

GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
10	3	9	12	2
10	3	7	10	10
10	5	3	8	14
10	4	4	8	0
9	3	5	8	25
10	2	6	8	2
10	0	8	8	28
7	4	3	7	4
6	4	2	6	6
10	4	0	4	23
10	3	1	4	4
9	1	3	4	0
9	0	4	4	11
10	0	4	4	10
10	2	1	3	0
10	1	2	3	12
9	0	1	1	8
5	0	1	1	4
3	0	0	0	12
8	0	0	0	0
4	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0

;Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA
	447	8	4	3	32	4.30
	153	4	1	2	12	4.71
Team:	600	10	5	5	44	4.40

References

"1978-79 New England Whalers Schedule".
"1978-79 New England Whalers Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.

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GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
77	42	65	107	32
78	32	56	88	34
80	27	45	72	31
79	22	43	65	2
79	11	46	57	113
77	26	23	49	44
69	20	27	47	35
76	19	28	47	115
58	19	24	43	51
59	17	18	35	54
77	10	19	29	148
73	7	20	27	135
66	9	15	24	31
78	4	16	20	33
51	6	10	16	15
42	4	12	16	47
41	6	9	15	20
36	9	3	12	2
28	6	6	12	6
34	2	7	9	61
41	0	7	7	15
40	0	3	3	35
12	0	0	0	19
41	0	0	0	6
1	0	0	0	2

GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
10	3	9	12	2
10	3	7	10	10
10	5	3	8	14
10	4	4	8	0
9	3	5	8	25
10	2	6	8	2
10	0	8	8	28
7	4	3	7	4
6	4	2	6	6
10	4	0	4	23
10	3	1	4	4
9	1	3	4	0
9	0	4	4	11
10	0	4	4	10
10	2	1	3	0
10	1	2	3	12
9	0	1	1	8
5	0	1	1	4
3	0	0	0	12
8	0	0	0	0
4	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0

GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
77	42	65	107	32
78	32	56	88	34
80	27	45	72	31
79	22	43	65	2
79	11	46	57	113
77	26	23	49	44
69	20	27	47	35
76	19	28	47	115
58	19	24	43	51
59	17	18	35	54
77	10	19	29	148
73	7	20	27	135
66	9	15	24	31
78	4	16	20	33
51	6	10	16	15
42	4	12	16	47
41	6	9	15	20
36	9	3	12	2
28	6	6	12	6
34	2	7	9	61
41	0	7	7	15
40	0	3	3	35
12	0	0	0	19
41	0	0	0	6
1	0	0	0	2

GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
10	3	9	12	2
10	3	7	10	10
10	5	3	8	14
10	4	4	8	0
9	3	5	8	25
10	2	6	8	2
10	0	8	8	28
7	4	3	7	4
6	4	2	6	6
10	4	0	4	23
10	3	1	4	4
9	1	3	4	0
9	0	4	4	11
10	0	4	4	10
10	2	1	3	0
10	1	2	3	12
9	0	1	1	8
5	0	1	1	4
3	0	0	0	12
8	0	0	0	0
4	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0

GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
77	42	65	107	32
78	32	56	88	34
80	27	45	72	31
79	22	43	65	2
79	11	46	57	113
77	26	23	49	44
69	20	27	47	35
76	19	28	47	115
58	19	24	43	51
59	17	18	35	54
77	10	19	29	148
73	7	20	27	135
66	9	15	24	31
78	4	16	20	33
51	6	10	16	15
42	4	12	16	47
41	6	9	15	20
36	9	3	12	2
28	6	6	12	6
34	2	7	9	61
41	0	7	7	15
40	0	3	3	35
12	0	0	0	19
41	0	0	0	6
1	0	0	0	2

GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
10	3	9	12	2
10	3	7	10	10
10	5	3	8	14
10	4	4	8	0
9	3	5	8	25
10	2	6	8	2
10	0	8	8	28
7	4	3	7	4
6	4	2	6	6
10	4	0	4	23
10	3	1	4	4
9	1	3	4	0
9	0	4	4	11
10	0	4	4	10
10	2	1	3	0
10	1	2	3	12
9	0	1	1	8
5	0	1	1	4
3	0	0	0	12
8	0	0	0	0
4	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0