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1978–79 WHL season

Junior ice hockey season

Field	Value
title	1978–79 WHL season
league	Western Hockey League
sport	Ice hockey
playoffs	Playoffs
finals_champ	Brandon Wheat Kings (1)
finals_runner-up	Portland Winter Hawks
no_of_teams	12
season	Regular season
season_champ_name	Season champion
season_champs	Brandon Wheat Kings (3)
MVP_link	Four Broncos Memorial Trophy
MVP	Perry Turnbull (Portland Winter Hawks)
top_scorer_link	Bob Clarke Trophy
top_scorer	Brian Propp (Brandon Wheat Kings)
seasonslistnames	WHL
prevseason_year	[1977–78](1977-78-wchl-season)
nextseason_year	[1979–80](1979-80-whl-season)

| finals_runner-up = Portland Winter Hawks | finals_runner-up = Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)

The 1978–79 WHL season was the 13th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL), and the first under that shortened name after previously operating as the Western Canada Hockey League. The season featured twelve teams and a 72-game regular season. The Brandon Wheat Kings secured their third consecutive regular season title, posting the league's best record—accumulating a league record 125 points in the standings—and followed the title up with the team's first playoff championship, defeating the Portland Winter Hawks in the final series to capture the President's Cup.

The season was the first—and only—season for the second incarnation of the Edmonton Oil Kings after the Flin Flon Bombers relocated to Edmonton prior to the season.

Team changes

The Flin Flon Bombers relocated to Edmonton, Alberta, becoming the Edmonton Oil Kings.

Regular season

Final standings

East Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
x Brandon Wheat Kings	72	58	5	9	125	491	230
x Saskatoon Blades	72	26	32	14	66	385	398
x Edmonton Oil Kings	72	17	43	12	46	288	403
Regina Pats	72	18	47	7	43	297	481

Central Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
x Billings Bighorns	72	38	23	11	87	378	302
x Lethbridge Broncos	72	37	28	7	81	389	326
x Calgary Wranglers	72	28	38	6	62	349	392
Medicine Hat Tigers	72	15	50	7	37	270	479

West Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
x Portland Winter Hawks	72	49	10	13	111	432	265
x Victoria Cougars	72	34	27	11	79	318	295
x New Westminster Bruins	72	34	32	6	74	310	301
Seattle Breakers	72	21	40	11	53	299	334

Scoring leaders

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Brian Propp	Brandon Wheat Kings	71	94	100	194	127
Ray Allison	Brandon Wheat Kings	62	60	93	153	191
Laurie Boschman	Brandon Wheat Kings	65	66	83	149	215
Duane Sutter	Lethbridge Broncos	71	50	75	125	212
Doug Morrison	Lethbridge Broncos	72	56	67	123	159
Kelly Kisio	Calgary Wranglers	70	60	61	121	73
Mike Toal	Portland Winter Hawks	71	38	83	121	32
Brent Ashton	Saskatoon Blades	62	64	65	119	180
Perry Turnbull	Portland Winter Hawks	70	75	43	118	191
Gord Williams	Lethbridge Broncos	72	58	59	117	60

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

WHL awards

Regular season champions: Brandon Wheat Kings

All-Star teams

First Team	Second Team
Goal	Rick Knickle
Defense	Keith Brown
Brad McCrimmon	Brandon Wheat Kings
Center	Laurie Boschman
Left Wing	Brian Propp
Right Wing	Ray Allison

References

2005–06 WHL Guide

before = 1977–78 WCHL season | after = 1979–80 WHL season | title = WHL seasons | years = |

References

Drinnan, Gregg. (2021-08-14). "1978-79 BWK Series — Day 17 — 1970s was a very different era". [[Brandon Sun]].

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