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1978–79 Winnipeg Jets season
NHA hockey team season (last season in NHA)
NHA hockey team season (last season in NHA)
| Field | Value |
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| League | WHA |
| Season | 1978–79 |
| year | 1978 |
| Team | Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996)Winnipeg Jets |
| Record | 39–35–6 |
| HomeRecord | 22–15–4 |
| RoadRecord | 17–20–2 |
| Division | WHA |
| DivisionRank | 3rd |
| GoalsFor | 307 |
| GoalsAgainst | 306 |
| GeneralManager | John Ferguson |
| Coach | Larry Hillman (28-27-6) |
| Tom McVie (11-8-0) | |
| Captain | Barry Long |
| Arena | Winnipeg Arena |
| GoalsLeader | Morris Lukowich (65) |
| AssistsLeader | Kent Nilsson (68) |
| PointsLeader | Kent Nilsson (107) |
| PIMLeader | Scott Campbell (248) |
| WinsLeader | Markus Mattsson (25) |
| GAALeader | Gary Smith (2.97) |
| AvcoCup | yes |
| prev_season | [1977–78](1977-78-winnipeg-jets-season) |
| next_season | [1979–80](1979-80-winnipeg-jets-season) |
Tom McVie (11-8-0)
The 1978–79 Winnipeg Jets season was the franchise's seventh and final season in the World Hockey Association. The WHA folded after the season.
Regular season
Head coach Larry Hillman, who had guided the Jets to the AVCO Cup the previous season, was fired 61 games into the season. Three days later, Tom McVie took over and coached the remaining 19 games and guided the team to a 3rd-place finish in the league, which due to the league's dwindling fortunes meant that the top five teams of the remaining seven in the league (Indianapolis folded midway in the season) went into the playoffs. They finished one point ahead of the rival Whalers for third, which meant that the Jets got a first round bye as New England and Cincinnati played each other. The Jets played the 2nd place team, Quebec. After sweeping the Nordiques, they went to their fifth and final AVCO Cup Finals against the Oilers. Fittingly, the Jets won the Cup 4–2 and clinched the series at Winnipeg Arena 7–3 in Game 6 to end a seven-year run in which they appeared in five AVCO Cups and won three of them (1976, 1978, 1979) before the WHA merged with the NHL with the Jets included.
Final standings
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 13, 1978||5–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Birmingham Bulls (1978–79) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 14, 1978||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1978–79) ||2–0–0 |- |3||L||October 15, 1978||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Cincinnati Stingers (1978–79) ||2–1–0 |- |4||T||October 18, 1978||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| New England Whalers (1978–79) ||2–1–1 |- |5||L||October 22, 1978||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1978–79) ||2–2–1 |- |6||W||October 25, 1978||7–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Birmingham Bulls (1978–79) ||3–2–1 |- |7||W||October 27, 1978||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New England Whalers (1978–79) ||4–2–1 |- |8||L||October 28, 1978||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1978–79) ||4–3–1 |- |9||T||October 29, 1978||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Indianapolis Racers (1978–79) ||4–3–2
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Playoffs
Main article: 1979 WHA playoffs
|- | 1 || April 23 || Winnipeg Jets || 6–3 || Quebec Nordiques || 1-0 |- | 2 || April 25 || Winnipeg Jets || 9–2 || Quebec Nordiques || 2-0 |- | 3 || April 27 || Quebec Nordiques || 5–9 || Winnipeg Jets || 3-0 |- | 4 || April 29|| Quebec Nordiques || 2–6 || Winnipeg Jets || 4-0
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Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | Player | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | Pos | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | GP | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | G | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | A | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | Pts | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | PIM | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | +/- | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | PPG | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 78 | 39 | 68 | 107 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LW | 80 | 65 | 34 | 99 | 119 | 26 | 16 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C | 80 | 46 | 40 | 86 | 24 | -6 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C | 75 | 20 | 66 | 86 | 211 | 13 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RW | 79 | 26 | 36 | 62 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RW | 80 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 88 | -5 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D | 80 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 42 | -2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LW | 79 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 44 | -14 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LW | 70 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 38 | -14 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LW | 71 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 21 | -12 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RW | 57 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 51 | -7 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D | 68 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D | 64 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 29 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D | 74 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 248 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D | 73 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 70 | -3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LW | 69 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 48 | -2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C | 33 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | -5 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C | 18 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D | 71 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 210 | -6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LW | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | -7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | Player | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | MIN | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | GP | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | W | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | L | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | T | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | GA | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | GAA | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2990 | 52 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 181 | 3.63 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1256 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 90 | 4.30 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 626 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 2.97 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Team:** | 4872 | 80 | 39 | 35 | 6 | 302 | 3.72 | 0 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | Player | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | Pos | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | GP | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | G | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | A | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | Pts | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | PIM | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 10 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LW | 10 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C | 10 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RW | 10 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C | 8 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LW | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LW | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LW | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | Player | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | MIN | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | GP | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | W | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | L | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | GA | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | GAA | a | #C60000 | 2px}}" | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 563 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 3.73 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.86 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Team:** | 600 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 |
References
References
- "1978-79 Winnipeg Jets Schedule".
- "Standard Stats". Hockey Reference.
- "1978-79 Winnipeg Jets Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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