1978 Memorial Cup
Tournament details | |
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Venue(s) | Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) Sault Memorial Gardens (Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) |
Dates | May 6–13, 1978 |
Teams | 3 |
Final positions | |
Champions | New Westminster Bruins (WHL) (2nd title) |
The 1978 Memorial Cup occurred May 6–13 at the
Teams
New Westminster Bruins
The New Westminster Bruins coached by Punch McLean, represented the Western Canada Hockey League for the fourth consecutive season at the Memorial Cup. The Bruins had a mediocre regular season, nearly missing the post-season, as they finished in third place in the West Division with a 33-28-11 record, earning 77 points. New Westminster scored 345 goals during the regular season, ranking them seventh in the twelve team league. The Bruins allowed 310 goals, ranking them in third place for the fewest goals allowed. The Bruins began the post-season in a newly formed round robin format for the first round of the playoffs, in which they played eight games against other playoff teams. The Bruins finished with a 7–1 record, advancing to the West Division finals. In their series against the Victoria Cougars, the Bruins defeated them four games to one, earning a berth into a second round robin tournament against the other two division winners. New Westminster finished the round-robin with a 3–1 record, earning a berth into the President's Cup finals. In the final round, the Bruins defeated the Billings Bighorns four games to none, capturing their fourth consecutive WCHL championship, and a berth into the 1978 Memorial Cup.
New Westminster's offense was led by John Ogrodnick, who scored a team high 59 goals and 88 points in 72 games. Ogrodnick was named a co-winner for the Rookie of the Year award. Terry Kirkham finished in second in team scoring, recording 19 goals and 77 points in 71 games. Stan Smyl missed some time due to injury, however, in 53 games, he scored 29 goals and 76 points. Smyl led the Bruins in post-season scoring, scoring 14 goals and 35 points in 21 games. Doug Derkson scored 38 goals and 73 points in 70 games, in which he followed that up with a team high 15 post-season goals, while earning 27 points in 21 games. Brian Young led the Bruins on defense, scoring 14 goals and 57 points in 63 games. Carey Walker played the majority of time in goal, earning a record of 20-17-6 with a 4.45 GAA and a .883 save percentage in 47 games.
The 1978 Memorial Cup was the Bruins fourth consecutive trip to the Memorial Cup tournament. In 1975 and 1976, the Bruins lost in the final game of the tournament. In 1977, New Westminster won their first Memorial Cup, defeating the Ottawa 67's 6–5 in the final game.
Peterborough Petes
The
The Petes offense was led by
The 1978 Memorial Cup was the Petes third appearance in team history. At the
Trois-Rivières Draveurs
The
The 1978 Memorial Cup was the first appearance by the Draveurs in team history.
Round-robin standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | |
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1 | OMJHL )
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4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | Advanced to final |
2 | New Westminster Bruins (WHL) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 18 | |
3 | QMJHL )
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4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
Scores
Round-robin
- May 6 Trois-Rivières 5-2 Peterborough
- May 7 Peterborough 7-2 New Westminster
- May 8 New Westminster 6-4 Trois-Rivières
- May 9 Peterborough 4-0 Trois-Rivières
- May 10 Peterborough 4-3 New Westminster (OT)
- May 11 New Westminster 6-3 Trois-Rivières
Final
- May 13 New Westminster 7-4 Peterborough
Winning roster
Ken Berry, Doug Derkson, Jim Dobson, Boris Fistric, Bill Hobbins, Bruce Howes, Randy Irving, John-Paul Kelly, Terry Kirkham, Larry Lozinsky, Richard Martens, Scott McLeod, Neil Meadmore, Larry Melnyk, John Ogrodnick, Kent Reardon, Rick Slawson, Stan Smyl, Carl Van Harrewyn, Brian Young. Coach: Ernie McLean[2]
Award winners
- Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (MVP): Stan Smyl, New Westminster
- George Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanship): Mark Kirton, Peterborough
- Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Goaltender): Ken Ellacott, Peterborough
All-star team
- Goal: Ken Ellacott, Peterborough
- Defence: Paul MacKinnon, Peterborough; Brian Young, New Westminster
- Centre: Mark Kirton, Peterborough
- Left wing: Normand Lefebvre, Trois-Rivières
- Right wing: Stan Smyl, New Westminster
References
- ^ "MemorialCup.ca - Tournament Results". Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ "MemorialCup.ca - Winning Rosters". Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
External links
- Memorial Cup Archived 2016-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Canadian Hockey League