1978 WHA playoffs

WHA postseason tournament August 2023 WHA playoffs 1978 1977–78 April 14 – May 22, 1978 6 Quebec Nordiques Winnipeg Jets 2 New England Whalers 1977 1979 MVP Bob Guindon (Jets) Scoring leader(s) Mike Antonovich (Whalers) 17 points The 1978 WHA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the World Hockey Association's 1977–78 season. With the abolishing of divisions, six of the eight teams would reach the playoffs. However, the league went for a unique format where there would three Quarterfinal playoffs and that the highest-seeded winner from those rounds would advance directly to the Avco Cup Final. The sixth WHA tournament, it was the only one with six teams in competition with each other. This was the first and only playoff appearance for the Birmingham Bulls. The quarterfinals between Houston and Quebec featured the final games of the Houston Aeros (who dissolved in the offseason) along with what ended up being the last postseason overtime game (with Houston and Quebec each winning one in overtime). The defending champion Quebec Nordiques fell in the Semifinal. For the fourth time in franchise history, the Winnipeg Jets advanced to the Avco Cup Final, where they played the New England Whalers, who last made the Avco Cup Final in 1973. The Winnipeg Jets won the Avco Cup over the New England Whalers for their second championship, with Bob Guindon being named WHA Playoffs MVP.https://www.surgent.net/wha/year/197778/playoffs.html The Complete World Hockey Association - 1977-78 Playoff Results Surgent Scott 1990 The Complete World Hockey Association 11th Edition Surgent 334-335, 349-350 978-1727753424 Playoff seeds The top six teams made the playoffs. Winnipeg Jets, regular season champions – 102 points New England Whalers – 93 points Houston Aeros – 88 points Quebec Nordiques – 83 points Edmonton Oilers – 79 points Birmingham Bulls – 75 points Bracket 0 7 / 8 2 Quarterfinals Semifinal Finals 170 2 New England Whalers 4 5 Edmonton Oilers 1 3 Houston Aeros 2 4 Quebec Nordiques 4 1 Winnipeg Jets 4 6 Birmingham Bulls 1 2 New England Whalers 4 4 Quebec Nordiques 1 1 Winnipeg Jets 4 2 New England Whalers 0 Quarterfinals (2) New England Whalers vs. (5) Edmonton Oilers New England had gone 7–3–1 against Edmonton in the regular season.https://www.hockey-reference.com/playoffs/1978-edmonton-oilers-vs-new-england-whalers-quarter-finals.html 1978 WHA Quarter-Finals: EDO vs. NEW Hockey Reference July 22, 2025 Game 2 saw a litany of penalties, with thirteen players receiving penalties in the first period alone as the Whalers scored two goals in the first period and held the lead the whole way around (curiously, records do not exist about how many people attended the game). Game 4 saw domination by the Whalers, who led 34 seconds into the game to go along with an announcement of the birth of Mark Howe's child that made his father Gordie Howe the first active hockey player to be a grandfather.https://newspaperarchive.com/brandon-sun-apr-15-1978-p-7/ The Brandon Sun Scoreboard (4/15) April 15, 1978 June 6, 2025https://newspaperarchive.com/brandon-sun-apr-17-1978-p-9/ The Brandon Sun Scoreboard (4/17) April 17, 1978 June 6, 2025https://newspaperarchive.com/brandon-sun-apr-20-1978-p-7/ The Brandon Sun Scoreboard (4/20) April 20, 1978 June 6, 2025https://newspaperarchive.com/brandon-sun-apr-22-1978-p-7/ The Brandon Sun Scoreboard (4/22) April 22, 1978 June 6, 2025https://newspaperarchive.com/other-clipping-apr-24-1978-5733351/?utm_source=newspaperarchive&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=share_link&utm_content=newspaper_clipping/ Scoreboard (4/24) The Brandon Sun Newspaper Archive April 24, 1978 June 6, 2026https://newspaperarchive.com/other-clipping-apr-22-1978-5733350/?utm_source=newspaperarchive&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=share_link&utm_content=newspaper_clipping/ Whalers have more than just a victory to celebrate John Short The Canadian Press April 22, 1978 June 6, 2026 Newspaper Archive #f0f0f0 April 14 Edmonton Oilers New England Whalers 4–6 (1–1, 0–3, 3–2) 6,530 Box score Don McLeod Jean-Louis Levasseur 3:07 (1st) – Pierre Jarry3:10 (3rd) – Ron Chipperfield9:10 (3rd) – Mike Zuke16:14 (3rd) – Randy Rota 2:53 (1st) – Dave Keon 1:56 (2nd) – Mike Antonovich 10:28 (2nd) – Gordie Howe14:30 (2nd) – Larry Pleau14:46 (3rd) – Marty Howe18:09 (3rd) – Mike Antonovich Springfield Civic Center 23(6–4–13) 39(7–15–17) #d0d0d0 April 16 Edmonton Oilers New England Whalers 1–4 (0–2, 0–0, 1–2) Unknown Box score Don McLeod Jean-Louis Levasseur 9:14 (3rd) – Blair MacDonald 4:14 (1st) – Mike Rogers5:35 (1st) – John McKenzie10:54 (3rd) – Mark Howe11:37 (3rd) – Steve Carlson Springfield Civic Center 26(9–10–7) 35(12–9–14) #f0f0f0 April 19 New England Whalers Edmonton Oilers 0–2 (0–1, 0–0, 0–1) 11,924 Box score Jean-Louis Levasseur Don McLeod 18:48 (1st) – Pierre Guite1:56 (3rd) – Mike Zuke No scoring Northlands Coliseum 19(6–8–5) 28(9–12–7) #d0d0d0 April 21 New England Whalers Edmonton Oilers 9–1 (4–1, 4–0, 1–0) 14,888 Box score Jean-Louis Levasseur Don McLeod / Dave Dryden 0:34 (1st) – John McKenzie2:04 (1st) – Gordie Howe2:49 (1st) – Dave Keon 13:23 (1st) – Mike Antonovich2:03 (2nd) – Steve Carlson8:23 (2nd) – Mike Antonovich15:04 (2nd) – Mike Antonovich18:14 (2nd) – Larry Pleau14:49 (3rd) – Danny Bolduc 6:55 (1st) – Dennis Sobchuk Northlands Coliseum 32(13–11–8) 29(9–10–10) #f0f0f0 April 23 Edmonton Oilers New England Whalers 1–4 (0–0, 0–1, 1–3) Box score Dave Dryden Jean-Louis Levasseur 7:33 (3rd) – Paul Shmyr 18:58 (2nd) – Gordie Howe5:28 (3rd) – Mike Antonovich19:10 (3rd) – John McKenzie19:35 (3rd) – Dave Keon Springfield Civic Center 6,212 26(5–10–11) 39(15–13–11) (3) Houston Aeros vs. (4) Quebec Nordiques The two teams had gone 5–5–1 against each other in the regular season.https://www.hockey-reference.com/playoffs/1978-houston-aeros-vs-quebec-nordiques-quarter-finals.html 1978 WHA Quarter-Finals: HSA vs. QBN Hockey Reference July 22, 2025 Both teams traded victories at the Summit, with Ted Taylor giving Houston the win in Game 1 and Marc Tardif giving Quebec the victory on the only shot taken in overtime in Game 2 (as it turned out, this was the last WHA playoff game to finish in overtime). Houston won Game 5 in what ended up as the last WHA game played in Houston, Texas, with Scott Campbell providing the first goal of a three-goal third period to help the Aeros pull away.https://newspaperarchive.com/brandon-sun-apr-19-1978-p-11/ The Brandon Sun April 19, 1978 Scoreboard (4/19)https://newspaperarchive.com/brandon-sun-apr-21-1978-p-7/ The Brandon Sun April 21, 1978 Scoreboard (4/21) In Game 6, four defensemen scored goals in a rout that saw Real Cloutier tie Larry Lund's postseason record for goals with four in Game 6 (a record which lasted one year) that saw Houston's goaltender pulled after it was 3–0. Quebec eliminated Houston in the last game played by the Aeros prior to the team folding.Surgent Scott 1990 The Complete World Hockey Association 11th Edition Surgent 337 978-1727753424https://www.surgent.net/wha/year/197273/playoffs.html The Complete World Hockey Association - 1972-73 Playoff Results https://newspaperarchive.com/yuma-sun-apr-27-1978-p-23/ Quebec scores 11 to wrap up series Associated Press Yuma Sun April 27, 1978 July 22, 2025 #f0f0f0 April 16 Quebec Nordiques Houston Aeros 3–4 (OT) (2–1, 0–0, 1–2, 0–1) 5,337 Box score Richard Brodeur Lynn Zimmerman 5:12 (1st) – Jean Bernier16:25 (1st) – Paul Baxter0:42 (3rd) – Real Cloutier 15:59 (1st) – Andre Lacroix0:15 (3rd) – Al McLeod15:49 (3rd) – Don Larway7:19 (OT) – Ted Taylor The Summit 35 (19-5-8-3) 38 (9-8-18-3) #d0d0d0 April 18 Quebec Nordiques Houston Aeros 5–4 (OT) (1–1, 0–0, 3–3, 1–0) 6,068 Box score Richard Brodeur Lynn Zimmerman 8:45 (1st) – Marc Tardif15:42 (3rd) – Bob Fitchner17:08 (3rd) – Real Cloutier18:42 (3rd) – Paul Baxter2:59 (OT) – Marc Tardif 9:51 (1st) – John Tonelli8:15 (3rd) – Andre Lacroix11:50 (3rd) – Ron Hansis19:19 (3rd) – Morris Lukowich The Summit 29 (12-6-10-1) 31 (10-13-8-0) #f0f0f0 April 20 Houston Aeros Quebec Nordiques 1–5 (0–1, 0–2, 1–2) 11,593 Box score Lynn Zimmerman Richard Brodeur 13:29 (3rd) – John Hughes 18:10 (1st) – Steve Sutherland13:18 (2nd) – Marc Tardif14:47 (2nd) – Norm Dube3:38 (3rd) – Francois Lacombe8:59 (3rd) – Real Cloutier Colisée de Québec 30(7–10–13) 32(14–10–8) #d0d0d0 April 21 Houston Aeros Quebec Nordiques 0–3 (0–1, 0–1, 0–1) 10,851 Box score Wayne Rutledge Richard Brodeur No scoring 6:45 (1st) – Serge Bernier7:36 (2nd) – Marc Tardif14:42 (3rd) – Paulin Bordeleau Colisée de Québec 26(11–9–6) 41(14–9–18) #f0f0f0 April 23 Quebec Nordiques Houston Aeros 2–5 (0–2, 2–1, 0–2) Box score Richard Brodeur Wayne Rutledge 11:06 (2nd) – Paulin Bordeleau13:26 (2nd) – Paulin Bordeleau 14:49 (1st) – Paul Terbenche15:36 (1st) – Cam Connor8:25 (3rd) – Scott Campbell10:33 (3rd) – Ted Taylor19:50 (3rd) – Ted Taylor The Summit 5,881 24(4–14–6) 26(6–5–15) #d0d0d0 April 26 Houston Aeros Quebec Nordiques 2–11 (0–4, 0–2, 2–5) 11,684 Box score Lynn Zimmerman / Wayne Rutledge Richard Brodeur 7:30 (3rd) – Steve West15:43 (3rd) – Terry Ruskowski 2:56 (1st) – Garry Lariviere7:27 (1st) – Curt Brackenbury11:23 (1st) – Jean Bernier18:23 (1st) – Real Cloutier5:50 (2nd) – Wally Weir10:40 (2nd) – Real Cloutier2:05 (3rd) – Paulin Bordeleau2:26 (3rd) – Norm Dube7:08 (3rd) – Paul Baxter8:21 (3rd) – Real Cloutier19:22 (3rd) – Real Cloutier Colisée de Québec 37(8–13–16) 33(14–9–10) (1) Winnipeg Jets vs. (6) Birmingham Bulls Winnipeg had gone 6–4–1 against Birmingham in the regular season.https://www.hockey-reference.com/playoffs/1978-birmingham-bulls-vs-winnipeg-jets-quarter-finals.html 1978 WHA Quarter-Finals: BRB vs. WNJ Hockey Reference July 22, 2025 In the decisive Game 5, the Jets set a record for power-play goals in one series (12) with a goal by Anders Hedberg, which ended up being the go-ahead winner. #f0f0f0 April 14 Birmingham Bulls Winnipeg Jets 3–9 (1–4, 2–0, 0–5) 9,301 Box score John Garrett Joe Daley / Gary Bromley 1:15 (1st) – Ken Linseman1:51 (2nd) – Frank Beaton12:04 (2nd) – Dave Gorman 1:48 (1st) – Anders Hedberg8:37 (1st) – Mike Amodeo10:18 (1st) – Bobby Hull16:54 (1st) – Bob Guindon8:11 (3rd) – Lyle Moffat9:02 (3rd) – Kent Ruhnke13:19 (3rd) – Bobby Hull16:37 (3rd) – Bob Guindon19:51 (3rd) – Anders Hedberg Winnipeg Arena 12(3–4–5) 48(21–13–14) #d0d0d0 April 16 Birmingham Bulls Winnipeg Jets 3–8 (1–3, 2–3, 0–2) 10,401 Box score John Garrett / Wayne Wood Gary Bromley 10:56 (1st) – Paul Henderson12:54 (2nd) – Frank Beaton17:18 (2nd) – Frank Mahovlich 2:53 (1st) – Dave Kryskow5:56 (1st) – Peter Sullivan 13:41 (1st) – Bobby Hull3:24 (2nd) – Kent Ruhnke3:33 (2nd) – Dave Kryskow11:31 (2nd) – Bobby Hull3:18 (3rd) – Bob Guindon14:17 (3rd) – Bill Lesuk Winnipeg Arena 20(6–6–8) 44(15–16–13) #f0f0f0 April 19 Winnipeg Jets Birmingham Bulls 2–3 (0–2, 2–1, 0–0) 8,585 Box score Joe Daley John Garrett 4:48 (2nd) – Anders Hedberg5:24 (2nd) – Bobby Hull 1:21 (1st) – Ken Linseman5:35 (1st) – Jim Turkiewicz16:51 (2nd) – John Stewart Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center 21(5–10–6) 35(11–14–10) #d0d0d0 April 21 Winnipeg Jets Birmingham Bulls 5–1 (2–0, 2–1, 1–0) 12,250 Box score Gary Bromley John Garrett 0:37 (1st) – Anders Hedberg14:18 (1st) – Dave Kryskow13:53 (2nd) – Lyle Moffat14:36 (2nd) – Anders Hedberg15:06 (3rd) – Bobby Hull 10:45 (2nd) – Steve Alley Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center 21(7–6–8) 26(5–7–14) #f0f0f0 April 23 Birmingham Bulls Winnipeg Jets 2–5 (1–2, 0–1, 1–2) Box score John Garrett Joe Daley 7:05 (1st) – Serge Beaudoin9:52 (3rd) – Phil Roberto 13:27 (1st) – Bill Lesuk17:48 (1st) – Mike Ford8:25 (2nd) – Anders Hedberg0:42 (3rd) – Dave Dunn18:51 (3rd) – Bob Guindon Winnipeg Arena 9,491 18(7–7–4) 37(17–8–12) Semifinal The top ranked quarterfinal winner (Winnipeg) received a bye into the finals. (2) New England Whalers vs. (4) Quebec Nordiques Quebec had gone 8–4 against New England in the regular season.https://www.hockey-reference.com/playoffs/1978-new-england-whalers-vs-quebec-nordiques-semi-finals.html 1978 WHA Semi-Finals: NEW vs. QBN Hockey Reference July 22, 2025 #f0f0f0 April 28 Quebec Nordiques New England Whalers 1–5 (0–2, 0–1, 1–2) 7,206 Richard Brodeur / Ken Broderick Jean-Louis Levasseur 13:24 (3rd) – Garry Lariviere 10:30 (1st) – Mark Howe5:13 (1st) – Ron Plumb12:15 (2nd) – Mike Rogers6:00 (3rd) – George Lyle6:17 (3rd) – Jack Carlson Boxscore Springfield Civic Center 24 (6–7–11) 39 (14–14–11) #d0d0d0 April 30 Quebec Nordiques New England Whalers 3–2 (1–1, 1–0, 1–1) Boxscore 7,448 Richard Brodeur Jean-Louis Levasseur 12:11 (1st) – Marc Tardif6:19 (2nd) – Real Cloutier16:23 (3rd) – Steve Sutherland 10:23 (1st) – Mike Rogers10:09 (3rd) – Danny Bolduc Springfield Civic Center 33 (13–15–5) 40 (15–7–18) #f0f0f0 May 3 New England Whalers Quebec Nordiques 5–4 (3–0, 1–1, 1–3) Box score 11,660 Jean-Louis Levasseur / Al Smith Richard Brodeur / Ken Broderick 7:08 (1st) – John McKenzie10:42 (1st) – Mike Antonovich19:20 (1st) – Mark Howe6:18 (2nd) – Mike Rogers19:10 (3rd) – Larry Pleau 9:41 (2nd) – Christian Bordeleau1:07 (3rd) – Paul Baxter8:42 (3rd) – Serge Bernier14:25 (3rd) – Serge Bernier Colisée de Québec 25 (15–6–4) 44 (10–19–15) #d0d0d0 May 5 New England Whalers Quebec Nordiques 7–3 (4–2, 2–0, 1–1) Box score 11,751 Jean-Louis Levasseur Richard Brodeur 6:18 (1st) – Al Hangsleben12:28 (1st) – Dave Keon16:21 (1st) – Mark Howe18:04 (1st) – Dave Keon6:27 (2nd) – Mike Rogers15:23 (2nd) – Mike Antonovich0:57 (3rd) – Larry Pleau 8:24 (2nd) – Marc Tardif10:03 (2nd) – Real Cloutier14:43 (3rd) – Alain Cote Colisée de Québec 39 (16–10–13) 22 (8–6–8) #f0f0f0 May 7 Quebec Nordiques New England Whalers 3–6 (1–1, 1–3, 1–2) Box score 8,125 Richard Brodeur Jean-Louis Levasseur 4:49 (1st) – Serge Bernier19:18 (2nd) – Jean Bernier11:15 (3rd) – Garry Lariviere 12:37 (1st) – Mark Howe2:54 (2nd) – John McKenzie6:23 (2nd) – Mike Antonovich12:03 (2nd) – Gordie Howe16:12 (3rd) – Mark Howe16:40 (3rd) – Mark Howe Springfield Civic Center 20 (7–5–8) 45 (16–16–13) Avco Cup Final (1) Winnipeg Jets vs. (2) New England Whalers The Winnipeg Jets, as coached by Larry Hillman, were matched against the New England Whalers, as coached by Harry Neale. Winnipeg had gone 7–3–1 against New England in the regular season.https://www.hockey-reference.com/playoffs/1978-new-england-whalers-vs-winnipeg-jets-stanley-cup-final.html 1978 WHA Avco Cup Final: NEW vs. WNJ Hockey Reference July 22, 2025 Although the Jets had the best record in the league, they did not host the first two games due to the circus being booked at Winnipeg Arena for the opening two dates.https://newspaperarchive.com/brandon-sun-may-08-1978-p-10/ The Howe gang goes on to final against the Jets Brandon Sun Associated Press May 8, 1978 July 22, 2025 The two teams defended each other well in the first two periods of Game 1 (as attended by 8,125 fans) before Winnipeg exploded for four goals in the third period for victory. They dominated Game 2, rocketing to a 4–0 lead after two periods before closing out to a 5–2 victory. Now back home in Winnipeg for Game 3 in front of 10,250 fans, the Jets scored eight goals in the first two periods and shut out the Whalers for 44 minutes before the Whalers scored a couple of goals in a game that ultimately finished with a 10–2 victory for Winnipeg. 10,348 attended Game 4 in Winnipeg. New England scored twice in the opening period of Game 4, but the Jets whittled the lead down with a powerplay goal coming by Dave Kryskow three minutes into the second period. Twelve seconds later, Lyle Moffat found the net to tie the game at two before Anders Hedberg gave Winnipeg the lead with 2:01 remaining in the second period. In the third period, a power-play set up Bobby Hull to deliver what ended up as the series-clinching goal at 3:26 in the third period to make it 4–2 (as it turned out, this was the last postseason goal scored by Hull in his career). George Lyle narrowed the lead to 4–3 with 8:35 remaining, but Anders Hedberg ended the scoring with an empty net goal with 0:32 seconds remaining. It was the final game for Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson with the Jets, as they signed with the New York Rangers to play there for 1978. The two members of the "Hot Line" were asked to skate with the Avco Cup trophy to the Winnipeg crowd after the series ended, which they obliged. The Jets had a parade for their championship down Portage Avenue.https://newspaperarchive.com/lethbridge-herald-may-24-1978-p-32/ Lethbridge Herald May 24, 1978 July 22, 2025 Fans honor WHA champs with downtown parade The Canadian Presshttps://www.surgent.net/wha/finals/1978finals.html The Complete World Hockey Association - 1978 AVCO Cup Championship Finals https://newspaperarchive.com/salina-journal-may-23-1978-p-14/ Winnipeg Jets win WHA title, 5 to 3 May 23, 1978 July 22, 2025 Salina Journal UPI New England Whalers Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Arena Springfield Civic Center yes May 12 4–1 2 archive.ph/Ecens No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 4:31 – Bob Guindon (Moffat)4:53 – Peter Sullivan13:55 – Bob Guindon (Lesuk)19:45 – en – Peter Sullivan 8:07 – Larry Pleau (Hangsleben, Bolduc) Gary Bromley 32 saves / 33 shots Jean-Louis Levasseur 26 shots / 29 shots May 14 5–2 2 archive.ph/uvycR 14:02 – Dan Labraaten (Lindstrom)19:32 – Lyle Moffat (M. Amodeo, B. Lesuk) No scoring 1:21 – Bob Guindon (Lesuk, Moffat) 17:10 – Anders Hedberg (U. Nilsson) No scoring 16:35 – Ulf Nilsson (Hedberg) 6:28 – pp – Gordie Howe (Plumb, Rogers)15:17 – Mark Howe (J. Carlson) Joe Daley 22 saves / 24 shots Jean-Louis Levasseur 22 saves / 27 shots May 19 2–10 2 archive.ph/M6N67 4:56 – pp – Willy Lindstrom5:09 – Bob Guindon (Lesuk, Moffat)6:32 – Bobby Hull (U. Nilsson, Hedberg)7:31 – Willy Lindstrom (Sullivan, Long) 7:46 – Kent Nilsson (Kryskow, Baird)17:36 – Kent Nilsson (Lindstrom, Clackson) No scoring 4:55 – Lynn Powis (Kryskow, K. Nilsson) 16:26 – Lyle Moffat (Dunn, Sullivan) No scoring 8:30 – Lynn Powis (K. Nilsson, Kryskow)12:12 – Willy Lindstrom (Labraaten, Sullivan) 4:07 – John McKenzie (Keon, Marty Howe) 5:19 – Tim Sheehy (Lyle, Selwood) Gary Bromley 28 saves / 30 shots Al Smith 23 saves / 33 shots May 22 3–5 2 archive.is/8iwSr No scoring 1:37 – Mike Antonovich (Keon, McKenzie)19:59 – Rick Ley (Sheehy) 3:26 – pp – Dave Kryskow (Hedberg, K. Nilsson)3:38 – Lyle Moffat (Guindon)17:59 – Anders Hedberg (Sjoberg, U. Nilsson) No scoring 3:26 – pp – Bobby Hull (U. Nilsson, Hedberg)19:28 – en – Anders Hedberg (U. Nilsson, Green) 11:25 – George Lyle (Hangsleben, S. Carlson) Joe Daley 24 saves / 27 shots Al Smith 23 saves / 27 shots Winnipeg won series 4–0 Statistical leaders These were the top ten skaters based on points.https://www.hockey-reference.com/playoffs/WHA_1978_skaters.html#stats::points 1978 WHA Playoffs Skater Statistics Player Team GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points + / - Plus / Minus PIM Penalties in minutesMike Antonovich Mike Antonovich (ice hockey) New England Whalers14 10 7 17 1 4 Real Cloutier Réal Cloutier Quebec Nordiques 10 9 7 16 0 15 Dave Keon New England Whalers 14 5 11 16 2 4 Anders Hedberg Winnipeg Jets 9 9 6 15 5 2 Mark Howe New England Whalers14 8 7 15 0 18 Marc Tardif Quebec Nordiques11 6 9 15 -2 11 Serge Bernier Quebec Nordiques11 4 10 14 -1 17 Ulf Nilsson Ulf Nilsson (ice hockey) Winnipeg Jets9 1 13 14 5 12 Bob Guindon Winnipeg Jets 9 8 5 13 9 5 John McKenzie John McKenzie (ice hockey) New England Whalers14 6 6 12 -2 16 Lyle Moffat Winnipeg Jets 9 5 7 12 3 9 Championship roster thumb|Bob Guindon won the WHA Playoff MVP for Winnipeg. 1977–78 Winnipeg Jets Ted Green Kim Clackson Dave Dunn Lars-Erik Sjoberg (Captain)1972-1979 WHA Guides 2018 PCMP Press Timothy Gassen 762 978-0-9797337-5-8 Mike Amodeo Mike Ford Barry Long Dan Labraaten Ken Baird Bill Lesuk Dave Kryskow Bobby Hull Lyle Moffat Bob Guindon Kent Ruhnke Willy Lindstrom Anders Hedberg Lynn Powis Peter Sullivan Kent Nilsson Ulf Nilsson Joe Daley Gary Bromley Larry Hillman (head coach) Rudy Pilous (general manager) References External links WHA playoffs Category:1977–78 WHA season Category:World Hockey Association playoffs