National Hockey League season 1978–79

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The 1978–79 National Hockey League season was a professional ice hockey campaign that marked the final year before the NHL–WHA merger, featuring 17 teams competing for the Stanley Cup.

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1978–79 NHL season 1

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instanceOf National Hockey League season
sports season
AllStarGameHostArena Capital Centre NERFINISHED
AllStarGameHostCity Landover, Maryland NERFINISHED
AllStarGameHostTeam Washington Capitals NERFINISHED
AllStarGameResult Challenge Cup replaced traditional All-Star Game NERFINISHED
ArtRossTrophyWinner Bryan Trottier NERFINISHED
BillMastertonTrophyWinner Serge Savard NERFINISHED
CalderMemorialTrophyWinner Bobby Smith NERFINISHED
conference Campbell Conference NERFINISHED
Wales Conference NERFINISHED
ConnSmytheTrophyWinner Bob Gainey NERFINISHED
country Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
division Adams Division NERFINISHED
Norris Division NERFINISHED
Patrick Division NERFINISHED
Smythe Division NERFINISHED
endDate 1979-05-21
followedBy 1979–80 NHL season
HartMemorialTrophyWinner Bryan Trottier NERFINISHED
JackAdamsAwardWinner Al Arbour NERFINISHED
LadyByngTrophyWinner Bob MacMillan NERFINISHED
league National Hockey League
NorrisTrophyWinner Denis Potvin NERFINISHED
notableEvent Montreal Canadiens won fourth consecutive Stanley Cup NERFINISHED
NHL–Soviet Union Challenge Cup held instead of All-Star Game
Wayne Gretzky played WHA but not yet in NHL
final NHL season before NHL–WHA merger
numberOfGamesPerTeam 80
numberOfTeams 17
playoffFormat 12 teams qualified for Stanley Cup playoffs
precededBy 1977–78 NHL season
PresidentsTrophyEquivalent New York Islanders NERFINISHED
regularSeasonChampion New York Islanders NERFINISHED
seasonNumber 62nd NHL season
sport ice hockey
StanleyCupChampion Montreal Canadiens NERFINISHED
StanleyCupFinalsResult Montreal Canadiens defeated New York Rangers 4–1
StanleyCupRunnerUp New York Rangers NERFINISHED
StanleyCupWinningCaptain Yvan Cournoyer NERFINISHED
StanleyCupWinningCoach Scotty Bowman NERFINISHED
StanleyCupWinningTeamArena Montreal Forum NERFINISHED
StanleyCupWinningTeamCity Montreal NERFINISHED
startDate 1978-10-11
televisionBroadcasterCanada Hockey Night in Canada NERFINISHED
televisionBroadcasterUnitedStates CBS (selected games) NERFINISHED
VezinaTrophyWinner Ken Dryden NERFINISHED
Michel Larocque NERFINISHED

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Curt Fraser participatedIn National Hockey League season 1978–79
Guy Chouinard seasonWith50Goals National Hockey League season 1978–79
this entity surface form: 1978–79 NHL season