1978–79 USHL season
Sports season
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The 1978–79 USHL season was the 18th season of the United States Hockey League as a senior league. The Waterloo Black Hawks won the regular season championship and the Clark Cup as postseason champions.
| 1978–79 USHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | United States Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Games | 51–48 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Waterloo Black Hawks |
| Clark Cup Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Waterloo Black Hawks |
League changes
Due in part to the collapse of the Midwest Junior Hockey League in 1977, the USHL began making plans to switch from being a senior hockey league to junior hockey. With the Austin Mavericks, Bloomington Junior Stars and St. Paul Vulcans already only using players from ages 16 and 20, the teams in the US Conference, would operate as semi-professional for this final season before becoming junior teams in 1979.[1]
Member changes
- The Anoka Nordiques joined the league as an expansion franchise and operated as a junior team.[2]
Regular season
Final standings[3]
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; y = clinched division title; z = clinched league title
Midwest Conference
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y – Austin Mavericks | 50 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 61 | 254 | 234 |
| Bloomington Junior Stars | 50 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 53 | 275 | 292 |
| Anoka Nordiques | 49 | 17 | 31 | 1 | 35 | 220 | 288 |
| St. Paul Vulcans | 50 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 24 | 170 | 255 |
US Conference
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yz – Waterloo Black Hawks | 51 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 66 | 304 | 182 |
| Green Bay Bobcats | 50 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 51 | 256 | 237 |
| Sioux City Musketeers | 49 | 24 | 25 | 0 | 48 | 280 | 271 |
Clark Cup playoffs
Missing information
The Waterloo Black Hawks won the Clark Cup