1978–79 AHL season

The 1978-79 AHL season was the 43rd season of the American Hockey League. The league inaugurates the Ken McKenzie Award, for the most outstanding marketing executive, showing its commitment to marketing and public relations.

Nine teams were scheduled to play 80 games each. The Maine Mariners repeated as first overall in the regular season, and won their second consecutive Calder Cup championship.

Team changes

* The Hampton Gulls do not resume operations.
* The New Brunswick Hawks join the AHL as an expansion team, based in Moncton, New Brunswick, playing in the North Division.
* The Binghamton Dusters switch divisions from North to South.

Final standings

"Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points;

* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/leaders/ahl19411979.html complete list]

Calder Cup playoffs

6TeamBracket
RD1=Division Semifinals
RD2=Division Finals
RD3=Calder Cup Final
group1=North Division
group2=South Division

RD1-seed1=2
RD1-team1=New Brunswick
RD1-score1=2
RD1-seed2=3
RD1-team2=Nova Scotia
RD1-score2=3

RD1-seed3=2
RD1-team3=Hershey
RD1-score3=1
RD1-seed4=3
RD1-team4=Binghamton
RD1-score4=3

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=Maine
RD2-score1=4
RD2-seed2=3
RD2-team2=Nova Scotia
RD2-score2=2

RD2-seed3=1
RD2-team3=New Haven
RD2-score3=4
RD2-seed4=3
RD2-team4=Binghamton
RD2-score4=2

RD3-seed1=N1
RD3-team1=Maine
RD3-score1=4
RD3-seed2=S1
RD3-team2=New Haven
RD3-score2=0

Trophy and Award winners

;Team Awards

ee also

*List of AHL seasons

References

* [http://www.theahl.com/ AHL official site]
* [http://www.ahlhalloffame.com/ AHL Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ HockeyDB]