1978–79 Winnipeg Jets season


The 1978-79 Winnipeg Jets season was the franchise's seventh and final season in the World Hockey Association. The WHA folded after the season.

Regular season

Hillman was fired 61 games into the season. Three days later, Tom McVie took over and coached the remaining 19 games and guided the team to a 3rd-place finish in the league, which due to the league's dwindling fortunes meant that the top five teams of the remaining seven in the league went into the playoffs. They finished one point ahead of the rival Whalers for third, which meant that the Jets got a first round bye as New England and Cincinnati played each other. The Jets played the 2nd place team, Quebec. After sweeping the Nordiques, they went to their fifth and final AVCO Cup Finals against the Oilers. Fittingly, the Jets won the Cup 4-2 and clinched the series at Winnipeg Arena 7-3 in Game 6 to end a seven-year run in which they appeared in five AVCO Cups and won three of them before the WHA merged with the NHL with the Jets included.

Final standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Winnipeg Jets 4, Quebec Nordiques 0

Winnipeg Jets 4, Edmonton Oilers 2 - Avco Cup Finals

Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring
PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIM+/-PPGSHGGWG
C7839681078180
LW8065349911926160
C8046408624-692
C752066862111361
RW79263662227110
RW8028326088-561
D805364142-200
LW7917153244-1400
LW7014183238-1401
LW718182621-1200
RW5710152551-760
D683222512-100
D644182229-100
D7431518248500
D732151770-300
LW696101648-200
C33510152-530
C18311146610
D7101212210-600
LW42350110
D51230-200
D90332-100
G110332000
D2002216-700
G230112000
D90115100
G520114000
C30000-100
C40000100

;Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLTGAGAASO
299052252131813.630
1256237113904.300
62611730312.970
Team:487280393563023.720

Playoffs

;Scoring
PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIMPPGSHGGWG
RW101051591
LW108715211
C10591421
C103111440
RW108513150
C811213231
D1025740
D1023500
C623520
C1014500
D9055280
LW10314222
LW1013461
LW721300
D1012341
LW711240
D1011240
D10022250
G1001140
G300000
RW100000

;Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLGAGAASO
5631082353.730
3730034.860
Team:6001082383.800

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Farm teams