1977-78 WHA season

The 1977-78 WHA season was the sixth season of the now defunct World Hockey Association (WHA). Eight teams played 80 games each. The Avco World Trophy winner was the Winnipeg Jets.

Regular season

With a reduction of 4 teams from the start of the previous season, the WHA abandoned its divisional format and grouped the remaining 8 teams together.

Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points Winnipeg Jets || 80 ||50|| 28 || 2||102 || 381|| 270|| 988 New England Whalers || 80 || 44 || 31|| 5 ||93 || 335 ||269|| 1255 Houston Aeros||80 || 42 ||34 ||4 ||88 ||296|| 302 || 1543 Quebec Nordiques || 80 || 40 || 37 || 3|| 83 ||349|| 347 || 1185 Edmonton Oilers||80 || 38 || 39 || 3 ||79 ||309 || 307 || 1296 Birmingham Bulls ||80 || 36 ||41 || 3 || 75|| 287|| 314|| 2177 Cincinnati Stingers ||80 || 35|| 42 || 3 ||73 || 298|| 332|| 1701 Indianapolis Racers ||80 || 24 ||51 || 5 || 53|| 267 ||353 || 1189

WHA Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM

Scoring leaders

All-Star game

Avco World Trophy playoffs

Avco World Trophy finals

WHA awards

Avco World Trophy:	Winnipeg Jets
Gordie Howe Trophy:	Marc Tardif, Quebec Nordiques
Bill Hunter Trophy:	Marc Tardif, Quebec Nordiques
Lou Kaplan Trophy:	Kent Nilsson, Winnipeg Jets
Ben Hatskin Trophy:	Al Smith, New England Whalers
Dennis A. Murphy Trophy:	Lars Sjoberg, Winnipeg Jets
Paul Deneau Trophy:	Dave Keon, New England Whalers
Robert Schmertz Memorial Trophy:	Bill Dineen, Houston Aeros
WHA Playoff MVP:	Robert Guindon, Winnipeg Jets

References

HockeyDB

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