1977–78 WCHL season
The 1977–78 WCHL season was the 12th season for the Western Canada Hockey League. Twelve teams completed a 72-game season. The New Westminster Bruins won their fourth consecutive President's Cup and second consecutive Memorial Cup.League notes
Final standings
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
Brian Propp | Brandon Wheat Kings | 70 | 70 | 112 | 182 | 200 |
Ray Allison | Brandon Wheat Kings | 71 | 73 | 86 | 160 | 254 |
Steve Tambellini | Lethbridge Broncos | 66 | 75 | 80 | 155 | 32 |
Errol Rausse | Seattle Breakers | 72 | 62 | 92 | 154 | 60 |
Bill Derlago | Brandon Wheat Kings | 52 | 89 | 63 | 152 | 105 |
Geordie Robertson | Victoria Cougars | 61 | 64 | 72 | 136 | 85 |
Gerald Minor | Regina Pats | 66 | 54 | 75 | 129 | 236 |
Merlin Malinowski | Medicine Hat Tigers | 72 | 48 | 78 | 126 | 131 |
Ryan Walter | Seattle Breakers | 62 | 54 | 71 | 125 | 148 |
Wayne Babych | Portland Winter Hawks | 68 | 50 | 71 | 121 | 218 |
1978 WCHL Playoffs
Division Semi-finals
Round Robin format
- Flin Flon advanced
- Regina advanced
- Brandon eliminated
- Billings advanced
- Medicine Hat advanced
- Lethbridge eliminated
- New Westminster advanced
- Victoria advanced
- Portland eliminated
Division Finals
- Flin Flon defeated Regina 4 games to 1
- Billings defeated Medicine Hat 4 games to 0
- New Westminster defeated Victoria 4 games to 1
League semi-finals
Round Robin format
- Billings advanced
- New Westminster advanced
- Flin Flon eliminated
WHL Championship
- New Westminster defeated Billings 4 games to 0
All-Star game
On January 18, the West All-Stars defeated the East All-Stars 2–1 at Regina, Saskatchewan with a crowd of 2,814.WHL awards