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1978–79 USHL season
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 |
|---|
| United States Hockey League |
| Ice hockey |
| 51–48 |
| 7 |
| Waterloo Black Hawks |
| Waterloo Black Hawks |
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.
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.
- The Anoka Nordiques joined the league as an expansion franchise and operated as a junior team.
Final standings
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
| 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 |
| 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 |
Missing information
The Waterloo Black Hawks won the Clark Cup
- Hockey DB
- Elite Prospects
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