1978 in Sports - Ice Hockey

Ice Hockey

  • Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens
  • Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens
  • Stanley Cup – Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 2 over the Boston Bruins
  • World Hockey Championship
    • Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia
    • Junior Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
    • Note: In the early years of the Junior tournament, Canada did not send a true National Junior team to the event. Instead, the Memorial Cup champions usually went to represent Canada. The exception was 1978 in Montreal, when an "all-star" team was put together.

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