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.
League changes 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.
Member changes The Anoka Nordiques joined the league as an expansion franchise and operated as a junior team.
Regular season 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 Midwest Conference Team y – Austin Mavericks 502918361254234 Bloomington Junior Stars 502522353275292 Anoka Nordiques 491731135220288 St. Paul Vulcans 501238024170255
US Conference Team yz – Waterloo Black Hawks 513912066304182 Green Bay Bobcats 502524151256237 Sioux City Musketeers 492425048280271
Clark Cup playoffs Missing information
The Waterloo Black Hawks won the Clark Cup
References
External links Hockey DB Elite Prospects