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1978–79 Buffalo Sabres Season
The 1978–79 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' ninth season of operation for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. Offseason Regular season Final standings Record vs. opponents Schedule and results , - , 1, , T, , October 12, 1978, , 2–2 , , align="left", New York Islanders ( 1978–79) , , 0–0–1 , - , 2, , W, , October 14, 1978, , 5–2 , , align="left", @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1978–79) , , 1–0–1 , - , 3, , L, , October 15, 1978, , 2–3 , , align="left", Detroit Red Wings ( 1978–79) , , 1–1–1 , - , 4, , L, , October 18, 1978, , 0–2 , , align="left", @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978–79) , , 1–2–1 , - , 5, , W, , October 19, 1978, , 1–0 , , align="left", Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978–79) , , 2–2–1 , - , 6, , L, , October 22, 1978, , 2–3 , , align="left", @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1978–79) , , 2–3–1 , - , 7, , L, , October 26, 1978, , 0–6 , , align="left", @ Los Angeles Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales Conference
Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic Sea to the south-west. , it had a population of 3.2 million. It has a total area of and over of Coastline of Wales, coastline. It is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the Temperate climate, north temperate zone and has a changeable, Oceanic climate, maritime climate. Its capital and largest city is Cardiff. A distinct Culture of Wales, Welsh culture emerged among the Celtic Britons after the End of Roman rule in Britain, Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was briefly united under Gruffudd ap Llywelyn in 1055. After over 200 years of war, the Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales by King Edward I o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 New York Islanders Season
The 1978–79 New York Islanders season was the seventh season for the franchise in the National Hockey League. The New York Islanders finished first overall by one point over the defending Stanley Cup champions Montreal Canadiens in the regular season standings. Offseason NHL Draft Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Schedule and results , - , 1, , T, , October 12, 1978, , 2–2 , , align="left", @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1978–79) , , 0–0–1 , - , 2, , L, , October 14, 1978, , 7–10 , , align="left", @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978–79) , , 0–1–1 , - , 3, , W, , October 17, 1978, , 3–1 , , align="left", Montreal Canadiens ( 1978–79) , , 1–1–1 , - , 4, , W, , October 18, 1978, , 5–3 , , align="left", @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978–79) , , 2–1–1 , - , 5, , W, , October 21, 1978, , 5–3 , , align="left", New York Rangers ( 1978–79) , , 3–1–1 , - , 6, , T, , October 24, 1978, , 4–4 , , align="left", Philadelphi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers Season
The 1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 12th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Off-season Head coach Fred Shero, who had one more year left on his contract, submitted a letter of resignation on May 22, 1978, stating that the Flyers needed a change whether they realized it or not. Flyers management had previously heard rumors about Shero wanting to leave Philadelphia and re-join the New York Rangers organization, and refused to accept his letter of resignation. Shero then signed a $250,000, five-year contract with the Rangers to be their new head coach and general manager, believing he no longer had a contractual agreement to the Flyers. A few weeks after signing Shero, the Rangers gave the Flyers their first-round pick (7th overall) in the 1978 draft and cash as compensation, allowing the Rangers to avoid tampering charges. Bob McCammon, who had just coached the Flyers' first year American Hockey League Maine Mariners farm club to a Cald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia), Wells Fargo Center in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex, an indoor arena they share with the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Philadelphia Wings (2018–), Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). Part of the 1967 NHL expansion, the Flyers are the first of the expansion teams in the post-Original Six era to win the Stanley Cup, victorious in 1974 Stanley Cup Finals, 1973–74 and again in 1975 Stanley Cup Finals, 1974–75. The Flyers' all-time Point (ice hockey), points percentage of 56.8% () is the fourth-best in the NHL, behind only the Vegas Golden Knights, Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins. Additionally, the Flyers hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 Los Angeles Kings Season
The 1978–79 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 12th season in the National Hockey League. Offseason Regular season Final standings Record vs. opponents Schedule and results , - , 1, , L, , October 11, 1978, , 2–4 , , align="left", Washington Capitals ( 1978–79) , , 0–1–0 , - , 2, , W, , October 14, 1978, , 6–2 , , align="left", St. Louis Blues ( 1978–79) , , 1–1–0 , - , 3, , L, , October 18, 1978, , 2–3 , , align="left", Boston Bruins ( 1978–79) , , 1–2–0 , - , 4, , W, , October 20, 1978, , 6–4 , , align="left", @ Washington Capitals ( 1978–79) , , 2–2–0 , - , 5, , L, , October 22, 1978, , 4–8 , , align="left", @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1978–79) , , 2–3–0 , - , 6, , L, , October 24, 1978, , 2–7 , , align="left", @ Atlanta Flames ( 1978–79) , , 2–4–0 , - , 7, , W, , October 26, 1978, , 6–0 , , align="left", Buffalo Sabres ( 1978–79) , , 3–4–0 , - , 8, , W, , October 28, 1978, , 5–1 , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The Kings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. The team was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent Cooke was awarded an NHL expansion franchise for Los Angeles on February 9, 1966, becoming one of the six teams that began play as part of the 1967 NHL expansion. The team plays its home games at Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles, their home since the start of the 1999–2000 NHL season, 1999–2000 season. Prior to that, the Kings played for 32 years at The Forum (Inglewood, California), the Forum in Inglewood, California, a suburb of the Greater Los Angeles area. During the 1970s and early 1980s, the Kings had many years marked by impressive play in the regular season only to be washed out by early playoff exits. Their highlights in those years included the strong goaltending o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 Vancouver Canucks Season
The 1978–79 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's ninth in the National Hockey League. Offseason The Canucks radically changed their appearance by changing the team's colors, logo and jersey. The blue and green scheme was replaced with gold, red and black. The logo of a stylized 'C' was replaced by a stylized ice skate in the new colors with the blade over top the name 'Canucks'. For the jersey, the logo was displayed on shoulder patches while the main body had the team's new colors arranged in a 'V' pattern, for Vancouver. The home jerseys were primarily yellow, a rarity at the time as most teams used white as the primary color for their home uniforms. Regular season Final standings Record vs. opponents Schedule and results , - , 1, , W, , October 11, 1978, , 8–2 , , align="left", Colorado Rockies ( 1978–79) , , 1–0–0 , - , 2, , W, , October 13, 1978, , 8–4 , , align="left", St. Louis Blues ( 1978–79) , , 2–0–0 , - , 3, , T, , October 15, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. The Canucks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. The team plays its home games at Rogers Arena. Adam Foote is the head coach, Jim Rutherford serves as the president of hockey operations and Patrik Allvin serves as the general manager. The Canucks joined the league in 1970–71 NHL season, 1970 as an expansion team along with the Buffalo Sabres. The team has advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals three times, losing to the New York Islanders in 1982 Stanley Cup Finals, 1982, the New York Rangers in 1994 Stanley Cup Finals, 1994 and the Boston Bruins in 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, 2011. They have won the Presidents' Trophy in back-to-back seasons as the team with the league's best regular season record in both the 2010–11 NHL season, 2010–11 and 2011–12 NHL season, 2011–12 seasons. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 Toronto Maple Leafs Season
The 1978–79 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 62nd season of the Toronto NHL franchise, 52nd as the ''Maple Leafs''. The Leafs placed third in the Adams Division to make the playoffs where the Leafs won their first round series against the Atlanta Flames, only to lose in the second series to the Montreal Canadiens. Until 2021, this would mark the last time the Maple Leafs and Canadiens would play each other in the postseason. Offseason NHL draft Regular season Final standings Record vs. opponents Schedule and results , - , 1, , W, , October 11, 1978, , 3–2 , , style="text-align:left;", @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978–79) , , 1–0–0 , - , 2, , W, , October 14, 1978, , 10–7 , , style="text-align:left;", New York Islanders ( 1978–79) , , 2–0–0 , - , 3, , L, , October 15, 1978, , 2–4 , , style="text-align:left;", @ Boston Bruins ( 1978–79) , , 2–1–0 , - , 4, , W, , October 18, 1978, , 2–0 , , style="text-align:left;", Buffalo Sabres ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. The Maple Leafs compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The club is owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, a company that owns several professional sports teams in the city, while the team's broadcasting rights are split between BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications. The club was founded as the Toronto Arenas for the inaugural 1917–18 NHL season and rebranded to the Toronto St. Patricks after two years. Conn Smythe renamed the franchise to the Maple Leafs after buying it in 1927. The team played home games at the Mutual Street Arena for its first 14 seasons before moving to Maple Leaf Gardens in 1931. Since February 1999, the Maple Leafs play at Scotiabank Arena, which was formerly known as ''Air Canada Centre.'' Toronto has won more S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 Detroit Red Wings Season
The 1978–79 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 47th season and 53rd overall for the franchise. It is the last full season at the Detroit Olympia for the team. A year later, they would move to the newly built Joe Louis Arena. The Red Wings did not qualify for the playoffs despite qualifying the previous year. Offseason Regular season Final standings Record vs. opponents Schedule and results , - , 1, , L, , October 11, 1978, , 4–5 , , align="left", St. Louis Blues ( 1978–79) , , 0–1–0 , - , 2, , L, , October 14, 1978, , 1–3 , , align="left", Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978–79) , , 0–2–0 , - , 3, , W, , October 15, 1978, , 3–2 , , align="left", @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1978–79) , , 1–2–0 , - , 4, , T, , October 18, 1978, , 3–3 , , align="left", @ New York Rangers ( 1978–79) , , 1–2–1 , - , 5, , T, , October 19, 1978, , 2–2 , , align="left", New York Rangers ( 1978–79) , , 1–2–2 , - , 6, , T, , October 21, 1978, , 4� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
