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1978–79 Pittsburgh Penguins Season
The 1978–79 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their 12th in the National Hockey League. They finished second in the Norris Division, qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 1977. Their regular season was a marked improvement over the previous season, from 68 to 85 points. Regular season Final standings Record vs. opponents Schedule and results , - , 1 , , Oct 11 , , Toronto Maple Leafs , , 3–2 , , Pittsburgh Penguins , , Civic Arena , , 0–1–0 , , 0 , - , 2 , , Oct 12 , , Pittsburgh Penguins , , 2–8 , , Boston Bruins , , Boston Garden , , 0–2–0 , , 0 , - , 3 , , Oct 14 , , Boston Bruins , , 4–4 , , Pittsburgh Penguins , , Civic Arena , , 0–2–1 , , 1 , - , 4 , , Oct 18 , , New York Islanders , , 5–3 , , Pittsburgh Penguins , , Civic Arena , , 0–3–1 , , 1 , - , 5 , , Oct 19 , , Pittsburgh Penguins , , 1–3 , , Philadelphia Flyers , , The Spectrum , , 0–4–1 , , 1 , - , 6 , ... [...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 Washington Capitals Season
The 1978–79 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals fifth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Capitals failed to make the playoffs for the fifth straight year. Offseason Regular season Final standings Record vs. opponents Schedule and results , - , 1, , W, , October 11, 1978, , 4–2 , , align="left", @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1978–79) , , 1–0–0 , - , 2, , T, , October 13, 1978, , 3–3 , , align="left", @ Atlanta Flames ( 1978–79) , , 1–0–1 , - , 3, , L, , October 14, 1978, , 3–6 , , align="left", Atlanta Flames ( 1978–79) , , 1–1–1 , - , 4, , L, , October 18, 1978, , 2–4 , , align="left", Chicago Black Hawks ( 1978–79) , , 1–2–1 , - , 5, , L, , October 20, 1978, , 4–6 , , align="left", Los Angeles Kings ( 1978–79) , , 1–3–1 , - , 6, , L, , October 21, 1978, , 1–5 , , align="left", @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978–79) , , 1–4–1 , - , 7, , T, , October 25, 1978, , 2–2 , , align="le ... [...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] |
Pacific Coliseum
Pacific Coliseum, locally known as The Coliseum or the Rink on Renfrew, is an indoor arena located at Hastings Park in Vancouver, British Columbia. Its main use has been for ice hockey and the arena has been the home for several ice hockey teams. The arena was best known as the home of the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL), from 1970 to 1995. Other hockey tenants of the Pacific Coliseum have been the Vancouver Canucks (Western Hockey League) from 1968 to 1970, the Vancouver Nats (WHL) from 1972 to 1973, the Vancouver Blazers (World Hockey Association) from 1973 to 1975, the Vancouver Voodoo (Roller Hockey International) from 1994 to 1995, the Vancouver Giants ( WHL) from 2001 to 2016, and the PWHL Vancouver ( PWHL) from 2025 onwards. It was completed in 1968 on the site of the Pacific National Exhibition. Its architect and plans were also used for Edmonton's Northlands Coliseum. Originally holding 15,038 for ice hockey, capacity has fluctuated slightl ... [...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] |
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, colloquially known as The Aud, was a multipurpose indoor arena in downtown Buffalo, New York. Opened on October 14, 1940, it was home to the Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball, Canisius Golden Griffins (National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA), the Buffalo Bisons (AHL), Buffalo Bisons (American Hockey League, AHL), the Atlanta Hawks, Buffalo Bisons (National Basketball League (United States), NBL), the Buffalo Braves (National Basketball Association, NBA), the Buffalo Sabres (National Hockey League, NHL), the Toronto-Buffalo Royals (World Team Tennis, WTT), the Buffalo Stallions (Major Soccer League, MISL), the Buffalo Bandits (Major Indoor Lacrosse League, MILL), the Buffalo Blizzard (National Professional Soccer League II, NPSL) and the Buffalo Stampede (RHI), Buffalo Stampede (Roller Hockey International, RHI). It also hosted events such as college basketball, concerts, professional wrestling and boxing. The venue was closed in 1996 aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
1978–79 Colorado Rockies Season
The 1978–79 Colorado Rockies season was the Rockies' third season and the fifth season of the franchise. Like three of the previous four seasons, the Rockies did not qualify for the playoffs. Offseason Regular season Final standings Record vs. opponents Schedule and results , - , 1, , L, , October 11, 1978, , 2–8 , , align="left", @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1978–79) , , 0–1–0 , - , 2, , L, , October 14, 1978, , 2–5 , , align="left", @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1978–79) , , 0–2–0 , - , 3, , L, , October 15, 1978, , 1–4 , , align="left", @ New York Rangers ( 1978–79) , , 0–3–0 , - , 4, , L, , October 17, 1978, , 2–8 , , align="left", @ Atlanta Flames ( 1978–79) , , 0–4–0 , - , 5, , T, , October 20, 1978, , 5–5 , , align="left", St. Louis Blues ( 1978–79) , , 0–4–1 , - , 6, , W, , October 21, 1978, , 4–3 , , align="left", @ St. Louis Blues ( 1978–79) , , 1–4–1 , - , 7, , L, , October 25, 1978, , 4–5 , , align=" ... [...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] |
Omni Coliseum
Omni Coliseum (often called The Omni) was an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Completed in 1972, the arena seated 16,378 for basketball and 15,278 for ice hockey, hockey. It was part of the Omni Complex, now known as the CNN Center. It was the home arena for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1972 until the arena's closure in 1997, and the Atlanta Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL) from their inception in 1972 until 1980, when the franchise was Calgary Flames, sold and relocated to Calgary, Alberta. It hosted the 1977 NCAA Division I basketball tournament, 1977 Final Four, the 1988 Democratic National Convention, and the 1996 Summer Olympics indoor volleyball competition. The Omni was closed and demolished in 1997. Its successor, Philips Arena (now State Farm Arena), was constructed on the Omni's site and opened in 1999. Construction In 1968, real estate developer Tom Cousins, and former Governor of Georgia, Carl Sanders b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland)
The Capital Centre (later USAir Arena and US Airways Arena) was an indoor arena in the eastern United States, located in Landover, Maryland, a suburb east of Washington, D.C. The seating capacity was 18,756 for basketball and 18,130 for ice hockey, hockey. Opened in late 1973, it closed in March 2002, and was demolished that December. History In 1964, Abe Pollin became the owner of the National Basketball Association's Washington Wizards, Baltimore Bullets and wanted to reconnect the sport to the DC region. Pollin announced plans to build a $18 million multi-purpose sports arena in the Maryland beltway in 1972. Ground-breaking of the arena took place on August 24 of that year. The construction lasted for 15 months before the arena opened on December 2, 1973. It was located just outside (east) of the Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway), Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) at exit 16, less than a mile (1.6 km) southeast of FedExField, the home of the Washington Commanders of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd streets above Pennsylvania Station (New York City), Pennsylvania Station. It is the fourth venue to bear the name "Madison Square Garden"; the first two, opened in Madison Square Garden (1879), 1879 and Madison Square Garden (1890), 1890, were located on Madison Square and Madison Square Park, Madison Square, on East 26th Street and Madison Avenue, with the Madison Square Garden (1925), third Madison Square Garden (1925) farther uptown at Eighth Avenue and 50th Street. The Garden hosts professional ice hockey, professional basketball, boxing, mixed martial arts, concerts, ice shows, circuses, professional wrestling, and other forms of sports and entertainment. It is close to other midtown Manhattan landmarks, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
