1977–78 Winnipeg Jets season
| 1977–78 Winnipeg Jets | |
|---|---|
Avco Cup champions | |
| Division | 1st WHA |
| 1977–78 record | 50–28–2 |
| Home record | 28–11–2 |
| Road record | 22–17–0 |
| Goals for | 381 |
| Goals against | 270 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Rudy Pilous |
| Coach | Larry Hillman |
| Captain | Lars-Erik Sjoberg |
| Alternate captains | Ted Green Anders Hedberg |
| Arena | Winnipeg Arena |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Anders Hedberg (63) |
| Assists | Ulf Nilsson (89) |
| Points | Ulf Nilsson (126) |
| Penalty minutes | Kim Clackson (203) |
| Wins | Gary Bromley (25) |
| Goals against average | Gary Bromley Joe Daley (3.30) |
The 1977–78 Winnipeg Jets season was the Jets' sixth season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Jets, finalists in 1977, qualified first for the playoffs with a dominant season of 50 wins, which included a perfect month of 13 wins in February. In the 1978 WHA playoffs, they won the Avco World Trophy over the New England Whalers in the Final for the second championship in Jets history.