1978 Allan Cup
Encyclopedia
The 1978 Allan Cup
was the Canadian
national senior ice hockey
championship for the 1977-78 Senior "A" season. The event was hosted by the Kimberley Dynamiters
in Kimberley, British Columbia
. The 1978 playoff marked the 70th time that the Allan Cup
has been awarded.
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
was the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
national senior ice hockey
Senior ice hockey
Senior hockey refers to amateur or semi-professional ice hockey competition for players too old to play junior ice hockey. The top senior amateur teams in Canadian leagues compete annually for the Allan Cup....
championship for the 1977-78 Senior "A" season. The event was hosted by the Kimberley Dynamiters
Kimberley Dynamiters
The Kimberley Dynamiters are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Eddie Mountain Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League . They play their home games at Kimberley Civic Centre.The team was...
in Kimberley, British Columbia
Kimberley, British Columbia
Kimberley is a small city in southeast British Columbia, Canada along Highway 95A between the Purcell and Rocky Mountains. Kimberley was named in 1896 after the Kimberley mine in South Africa. From 1917 to 2001, it was the home to the world's largest lead-zinc mine, the Sullivan Mine...
. The 1978 playoff marked the 70th time that the Allan Cup
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
has been awarded.
Teams
- Brantford AlexandersBrantford AlexandersThe Brantford Alexanders were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League and Ontario Hockey League from 1978 to 1984. The team was based in Brantford, Ontario.-History:...
(Eastern Canadian Champions) - Kimberley DynamitersKimberley Dynamiters (WIHL)The Kimberley Dynamiters are a defunct Senior Amateur ice hockey club that played from 1946-1981 in the Western International Hockey League ....
(Western Canadian Champions)
Best-of-Seven Series
- Kimberley Dynamiters 6 - Brantford Alexanders 2
- Kimberley Dynamiters 4 - Brantford Alexanders 2
- Brantford Alexanders 5 - Kimberley Dynamiters 3
- Kimberley Dynamiters 5 - Brantford Alexanders 2
- Kimberley Dynamiters 7 - Brantford Alexanders 3