1979 Allan Cup
Encyclopedia
The 1979 Allan Cup
was the Canadian
national senior ice hockey
championship for the 1978-79 Senior "A" season. The event was hosted by the Petrolia Squires
in Sarnia, Ontario
. The 1979 playoff marked the 71st 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 1978-79 Senior "A" season. The event was hosted by the Petrolia Squires
Petrolia Squires
The Petrolia Squires are a Canadian Senior ice hockey team based in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League and are two-time Allan Cup National Champions.-History:...
in Sarnia, Ontario
Sarnia, Ontario
Sarnia is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada . It is the largest city on Lake Huron and is located where the upper Great Lakes empty into the St. Clair River....
. The 1979 playoff marked the 71st 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
- Petrolia SquiresPetrolia SquiresThe Petrolia Squires are a Canadian Senior ice hockey team based in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League and are two-time Allan Cup National Champions.-History:...
(Eastern Canadian Champions) - Steinbach HuskiesSteinbach HuskiesThe Steinbach Huskies are both the Junior C hockey and Senior hockey teams based in Steinbach, Manitoba. The Junior C team plays up to and including age 21. Thus the junior team acts as a feeder team to the senior team which competes in the Carillon Senior Hockey League...
(Western Canadian Champions)
Best-of-Seven Series
- Petrolia Squires 6 - Steinbach Huskies 5
- Petrolia Squires 7 - Steinbach Huskies 6 (OT)
- Steinbach Huskies 5 - Petrolia Squires 4
- Petrolia Squires 7 - Steinbach Huskies 1
- Petrolia Squires 6 - Steinbach Huskies 1