1977-78 New Brunswick season

This was the 1977-78 ice hockey season in New Brunswick:

Leagues

South Central New Brunswick Intermediate C League

1. St. Andrews Senators 16-1-1-33 145:56
2. Fredericton Racers 11-6-1-23 137:97
3. Black's Harbor Silver Kings 5-12-1-11 90:144
4. St. Stephen MacFarland Tee Vees 2-15-1-5 47:122

Semifinal

• Fredericton Racers - St. Stephen MacFarland Tee Vees 3:0 on series (7:0, 5:0, 11:3)
• St. Andrews Senators - Blacks Harbor Silver Kings 3:0 on series

Final

• St. Andrews Senators - Fredericton Racers (6:4, 8:3, 2:4, ?)

Tay Valley League

• 11/14: Department of Transportation - White's Roofing 7:1
• 11/14: Fredericton Flames - Sutherland's Product Bar 3:1
• 11/21: White's Roofing - Sutherland's Product Bar 10:4
• 11/21: MacDonald Builders - Department of Transportation 8:6
• 11/28: Sutherland's Product Bar - Department of Transportation 4:3
• 11/28: White's Roofing - MacDonald Builders 3:1
• 12/5: Department of Transportation - MacDonald Builders 5:2
• 12/5: White's Roofing - Sutherland's Product Bar 6:4
• 12/12: Department of Transportation - White's Roofing 3:2
• 12/12: MacDonald Builders - Sutherland's Product Bar 6:4
• 12/19: White's Roofing - MacDonald Builders 7:0
• 12/19: Department of Transportation - Sutherland's Product Bar 6:2
• 1/9: Sutherland's Product Bar - White's Roofing 7:2
• 1/9: MacDonald Builders - Department of Transportation 3:1
• 1/16: White's Roofing - MacDonald Builders 2:1
• 1/16: Department of Transportation - Sutherland's Product Bar 4:2
• 1/23: White's Roofing - Sutherland's Product Bar 4:3
• 1/23: MacDonald Builders - Department of Transportation 4:3
• 1/30: MacDonald Builders - Southerland's Product Bar 7:2
• 1/30: Department of Transportation - White's Roofing 2:1
• 2/6: Sutherland's Product Bar - Department of Transportation 6:3
• 2/6: MacDonald Builders - White's Roofing 3:1
• 2/13: MacDonald Builders - Sutherland's Product Bar 7:2
• 2/13: Department of Transporation - White's Roofing 6:1
• 2/20: White's Roofing - Sutherland's Product Bar 1:1
• 2/20: Department of Transportation - MacDonald Builders 3:3
• 2/27: MacDonald Builders - White's Roofing 4:2
• 2/27: Department of Transportation - Sutherland's Product Bar 6:5
• 3/6: Sutherland's Product Bar - White's Roofing 9:1
• 3/6: MacDonald Builders - Department of Transportation 3:1
• 3/13: Department of Transportation - White's Roofing 10:2
• 3/13: Sutherland's Product Bar - MacDonald Builders 5:4
• 3/20: Sutherland's Product Bar - Department of Transportation 5:3
• 3/20: MacDonald Builders - White's Roofing 7:0
• 3/27: MacDonald Builders - Sutherland's Product Bar 7:3
• 3/27: White's Roofing - Department of Transportation 7:6

St. John Valley League

• 11/23: Hartland Sabres - Perth Raiders 13:3

Plaster Rock Panthers won the regular season and playoff championship. The Arthurette Comets were also in the league.

Bay Chaleur Intermediate C League

as of 12/9

1. Anse Bleu Pirates 8-0-0-16 75:32
2. Belledune 4-3-0-8 35:39
3. Beresford 2-5-1-5 33:44
4. Petit Rocher Rocs 1-7-1-3 39:66

Final

• Anse Blue Pirates - Petit Rocher Rocs 4:1 on series (3:2, 10:8, 8:3, 1:4, 6:4)

Acadian Peninsula League

• Miscou Navigateurs - Tracadie-Sheila Alpines 4:1 on series (5:4, 9:5, 8:3, 4:5, 8:3) - final

Moncton Commercial League

1. Beco Furs 26-3-0-52 149:49
2. McDonald Paving 14-13-2-30 77:88
3. Mountain Way Bruins 8-17-3-19 65:89
4. Dieppe Flyers 7-21-1-15 61:123

Semifinals

• McDonald Paving - Mountain Way Bruins 3:1, 1 tie on series (4:2, W:L, 1:5, 2:2, 3:2)
• Beco Furs - Dieppe Flyers 3:0 on series (7:0, 6:0, 11:1)

Final

• Beco Furs - McDonald Paving 4:1 on series (8:1, 10:2, 2:8, W:L, 9:2)

Kent Exhibition League

1. Point Sapin Sabres 20-5-0-40
2. Clair Fontaine Keds 19-4-2-40
3. Acadieville Acadiens 16-8-1-33
4. St. Igance Eagles 9-12-4-22
5. St. Louis Blues 4-18-3-11
6. Richibucto Bombadiers 2-23-0-4

Quarterfinals

• St. Ignace - St. Louis (W:L, 6:5 OT, ?)

Semifinals

• Clair Fontaine - Acadieville - Fontaine led series 3-1
• Point Sapin - St. Ignace 4:1 on series (7:1 g5)

Final

• Clair Fontaine - Point Sapin 4:3 on series (W:L, 4:5, 3:2, 3:7, 6:1, L:W, 5:3)

Memramcook Valley League

1. Memramcook Flames 14-11-1-29 110:102
2. Memramcook Rovers 11-13-1-23 90:100
3. Lourdes Tigers 9-16-1-19 89:115

Pre d'En Haut Royals withdrew. They were 11-5-1-23 76:59 as of 1/17.

Semifinal

• Tigers - Rovers 4:0 on series (3:2 OT, 3:1, 5:3, 4:3)

Final

• Flames - Tigers 4:2 on series (5:3, W:L, 4:7, 3:1, L:W, 7:4)

East Coast Interparish League

• 10/31: Barachois - Shediac 3:3
• 11/6: Cap Pele Eagles - Shediac 6:4
• 11/6: Barachois - Upper Aboujagne 4:3
• 11/13: Cap Pele Eagles - Barachois 4:2
• 11/13: Upper Aboujagne - Shediac 4:1
• 11/14: Shediac - Cap Pele Eagles 2:2
• 11/14: Barachois - Upper Aboujagne 4:3
• 11/20: Upper Aboujagne - Cap Pele Eagles 5:3 - Cap Pele 6-1-1 after game
• 11/20: Shediac - Barachois 1:1
• 11/22: Cap Pele Eagles - Upper Aboujagne 4:2
• 11/22: "Barachois' - Shediac 4:3
• 1/15: Cap Pele Eagles - Upper Aboujagne 5:3
• 1/29: Cap Pele Eagles - Barachois 13:5
• 2/6: Cap Pele Eagles - Upper Aboujagne 4:0

Final

• 3/11: Cap Pele Eagles - Upper Aboujagne 8:5 - Cap Pele led series 2-0

Kent-South Interparish League

• 11/8: St. Paul Lumbermen - Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers 6:5
• 11/8: Notre Dame Foresters - Cocagne-Grand Digue Bastarache Auto Salvage 9:7
• 11/11: St. Mary's Royals - Notre Dame Foresters 5:3
• 11/13: Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers - St. Mary's Royals 5:4
• 11/13: St. Paul Lumbermen - Cocagne-Grand Digue Bastarache Auto Salvage 5:3
• 11/15: Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers - Notre Dame Foresters 10:2
• 11/15: Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers - St. Paul Lumbermen 5:3
• 11/18: Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers - St. Mary's Royals 8:1
• 11/18: St. Paul Lumbermen - Cocagne-Grand Digue Bastarache Auto Salvage 4:2
• 11/22: Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers - Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers 3:3
• 11/22: Notre Dame Foresters - St. Mary's Royals 6:1
• 11/25: Cocagne-Grand Digue Bastarache Auto Salvage - Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers 9:5
• 11/25: St. Paul Lumbermen - St. Mary's Royals 5:2
• 11/27: Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers - Notre Dame Foresters 9:6
• 11/27: Cocagne-Grand Digue Bastarache Auto Salvage - St. Mary's Royals 9:2
• 12/2: Notre Dame Foresters - Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers 7:5
• 12/2: Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers - Cocagne-Grand Digue Bastarache Auto Salvage 6:1
• 12/4: Notre Dame Foresters - St. Paul Lumbermen 6:5
• 12/4: Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers - St. Mary's Royals 6:5
• 12/6: Cocagne-Grand Digue Bastarache Auto Salvage - Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers 6:5
• 12/6: Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers - St. Paul Lumbermen 4:3
• 12/11: Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers - Notre Dame Foresters 6:2
• 12/11: Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers - St. Paul Lumbermen 7:3
• 12/13: St. Paul Lumbermen - St. Mary's Royals 5:1
• 12/13: Notre Dame Foresters - Cocagne-Grand Digue Bastarache Auto Salvage 4:1
• 12/16: Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers - Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers 4:4
• 12/16: St. Mary's Royals - Notre Dame Foresters 5:5
• 12/18: St. Paul Lumbermen - Cocagne-Grand Digue Bastarache Auto Salvage 8:1
• 12/18: Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers - St. Mary's Royals 5:2
• 12/20: Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers - St. Paul Lumbermen 9:4
• 12/20: Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers - Notre Dame Foresters 10:2
• 1/3: Notre Dame Foresters - St. Paul Lumbermen 5:1
• 1/3: Cocagne-Grand Digue Bastarache Auto Salvage - Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers 9:3
• 1/6: Notre Dame Foresters - St. Mary's Royals 5:5
• 1/6: Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers - Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers 12:3
• 1/8: St. Paul Lumbermen - St. Mary's Royals 9:2
• 1/8: Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers - Cocagne-Grand Digue Bastarache Auto Salvage 5:5
• 1/13: St. Mary's Royals - Cocagne-Grand Digue Bastarache Auto Salvage 8:5
• 1/15: Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers - Cocagne-Grand Digue Bastarache Auto Salvage 6:3
• 1/15: Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers - Notre Dame Foresters 10:2
• 1/17: St. Mary's Royals - Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers 6:5
• 1/20: Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers - Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers 7:4
• 1/22: Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers - St. Mary's Royals 5:2
• 1/22: Notre Dame Foresters - Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers 5:2
• 1/24: St. Mary's Royals - Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers 4:4
• 1/27: Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers - Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers 6:2
• 1/29: Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers - St. Mary's Royals 8:6
• 1/29: Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers - Notre Dame Foresters 5:4 - Goguen clinched first place with an 8-2-4 record
• 1/31: Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers - St. Mary's Royals 8:3
• 2/3: Notre Dame Foresters - St. Mary's Royals 6:5

Semifinals

• 2/8: Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers - Notre Dame Foresters 8:5
• 2/10: St. Mary's Royals - Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers 4:3 OT
• 2/12: Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers - St. Mary's Royals 3:1
• 2/12: Notre Dame Foresters - Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers 3:2
• 2/14: Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers - Notre Dame Foresters 9:3
• 2/17: Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers - St. Mary's Royals 5:1
• 2/19: Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers - Notre Dame Foresters 5:3
• 2/19: Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers - St. Mary's Royals 8:3
• 2/21: Notre Dame Foresters - Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers 11:5
• 2/24: Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers - St. Mary's Royals 4:0
• 2/26: Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers - Notre Dame Foresters 4:2

Final

• 3/7: Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers - Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers 4:2
• 3/12: Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers - Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers 8:3
• 3/14: Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers - Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers 12:3
• 3/17: Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers - Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers 7:4
• 3/19: Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers - Cocagne-Grand Digue Atlantic Roofers 6:4 - Goguen won series 4-2

Quebec-New Brunswick Intermediate C League

Final

• 3/30: Campbellton Beavers - Hachey Truckers 5:4 OT
• 4/2: Campbellton Beavers - Hachey Truckers 4:0 - Beavers won series 4-1

Other games

• 12/28: Fredericton Racers - Miramichi Merchants 7:5
• 1/5: Cocagne-Grand Digue Goguen Brothers - Moncton Roadrunners 10:3
• 1/8: Miramichi Merchants - Fairville Buccaneers 10:8
• 1/26: Fairville Buccaneers - St. Stephen Tee Vees 5:1
• 1/28: Fairville Buccaneers - Fredericton Racers 4:1
• 1/30: Rogersville Acadians - Miramichi Merchants 7:6
• 2/6: Miramichi Merchants - Fredericton Racers 9:9
• 2/12: Miramichi Merchants - Keswick Cougars 20:1
• 2/24: Miramichi Merchants - Chipman Schooners 10:0
• 3/3: Miramichi Merchants - Moncton Bruins 9:5
• 3/6: Miramichi All-Stars - Miramichi Merchants 11:10
• North Side Ready-Mix - Chipman Merchants 2:1 on series (3:5, 8:3, 4:1) - Intermediate D series

New Brunswick Intermediate C Playoffs

• Cap Pele Eagles - Elgin Aces 2:1 on series (5:3, 2:3, W:L)
• Fairville Buccaneers - Fredericton Alpines 2:1 on series (5:3, 4:7, W:L)
• Miramichi Valley All-Stars - St. Thomas Tommies 2:0 on series (W:L, 7:4)
• Cap Pele Eagles - Lower Cap Pele Penguins 2:0 on series (4:3, 8:2)
• Miramichi Valley All-Stars - Fairville Buccaneers 2:0 on series (W:L, 5:1)
• Cap Pele Eagles - Miramichi Valley All-Stars 2:0 on series (8:2, 9:8 OT)
• Miscou Island Navigators - Anse Bleu Pirates 2:1 on series (8:3, 4:6, 4:2)
• Cap Pele Eagles - St. Andrews Senators 2:0 on series (5:3, 11:1)
• Cap Pele Eagles - Miscou Island Navigators 2:1 on series (8:7, 5:6 2OT, Forfeit) - final

New Brunswick Intermediate D Playoffs

• Doaktown Miramichi Merchants - Rogersville Acadians 2:0 on series (9:8, 6:5)
• Barachois Fishermen - Petitcodiac Green Gables 2:0 on series (4:2, 2:1)
• Moncton Bruins - Barachois Fishermen 2:0 on series (6:4, 8:2)
• Doaktown Miramichi Merchants - Moncton Bruins 2:0 on series (9:4, 7:5)
• Doaktown Miramichi Merchants - Black's Harbor Silver Kings 2:1 on series (9:6, 6:9, 10:5)
• Val d'Amour Satellites - Doaktown Miramichi Merchants 3:2 on series (2:8, 4:3, 5:2, L:W, 8:5) - final; Val'd Amour won the New Brunswick-Quebec Intermediate D League title

Sources

• Fredericton Daily Gleaner
• Moncton Transcript
• Saint John Telegraph-Journal