1978–79 WHL season
The 1978–79 WHL season was the 13th season for the Western Hockey League. Twelve teams completed a 72-game season. The Brandon Wheat Kings won the President's Cup.League notes
Final standings
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Brian Propp | Brandon Wheat Kings | 71 | 94 | 100 | 194 | 127 |
| Ray Allison | Brandon Wheat Kings | 62 | 60 | 93 | 153 | 191 |
| Laurie Boschman | Brandon Wheat Kings | 65 | 66 | 83 | 149 | 215 |
| Duane Sutter | Lethbridge Broncos | 71 | 50 | 75 | 125 | 212 |
| Doug Morrison | Lethbridge Broncos | 72 | 56 | 67 | 123 | 159 |
| Kelly Kisio | Calgary Wranglers | 70 | 60 | 61 | 121 | 73 |
| Mike Toal | Portland Winter Hawks | 71 | 38 | 83 | 121 | 32 |
| Brent Ashton | Saskatoon Blades | 62 | 64 | 65 | 119 | 180 |
| Perry Turnbull | Portland Winter Hawks | 70 | 75 | 43 | 118 | 191 |
| Gord Williams | Lethbridge Broncos | 72 | 58 | 59 | 117 | 60 |
1979 WHL Playoffs
Division semi-finals
Round robin format
- Brandon advanced
- Saskatoon advanced
- Edmonton eliminated
- Lethbridge advanced
- Calgary advanced
- Billings eliminated
- Portland advanced
- Victoria advanced
- New Westminster eliminated
Division finals
- Brandon defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 0
- Lethbridge defeated Calgary 4 games to 3
- Portland defeated Victoria 4 games to 3
League semi-finals
Round Robin format
- Brandon advanced
- Portland advanced
- Lethbridge eliminated
WHL Championship
- Brandon defeated Portland 4 games to 2
There was no All-Star game in 1978–79.WHL awards
