The Portland Winter Hawks became the first American-based club to top the regular season standings, capturing the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy.
In the playoffs, the Regina Pats won their second President's Cup, defeating the Victoria Cougars in the championship final.
However, the team lasted only 28 games before ceasing operations on December 16, 1979, for the remainder of the season.
Thus while twelve teams opened the season, only eleven played it through to completion.
1Folded mid-season Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes Round Robin format