1978 Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy

The 1978 Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy was a series of playoff rounds to determine the Eastern Canada seed to the 1978 Centennial Cup.
==Teams==
*CJHL - Pembroke Lumber Kings
*EJHL - New Waterford Jets
*IJHL - Charlottetown Eagles
*MVJHL - Cole Harbour Colts
*NBJHL - Fredericton Red Wings
*OPJHL - Guelph Platers
*QJAHL - Thetford Mines Fleur de Lys
*TBJHL - Degagne Hurricanes
==Playdowns==
Quarter-final
:Charlottetown Eagles defeated Fredericton Red Wings 4-games-to-1
::Charlottetown 8 - Fredericton 2
::Charlottetown 7 - Fredericton 3
::Fredericton 4 - Charlottetown 3
::Charlottetown 5 - Fredericton 4
::Charlottetown 9 - Fredericton 5
:Guelph Platers defeated Degagne Hurricanes 4-games-to-none
::04/02/1978 - Degagne 5 @ Guelph 8
::04/03/1978 - Degagne 4 @ Guelph 8
::04/06/1978 - Guelph 7 @ Degagne 5
::04/07/1978 - Guelph 12 @ Degagne 3
:Pembroke Lumber Kings defeated Thetford Mines Fleur de Lys 4-games-to-none
::Pembroke 7 - Thetford Mines 4
::Pembroke 8 - Thetford Mines 1
::Pembroke 7 - Thetford Mines 5
::Pembroke 7 - Thetford Mines 2
:Cole Harbour Colts defeated New Waterford Jets 4-games-to-none (forfeit)
::Cole Harbour 12 - New Waterford 2
::Cole Harbour 7 - New Waterford 2
::Cole Harbour 12 - New Waterford 4
::Cole Harbour awarded Game 4 after New Waterford forfeits due to flu outbreak
Semi-final
:Charlottetown Eagles defeated Cole Harbour Colts 4-games-to-none
(Series was also for the Maritime Junior A championship)
::Charlottetown 12 - Cole Harbour 4
::Charlottetown 7 - Cole Harbour 5
::Charlottetown 6 - Cole Harbour 3
::Charlottetown 5 - Cole Harbour 2
:Guelph Platers defeated Pembroke Lumber Kings 4-games-to-1
::Guelph 10 - Pembroke 5
::Guelph 7 - Pembroke 4
::Guelph 9 - Pembroke 8
::Pembroke 3 - Guelph 2
::Guelph 5 - Pembroke 2
Final
:Guelph Platers defeated Charlottetown Eagles 4-games-to-2
::Charlottetown 5 - Guelph 1
::Charlottetown 3 - Guelph 1
::Guelph 9 - Charlottetown 1
::Guelph 10 - Charlottetown 3
::Guelph 8 - Charlottetown 4
::Guelph 7 - Charlottetown 2
Category:Canadian Junior A Hockey League
Category:Dudley Hewitt Cup