Canadian International Hockey League All-Stars vs. Canadian National Team
December 23, 1978 @ Cambridge
Canada 6 CIHL All-Stars 3
Twins players on team:
Ron Busniuk
Gerry Cizmar
Dan O’Donaghue
Coach: Albert (Ab) Cava
CIHL Year–End All–Stars
1st Team
Goal: Dave Fitzpatrick, Twins
Defence: Ron Busniuk, Twins
Right Wing: Russ Elliott, Twins
Coach: Albert (Ab) Cava, Twins
2nd Team
Goal: John Adams, Twins
CIHL semifinal
Thunder Bay Twins vs. Whitby Iroquois
Game 1: Twins 7 Iroquois 2 (@ Thunder Bay)
Game 2: Twins 6 Iroquois 3 (@ Thunder Bay)
Game 3: Twins 4 Iroquois 2 (@ Whitby)
Game 4: Twins ?? Iroqouis ?? (@ Whitby)
Thunder Bays wins-of-seven series 4-0
CIHL Final
Thunder Bay Twins vs. Cambridge Hornets
Game 1: Twins 2 Hornets 1 (@ Thunder Bay)
Game 2: Twins 4 Hornets 1 (@ Thunder Bay)
Game 3: Hornets 6 Twins 5 (@ Cambridge)
Game 4: Hornets 8 Twins 2 (@ Cambridge)
Game 5: Hornets 2 Twins 1 (@ Cambridge)
Game 6: Twins 6 Hornets 0 (@ Thunder Bay)
Game 7: Twins 9 Hornets 1 (@ Thunder Bay)
Thunder Bay wins best-of-seven series 4-3
March 28, 1979: Twins hard pressed to win in series opener over Hornets
Allan Cup quarter-final
Thunder Bay Twins vs. Petrolia Squires
Game 1: Squires 4 Twins 3 (OT) (@ Sarnia)
Game 2: Squires 4 Twins 3 (OT) (@ Sarnia)
Game 3: Twins 5 Squires 1 (@ Thunder Bay)
Game 4: Squires 3 Twins 2 (@ Thunder Bay)
Game 5: Twins 3 Squires 1 (@ Thunder Bay)
Game 6: Squires 6 Twins 1 (@ Sarnia)
Petrolia wins best-of-seven series 4-2
NOTE: Petrolia went on to win the Eastern senior final, three games to one, over the St. John’s Shamrocks, before going on to defeat the Steinbach Huskies, 4-1, in the best-of-seven Allan Cup Final.