1977–78 CHL season

{{Infobox sports season

| title = 1977–78 CHL season

| league = Central Hockey League

| sport = Ice hockey

| duration =

| attendance =

| no_of_teams = 6

| season = Regular season

| season_champ_name = Regular Season Top Team

| season_champs = Fort Worth Texans

| MVP = Doug Palazzari

| MVP_link = Tommy Ivan Trophy

| top_scorer = Doug Palazzari

| top_scorer_link = Phil Esposito Trophy

| playoffs = Adams Cup playoffs

| playoffs_link =

| conf1 =

| conf1_link =

| conf1_champ =

| conf1_runner-up =

| conf2 =

| conf2_link =

| conf2_champ =

| conf2_runner-up =

| finals = Adams Cup

| finals_link = Adams Cup (ice hockey)

| finals_champ = Fort Worth Texans

| finals_runner-up = Dallas Black Hawks

| playoffs_MVP = John Anderson

| playoffs_MVP_link = Max McNab Trophy

| nextseason_year = 1978–1979

| prevseason_year = 1976–77

| seasonslistnames = CHL

}}

The 1977–78 CHL season was the 15th season of the Central Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Six teams participated in the regular season, and the Fort Worth Texans won the league title.

Regular season

class="wikitable" ! width="40%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Central Hockey League ! width="5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| GP ! width="5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| W ! width="5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| L ! width="5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| OTL ! width="7.5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| GF ! width="7.5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| GA ! width="7.5%" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Pts
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| align="left" \| Fort Worth Texans (NYI/MIN)	76	44	29	3	262	251	91
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| align="left" \| Salt Lake Golden Eagles (STL)	76	42	31	3	283	238	87
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| align="left" \| Dallas Black Hawks (CHI/TOR)	77	38	36	3	284	281	79
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| align="left" \| Tulsa Oilers (VAN/ATL)	76	34	39	3	264	273	71
align="center" \| align="left" \| Kansas City Red Wings (DET)	76	33	40	3	266	257	69
align="center" \| align="left" \| Phoenix Roadrunners (COL/CLE)	27	4	20	3	75	134	11