World Hockey Association (1972-1979)

WHA

 

WHA Championship Results (AVCO Cup)

Year Champion Runner-up Result Series MVP
1972-73 New England Whalers Winnipeg Jets 4-1 No Award
1973-74 Houston Aeros Chicago Cougers 4-0 No Award
1974-75 Houston Aeros Quebec Nordiques 4-0 Ron Grahame, Houston
1975-76 Winnipeg Jets Houston Aeros 4-0 Ulf Nilsson, Winnipeg
1976-77 Quebec Nordiques Winnipeg Jets 4-3 Serge Bernier, Quebec
1977-78 Winnipeg Jets New England Whalers 4-0 Robert Guindon, Winnipeg
1978-79 Winnipeg Jets Edmonton Oilers 4-2 Rich Preston, Winnipeg

 

WHA All-Star Games

Year Game Result Game MVP
1973 East 6 -West 4 Wayne Carleton, Ottawa
1974 East 8 -West 4 Mike Walton, Minnesota
1975 West 6 -East 4 Rejean Houle, Quebec
1976 Canada 6 -USA 1 Canada - Real Cloutier, Quebec
USA - Paul Shmyr, Cleveland
1977 East 4 -West 2 East - Lou Levasseur, Minnesota
West - Will Lindstrom, Winnipeg
1978 Quebec 5 -WHA Stars 4 Quebec - Marc Tardif, Quebec
WHA - Mark Howe, New England
1979 WHA Stars 4 -Moscow 2 No Award
WHA Stars 4 -Moscow 2 No Award
WHA Stars 4 -Moscow 3 No Award

 

Awards and Honors

MVP Award (Gary Davidson Award)
Renamed the Gordie Howe Trophy in 1975
Year  Player,  Team
1972-73  Bobby Hull, Winnipeg Jets
1973-74  Gordie Howe, Houston Aeros
1974-75  Bobby Hull, Winnipeg Jets
1975-76  Marc Tardif, Quebec Nordiques
1976-77  Robbie Ftorek, Phoenix Roadrunners
1977-78  Marc Tardif, Quebec Nordiques
1978-79  Dave Dryden, Edmonton Oilers
Scoring Leader (Bill Hunter Trophy)
Year  Player,  Team Pts
1972-73  Andre Lacroix, Philidalphia Blazers 124
1973-74  Mike Walton, Minnesota Fighting Saints 117
1974-75  Andre Lacroix, San Diego Mariners 147
1975-76  Marc Tardif, Quebec Nordiques 148
1976-77  Real Cloutier, Quebec Nordiques 141
1977-78  Marc Tardif, Quebec Nordiques 154
1978-79  Real Cloutier, Quebec Nordiques 129
Rookie of the Year Award (Lou Kaplan Trophy) 
Year  Player,  Team
1972-73  Terry Caffery, New England Whalers
1973-74  Mark Howe, Houston Aeros
1974-75  Anders Hedberg, Winnipeg Jets
1975-76  Mark Napier, Toronto Toros
1976-77  George Lyle, New England Whalers
1977-78  Kent Nilsson, Winnipeg Jets
1978-79  Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Goaltender Award (Ben Hatskin Trophy) 
Year  Player,  Team
1972-73  Gerry Cheevers, Cleveland Crusaders
1973-74  Don McLeod, Houston Aeros
1974-75  Ron Grahame, Houston Aeros
1975-76  Michel Dion, Indianapolis Racers
1976-77  Ron Grahame, Houston Aeros
1977-78  Al Smith, New England Whalers
1978-79  Dave Dryden, Edmonton Oilers
Defenseman Award (Dennis A. Murphy Trophy)
Year  Player,  Team
1972-73  J.C Tremblay, Quebec Nordiques
1973-74  Pat Stapleton, Chicago Cougars
1974-75  J.C. Tremblay, Quebec Nordiques
1975-76  Paul Shmyr, Cleveland Crusaders
1976-77  Ron Plumb, Cincinnati Stingers
1977-78  Lars-Erik Sjoberg, Winnipeg Jets
1978-79  Rick Ley, New England Whalers

 

WHA All-time Statistical Leaders

Total Career Points Scored
Player Yrs Gms Gls Asts Points
Andre Lacroix 7 551 251 547 798
Marc Tardif 6 446 316 350 666
Bobby Hull 7 411 303 335 638
Real Cloutier 5 369 283 283 566
Serge Bernier 6 417 230 336 566
Robbie Ftorek 5 373 216 307 523
Gordie Howe 6 419 174 334 508
Mark Howe 6 426 208 296 504
Chris Bordeleau 7 412 179 325 504
Ulf Nilsson 4 300 140 344 484
Andres Hedberg 4 286 236 222 458
Larry Lund 6 459 149 277 426
Tom Webster 6 352 220 205 425
JC Trembley 7 455 66 358 424
Danny Lawson 5 392 223 199 422

 

Career Goals
Player Goals
Marc Tardif 316
Bobby Hull 303
Real Cloutier 283
Andre Lacroix 251
Andres Hedberg 236
Serge Bernier 230
Danny Lawson 223
Tom Webster 220
Robbie Ftorek 216
Mark Howe 208

Career Assists
Player Assists
Andre Lacroix 547
JC Trembley 358
Marc Tardif 350
Ulf Nilsson 344
Serge Bernier 336
Bobby Hull 335
Gordie Howe 334
Chris Bordeleau 325
Robbie Ftorek 307
Mark Howe 296

 

Total Points - Season
Player Year Points
Marc Tardif 1977-78 154
Marc Tardif 1975-76 148
Andre Lacroix 1974-75 147
Bobby Hull 1974-75 142
Real Cloutier 1976-77 141
Andres Hedberg 1977-78 131
Real Cloutier 1977-78 129
Real Cloutier 1978-79 129
Ulf Nilsson 1977-78 126
Ulf Nilsson 1976-77 124
Andre Lacroix 1972-73 124

Goals - Season
Player Year Goals
Bobby Hull 1974-75 77
Real Cloutier 1978-79 75
Marc Tardif 1975-76 71
Andres Hedberg 1976-77 70
Real Cloutier 1976-77 66
Marc Tardif 1977-78 65
Morris Lukowicz 1978-79 65
Andres Hedberg 1977-78 63
Danny Lawson 1972-73 61
Real Cloutier 1975-76 60
Mark Napier 1976-77 60

Assists - Season
Player Year Assists
Andre Lacroix 1974-75 106
Ulf Nilsson 1974-75 94
Ulf Nilsson 1977-78 89
Marc Tardif 1977-78 89
Ulf Nilsson 1975-76 85
Andre Lacroix 1976-77 82
Andre Lacroix 1973-74 80
Marc Tardif 1975-76 77
Andre Lacroix 1977-78 77
Robbie Ftorek 1978-79 77

 

All League Selections:

1973
Goalie Gary Cheevers, Cleveland 
Defenseman JC Trembley, Quebec 
Defenseman Paul Shmyr, Cleveland
Center Andre LaCroix, Philadelphia 
Right Wing Danny Lawson, Philadelphia 
Left Wing Bobby Hull, Winnipeg
1974
Goalie Don McLeod, Houston
Defenseman Pat Stapleton, Chicago 
Defenseman Paul Shmyr, Cleveland
Center Andre LaCroix, New York
Right Wing Gordie Howe, Houston
Left Wing Bobby Hull, Winnipeg
1975
Goalie Ron Grahame, Houston
Defenseman JC Trembley, Quebec 
Defenseman Kevin Morrison, San Diego
Center Andre LaCroix, San Diego
Right Wing Gordie Howe, Houston
Left Wing Bobby Hull, Winnipeg
1976
Goalie Joe Daley, Winnipeg
Defenseman JC Trembley, Quebec 
Defenseman Paul Shmyr, Cleveland
Center Ulf Nilsson, Winnipeg
Right Wing Andres Hedberg, Winnipeg
Left Wing Marc Tardiff, Quebec 
1977
Goalie John Garrett, Birmingham
Defenseman Daryl Maggs, Indianapolis
Defenseman Ron Plumb, Cincinnati
Center Robbie Ftorek, Phoenix
Right Wing Andres Hedberg, Winnipeg
Left Wing Marc Tardiff, Quebec 
1978
Goalie Al Smith, New England
Defenseman Lars-Erik Sjoberg, Winnipeg 
Defenseman Al Hamilton, Edmonton
Center Ulf Nilsson, Winnipeg
Right Wing Andres Hedberg, Winnipeg
Left Wing Marc Tardiff, Quebec 
1979
Goalie Dave Dryden, Edmonton 
Defenseman Rick Ley, New England
Defenseman Rob Ramage, Birmingham
Center Robbie Ftorek, Cincinnati
Right Wing Real Cloutier, Quebec 
Left Wing Mark Howe, New England

WHA All Time Team

First Team
Lineman - Marc Tardif
Lineman - Bobby Hull
Lineman - Andre Lacroix
Defense - J.C. Tremblay
Defense - Paul Shmyr
Goalie - Ron Grahame

All Time WHA MVP - Andre Lacroix

Second Team
Lineman - Robbie Ftorek
Lineman - Real Cloutier
Lineman - Gordie Howe
Defense - Lars-Erik Sjoberg
Defense - Pat Stapleton
Goalie - Dave Dryden

Third Team
Lineman - Ulf Nilsson
Lineman - Andres Hedberg
Lineman - Mark Howe
Lineman - Mike Walton
Defense - Ron Plumb
Defense - Al Hamilton
Goalie - Gerry Cheevers

Honorable Mention
Lineman - Chris Bordeleau
Lineman - Larry Lund
Lineman - Danny Lawson
Lineman - Serge Bernier
Lineman - Tom Webster
Defense - Kevin Morrison
Defense - Rick Ley
Defense - Rob Ramage
Defense - Ted Green
Goalie - Don McLeod
Goalie - Al Smith
Goalie - Michel Dion
Goalie - John Garrett
Goalie - Joe Daley
Goalie - Ernie Wakely

Other WHA Links:

Andrew Stiffler's WHA Web Site

Ryan Hoffman's WHA Web Site

Arthur Chidlovski's WHA Web Site

Extinct Sports Leagues Home Page

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