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WHA
WORLD HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
1972-73
EASTERN DIVISION
G W L T
GF GA PTS
New England Whalers 78
46 30 2 318 263
94
Cleveland Crusaders 78
43 32 3 287 239
89
Philadelphia Blazers 78 38
40 0 288 305 76
Ottawa Nationals
78 35 39 4 279
301 74
Quebec Nordiques
78 33 40 5 276
313 71
New York Raiders
78 33 43 2 303
334 68
WESTERN DIVISION
Winnipeg Jets
78 43 31 4 285
249 90
Houston Aeros
78 39 35 4 284
269 82
Los Angeles Sharks 78
37 35 6 259 250
80
Minnesota Fighting Saints 78 38 37
3 250 269 79
Alberta Oilers
78 38 37 3 269
256 79
Chicago Cougars
78 26 50 2 245
295 54
* Minnesota def Alberta 4-2 in a playoff game to decide 4th place.
AFTER SEASON;
Alberta Oilers change name to Edmonton Oilers.
New York Raiders change name to New York Golden Blades.
Ottawa Nationals move to Toronto. Team named Toronto Toros.
Philadelphia Blazers move to Vancouver. Team named Vancouver Blazers.
top scorers
GP G A PTS
1- Andre Lacroix, Phi. 78 50 74
124
2- Ron Ward, NY
77 51 67 118
3- Danny Lawson, Phi. 78 61
45 106
4- Tom Webster, N.E. 77 53
50 103
5- Bobby Hull, Win. 63 51
52 103
Quarter-finals; New England over Ottawa, 4 games to 1
Cleveland over Philadelphia, 4 games to 0
Winnipeg over Minnesota, 4 games to 1
Houston over Los Angeles, 4 games to 2
Semi-finals; New England over Cleveland,
4 games to 1
Winnipeg over Houston, 4 games to 0
AVCO CUP: New England
over Winnipeg, 4 games to 1
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1973-74
EASTERN DIVISION
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
New England Whalers 78
43 31 4 291 260
90
Toronto Toros
78 41 33 4 304
272 86
Cleveland Crusaders 78
37 32 9 266 264
83
Chicago Cougars
78 38 35 5 271
273 81
Quebec Nordiques
78 38 36 4 306
280 80
New York - New Jersey 78
32 42 4 268 313
68
WESTERN DIVISION
Houston Aeros
78 48 25 5 318
219 101
Minnesota Fighting Saints 78 44 32
2 332 275 90
Edmonton Oilers
78 38 37 3 268
269 79
Winnipeg Jets
78 34 39 5 264
296 73
Vancouver Blazers 78
27 50 1 278 345
55
Los Angeles Sharks 78
25 53 0 239 339
50
DURING SEASON;
New York Raiders moved to New Jersey. Team named New Jersey Knights.
AFTER SEASON;
Phoenix Roadrunners added.
Indianapolis Racers added.
New Jersey Knights move to San Diego. Team named San Diego Mariners.
Los Angeles Sharks move to Michigan. Team named Michigan Stags.
top scorers
GP G A PTS
1- Mike Walton, Min. 78
57 60 117
2- Andre Lacroix, NY-NJ 78 31
80 111
3- Gordie Howe, Hou. 70
31 69 100
4- Bobby Hull, Win. 75
53 42 95
5- Wayne Connelly, Min. 78 42
53 95
Quarter-finals; Chicago over New England, 4 games to 3
Toronto over Cleveland, 4 games to 1
Houston over Winnipeg, 4 games to 0
Minnesota over Edmonton, 4 games to 1
Semi-finals; Houston over Minnesota, 4
games to 2
Chicago over Toronto, 4 games to 0
AVCO CUP: Houston over
Chicago, 4 games to 0
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1974-75
CANADIAN DIVISION
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
Quebec Nordiques
78 46 32 0 331
299 92
Toronto Toros
78 43 33 2 349
304 88
Winnipeg Jets
78 38 35 5 322
293 81
Vancouver Blazers 78
37 39 2 256 270
76
Edmonton Oilers
78 36 38 4 279
279 76
EASTERN DIVISION
New England Whalers 78
43 30 5 274 279
91
Cleveland Crusaders 78
35 40 3 236 258
73
Chicago Cougars
78 30 47 1 261
312 61
Indianapolis Racers 78
18 57 3 216 338
39
WESTERN DIVISION
Houston Aeros
78 53 25 0 369
247 106
San Diego Mariners 78
43 31 4 326 268
90
Minnesota Fighting Saints 78 42 33
3 308 279 87
Phoenix Roadrunners 78
39 31 8 300 265
86
Michigan - Baltimore 78
21 53 4 205 341
46
DURING SEASON;
Michigan Stags move to Baltimore. Team named Baltimore Blades.
AFTER SEASON;
Baltimore Blades fold.
Chicago Cougars fold.
Vancouver Blazers move to Calgary. Team named Calgary Cowboys.
Cincinnati Stingers added.
Denver Spurs added.
top scorers
GP G A PTS
1- Andre Lacroix, San D. 78 41
106 147
2- Bobby Hull, Win. 78
77 65 142
3- Serge Bernier, Que. 76 54
68 122
4- Ulf Nilsson, Win. 78
26 94 120
5- Larry Lund, Hou. 78
33 75 108
Playoffs: (Top 2 teams in each division plus two wild cards)
Quarter-finals; Houston over Cleveland, 4 games to 1
Quebec over Phoenix, 4 games to 1
Minnesota over New England, 4 games to 1
San Diego over Toronto, 4 games to 2
Semi-finals; Houston over San Diego,
4 games to 0
Quebec over Minnesota, 4 games to 2
AVCO CUP: Houston
over Quebec, 4 games to 0
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1975-76
CANADIAN DIVISION
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
Winnipeg Jets
81 52 27 2 345
254 106
Quebec Nordiques
81 50 27 4 371
316 104
Calgary Cowboys
80 41 35 4 307
282 86
Edmonton Oilers
81 27 49 5 268
345 59
Toronto Toros
81 24 52 5 335
398 53
EASTERN DIVISION
Indianapolis Racers 80
35 39 6 245 247
76
Cleveland Crusaders 80
35 40 5 273 279
75
New England Whalers 80
33 40 7 255 290
73
Cincinnati Stingers 80
35 44 1 285 340
71
WESTERN DIVISION
Houston Aeros
80 53 27 0 341
263 106
Phoenix Roadrunners 80
39 35 6 302 287
84
San Diego Mariners 80
36 38 6 303 290
78
Minnesota Fighting Saints 59 30 25
4 211 212 64
Denver - Ottawa
41 14 26 1 134
172 29
DURING SEASON;
Denver Spurs move to Ottawa. Team named Ottawa Civics.
Ottawa Civics play 1 game and fold.
Minnesota Fighting Saints fold.
AFTER SEASON;
Cleveland Crusaders move to Minnesota. Team named Minnesota Fighting
Saints.
Toronto Toros move to Birmingham. Team named Birmingham Bulls.
top scorers
GP G A PTS
1- Marc Tardif, Que. 81
71 77 148
2- Bobby Hull, Win. 80
53 70 123
3- Real Cloutier, Que. 80 60
54 114
4- Ulf Nilsson, Win. 78
38 76 114
5- Robbie Ftorek, Pho. 80 41
72 113
Playoffs: (all teams except last place team in each division made playoffs)
Preliminary; New England over Cleveland, 3 games
to 0
San Diego over Phoenix, 3 games to 2
Quarter-finals; Winnipeg over Edmonton, 4 games to 0
Calgary over Quebec, 4 games to 1
New England over Indianapolis, 4 games to 3
Houston over San Diego, 4 games to 2
Semi-finals; Winnipeg over Calgary, 4 games to
1
Houston over New England, 4 games to 3
AVCO CUP: Winnipeg over Houston,
4 games to 0
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1976-77
EASTERN DIVISION
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
Quebec Nordiques
81 47 31 3 353
295 97
Cincinnati Stingers 81
39 37 5 354 303
83
Indianapolis Racers 81
36 37 8 276 305
80
New England Whalers 81
35 40 6 275 290
76
Birmingham Bulls
81 31 46 4 289
309 66
Minnesota Fighting Saints 42 19 18
5 136 129 43
WESTERN DIVISION
Houston Aeros
80 50 24 6 320
241 106
Winnipeg Jets
80 46 32 2 366
291 94
San Diego Mariners 81
40 37 4 284 283
84
Edmonton Oilers
81 34 43 4 243
304 72
Calgary Cowboys
81 31 43 7 252
296 69
Phoenix Roadrunners 80
28 48 4 281 383
60
DURING SEASON;
Minnesota New Fighting Saints fold.
AFTER SEASON;
San Diego Mariners fold.
Calgary Cowboys fold.
Phoenix Roadrunners fold.
top scorers
GP G A PTS
1- Real Cloutier, Que. 76 66
75 141
2- Anders Hedberg, Win. 68 70
61 131
3- Ulf Nilsson, Win. 71
39 85 124
4- Robbie Ftorek, Pho. 80 46
71 117
5- Andre Lacroix, San D. 81 32
82 114
Quarter-finals; Quebec over New England, 4 games to
1
Indianapolis over Cincinnati, 4 games to 0
Houston over Edmonton, 4 games to 1
Winnipeg over San Diego, 4 games to 3
Semi-finals; Quebec over Indianapolis,
4 games to 1
Winnipeg over Houston, 4 games to 2
AVCO CUP: Quebec over Winnipeg, 4 games to 3
Izvestia Cup - Dec.12-17,1976 Moscow, Soviet Union
GP W L T GF GA PTS-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1977-78
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
Winnipeg Jets
80 50 28 2 382
269 100
New England Whalers 80
44 31 5 335 269
93
Houston Aeros
80 42 34 4 295
303 88
Quebec Nordiques
80 40 37 3 349
347 83
Edmonton Oilers
80 38 39 3 309
307 79
Birmingham Bulls
80 36 41 3 287
314 75
Cincinnati Stingers 80
35 42 3 298 332
73
Indianapolis Racers 80
24 51 5 267 353
53
Soviet All-Stars
8 3 4 1
27 36 7
Czechoslovakia
8 1 6 1
21 40 3
AFTER SEASON;
Houston Aeros fold.
top scorers
GP G A PTS
1- Marc Tardif, Que. 78
65 89 154
2- Real Cloutier, Que. 73 56
73 129
3- Ulf Nilsson, Win. 73
37 89 126
4- Anders Hedberg, Win. 77 63
59 122
5- Bobby Hull, Win. 77
46 71 117
Quarter-finals; New England over Edmonton, 4 games to 1
Quebec over Houston, 4 games to 2
Semi-finals; Winnipeg over Birmingham, 4
games to 1
New England over Quebec, 4 games to 1
AVCO CUP: Winnipeg over New England, 4 games to 0
Rude Pravo Cup - Sept.17-21, 1977 - Czechoslovakia
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
Soviet Union 4
3 1 0 24 12
6
Czechoslovakia 4 3
1 0 26 13
6
Cincinnati Stingers 4
0 4 0 11 36
0
Izvestia Cup - Dec.16-21,1977 - Moscow, Soviet Union
GP W L T GF GA PTS-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1978-79
GP W L T
GF GA PTS
Edmonton Oilers
80 48 30 2 340
266 98
Quebec Nordiques
80 41 34 5 288
271 87
Winnipeg Jets
80 39 35 6 307
306 84
New England Whalers 80
37 34 9 298 287
83
Cincinnati Stingers 80
33 41 6 274 284
72
Birmingham Bulls
80 32 42 6 286
311 70
Indianapolis Racers 25
5 18 2 78
130 12
Soviet All-Stars
6 4 1 1
27 20 9
Czechoslovakia
6 1 4 1
14 33 3
Finland
1 0 1 0
4 8 0
DURING SEASON;
Indianapolis Racers fold.
AFTER SEASON;
Edmonton Oilers, Quebec Nordiques, Winnipeg Jets and Hartford Whalers
join the NHL.
Birmingham and Cincinnati were paid to fold.
top scorers
GP G A PTS
1- Real Cloutier, Que. 77 75
54 129
2- Robbie Ftorek, Cin. 80 39
77 116
3- Wayne Gretzky, Ind-Edm 60 46 64
110
4- Mark Howe, N.England 77 42
65 107
5- Kent Nilsson, Win. 78
39 68 107
Preliminary; New England over Cincinnati, 2 games to 1
Semi-final; Edmonton over New England, 4 games to 3
Winnipeg over Quebec, 4 games to 0
AVCO CUP: Winnipeg over Edmonton, 4 games to 2