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                             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

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                          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

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                          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