The World Hockey Association Hall of Fame is an independent organization dedicated to honoring the
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association (french: Association mondiale de hockey) was a professional ice hockey major league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major league to compete with the National Hockey League (NHL) ...
(WHA) which operated from 1972 to 1979 as a major professional
ice hockey
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league.
Officially partnered with the
United States Hockey Hall of Fame
The United States Hockey Hall of Fame was established in 1973 with the goal of preserving the history of ice hockey in the United States while recognizing the extraordinary contributions of select players, coaches, administrators, officials and ...
, the WHA Hall of Fame permanent museum displays are located within the United States Hall of Fame museum in
Eveleth, Minnesota
Eveleth is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,718 at the 2010 census.
U.S. Highway 53 and State Highway 37 (MN 37) are two of the main routes in Eveleth.
Eveleth was the site of the conflict that resu ...
, with touring displays made available to be viewed at select locations and for special events.
Ballots and voting
In 2009, the voting ballot, which had been reviewed by members of the
Society for International Hockey Research and the president of the
International Hockey Hall of Fame
The Original Hockey Hall of Fame, formerly the International Hockey Hall of Fame (IHHOF) is a museum dedicated to the history of ice hockey in Canada, located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The IHHOF was intended to be the original Hall of Fame fo ...
, was distributed to former WHA players and personnel, media members, and invited hockey notables. All WHA veterans were eligible for induction.
The inaugural members of the WHA Hall of Fame were announced in 2010, with 41 indivividual members, plus
The Howe Family
Gordon Howe (March 31, 1928 – June 10, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. From 1946 to 1980, he played 26 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and six seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA); his first 25 seas ...
(
Gordie,
Marty,
Mark
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, and
Colleen Howe
Colleen Janet Joffa Howe (February 17, 1933 – March 6, 2009) was a sports agent who founded Power Play International and Power Play Publications to manage the business interests of her husband, Hall of Fame hockey player Gordie Howe, as well a ...
who were inducted as a family), making up the initial group of inductees. Eight additional individual members were inducted in 2012. The Hall of Fame also includes ten individuals as "Legends of the Game" who are included in recognition of their "significant contributions or career start in the WHA".
WHA Hall of Fame Members
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List of members of the WHA Hall of Fame
Further reading
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References
External links
The official website of the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame
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Awards established in 2009
Ice hockey museums and halls of fame
Halls of fame in Minnesota
Hall of Fame
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Museums in St. Louis County, Minnesota
2009 establishments in Minnesota