The list of the coaches of the World Hockey Association lists all head coaches of the World Hockey Association, which led the league during the period of 1972-1979 a team through at least a WHA game.

Alphabetical Listing

''Abbreviations:'' : ''W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, Win % = Points percentage'' Comments: ''In this table, only the games of the regular season listed.'' {, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" , - bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="100%" ! width="15%" , Name ! width="10%" , Seasons ! width="15%" , Teams ! width="10%" , Games ! width="10%" , W ! width="10%" , L ! width="10%" , T ! width="10%" , Pts ! width="10%" , Win % , - , , , 1977/78 , , Birmingham Bulls , , 3 , , 0 , , 3 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0.000 , - , , , 1973/74 , ,

Vancouver Blazers The Vancouver Blazers were a professional ice hockey team that played in the World Hockey Association from 1973 to 1975. The Blazers played at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, sharing the facility with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hocke ...

, , 59 , , 21 , , 37 , , 1 , , 43 , , 0.364 , - , , , 1975/76 , , Toronto Toros , , 55 , , 15 , , 35 , , 5 , , 35 , , 0.318 , - , , , 1975/76
1978/79 , , New England Whalers , , 44 , , 18 , , 23 , , 3 , , 39 , , 0.443 , - , , , 1976/77–1977/78 , , Quebec Nordiques , , 140 , , 74 , , 61 , , 5 , , 153 , , 0.546 , - , , , 1978/79 , , Birmingham Bulls , , 80 , , 32 , , 42 , , 6 , , 70 , , 0.438 , - , , , 1974/75
1975/76–1976/77 , ,

Calgary Cowboys , , 239 , , 109 , , 117 , , 13 , , 231 , , 0.483 , - , , , 1975/76–1976/77
1977/78
1978/79 , , Indianapolis Racers
Cincinnati Stingers
Quebec Nordiques , , 311 , , 144 , , 145 , , 22 , , 310 , , 0.498 , - , , , 1972/73–1977/78
1978/79 , , Houston Aeros
New England Whalers , , 545 , , 318 , , 199 , , 28 , , 664 , , 0.609 , - , , , 1975/76 , , Edmonton Oilers , , 48 , , 18 , , 28 , , 2 , , 38 , , 0.396 , - , , , 1972/73
1977/78 , , Quebec Nordiques , , 97 , , 45 , , 46 , , 6 , , 96 , , 0.495 , - , , , 1974/75–1975/76 , , Quebec Nordiques , , 159 , , 96 , , 59 , , 4 , , 196 , , 0.616 , - , , , 1977/78 , , Indianapolis Racers , , 29 , , 8 , , 20 , , 1 , , 17 , , 0.293 , - , , , 1976/77 , , Edmonton Oilers , , 63 , , 25 , , 36 , , 2 , , 52 , , 0.413 , - , , , 1974/75 , ,

Cleveland Crusaders The Cleveland Crusaders were a professional ice hockey team from Cleveland. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1976. Their home ice was the Cleveland Arena from 1972 to 1974, and the Richfield Coliseum from 1974 to 1976. T ...

, , 33 , , 14 , , 18 , , 1 , , 29 , , 0.439 , - , , , 1972/73
1973/74–1974/75 , , Ottawa Nationals
Toronto Toros , , 197 , , 99 , , 89 , , 9 , , 207 , , 0.525 , - , , , 1972/73
1973/74 , , New York Raiders
New York Golden Blades/Jersey Knights , , 97 , , 38 , , 55 , , 4 , , 80 , , 0.412 , - , , , 1977/78–1978/79 , , Winnipeg Jets , , 141 , , 78 , , 55 , , 8 , , 164 , , 0.582 , - , , , 1973/74
1974/75 , ,

New York Golden Blades/Jersey Knights The New York Raiders were an ice hockey team in New York City, and founding member of the World Hockey Association. Intended to be the WHA's flagship franchise, the team was unable to compete with the National Hockey League's established N ...

San Diego Mariners , , 136 , , 69 , , 61 , , 6 , , 144 , , 0.529 , - , , , 1974/75–1975/76 , , Phoenix Roadrunners , , 158 , , 78 , , 66 , , 14 , , 170 , , 0.538 , - , , , 1972/73–1974/75 , , Winnipeg Jets , , 169 , , 81 , , 79 , , 9 , , 171 , , 0.506 , - , , , 1974/75–1975/76 , , Edmonton Oilers , , 52 , , 15 , , 33 , , 4 , , 34 , , 0.327 , - , , , 1975/76–1976/77
1977/78 , , San Diego Mariners
Indianapolis Racers , , 212 , , 92 , , 106 , , 14 , , 198 , , 0.467 , - , , , 1972/73
1974/75–1975/76 , , New England Whalers , , 116 , , 63 , , 48 , , 5 , , 131 , , 0.565 , - , , , 1976/77 , , Birmingham Bulls , , 57 , , 24 , , 30 , , 3 , , 51 , , 0.447 , - , , , 1972/73 , ,

Alberta Oilers Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territ ...

, , 78 , , 38 , , 37 , , 3 , , 79 , , 0.506 , - , , , 1975/76–1976/77 , , Winnipeg Jets , , 161 , , 98 , , 59 , , 4 , , 200 , , 0.621 , - , , , 1974/75 , , Toronto Toros , , 37 , , 20 , , 16 , , 1 , , 41 , , 0.554 , - , , , 1975/76
1976/77 , , Toronto Toros
Birmingham Bulls , , 50 , , 16 , , 33 , , 1 , , 33 , , 0.330 , - , , , 1977/78–1978/79 , , Soviet All-Stars , , 14 , , 7 , , 5 , , 2 , , 16 , , 0.571 , - , , , 1973/74
1974/75 , ,

Minnesota Fighting Saints The Minnesota Fighting Saints was the name of two professional ice hockey teams based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, that played in the World Hockey Association. The first team was one of the WHA's original twelve franchises, playing from 1972 to 19 ...

, , 3 , , 2 , , 1 , , 0 , , 4 , , 0.667 , - , , , 1973/74 , ,

Los Angeles Sharks The Los Angeles Sharks were an ice hockey team that played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 to 1974. Their primary home arena was the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena but they sometimes played at the Long Beach Sports Arena when ...

, , 59 , , 20 , , 39 , , 0 , , 40 , , 0.339 , - , , , 1972/73
1973/74 , , Philadelphia Blazers

, , 14 , , 4 , , 10 , , 0 , , 8 , , 0.286 , - , , , 1978/79 , , Winnipeg Jets , , 19 , , 11 , , 8 , , 0 , , 22 , , 0.579 , - , , , 1974/75–1975/76 , , Indianapolis Racers , , 83 , , 19 , , 61 , , 3 , , 41 , , 0.247 , - , , , 1972/73–1975/76
1975/76–1977/78 , ,

New England Whalers , , 404 , , 208 , , 175 , , 21 , , 437 , , 0.541 , - , , , 1972/73–1973/74 , ,

, , 156 , , 80 , , 64 , , 12 , , 172 , , 0.551 , - , , , 1977/78 , , Czechoslovakia , , 8 , , 1 , , 6 , , 1 , , 3 , , 0.188 , - , , , 1974/75 , , Winnipeg Jets , , 65 , , 34 , , 26 , , 5 , , 73 , , 0.562 , - , , , 1973/74 , , Quebec Nordiques , , 78 , , 38 , , 36 , , 4 , , 80 , , 0.513 , - , , , 1972/73 , , Chicago Cougars , , 78 , , 26 , , 50 , , 2 , , 54 , , 0.346 , - , , , 1977/78 , , Cincinnati Stingers , , 5 , , 2 , , 3 , , 0 , , 4 , , 0.400 , - , , , 1972/73 , , Quebec Nordiques , , 2 , , 1 , , 1 , , 0 , , 2 , , 0.500 , - , , , 1976/77 , , Phoenix Roadrunners , , 80 , , 28 , , 48 , , 4 , , 60 , , 0.375 , - , , , 1973/74–1974/75 , , New England Whalers , , 151 , , 83 , , 59 , , 9 , , 175 , , 0.579 , - , , , 1976/77–1978/79 , , Edmonton Oilers , , 178 , , 95 , , 76 , , 7 , , 197 , , 0.553 , - , , , 1973/74–1974/75 , , Edmonton Oilers , , 137 , , 68 , , 63 , , 6 , , 142 , , 0.518 , - , , , 1972/73–1973/74
1975/76–1976/77 , ,

Cincinnati Stingers , , 258 , , 116 , , 130 , , 12 , , 244 , , 0.473 , - , , , 1978/79 , , Cincinnati Stingers , , 80 , , 33 , , 41 , , 6 , , 72 , , 0.450 , - , , , 1972/73
1976/77
1977/78 , ,

Birmingham Bulls , , 178 , , 83 , , 84 , , 11 , , 177 , , 0.497 , - , , , 1973/74–1974/75
1978/79 , , Chicago Cougars
Indianapolis Racers , , 181 , , 73 , , 100 , , 8 , , 154 , , 0.425 , - , , , 1975/76 , , Denver Spurs/ Ottawa Civics , , 41 , , 14 , , 26 , , 1 , , 29 , , 0.354 , - , , , 1974/75 , ,

, , 45 , , 21 , , 22 , , 2 , , 44 , , 0.489 , - , , , 1972/73
1973/74 , , Philadelphia Blazers

, , 80 , , 40 , , 43 , , 0 , , 80 , , 0.482 , - , , , 1972/73 , , New York Raiders , , 1 , , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 2 , , 1.000 , - , {{sortname, Johnny, Wilson, Johnny Wilson (ice hockey) , , 1974/75
1975/76 , ,

Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades The Michigan Stags were a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit that played a portion of the 1974–75 season in the World Hockey Association. On January 18, 1975, the team folded, but the league immediately took over operation and moved ...

, , 158 , , 56 , , 93 , , 9 , , 121 , , 0.383

Sources

WHA Coach Register
at hockey-reference.com