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1972–73 Alberta Oilers Season
The 1972–73 Alberta Oilers season was the Oilers' first season, as one of twelve inaugural franchises of the newly formed World Hockey Association (WHA). Regular season The Oilers victory over the Ottawa Nationals on October 11, 1972, was the first game in league history, with Ron Anderson scoring the first goal. Jim Harrison led the team in scoring, with 39 goals and 86 points. On January 30, 1973, in an 11–3 defeat of the New York Raiders, Harrison set a major professional hockey record with 10 points (3G, 7A) in a single game. That feat was later matched by Darryl Sittler on February 7, 1976, in a National Hockey League game. The Oilers posted a winning record in the regular season, with 38 wins, 37 losses and 3 ties. The Minnesota Fighting Saints finished with an identical record, so a single game playoff was contested to decide fourth place in the Western Division. The Fighting Saints defeated the Oilers 4–2 on a neutral site rink (in Calgary), ending the Oil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Hunter (ice Hockey)
William Dickenson Hunter, (May 5, 1920 – December 16, 2002) was a Canadian sports promoter and ice hockey player, coach, manager, and investor. Also known as "Wild Bill", Hunter co-founded the Western Hockey League (WHL), helped to launch the World Hockey Association (WHA), and worked to bring professional hockey to Edmonton and to his hometown of Saskatoon. Early life Born in Saskatoon, Hunter founded his first competitive sports team when he was 18, the Saskatoon Dukes Football Club. Hunter attended Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, Notre Dame College in Wilcox, Saskatchewan, where he managed the college's sports teams, including organizing a 78-game tour for the baseball team. Following the outbreak of the Second World War, Hunter left school to join the Royal Air Force's International Squadron and served as a pilot based in England. After his time in the war, Hunter returned to Saskatoon, where he worked briefly for CKBL-FM, CFQC Radio before opening Hunter's Sporting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darryl Sittler
Darryl Glen Sittler (born September 18, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1970 until 1985 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Philadelphia Flyers and the Detroit Red Wings. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989, the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Canada's Walk of Fame, Canadian Walk of Fame in 2016. In 2017 Sittler was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history. On February 7, 1976, Sittler set an NHL record for most points by an individual in one game when he scored ten points (six goals and four assists) against the Boston Bruins. He also remains the most recent NHL player to score List of players with five or more goals in an NHL game, six goals in one game. Playing career Toronto Maple Leafs Sittler grew up in St. Jacobs, Ontario, and played minor hockey in nearby Elmira, Ontario, Elmira. He was drafted out of the Junior C Elmira Sugar Kings by the London Knights, Lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972–73 Los Angeles Sharks Season
1972–73 Los Angeles Sharks season was the Los Angeles Sharks inaugural season in the World Hockey Association. Offseason The WHA awarded a franchise to Los Angeles and it was originally called the "Los Angeles Aces," while the San Francisco franchise was called the Sharks. However, when funding fell through and the San Francisco franchise was then moved to Quebec to become the Nordiques, the Los Angeles group took the name Sharks and created the stylized menacing shark logo. The team colors of red and black were based on the original nickname "aces", being that the two colors in a deck of cards are red and black. Regular season The Sharks hung around the .500 mark for much of the season. The Winnipeg Jets, led by Bobby Hull, were clearly the class of the WHA's Western Division. Four teams (the Houston Aeros, Minnesota Fighting Saints, Alberta Oilers, and Sharks staged a season long see-saw battle for 2nd through 5th place, with only the top four making the playoffs (The Chic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972–73 Houston Aeros Season
The 1972–73 Houston Aeros season was the Houston Aeros first season of operation in the newly created World Hockey Association (WHA). Offseason Regular season Final standings Schedule and results , - , 1, , W, , October 12, 1972, , 3–2 , , align="left", Chicago Cougars ( 1972–73) , , 1–0–0 , - , 2, , W, , October 13, 1972, , 3–2 , , align="left", @ Los Angeles Sharks ( 1972–73) , , 2–0–0 , - , 3, , L, , October 15, 1972, , 1–5 , , align="left", Los Angeles Sharks ( 1972–73) , , 2–1–0 , - , 4, , L, , October 18, 1972, , 1–4 , , align="left", New England Whalers ( 1972–73) , , 2–2–0 , - , 5, , W, , October 19, 1972, , 5–1 , , align="left", Minnesota Fighting Saints ( 1972–73) , , 3–2–0 , - , 6, , L, , October 21, 1972, , 2–3 , , align="left", @ New York Raiders ( 1972–73) , , 3–3–0 , - , 7, , L, , October 24, 1972, , 3–5 , , align="left", @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1972–73) , , 3–4–0 , - , 8, , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972–73 New York Raiders Season
The 1972–73 New York Raiders season was the inaugural season for the World Hockey Association (WHA) franchise. Offseason Regular season Final standings Schedule and results , - , 1, , L, , October 12, 1972, , 4–6 , , align="left", Winnipeg Jets ( 1972–73) , , 0–1–0 , - , 2, , W, , October 14, 1972, , 8–6 , , align="left", Ottawa Nationals ( 1972–73) , , 1–1–0 , - , 3, , W, , October 15, 1972, , 5–0 , , align="left", Philadelphia Blazers ( 1972–73) , , 2–1–0 , - , 4, , L, , October 17, 1972, , 3–4 OT, , align="left", @ Cleveland Crusaders ( 1972–73) , , 2–2–0 , - , 5, , L, , October 19, 1972, , 1–3 , , align="left", Cleveland Crusaders ( 1972–73) , , 2–3–0 , - , 6, , W, , October 21, 1972, , 3–2 , , align="left", Houston Aeros ( 1972–73) , , 3–3–0 , - , 7, , L, , October 22, 1972, , 4–5 , , align="left", Minnesota Fighting Saints ( 1972–73) , , 3–4–0 , - , 8, , W, , October 26, 1972, , 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972–73 New England Whalers Season
The 1972–73 New England Whalers season was the Whalers' first season (based in Boston). The Whalers were competitive from the start, placing first in the Eastern Division to qualify for the playoffs. They then won three playoff series to become the first winner of the Avco World Trophy. Offseason Regular season Final standings Schedule and results , - , 1 , , October 12 , , Philadelphia , , 3–4 , , New England , , , , 1–0–0 , , 2 , - , 2 , , October 16 , , Chicago , , 1–4 , , New England , , , , 2–0–0 , , 4 , - , 3 , , October 18 , , New England , , 4–1 , , Houston , , , , 3–0–0 , , 6 , - , 4 , , October 19 , , Quebec , , 4–3 , , New England , , , , 3–1–0 , , 6 , - , 5 , , October 21 , , New England , , 4–6 , , Quebec , , , , 3–2–0 , , 6 , - , 6 , , October 23 , , Minnesota , , 1–5 , , New England , , , , 4–2–0 , , 8 , - , 7 , , October 24 , , New England , , 3–2 , , Clevela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972–73 Chicago Cougars Season
The 1972–73 Chicago Cougars season was the Chicago Cougars' inaugural season of operation in the World Hockey Association. The team did not qualify for the playoffs. Offseason Regular season Final standings Schedule and results , - , 1, , L, , October 12, 1972, , 2–3 , , align="left", @ Houston Aeros ( 1972–73) , , 0–1–0 , - , 2, , L, , October 15, 1972, , 2–3 , , align="left", @ Minnesota Fighting Saints ( 1972–73) , , 0–2–0 , - , 3, , L, , October 16, 1972, , 1–4 , , align="left", @ New England Whalers ( 1972–73) , , 0–3–0 , - , 4, , L, , October 19, 1972, , 2–6 , , align="left", @ Ottawa Nationals ( 1972–73) , , 0–4–0 , - , 5, , W, , October 22, 1972, , 4–2 , , align="left", @ Los Angeles Sharks ( 1972–73) , , 1–4–0 , - , 6, , T, , October 24, 1972, , 3–3 , , align="left", @ Alberta Oilers ( 1972–73) , , 1–4–1 , - , 7, , L, , October 27, 1972, , 2–4 , , align="left", @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1972–73) , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972–73 Philadelphia Blazers Season
The 1972–73 Philadelphia Blazers season was the first season of the Blazers' franchise in the World Hockey Association. It would also be the only season of the Blazers in Philadelphia, as the team relocated to Vancouver for the following season. The Blazers finished third and qualified for the playoffs losing in the first round to the Cleveland Crusaders. Offseason Regular season Final standings Schedule and results , - , 1, , L, , October 12, 1972, , 3–4 , , align="left", @ New England Whalers ( 1972–73) , , 0–1–0 , - , 2, , L, , October 15, 1972, , 0–5 , , align="left", @ New York Raiders ( 1972–73) , , 0–2–0 , - , 3, , L, , October 19, 1972, , 2–4 , , align="left", @ Los Angeles Sharks ( 1972–73) , , 0–3–0 , - , 4, , L, , October 20, 1972, , 1–4 , , align="left", @ Alberta Oilers ( 1972–73) , , 0–4–0 , - , 5, , L, , October 22, 1972, , 3–6 , , align="left", @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1972–73) , , 0–5–0 , - , 6, , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972–73 Winnipeg Jets Season
The 1972–73 Winnipeg Jets season was their first season in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Jets' first player signed was Norm Beaudin ("the Original Jet") and their first major signing was Bobby Hull. Offseason Bobby Hull Long unhappy because of his relatively poor salary in the period when he was hockey's preeminent superstar, Hull responded to overtures from the upstart World Hockey Association's Winnipeg Jets in 1972 by jesting that he'd jump to them for a million dollars, a sum then considered absurd. Gathering the other league owners together to contribute to the unprecedented amount on the grounds that inking such a major star would give instant credibility to the new rival league that was competing directly against the entrenched NHL, Jets' owner Ben Hatskin agreed to the sum and signed Hull for a contract worth $1,000,000 over ten years. Although his debut with Winnipeg was held up in litigation by the NHL, Hull instantly became the WHA's greatest star. Regul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972–73 Cleveland Crusaders Season
The 1972–73 Cleveland Crusaders season was the first season of operation of the new Cleveland Crusaders in the new World Hockey Association. The team qualified for the playoffs and won its first series, before losing in the Division semi-final. Offseason Regular season Final standings Schedule and results , - , 1, , W, , October 11, 1972, , 2–0 , , align="left", Quebec Nordiques ( 1972–73) , , 1–0–0 , - , 2, , W, , October 14, 1972, , 3–2 , , align="left", Alberta Oilers ( 1972–73) , , 2–0–0 , - , 3, , W, , October 15, 1972, , 7–5 , , align="left", @ Ottawa Nationals ( 1972–73) , , 3–0–0 , - , 4, , W, , October 17, 1972, , 4–3 OT, , align="left", New York Raiders ( 1972–73) , , 4–0–0 , - , 5, , W, , October 19, 1972, , 3–1 , , align="left", @ New York Raiders ( 1972–73) , , 5–0–0 , - , 6, , L, , October 21, 1972, , 3–5 , , align="left", Ottawa Nationals ( 1972–73) , , 5–1–0 , - , 7, , L, , October 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972–73 Quebec Nordiques Season
The 1972–73 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques' first season, as they were one of the original teams in the newly created WHA. The Nordiques franchise was originally awarded to a group in San Francisco, California, and was named the San Francisco Sharks, however, funding collapsed prior to the start of the season, and the WHA sold the organization to a Quebec City group led by Marcel Aubut and Paul Racine. They named the club the Nordiques due to the northern location of the team. Regular season The Nordiques would name former Montreal Canadiens great Maurice Richard the head coach of the club, and played their first ever game on October 11, 1972, losing 2–0 on the road to the Cleveland Crusaders. The Nordiques would win their home opener, shutting out the Alberta Oilers 6–0 at Le Colisée. After the game, Richard would step down from head coaching duties, as he was not comfortable doing the job, and Maurice Filion would take over. The Nords would end up just m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972–73 Ottawa Nationals Season
The 1972–73 Ottawa Nationals season was the Nationals' only season, as they were one of the original teams in the newly created WHA. The Nationals played most of the season in Ottawa, but transferred their playoff games to Toronto. Due to low attendance in Ottawa, an arena lease dispute, and much better attendance in their two playoff games in Toronto, where they averaged over 5000 fans per game, the Nationals relocated to Toronto permanently beginning in the next season. The club was renamed the Toronto Toros. Offseason The Nationals were originally owned by Doug Michel, with rumours he would place the team in either Hamilton or Toronto, however, and he placed the club in Ottawa. After the team was placed to play in Ottawa, Nick Trbovich became the majority owner, with Michel running hockey operations. The club was placed in the six team Eastern Division, with the top four clubs earning a playoff berth. The Nationals hired former Toronto Maple Leaf Billy Harris to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
