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1975–76 WHA Season
The 1975–76 WHA season was the fourth season of the World Hockey Association. After the Baltimore Blades and Chicago Cougars folded, the league stayed at 14 teams by adding the Cincinnati Stingers and Denver Spurs. In addition, the Vancouver Blazers franchise moved to Calgary and became the Cowboys. Midway through the season, the Spurs moved to Ottawa and became the Civics, though the team folded shortly thereafter when the sale of the franchise fell through. The Minnesota Fighting Saints became the second team to fold mid-season when the franchise was not financially successful, despite having a winning record at the time. Theoretically, fourteen teams would play 80 games each, but only twelve teams finished the season, with cancelled games involving the Civics or Saints being rescheduled on the fly, and four of five Canadian Division teams played 81 games, as a result. Regular season Final standings +team started season in Western Division when playing in Denver; transfer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association () was a professional ice hockey major league that operated in North America from 1972–73 WHA season, 1972 to 1978–79 WHA season, 1979. It was the first major league to compete with the National Hockey League (NHL) since the collapse of the Western Canada Hockey League, Western Hockey League in 1926. Although the WHA was not the first league since that time to attempt to challenge the NHL's supremacy, it was by far the most successful in the modern era. The WHA tried to capitalize on the lack of hockey teams in a number of major American cities and mid-level Canadian cities, and also hoped to attract the best players by paying more than NHL owners would. The WHA successfully challenged the NHL's reserve clause, which had bound players to their NHL teams even without a valid contract, allowing players in both leagues greater freedom of movement. Sixty-seven players jumped from the NHL to the WHA in the first year, led by star forward Bobby Hull, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottawa Civics
The Ottawa Civics were a professional ice hockey team based out of Ottawa that played in the World Hockey Association. The team, which hastily adopted its identity in midseason when the Denver Spurs announced plans to sell the team and relocate to Ottawa, existed for approximately two weeks, folding after only seven games. Move to Ottawa The Denver Spurs began play in the Western Hockey League in 1968, and had been modestly successful in the minors before moving to the WHA in 1975. However, fans in Denver had been expecting a National Hockey League team after Spurs owner Ivan Mullenix won a conditional NHL expansion franchise to begin play in 1976-77, only to see those plans fizzle out. The Spurs were plagued by financial difficulties and poor attendance (fewer than 3,000 per game), widely attributed to the Denver fanbase rejecting the WHA as a major league. However, they were also dogged by rumours that the NHL was planning to move either the Kansas City Scouts or the league- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA)
The Phoenix Roadrunners were a professional ice hockey team in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1974 to 1977. They played at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, Arizona. The organization folded for financial reasons before the remaining teams in the WHA merged with the NHL in 1979. The colors of the team were blue and gold. In 1996 the Winnipeg Jets, a former WHA franchise, moved to Phoenix and became the Phoenix Coyotes (now the Arizona Coyotes). In 2016, the Coyotes purchased their AHL affiliate (the Springfield Falcons), and moved them to Tucson. The Tucson Roadrunners use a logo very similar to the WHA Roadrunners. History The franchise originally competed in the Western Hockey League (WHL) from 1967 to 1974 after being moved from Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific Ocean, Pacific co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Ftorek
Robert Brian Ftorek (born January 2, 1952) is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player. He played over 300 games in both the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. In the 1976-77 season, he scored 46 goals and recorded 71 assists for the Phoenix Roadrunners on his way to winning the Gordie Howe Trophy as the WHA's most valuable player. He was the first American to ever be named the most valuable player of a professional hockey league and the only one for nearly 40 years. In over 700 games as a professional hockey player, Ftorek scored 750 points. After his playing career ended, he became a head coach, where he coached in the minor leagues and the NHL for decades; he won the Calder Cup with Albany in 1995. Ftorek was inducted in the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991. Playing career In 1962, 1963 and 1964, Ftorek played in the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with his Boston youth team. He played on the United States O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulf Nilsson (ice Hockey)
Ulf Gösta Nilsson (born 11 May 1950) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Winnipeg Jets and in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers. As part of "The Hot Line" with teammates Bobby Hull and Anders Hedberg that played from 1974 to 1978, Nilsson won two Avco World Trophies as WHA champions with the Winnipeg Jets. Career in North America In the early 1970s Nilsson was part of a group of hockey players who was tested on by Jerry Wilson, a Canadian former hockey player who was studying the physiology of hockey players, specifically their heart and lung conditioning. Wilson had been asked by the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association (WHA) to watch out for any notable Swedish hockey players, and he recommended both Nilsson and Anders Hedberg, who was one of Wilson's interns. Both would join the Jets in 1974. At the time the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League owned Nilsson's N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Réal Cloutier
Réal Cloutier (born July 30, 1956) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Cloutier spent five prolific seasons as a forward (ice hockey), winger in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Quebec Nordiques. In his rookie season as a professional, he scored 26 goals in 63 games. He proceeded to reach his prime over the next couple of seasons, which started with scoring 60 goals in his sophomore season in 1975. The next season saw him score 66 goals with 75 assists to record a career-high 114 total points as the Nordiques advanced all the way to the Avco Cup Finals. In 17 postseason games that year, he scored 14 goals and had 27 total points as Quebec won their only championship. Cloutier recorded two further 100-point seasons (which included a career-high 75 goals in 1978-79) prior to the team being absorbed into the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1979; in 369 total games in the WHA, he had 566 total points. He scored 42 goals in 67 games in the first se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Hull
Robert Marvin Hull (January 3, 1939 – January 30, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His blond hair, skating speed, end-to-end rushes, and ability to shoot the puck at very high velocity all earned him the nickname "the Golden Jet". His talents were such that an opposing player was often assigned just to shadow him. During his 23-year playing career, from 1957 to 1980, he played in both the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Chicago Black Hawks, Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996), Winnipeg Jets, and Hartford Whalers. He won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player twice and the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading point scorer three times, while helping the Black Hawks win the Stanley Cup in 1961. He also led the WHA's Winnipeg Jets to Avco Cup championships in 1976 and 1978. He led the NHL in goals seven times, the second most of any player in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975–76 Minnesota Fighting Saints Season
The 1975–76 Minnesota Fighting Saints season was the original Minnesota Fighting Saints' fourth and final season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Saints did not finish the season, folding after 59 games. However the 1975–76 Cleveland Crusaders would relocate to Minnesota the following season and play as the ''new'' Fighting Saints. Offseason Regular season Final standings Schedule and results , - , 1, , W, , October 10, 1975, , 4–1 , , align="left", @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1975–76) , , 1–0–0 , - , 2, , W, , October 12, 1975, , 2–0 , , align="left", @ Calgary Cowboys ( 1975–76) , , 2–0–0 , - , 3, , L, , October 15, 1975, , 4–8 , , align="left", Cleveland Crusaders ( 1975–76) , , 2–1–0 , - , 4, , L, , October 18, 1975, , 1–3 , , align="left", Edmonton Oilers ( 1975–76) , , 2–2–0 , - , 5, , W, , October 21, 1975, , 2–1 , , align="left", @ Indianapolis Racers ( 1975–76) , , 3–2–0 , - , 6, , T, , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975–76 San Diego Mariners Season
The 1975–76 San Diego Mariners season was the second season of operation of the San Diego Mariners in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Mariners placed third in the Western Division to qualify for the playoffs, losing in the second round to the Houston Aeros (WHA), Houston Aeros. Offseason Regular season Final standings Schedule and results , - , 1, , L, , October 10, 1975, , 5–6 , , align="left", @ Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA), Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76 Phoenix Roadrunners season, 1975–76) , , 0–1–0 , - , 2, , L, , October 11, 1975, , 2–4 , , align="left", Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA), Phoenix Roadrunners (1975–76 Phoenix Roadrunners season, 1975–76) , , 0–2–0 , - , 3, , W, , October 16, 1975, , 3–0 , , align="left", Indianapolis Racers (1975–76 Indianapolis Racers season, 1975–76) , , 1–2–0 , - , 4, , W, , October 18, 1975, , 2–1 , , align="left", Winnipeg Jets (1972–96), Winnipeg Jets (1975–76 Winnipeg Jets season, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975–76 Phoenix Roadrunners Season
The 1975–76 Phoenix Roadrunners season was the second season of operation of the Phoenix Roadrunners in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Roadrunners qualified for the playoffs but lost in the first round to the San Diego Mariners. Offseason Regular season Final standings Schedule and results , - , 1, , W, , October 10, 1975, , 6–5 , , align="left", San Diego Mariners ( 1975–76) , , 1–0–0 , - , 2, , W, , October 11, 1975, , 4–2 , , align="left", @ San Diego Mariners ( 1975–76) , , 2–0–0 , - , 3, , L, , October 12, 1975, , 0–4 , , align="left", Winnipeg Jets ( 1975–76) , , 2–1–0 , - , 4, , L, , October 17, 1975, , 4–5 , , align="left", Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics ( 1975–76) , , 2–2–0 , - , 5, , W, , October 19, 1975, , 6–5 , , align="left", Winnipeg Jets ( 1975–76) , , 3–2–0 , - , 6, , W, , October 24, 1975, , 4–3 , , align="left", @ Calgary Cowboys ( 1975–76) , , 4–2–0 , - , 7, , L, , October 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975–76 Houston Aeros Season
The 1975–76 Houston Aeros season was the Aeros' fourth season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Aeros again qualified first for the playoffs and made it to the Avco Cup Final but lost the championship to the Winnipeg Jets. This was the first season that the Aeros played in the Summit after three seasons at Sam Houston Coliseum. Regular season Gordie Howe scored 102 points, while his son Mark led the team with 39 goals. Final standings Schedule and results , - , 1, , W, , October 11, 1975, , 5–0 , , align="left", @ New England Whalers ( 1975–76) , , 1–0–0 , - , 2, , L, , October 14, 1975, , 3–6 , , align="left", @ Toronto Toros ( 1975–76) , , 1–1–0 , - , 3, , L, , October 18, 1975, , 2–3 , , align="left", @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1975–76) , , 1–2–0 , - , 4, , W, , October 19, 1975, , 6–5 , , align="left", @ Cleveland Crusaders ( 1975–76) , , 2–2–0 , - , 5, , L, , October 23, 1975, , 0–4 , , align="left", @ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975–76 Cincinnati Stingers Season
The 1975–76 Cincinnati Stingers season was the Stingers' first season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Offseason Regular season Final standings Schedule and results , - , 2, , W, , October 17, 1975, , 6–2 , , align="left", @ Calgary Cowboys ( 1975–76) , , 2–0–0 , - , 3, , L, , October 19, 1975, , 2–4 , , align="left", @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1975–76) , , 2–1–0 , - , 4, , L, , October 21, 1975, , 0–7 , , align="left", @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1975–76) , , 2–2–0 , - , 5, , W, , October 23, 1975, , 6–4 , , align="left", Edmonton Oilers ( 1975–76) , , 3–2–0 , - , 6, , W, , October 25, 1975, , 7–4 , , align="left", Houston Aeros ( 1975–76) , , 4–2–0 , - , 7, , W, , October 29, 1975, , 6–4 , , align="left", @ Minnesota Fighting Saints ( 1975–76) , , 5–2–0 , - , 8, , L, , October 30, 1975, , 0–4 , , align="left", @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1975–76) , , 5–3–0 , - , - , 9, , W, , November 1, 1975, , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
