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AVCO World Trophy
The Avco World Trophy, also known as the Avco Cup, is the playoff championship trophy of the defunct World Hockey Association, which operated from 1972 until 1979. The trophy's naming rights were sold to the former Avco Corporation (a name originally derived from "Aviation Company"), a defense contractor who bought the rights to advertise their consumer finance division. The trophy was mocked by some for its corporate sponsorship and never developed anything approaching the significance and sentiment of the Stanley Cup, its National Hockey League rival. Still, the cup's design was often seen as creative in that it involved a freely-floating etched crystal globe embedded in the "stem" of the cup. The cup was designed by Frank Bonnerkopf of Boise, Idaho. The trophy was donated to the new league in 1972 along with approximately $500,000 by the Avco Financial Services Corporation, and became the first major sports league championship trophy to bear the name of a private corporation. T ... [...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] |
Gordie Howe
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 seasons were spent with the Detroit Red Wings. Nicknamed "Mr. Hockey", Howe is often considered the most complete player ever to play the game and one of the greatest of all time. At his retirement, his 801 goals, 1,049 assists, and 1,850 total points were all NHL records that stood until they were broken by Wayne Gretzky, who himself has been a major champion of Howe's legacy. A 23-time NHL All-Star, he shares the NHL record for seasons played with Chris Chelios, and his all-time NHL games played record of 1,767 was only surpassed in 2021 by Patrick Marleau. In 2017, Howe was named one of the " 100 Greatest NHL Players". Howe made his NHL debut with the Red Wings in 1946. He won the Art Ross Trophy for leading the league in points each year ... [...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] |
Jack Kelley (ice Hockey)
John Henry Kelley (July 10, 1927 – September 16, 2020) was an American ice hockey coach and a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. Kelley was the first general manager and head coach of the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association (WHA). During the 1972-73 season, he won the Howard Baldwin Trophy as the WHA coach of the year and also led the Whalers to the Avco World Trophy. He previously served as head coach at Boston University, leading the Terriers to back-to-back NCAA hockey championships in 1971 and 1972. In his 10-year coaching career at Boston U (1962–72), he compiled a .720 winning percentage and won six Beanpot Tournaments. Kelley, who was born in Medford, Massachusetts, also played his college hockey at Boston U, participating in the NCAA Hockey Tournament in 1951 and 1952. At the time of his graduation, he was the school's all-time leading scorer among defensemen. He then took over as coach at Colby College in 1955. After leaving the Whaler ... [...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] |
1973 WHA Playoffs
The 1973 WHA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the World Hockey Association's 1972–73 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion New England Whalers defeating the Western Division champion Winnipeg Jets in five games for the first Avco Cup championship. They lost just three playoff games total in their Avco Cup run, which included a perfect 9–0 record at home. Norm Beaudin of the Winnipeg Jets led all teams in goals (13) and points scored (28). Playoff seeds The top four teams in each division made the playoffs. Eastern Division # New England Whalers, Eastern Division champions – 94 points # Cleveland Crusaders – 89 points # Philadelphia Blazers – 76 points # Ontario Nationals – 74 points Western Division # Winnipeg Jets, Western Division champions – 90 points # Houston Aeros – 82 points # Los Angeles Sharks – 80 points # Minnesota Fighting Saints – 79 points Bracket Preliminary Round At the end of the season, the WHA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a typical season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session: for example, in Major League Baseball the season lasts approximately from the last week of March to the last week of September. In other team sports, like association football or basketball, it is generally from August or September to May although in some countries – such as Northern Europe, North America or East Asia – the season for oudoor summer sports starts in the spring and finishes in autumn, mainly due to weather conditions encountered during the winter. A year can often be broken up into several distinct sections (sometimes themselves called seasons). These are: a preseason, usually a series of exhibition games played for training purposes; a regular season, the main period of the league's competition; the postseason, a playoff tournament played against the league's top teams to determine the league's champion; and the offseason, the time w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Sullivan (ice Hockey)
Peter Gerald Sullivan (born July 25, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played for the Winnipeg Jets. Early life As a youth, he and teammate Mike Murphy played in the 1963 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey from North York. Career During his career, Sullivan played 126 games in the National Hockey League and 313 games in the World Hockey Association. Personal life Sullivan's father, Frank, won a gold medal for Canada in ice hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics and a Grey Cup championship for the Toronto Argonauts in 1921 Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in First Brazilian Republic, Brazil. ** The Spanish lin .... Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References External links * 1951 births Living people Canadian ice hockey centres Gen� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyle Moffat
Lyle Gordon Moffat (born March 19, 1948) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 96 games in the National Hockey League and 276 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Cleveland Crusaders, and Winnipeg Jets The Winnipeg Jets are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. The Jets compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. The te ... between 1973 and 1980. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * 1948 births Living people Canadian ice hockey coaches Canadian ice hockey left wingers Cleveland Crusaders players Kamloops Junior Oilers coaches Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Oklahoma City Blazers (1965–1977) players Ice hockey people from Calgary Toronto Maple Leafs players Tulsa Oilers (196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Lesuk
William Anton Lesuk (born November 1, 1946) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, Washington Capitals, and Winnipeg Jets. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with Winnipeg. He won the Stanley Cup in 1970 with the Bruins. He was traded along with Serge Bernier and Jim Johnson from the Flyers to the Kings for Ross Lonsberry, Bill Flett, Jean Potvin and Eddie Joyal Edward Abel Joyal (born May 8, 1940) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, and Philadelphia Flyers between 1963 and 1972. He also played i ... on January 28, 1972. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Guindon
Robert Pierre Guindon (born November 19, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. As a youth, Guindon played in the 1962 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Saint-Jérôme team. Guindon started his World Hockey Association career with the Quebec Nordiques. He would also play with the Winnipeg Jets. After the Jets were absorbed by the National Hockey League in 1979, he would play just six games in the NHL before moving to the Tulsa Oilers in the Central Hockey League The Central Hockey League (CHL) was a North American mid-level minor professional ice hockey league which operated from 1992 until 2014. It was founded by Ray Miron and Bill Levins and later sold to Global Entertainment Corporation, which opera .... He played one more season with the Oilers before retiring. Career statistics References External links * 1950 births Living people Canadian ice hockey forwards Detroit Red Wings draft picks Fort Worth Wings playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
