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The '''World Hockey Association (WHA)'''  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) since the collapse of the 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 '''World Hockey Association (WHA)'''  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) since the collapse of the 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 formation of the WHA was announced on June 25, 1971.  


The two leagues merged in 1979, which resulted in four WHA clubs joining the NHL. The WHA officially folded on June 22 and the remaining franchises that did not join the NHL folded as well.
The two leagues merged in 1979, which resulted in four WHA clubs joining the NHL. The WHA officially folded on June 22 and the remaining franchises that did not join the NHL folded as well.
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! Locations
! Locations
! Venues
! Venues
! Years
! Founded
! Ended
! Fate
! Fate
|-
|-
| Alberta Oilers<br/>Edmonton Oilers
| [[Edmonton Oilers|Alberta / Edmonton Oilers]]
| Edmonton, Alberta
| Edmonton, Alberta
| Edmonton Gardens<br/>Northlands Coliseum
| [[Edmonton Gardens]]<br/>[[Northlands Coliseum]]
| 1972-79
| October 30, 1971
| 1972-74<br/>1974-79
| Joined the NHL in 1979.
| Joined the NHL in 1979.
|-
|-
| Chicago Cougars
| [[Chicago Cougars]]
| Chicago, Illinois
| Chicago, Illinois
| International Amphitheatre<br/>Randhurst Ice Arena
| [[International Amphitheatre]]
| October 30, 1971
| 1972-75
| 1972-75
| Folded in 1975.
| Folded in 1975.
|-
|-
| Cincinnati Stingers
| [[Cincinnati Stingers]]
| Cincinnati, Ohio
| Cincinnati, Ohio
| Riverfront Coliseum
| [[Riverfront Coliseum]]
| 1975-79
| 1975-79
| Folded in 1979.
| Folded in 1979.
|-
|-
| [[Indiana Pacers]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Cleveland Crusaders|Cleveland Crusaders / Minnesota Fighting Saints]]
| Cleveland, Ohio
| [[Cleveland Arena]]<br/>[[Richfield Coliseum ]]
| 1972-76
| rowspan="2"|Folded in 1977.
|-
| Saint Paul, Minnesota
| [[St. Paul Civic Center]]
| 1976-77
|-
| [[Denver Spurs]]<br/>Ottawa Civics
| Denver, Colorado<br/>Ottawa, Ontario
| [[Denver Coliseum]]<br/>[[Ottawa Civic Centre]]
| 1968-75<br/>1976
| Folded in 1976.
|-
| [[Houston Aeros (WHA)|Houston Aeros]]
| Houston, Texas
| [[Sam Houston Coliseum]]<br/>[[The Summit]]
| October 30, 1971
| July 9, 1978
| Folded
|-
| [[Indianapolis Racers]]
| Indianapolis, Indiana
| Indianapolis, Indiana
| Indiana State Fair Coliseum<br/>Market Square Arena
| [[Market Square Arena]]
| 1967-1976
| 1974-78
| Joined the NBA in 1976.
| Folded in 1978.
|-
|-
| Denver Rockets<br/>[[Denver Nuggets]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Baltimore Blades|Los Angeles Sharks / Michigan Stags / Baltimore Blades]]
| Denver, Colorado
| Los Angeles, California
| Denver Auditorium Arena<br/>McNichols Sports Arena
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]]<br/>Long Beach Arena
| 1967-76
| rowspan=3| October 30, 1971
| Joined the NBA in 1976.
| 1972-74
| rowspan="3"|Folded in 1975.
|-
|-
| [[Kentucky Colonels]]
| Detroit, Michigan
| Louisville, Kentucky
| [[Cobo Arena]]
| Louisville Convention Center<br/>Freedom Hall
| 1974-75
| 1967-1976
|-
| Baltimore, Maryland
| [[Baltimore Civic Center]]
| 1975
|-
| [[Minnesota Fighting Saints]]
| Saint Paul, Minnesota
| St. Paul Auditorium<br/>St. Paul Civic Center
| October 30, 1971
| 1972-76
| Folded in 1976.
| Folded in 1976.
|-
|-
| rowspan = 3 | Minnesota Muskies<br />[[The Floridians|Miami Floridians/The Floridians]]
| rowspan="4"|[[Carolina Hurricanes|New England Whalers]]
| Bloomington, Minnesota
| Boston, Massachusetts
| Metropolitan Sports Center
| [[Boston Arena]]<br/>[[Boston Garden]]
| 1967-68
| 1972-73<br/>1973-74
| rowspan="3" | Folded in June 1972.
| rowspan="4"|Joined the NHL in 1979.
|-
|-
| Miami Beach, Florida
| West Springfield, Massachusetts
| Miami Beach Convention Hall
| [[Big E Coliseum]]
| 1968-72
| 1974-75
|-
|-
| St. Petersburg, Florida
| Hartford, Connecticut
| Bayfront Arena
| [[Hartford Civic Center]]
| 1970-72
| 1975-78
|-
|-
| rowspan = 2 | New Orleans Buccaneers<br />[[Memphins Sounds|Memphis Pros/Tams/Sounds]]
| Springfield, Massachusetts
| New Orleans, Louisiana
| [[Springfield Civic Center]]
| Loyola Field House<br/>Tulane Gym<br/>Municipal Auditorium
| 1978-79
| 1967-70
| rowspan="2" | Relocated to Baltimore in 1975 but folded without playing a game there.
|-
|-
| Memphis, Tennessee
| rowspan="3"|New York Raiders<br/>New York Golden Blades/Jersey Knights<br/>[[San Diego Mariners]]
| Mid-South Coliseum
| New York City, New York
| 1970-75
| [[Madison Square Garden]]
| rowspan=3| October 30, 1971
| 1972-73
| rowspan="3"|Folded in 1977.
|-
|-
| rowspan = 4 | New Jersey Americans<br />[[Brooklyn Nets|New York Nets]]
| New York City, New York<br/>Cherry Hill, New Jersey
| Teaneck, New Jersey
| [[Madison Square Garden]]<br/>[[Cherry Hill Arena]]
| Teaneck Armory
| 1973-74
| 1967-68
| rowspan = 4 | Joined the NBA in 1976.
|-
|-
| Commack, New York
| San Diego, California
| Long Island Arena
| San Diego Sports Arena
| 1968-69
| 1974-76
|-
|-
| West Hempstead, New York
| rowspan="3"|Philadelphia Blazers<br/>Vancouver Blazers<br/>[[Calgary Cowboys]]
| Island Garden
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| 1969-72
| [[Philadelphia Convention Hall]]
| 1972-73
| rowspan="3"|Folded in 1977.
|-
|-
| Uniondale, New York
| Vancouver, British Columbia
| Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
| [[Pacific Coliseum]]
| 1972-76
| 1973-75
|-
|-
| rowspan = 3 | Oakland Oaks<br />Washington Caps<br />[[Virginia Squires]]
| Calgary, Alberta
| Oakland, California
| [[Stampede Corral]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/basketball/indexes/venues/usa/california/oracle-arena-index.html Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena]
| 1975-77
| 1967-69
| rowspan = 3 | Dissolved by the league in May 1976.
|-
|-
| Washington, D.C.
| [[Phoenix Roadrunners]]
| Washington Coliseum
| Phoenix, Arizona
| 1969-70
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]
| 1974-77
| Folded in 1977.
|-
|-
| Norfolk, Virginia<br>Hampton, Virginia<br>Richmond, Virginia<br>Roanoke, Virginia
| rowspan="3"|Ottawa Nationals<br/>Toronto Toros<br/>[[Birmingham Bulls]]
| Norfolk Scope<br>Hampton Coliseum<br>Richmond Coliseum<br>Roanoke Civic Center<br>Old Dominion University Fieldhouse<br>Richmond Arena
| Ottawa, Ontario
| 1970-76
| [[Ottawa Civic Centre]]
| 1972-73
| rowspan="3"|Folded in 1979.
|-
|-
| rowspan = 3 | Pittsburgh Pipers<br />Minnesota Pipers<br/>Pittsburgh Pipers<br/>[[Pittsburgh Condors]]
| Toronto, Ontario
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| Varsity Arena<br/>[[Maple Leaf Gardens]]
| Pittsburgh Civic Arena
| 1973-76
| 1967-68
| rowspan = 3 | Folded in 1972.
|-
|-
| Bloomington, Minnesota
| Birmingham, Alabama
| Metropolitan Sports Center
| [[BJCC Coliseum]]
| 1968-69
| 1976-79
|-
|-
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| [[Quebec Nordiques]]
| Pittsburgh Civic Arena
| Quebec City, Quebec
| 1969-72
| [[Colisée de Québec]]
| October 30, 1971
| 1972-79
| Joined the NHL in 1979.
|-
|-
| rowspan = 2 | San Diego Conquistadors<br/>[[San Diego Sails]]
| [[Arizona Coyotes|Winnipeg Jets]]
| San Diego, California
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
| Peterson Gym<br/>Golden Hall<br/>San Diego Sports Arena
| [[Winnipeg Arena]]
| 1972-75
| October 30, 1971
| rowspan = 2 | Folded in November 1975.
| 1972-79
| Joined the NHL in 1979.
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
[https://www.sportspaper.info/hockey/wha/teams/wha/wha-league-publications.html WHA League Publications]
*[[WHA league publications]]
*[[List_of_all-star_game_publications#World_Hockey_Association|WHA All-Star Games]]


==Seasons==
==Seasons==
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! 1970s
! 1970s
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/hockey/wha/seasons/1972-73/index.html 1972-73]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/hockey/wha/seasons/1973-74/index.html 1973-74]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/hockey/wha/seasons/1974-75/index.html 1974-75]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/hockey/wha/seasons/1975-76/index.html 1975-76]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/hockey/wha/seasons/1976-77/index.html 1976-77]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/hockey/wha/seasons/1977-78/index.html 1977-78]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/hockey/wha/seasons/1978-79/index.html 1978-79]
| [[1972-73 WHA season|1972-73]]{{·}}[[1973-74 WHA season|1973-74]]{{·}}[[1974-75 WHA season|1974-75]]{{·}}[[1975-76 WHA season|1975-76]]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/hockey/wha/seasons/1976-77/index.html 1976-77]{{·}}[[1977-78 WHA season|1977-78]]{{·}}[[1978-79 WHA season|1978-79]]
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 19:52, 27 February 2023

The World Hockey Association (WHA) 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) since the collapse of the 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 formation of the WHA was announced on June 25, 1971.

The two leagues merged in 1979, which resulted in four WHA clubs joining the NHL. The WHA officially folded on June 22 and the remaining franchises that did not join the NHL folded as well.

Teams

Franchise Locations Venues Founded Ended Fate
Alberta / Edmonton Oilers Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton Gardens
Northlands Coliseum 		October 30, 1971 1972-74
1974-79 		Joined the NHL in 1979.
Chicago Cougars Chicago, Illinois International Amphitheatre October 30, 1971 1972-75 Folded in 1975.
Cincinnati Stingers Cincinnati, Ohio Riverfront Coliseum 1975-79 Folded in 1979.
Cleveland Crusaders / Minnesota Fighting Saints Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland Arena
Richfield Coliseum 		1972-76 Folded in 1977.
Saint Paul, Minnesota St. Paul Civic Center 1976-77
Denver Spurs
Ottawa Civics 		Denver, Colorado
Ottawa, Ontario 		Denver Coliseum
Ottawa Civic Centre 		1968-75
1976 		Folded in 1976.
Houston Aeros Houston, Texas Sam Houston Coliseum
The Summit 		October 30, 1971 July 9, 1978 Folded
Indianapolis Racers Indianapolis, Indiana Market Square Arena 1974-78 Folded in 1978.
Los Angeles Sharks / Michigan Stags / Baltimore Blades Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Long Beach Arena 		October 30, 1971 1972-74 Folded in 1975.
Detroit, Michigan Cobo Arena 1974-75
Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Civic Center 1975
Minnesota Fighting Saints Saint Paul, Minnesota St. Paul Auditorium
St. Paul Civic Center 		October 30, 1971 1972-76 Folded in 1976.
New England Whalers Boston, Massachusetts Boston Arena
Boston Garden 		1972-73
1973-74 		Joined the NHL in 1979.
West Springfield, Massachusetts Big E Coliseum 1974-75
Hartford, Connecticut Hartford Civic Center 1975-78
Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield Civic Center 1978-79
New York Raiders
New York Golden Blades/Jersey Knights
San Diego Mariners 		New York City, New York Madison Square Garden October 30, 1971 1972-73 Folded in 1977.
New York City, New York
Cherry Hill, New Jersey 		Madison Square Garden
Cherry Hill Arena 		1973-74
San Diego, California San Diego Sports Arena 1974-76
Philadelphia Blazers
Vancouver Blazers
Calgary Cowboys 		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Convention Hall 1972-73 Folded in 1977.
Vancouver, British Columbia Pacific Coliseum 1973-75
Calgary, Alberta Stampede Corral 1975-77
Phoenix Roadrunners Phoenix, Arizona Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 1974-77 Folded in 1977.
Ottawa Nationals
Toronto Toros
Birmingham Bulls 		Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Civic Centre 1972-73 Folded in 1979.
Toronto, Ontario Varsity Arena
Maple Leaf Gardens 		1973-76
Birmingham, Alabama BJCC Coliseum 1976-79
Quebec Nordiques Quebec City, Quebec Colisée de Québec October 30, 1971 1972-79 Joined the NHL in 1979.
Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Arena October 30, 1971 1972-79 Joined the NHL in 1979.

See also

Seasons

1970s 1972-73 • 1973-74 • 1974-75 • 1975-76 • 1976-77 • 1977-78 • 1978-79
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