World Hockey Association playoffs
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The World Hockey Association playoffs were the postseason championship tournaments of the World Hockey Association, determining the league’s champion each season during its existence in the 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| World Hockey Association playoffs canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13043812 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: World Hockey Association playoffs Context triple: [Cleveland Crusaders, participatedIn, World Hockey Association playoffs]
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A.
United Hockey League playoffs
The United Hockey League playoffs were the postseason championship tournament of the minor professional United Hockey League, determining its annual league champion.
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B.
AHL playoffs
The AHL playoffs are the American Hockey League’s postseason tournament in which top teams compete for the Calder Cup championship.
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C.
NHL playoffs
The NHL playoffs are the National Hockey League’s annual postseason elimination tournament that determines the winner of the Stanley Cup.
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D.
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association was a 1970s professional ice hockey league that rivaled the NHL, lured star players with higher salaries, and ultimately merged several of its teams into the NHL.
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E.
KHL playoffs
The KHL playoffs are the postseason elimination tournament of the Kontinental Hockey League that determines the league champion and winner of the Gagarin Cup.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: World Hockey Association playoffs Target entity description: The World Hockey Association playoffs were the postseason championship tournaments of the World Hockey Association, determining the league’s champion each season during its existence in the 1970s.
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A.
United Hockey League playoffs
The United Hockey League playoffs were the postseason championship tournament of the minor professional United Hockey League, determining its annual league champion.
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B.
AHL playoffs
The AHL playoffs are the American Hockey League’s postseason tournament in which top teams compete for the Calder Cup championship.
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C.
NHL playoffs
The NHL playoffs are the National Hockey League’s annual postseason elimination tournament that determines the winner of the Stanley Cup.
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D.
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association was a 1970s professional ice hockey league that rivaled the NHL, lured star players with higher salaries, and ultimately merged several of its teams into the NHL.
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E.
KHL playoffs
The KHL playoffs are the postseason elimination tournament of the Kontinental Hockey League that determines the league champion and winner of the Gagarin Cup.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ice hockey playoff tournament
ⓘ
sports postseason ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Avco Cup playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | elimination tournament ⓘ |
| contemporaryWith | Stanley Cup playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| determines | World Hockey Association champion ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1979 ⓘ |
| finalSeriesName | Avco Cup Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstSeason | 1972–73 WHA season ⓘ |
| gender | men ⓘ |
| inception | 1973 ⓘ |
| lastSeason | 1978–79 WHA season ⓘ |
| league | World Hockey Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| level | major professional ⓘ |
| notableChampion |
Houston Aeros
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New England Whalers NERFINISHED ⓘ Quebec Nordiques NERFINISHED ⓘ Winnipeg Jets (WHA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 7 ⓘ |
| organizer | World Hockey Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | World Hockey Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffRoundsInclude |
finals
ⓘ
quarterfinals ⓘ semifinals ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorCompetition | National Hockey League playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamSport | yes ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| trophy |
Avco Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Avco World Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: World Hockey Association playoffs Description of subject: The World Hockey Association playoffs were the postseason championship tournaments of the World Hockey Association, determining the league’s champion each season during its existence in the 1970s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.