WHA 1978–79 season
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The WHA 1978–79 season was the final campaign of the World Hockey Association, marking the end of the league before several of its teams merged into the NHL.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WHA 1978–79 season canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13043871 — 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: WHA 1978–79 season Context triple: [Birmingham Bulls, playedInLeague, WHA 1978–79 season]
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A.
National Hockey League season 1978–79
The 1978–79 National Hockey League season was a professional ice hockey campaign that marked the final year before the NHL–WHA merger, featuring 17 teams competing for the Stanley Cup.
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B.
WHA First All-Star Team selection
The WHA First All-Star Team selection was an annual honor in the World Hockey Association recognizing the league’s top players at each position for their performance during the season.
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C.
WHA
WHA is the commonly used abbreviation for the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, which manages American diplomatic relations and policy in the Americas.
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D.
WHA
WHA is the commonly used abbreviation for the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization.
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E.
Canadian Division (WHA)
The Canadian Division (WHA) was a regional grouping of Canadian-based teams in the World Hockey Association during the 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: WHA 1978–79 season Target entity description: The WHA 1978–79 season was the final campaign of the World Hockey Association, marking the end of the league before several of its teams merged into the NHL.
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A.
National Hockey League season 1978–79
The 1978–79 National Hockey League season was a professional ice hockey campaign that marked the final year before the NHL–WHA merger, featuring 17 teams competing for the Stanley Cup.
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B.
WHA First All-Star Team selection
The WHA First All-Star Team selection was an annual honor in the World Hockey Association recognizing the league’s top players at each position for their performance during the season.
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C.
WHA
WHA is the commonly used abbreviation for the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, which manages American diplomatic relations and policy in the Americas.
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D.
WHA
WHA is the commonly used abbreviation for the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization.
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E.
Canadian Division (WHA)
The Canadian Division (WHA) was a regional grouping of Canadian-based teams in the World Hockey Association during the 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Hockey Association season
ⓘ
ice hockey league season ⓘ |
| champion | Winnipeg Jets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championship | Avco World Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1979 ⓘ |
| finalSeasonOfLeague | World Hockey Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalSeriesResult | Winnipeg Jets defeated Edmonton Oilers 4–2 ⓘ |
| followedBy | NHL 1979–80 season ⓘ |
| hasFinalsName | Avco World Trophy Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | World Hockey Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfLeagueOffices | North America GENERATED ⓘ |
| mergerWithLeague | National Hockey League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Real Cloutier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
final season before WHA–NHL merger
ⓘ
last awarding of the Avco World Trophy ⓘ |
| numberOfGamesPerTeam | 80 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 7 ⓘ |
| partOf | World Hockey Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffChampion | Winnipeg Jets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffFormat | Avco World Trophy playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffRunnerUp | Edmonton Oilers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousSeason | WHA 1977–78 season ⓘ |
| regularSeasonChampion | Edmonton Oilers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Edmonton Oilers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoringLeaderPoints | Real Cloutier 129 points ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| seasonOfLeague | World Hockey Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| startTime | 1978 ⓘ |
| teamFoldedAfterSeason |
Birmingham Bulls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cincinnati Stingers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamFoldedDuringSeason | Indianapolis Racers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamJoinedNHLAfterSeason |
Edmonton Oilers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New England Whalers NERFINISHED ⓘ Quebec Nordiques NERFINISHED ⓘ Winnipeg Jets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamParticipated |
Birmingham Bulls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cincinnati Stingers NERFINISHED ⓘ Edmonton Oilers NERFINISHED ⓘ Indianapolis Racers NERFINISHED ⓘ New England Whalers NERFINISHED ⓘ Quebec Nordiques NERFINISHED ⓘ Winnipeg Jets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorer | Real Cloutier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: WHA 1978–79 season Description of subject: The WHA 1978–79 season was the final campaign of the World Hockey Association, marking the end of the league before several of its teams merged into the NHL.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.