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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.