WHA playoffs 1977
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The WHA playoffs 1977 were the postseason championship tournament of the World Hockey Association’s 1976–77 season, featuring top teams competing for the league title.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WHA 1976–77 season | 1 |
| WHA playoffs 1977 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13043887 — 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 playoffs 1977 Context triple: [Birmingham Bulls, participatedIn, WHA playoffs 1977]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
WHL playoffs
The WHL playoffs are the postseason championship tournament of the Western Hockey League, determining the league champion and its representative in the Memorial Cup.
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E.
WHA Eastern Division
The WHA Eastern Division was a grouping of teams in the World Hockey Association, one of the league’s primary divisions during its early seasons in 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)
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Target entity: WHA playoffs 1977 Target entity description: The WHA playoffs 1977 were the postseason championship tournament of the World Hockey Association’s 1976–77 season, featuring top teams competing for the league title.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
WHL playoffs
The WHL playoffs are the postseason championship tournament of the Western Hockey League, determining the league champion and its representative in the Memorial Cup.
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E.
WHA Eastern Division
The WHA Eastern Division was a grouping of teams in the World Hockey Association, one of the league’s primary divisions during its early seasons in the 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ice hockey playoffs
ⓘ
postseason championship ⓘ sports tournament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 1977 Avco World Trophy playoffs ⓘ |
| champion | Quebec Nordiques NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championLeagueTitle | Avco World Trophy winner ⓘ |
| championTitleCount | 1 ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | major professional ⓘ |
| conference |
Eastern Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decidingGame | Game 7 of the Avco World Trophy Finals ⓘ |
| endDate | 1977-05-27 ⓘ |
| featuredTeam |
Cincinnati Stingers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Houston Aeros NERFINISHED ⓘ Indianapolis Racers NERFINISHED ⓘ New England Whalers NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenix Roadrunners NERFINISHED ⓘ Quebec Nordiques NERFINISHED ⓘ San Diego Mariners NERFINISHED ⓘ Winnipeg Jets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalSeriesResult | Quebec Nordiques defeated Winnipeg Jets 4–3 ⓘ |
| finalsFormat | best-of-seven series ⓘ |
| finalsGameNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| finalsVenueCity |
Quebec City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Winnipeg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | World Hockey Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | World Hockey Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Serge Bernier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPTeam | Quebec Nordiques NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 1978 WHA playoffs ⓘ |
| numberOfRounds | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 8 ⓘ |
| playoffBracketType | elimination tournament ⓘ |
| postseasonOf | World Hockey Association 1976–77 season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 1976 WHA playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quarterfinalFormat | best-of-seven series ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Winnipeg Jets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1976–77 WHA season ⓘ |
| semifinalFormat | best-of-seven series ⓘ |
| shortName | 1977 Avco Cup playoffs ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| startDate | 1977-04-13 ⓘ |
| trophy | Avco World Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: WHA playoffs 1977 Description of subject: The WHA playoffs 1977 were the postseason championship tournament of the World Hockey Association’s 1976–77 season, featuring top teams competing for the league title.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
WHA 1976–77 season