WHA playoffs
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The WHA playoffs were the postseason championship tournament of the World Hockey Association, determining the league’s champion each season.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ice hockey postseason tournament
ⓘ
sports playoff series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Avco Cup playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championTitle | Avco Cup champion ⓘ |
| competitionType | postseason championship tournament ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| determined | league champion each WHA season ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1979 ⓘ |
| endCause | merger of WHA teams into the NHL ⓘ |
| firstSeason | 1972–73 WHA season ⓘ |
| followsCompetition | WHA regular season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
elimination tournament
ⓘ
series-based playoffs ⓘ |
| governingBody | WHA Board of Governors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1973 ⓘ |
| lastSeason | 1978–79 WHA season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leagueLevel | major professional ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
newspapers
ⓘ
radio ⓘ television ⓘ |
| notableChampion |
Houston Aeros
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New England Whalers NERFINISHED ⓘ Quebec Nordiques NERFINISHED ⓘ Winnipeg Jets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEditions | 7 ⓘ |
| organizer | World Hockey Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | World Hockey Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| professionalLevel | major league ⓘ |
| purpose | to determine the World Hockey Association champion ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition | Stanley Cup playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonStructure | followed the WHA regular season ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| successorCompetition | NHL Stanley Cup playoffs for former WHA teams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamEligibility | WHA member clubs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamSport | yes ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | spring ⓘ |
| trophyAwarded |
Avco Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Avco World Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalSeriesLength | best-of-seven GENERATED ⓘ |
| usesOvertime | yes ⓘ |
| usesSeriesFormat | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.