National Hockey League season 1978–79
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1978–79 NHL season | 1 |
| National Hockey League season 1978–79 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6560096 — 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: National Hockey League season 1978–79 Context triple: [Curt Fraser, participatedIn, National Hockey League season 1978–79]
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A.
1988–89 NHL season
The 1988–89 NHL season was the National Hockey League campaign in which the Calgary Flames captured their first and only Stanley Cup title.
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B.
1976–77 Montreal Canadiens
The 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens are widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in NHL history, dominating the regular season and playoffs en route to a Stanley Cup championship.
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C.
NHL All-Star Game 1989
The NHL All-Star Game 1989 was the National Hockey League’s midseason exhibition showcase featuring its top players competing in an East vs. West format.
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D.
NHL All-Star Game 1980
The 1980 NHL All-Star Game was the National Hockey League’s midseason exhibition showcase featuring its top players, held during the 1979–80 season.
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E.
1974 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1974 Stanley Cup Finals was the National Hockey League championship series in which the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Boston Bruins to win their first Stanley 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: National Hockey League season 1978–79 Target entity description: 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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A.
1988–89 NHL season
The 1988–89 NHL season was the National Hockey League campaign in which the Calgary Flames captured their first and only Stanley Cup title.
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B.
1976–77 Montreal Canadiens
The 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens are widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in NHL history, dominating the regular season and playoffs en route to a Stanley Cup championship.
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C.
NHL All-Star Game 1989
The NHL All-Star Game 1989 was the National Hockey League’s midseason exhibition showcase featuring its top players competing in an East vs. West format.
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D.
NHL All-Star Game 1980
The 1980 NHL All-Star Game was the National Hockey League’s midseason exhibition showcase featuring its top players, held during the 1979–80 season.
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E.
1974 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1974 Stanley Cup Finals was the National Hockey League championship series in which the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Boston Bruins to win their first Stanley Cup.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Hockey League season
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sports season ⓘ |
| AllStarGameHostArena | Capital Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AllStarGameHostCity | Landover, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AllStarGameHostTeam | Washington Capitals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AllStarGameResult | Challenge Cup replaced traditional All-Star Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ArtRossTrophyWinner | Bryan Trottier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BillMastertonTrophyWinner | Serge Savard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| CalderMemorialTrophyWinner | Bobby Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conference |
Campbell Conference
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConnSmytheTrophyWinner | Bob Gainey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| division |
Adams Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norris Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Smythe Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1979-05-21 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1979–80 NHL season ⓘ |
| HartMemorialTrophyWinner | Bryan Trottier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| JackAdamsAwardWinner | Al Arbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| LadyByngTrophyWinner | Bob MacMillan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| NorrisTrophyWinner | Denis Potvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Montreal Canadiens won fourth consecutive Stanley Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NHL–Soviet Union Challenge Cup held instead of All-Star Game ⓘ Wayne Gretzky played WHA but not yet in NHL ⓘ final NHL season before NHL–WHA merger ⓘ |
| numberOfGamesPerTeam | 80 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 17 ⓘ |
| playoffFormat | 12 teams qualified for Stanley Cup playoffs ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1977–78 NHL season ⓘ |
| PresidentsTrophyEquivalent | New York Islanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regularSeasonChampion | New York Islanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 62nd NHL season ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| StanleyCupChampion | Montreal Canadiens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| StanleyCupFinalsResult | Montreal Canadiens defeated New York Rangers 4–1 ⓘ |
| StanleyCupRunnerUp | New York Rangers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| StanleyCupWinningCaptain | Yvan Cournoyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| StanleyCupWinningCoach | Scotty Bowman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| StanleyCupWinningTeamArena | Montreal Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| StanleyCupWinningTeamCity | Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1978-10-11 ⓘ |
| televisionBroadcasterCanada | Hockey Night in Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionBroadcasterUnitedStates | CBS (selected games) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| VezinaTrophyWinner |
Ken Dryden
NERFINISHED
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Michel Larocque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: National Hockey League season 1978–79 Description of subject: 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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this entity surface form:
1978–79 NHL season