World Hockey Association

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defunct sports league professional ice hockey league

The World Hockey Association was a 1970s professional ice hockey league that rivaled the NHL, lured star players with higher salaries, and ultimately merged several of its teams into the NHL.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
World Hockey Association canonical 65
WHA 6
WHA–NHL merger 2

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct sports league ⓘ
professional ice hockey league ⓘ
abbreviation World Hockey Association self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: WHA
alsoKnownAs World Hockey Association ⓘ
surface form: WHA
championshipTrophy Avco World Trophy ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
folded 1979 ⓘ
founded 1971 ⓘ
foundedBy Dennis Murphy ⓘ
Gary Davidson ⓘ
Howard Baldwin ⓘ
John Bassett ⓘ
impact accelerated NHL expansion into new markets ⓘ
helped raise player salaries in professional hockey ⓘ
inauguralSeason 1972–73 ⓘ
introducedRuleChange experimentation with shootouts and overtime formats ⓘ
lastSeason 1978–79 ⓘ
mergerEffectiveDate 1979 ⓘ
mergerWith National Hockey League ⓘ
notablePlayer Anders Hedberg ⓘ
Bobby Hull ⓘ
Gordie Howe ⓘ
Marc Tardif ⓘ
Mark Howe ⓘ
Marty Howe ⓘ
Ulf Nilsson ⓘ
Wayne Gretzky ⓘ
notableTeam Birmingham Bulls ⓘ
Cincinnati Stingers ⓘ
Cleveland Crusaders ⓘ
Edmonton Oilers ⓘ
Houston Aeros ⓘ
Indianapolis Racers ⓘ
Minnesota Fighting Saints ⓘ
New England Whalers ⓘ
Ottawa Nationals ⓘ
Phoenix Roadrunners ⓘ
Quebec Nordiques ⓘ
San Diego Mariners ⓘ
Toronto Toros ⓘ
Winnipeg Jets ⓘ
numberOfSeasons 7 ⓘ
reasonForCreation to compete with the NHL and offer higher player salaries ⓘ
rivalLeague National Hockey League ⓘ
sport ice hockey ⓘ
teamsMergedIntoNHL Edmonton Oilers ⓘ
New England Whalers ⓘ
surface form: Hartford Whalers

Quebec Nordiques ⓘ
Winnipeg Jets ⓘ
televisionCoverage various regional and national broadcasters in North America ⓘ

Referenced by (76)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maple Leaf Gardens → hostedLeague → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Gordie Howe → league → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Richard Nurse → memberOf → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Richard Nurse → playedInLeague → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Richard Nurse → leagueParticipation → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Bobby Hull → league → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Boston Braves (NHL) → reasonForSuspension → World Hockey Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Boston Braves (AHL)
this entity surface form: competition from World Hockey Association’s New England Whalers
Bernie Parent → league → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Mark Howe → league → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Barry Melrose → playedInLeague → World Hockey Association ⓘ
World Hockey Association → abbreviation → World Hockey Association self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: WHA
World Hockey Association → alsoKnownAs → World Hockey Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: WHA
Exhibition Stadium → hostedLeague → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Edmonton Oilers → originLeague → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Edmonton Oilers → NHLExpansionOrMerger → World Hockey Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: WHA–NHL merger
Václav Nedomanský → league → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Toronto Toros → league → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Mr. Hockey → league → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Houston Aeros → league → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Quebec Nordiques → league → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Gordon Howe → league → World Hockey Association ⓘ
subject surface form: Gordie Howe
New England Whalers → league → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Winnipeg Jets (WHA) → league → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Winnipeg Jets (WHA) → participatedIn → World Hockey Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: WHA–NHL merger
Birmingham Bulls (WHA) → league → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Marty Howe → league → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Marty Howe → playedInLeague → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Hockey-Reference.com → coversLeague → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Hartford Civic Center → tenantLeague → World Hockey Association ⓘ
The Golden Jet → alsoAssociatedWithLeague → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Doug Roberts → league → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Doug Roberts → playedInLeague → World Hockey Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: WHA
Gary Davidson → coFounded → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Dan Bouchard → playedInLeague → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Dave Dryden → leaguePlayedIn → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Buzz Schneider → draftLeague → World Hockey Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: WHA
Dennis Murphy → coFounded → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Cincinnati Gardens → leagueHosted → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Robert Marvin Hull → league → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Bernard Marcel Parent → league → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Philadelphia Blazers → league → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Fred Shero → leagueCoachedIn → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Moose Dupont → league → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Henry Boucha → participantIn → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Henry Boucha → playedForLeague → World Hockey Association ⓘ
this entity surface form: WHA
Steve Carlson → leaguePlayedIn → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Colleen Howe → notableAssociatedLeague → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Rick MacLeish → playedIn → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Rick Bowness → playedInLeague → World Hockey Association ⓘ
Cleveland Crusaders → league → World Hockey Association ⓘ