WHA First All-Star Team selection
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| First All-Star Team selection | 1 |
| WHA First All-Star Team selection canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: WHA First All-Star Team selection Context triple: [Dave Dryden, awardReceived, WHA First All-Star Team selection]
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A.
NHL First All-Star Team
The NHL First All-Star Team is an annual honor recognizing the top players at each position in the National Hockey League for their performance during a given season.
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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
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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D.
All-ABA Team selection
The All-ABA Team selection was an honor in the American Basketball Association recognizing the league’s top-performing players for a given season.
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E.
NHL Second All-Star Team
The NHL Second All-Star Team is an annual end-of-season honor recognizing the second-best player at each position in the National Hockey League, as voted by sports journalists and broadcasters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: WHA First All-Star Team selection Target entity description: 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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A.
NHL First All-Star Team
The NHL First All-Star Team is an annual honor recognizing the top players at each position in the National Hockey League for their performance during a given season.
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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
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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D.
All-ABA Team selection
The All-ABA Team selection was an honor in the American Basketball Association recognizing the league’s top-performing players for a given season.
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E.
NHL Second All-Star Team
The NHL Second All-Star Team is an annual end-of-season honor recognizing the second-best player at each position in the National Hockey League, as voted by sports journalists and broadcasters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Hockey Association award
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ice hockey all-star team ⓘ sports award ⓘ |
| appliesToLeagueSeason | WHA regular season ⓘ |
| basedOn | player performance during the WHA regular season ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | professional ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| governingBody | World Hockey Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inceptionYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| lastAwardedYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| league | World Hockey Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeague | major North American professional ice hockey league ⓘ |
| positionIncluded |
centre
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defenceman ⓘ goaltender ⓘ left wing ⓘ right wing ⓘ |
| purpose | to recognize the league’s top players at each position ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
WHA All-Star Game
NERFINISHED
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WHA Second All-Star Team selection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| selectionType | postseason all-star team ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: WHA First All-Star Team selection Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
First All-Star Team selection