Posts About "WHA"
Quebec Nordiques - A History of Beer, Brawls, and Van Halen
August 21st, 2020 The Quebec Nordiques almost didn't exist. And depending on who you ask, maybe they shouldn't have existed at all. In fact, their story begins on the other side of the continent, under the considerably warmer skies of San Francisco, California. The Nordiques (roughly translated as the "Northerners" or "Northmen") were...
The WHA - A Look Back at the Upstart Hockey League
July 6th, 2020 As the National Hockey League continued to prosper in the early 1970s, there was a demand for more teams in more cities throughout much of the United States and Canada but at such a high risk, the league was hesitant to attempt to grow too quickly. After all, it took almost 41 years to branch out from the “Original Six” format and...
Countdown to Puck Drop - Day 79 - Jets 1978-79 Avco Cup-Winning Season
May 22nd, 2020 Introducing The Hockey Writers' Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL's regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Ottawa Senators, we'll be producing content that's connected to the number of days remaining on that particular day. Some posts may be associated with a player's...
Bobby Hull - The Golden Jet
May 14th, 2020 He dominated two different professional leagues for more than two decades. He won three Art Ross Trophies, two Hart Memorial Trophies, two Avco Cups, a Lady Byng Trophy, and a Stanley Cup. He was an NHL first All-Star 10 times and a World Hockey Association All-Star thrice. He's Bobby Hull. He's "The Golden Jet." He's without a...
Was There a Chance Sidney Crosby Could Have Played in Toronto?
April 28th, 2020 On Sunday, April 26, LeafsNation hockey reporter Zach Laing wrote an interesting post looking back over the history of professional hockey in Toronto. Although the post wasn’t about the Toronto Maple Leafs per se, he suggested that there was a chance that Sidney Crosby, who turned out to be a truly generational player with the NHL’s...
History of the Houston Aeros
March 30th, 2020 The Houston Aeros were a member of the now-defunct World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972-78. They were highly successful, making the playoffs each of their six seasons and won two league championships in three final appearances. The Aeros were the first major professional hockey team in Texas and became one of the state's most...
The 1979 NHL – WHA Merger
March 30th, 2020 The 2009-10 hockey season marks the 30th anniversary of the merger between the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association. It was the last time that such a unification has taken place in a major North American sport...
Countdown to Puck Drop — Day 72 — Jets' Inaugural WHA Season
July 22nd, 2019 Introducing The Hockey Writers' Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL's regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Ottawa Senators, we'll be producing content that's connected to the number of days remaining on that particular day. Some posts may be associated with a player's...
Hockey Hall of Fame Debates: Marc Tardif
September 25th, 2017 Winger Marc Tardif played for the hockey team widely regarded as the greatest junior team to ever play. His abilities at the junior level vaulted him into a highly successful 14-year professional career. Today's average hockey fan may never have heard of Tardif. His final professional season was with the 1982-83 Quebec Nordiques. But...
Judging Markets Based on Their Hockey History
May 19th, 2017 Whenever the proposition of the NHL relocating a team or expanding comes up, people will point to cities like Portland or Quebec City as expansion spots. Why these cities? Both Portland and Quebec have successful hockey histories. Portland has the Portland Winterhawks of the WHL, who are regularly at the top of WHL attendance. Quebec...
Happy Birthday Bobby Hull
January 3rd, 2015 Happy Birthday Bobby Hull. Born on this date, January 3, 1939. "The Golden Jet," turns 76-years-old. In a professional career which spanned 1,474 games between the NHL and WHA, Hull notched 913 goals. Hull was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983. "The Golden Jet," won the 1960-61 Stanley Cup with the Chicago Black Hawks, as...
Former Hurricane O'Neill Ironically Rips Winnipeg Jets Hockey Market
January 6th, 2014 In between periods of the Buffalo Sabres & Winnipeg Jets game Tuesday evening, TSN analyst Jeff O'Neill stated: "Nobody wants to stay there, nobody wants to sign there". The comments made by O'Neill, were in reference to his opinion that the Jets -- due to reasons stated above -- should work hard to lock up youngsters Jacob...
Book Review: Gordie Howe's Son by Mark Howe
November 19th, 2013 Gordie Howe's Son: A Hall of Fame Life in the Shadow of Mr. Hockey, by Mark Howe with Jay Greenberg (2013, Chicago: Triumph Books. Hardcover. Pp. 336. $25.95. ISBN 978-160078-847-5) In the 1998 edition of Total Hockey, writer Glen R. Goodhand notes that "family trees have been just as integral to Canada's national game as ice and...
