TORONTO (CP) – The World Hockey Association may or may not operate as an independent league next season, but if it does it will be ready to do battle with the National Hockey League for some of the best graduates of amateur ranks. The nine WHA teams still in existence after the demise of Phoenix …
Read the full post →“This Day In Hockey History-June 16, 1977-WHA clubs perform annual draft ritual”
CALGARY (CP) – Persistent rumors that a major league hockey franchise would be moved to Calgary proved true yesterday with the announcement that the former Vancouver Blazers will become the Calgary Cowboys. The announcement caught almost nobody by surprise. There were prior suggestions that Baltimore Blades or Chicago Cougars of the WHA wished to move …
Read the full post →“This Day In Hockey History-May 8, 1975-WHA Blazers Become Calgary Cowboys”
By George Bilych (Herald staff writer) The longest day in the young life of the Calgary Cowboys wound up with a cheerful ending Wednesday night. The adversity caused by the losing of battles over the conference tables in Winnipeg earlier in the day and the subsequent lack of proper preparation for a playoff game were …
NHL, WHA wed for better or worse By Al Colletti Canadian Press staff writer 31 Mar 1979, Sat The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) NEW YORK — Some call it expansion and others a mini-merger, but whatever terminology is used, the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association are wedded for better or for …
Read the full post →“This Day In Hockey History-March 30, 1979-NHL Merges With WHA”
