The National Hockey League proposed Friday a merger with the World Hockey Association with no less than six teams from the World Association forming a separate division under a National Hockey League umbrella. The proposal will be put forth to the surviving World Hockey teams and is expected to be accepted. The cities most likely …
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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 …
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TORONTO — Ottawa 67’s forward Bobby Smith, considered by many as the top junior hockey player in Canada, says he’s prepared to forego his final year of junior eligibilty to pursue his hockey career in the World Hockey Association. Smith could be one of several under age juniors who might go with the WHA. Smith …
TORONTO (CP) — Pat Price says he will follow the tradition of many other rich young hockey players and buy a sleek sports car. Price, a 19-year-old defenceman from Saskatoon Blades of the Western Canada Hockey League, was the first choice Friday in the World Hockey Association amateur draft. He then signed with Vancouver Blazers …
CINCINNATI, Ohio (AP) — World Hockey Association officials Monday awarded a franchise to Cincinnati and indicated three more franchises are pending. WHA President Gary L. Davidson, who departed for the West Coast immediately after the franchise announcement, said two of the cities under consideration were Miami, Fla. and Vancouver, B.C.He said the WHA was “delighted” …
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) – Add Cincinnati Stingers to the list of World Hockey Association dinosaurs. The Stingers played their final game Tuesday night, losing to New England Whalers 2-1 in the deciding match of their best-of-three quarter-final playoff. Cincinnati, which joined the WHA in 1975, has passed away — along with Birmingham Bulls — as …
Robbie Ftorek of Cincinnati edged Quebec’s Real Cloutier by three votes in the annual balloting of players for Most Valuable Player in the World Hockey Association. Announcement of the vote Tuesday also included Wayne Gretzy’s one-sided victory as Rookie of the Year. The Edmonton star out-polled Mike Gartner of Cincinnati, 37-16. Mark Howe and Rick …
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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 …
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