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 …
QUEBEC (CP) – Winnipeg Jets have been given until July 1 to raise $1 million as down payment for entry into the National Hockey League, says Bob Graham, chairman of the board of the community-owned World Hockey Association club. Graham said the Jets were given the time after the midweek meeting in New York between …
By TERRY PRICE Jack Kelley is a busy man these days. How busy? ‘I met myself coming in the other day,” quipped the New England Whalers’ director of hockey operations. Just because the Whalers have played their last World Hockey Association game doesn’t mean the work is over. Far from it. Two Drafts Scheduled The …
