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- World_Hockey_Association abstract "The World Hockey Association (French: Association mondiale de hockey) was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major league to attempt to compete with the National Hockey League (NHL) since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926. Although the WHA was not the first league since that time to attempt to challenge the NHL's supremacy, it was by far the most successful in the modern era.The WHA hoped to capitalize on the lack of hockey teams in a number of major cities, and it also hoped to attract the best players by paying more than NHL owners would. The WHA successfully challenged the reserve clause, which bound players to their NHL teams even without a valid contract, allowing players in both leagues greater freedom of movement. Sixty-seven players jumped from the NHL to the WHA in the first year, led by star forward Bobby Hull, whose ten-year, $2.75 million contract was a record at the time. Unlike the NHL, the WHA also signed many European players.The WHA had an acrimonious relationship with the NHL, resulting in numerous legal battles, as well as competition for control of players and markets. In spite of this, merger talks began almost immediately, as the WHA was constantly unstable, with franchises occasionally relocating or folding in the middle of the season. NHL owners voted down a 1977 plan to merge six WHA teams (the Edmonton Oilers, New England Whalers, Quebec Nordiques, Cincinnati Stingers, Houston Aeros, and Winnipeg Jets) into the NHL before a 1979 merger was approved. As a result, four teams, the Edmonton Oilers, New England Whalers, Quebec Nordiques, and Winnipeg Jets joined the NHL for the 1979–80 season, and the WHA ceased operations. The final WHA game was played on May 20, 1979, as the Jets defeated the Oilers to win their third AVCO World Trophy.".
- World_Hockey_Association formationDate "1971-09-13".
- World_Hockey_Association foundingYear "1971".
- World_Hockey_Association team Winnipeg_Jets_(1972%E2%80%9396).
- World_Hockey_Association title "World Hockey Association".
- World_Hockey_Association wikiPageExternalLink wha.
- World_Hockey_Association wikiPageExternalLink wha1973.html.
- World_Hockey_Association wikiPageExternalLink www.whahof.com.
- World_Hockey_Association wikiPageID "240143".
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- World_Hockey_Association countries Canada.
- World_Hockey_Association countries United_States.
- World_Hockey_Association folded "June 1979".
- World_Hockey_Association founded "1971-09-13".
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- World_Hockey_Association logo "WHA Logo.svg".
- World_Hockey_Association mostChamps Winnipeg_Jets_(1972–96).
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- World_Hockey_Association sport Ice_hockey.
- World_Hockey_Association title "World Hockey Association".
- World_Hockey_Association subject Category:1979_disestablishments.
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- World_Hockey_Association subject Category:Defunct_ice_hockey_leagues_in_the_United_States.
- World_Hockey_Association subject Category:Organizations_established_in_1972.
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- World_Hockey_Association type DefunctIceHockeyLeaguesInCanada.
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- World_Hockey_Association comment "The World Hockey Association (French: Association mondiale de hockey) was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major league to attempt to compete with the National Hockey League (NHL) since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926.".
- World_Hockey_Association label "Association mondiale de hockey".
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- World_Hockey_Association label "World Hockey Association".
- World_Hockey_Association label "World Hockey Association".
- World_Hockey_Association label "World Hockey Association".
- World_Hockey_Association label "World Hockey Association".
- World_Hockey_Association label "World Hockey Association".
- World_Hockey_Association label "World Hockey Association".
- World_Hockey_Association label "Всемирная хоккейная ассоциация".
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