The Complete World Hockey Association
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The Complete
World Hockey Association
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Articles and Other Items
(Sources & authors are noted at the individual sites below)
General articles:
- The WHA Invades NYC: Bill Verigan & The Raiders
- The Pucks Are Flying in New York Preview of the New York Hockey Scene, September 1972
- Nick Mileti - Empire Builder September 1972
- The Show Must Go On? Not In This Case Bad ice postpones Blazers home opener, October 14, 1972.
- He Would Cede His Post: Maurice Richard is Very Worried The sudden resignation of coach Maurice Richard, October 16, 1972.
- Crowds Flock to Hull Bobby Hull's first game, November 8, 1972
- Amateur Groups Foul Czech Series December 8, 1972
- Marco Polo Had It Easy Travel travails of the Ottawa Nats, December 1972
- Hatskin Joins the Legends February 1973
- Wilkie Is One-For-One As Coach February 22, 1973
- Bill Hunter Speaks ... and Speaks Edmonton's colorful Bill Hunter
- A Sudden Surge in Nationalism The Ottawa Nationals Come Alive
- New York's Hockey Box Score 1972-73 post mortem
- New York's Devolving Golden Blades November 1973
- Blades Depart Garden for Greener Pastures in Jersey December 1973
- Westward Ho, the Blazers The Blazers move to Vancouver
- The League Maker: He Weds Excess Money to Surplus Talent Article about Gary Davidson, New York Times, November 11, 1973
- What's In a Name? Advent of the Michigan Stags name and logo, 1974
- Jets Are One of a Kind How the Jets became a publicly-owned team, 1975
- Articles detailing the Stags demise and relocation to Baltimore January 13-24, 1975
- Cowboys Corralled Cowboys move to the Corral, May 8, 1975
- Articles regarding the Spurs moving to Ottawa January 2, 1976
- In The Beginning, There Was Darkness For Spurs January 4, 1976
- Articles regarding the Civics and their demise January 9 & 16, 1976
- Cowboys, Nordiques Brawl Gives Hockey Black Eye The infamous brawl, April 12, 1976
- Hockey's Strange Love Affair San Diego and the Mariners, 1976
- Corral Cause for Exclusion from NHL The Corral is too small for the NHL, June 25, 1977
- At Best, Status is Questionable Calgary Cowboys' status, Summer 1977
- Habs in Secret WHA Deals Montreal's wheelings and dealings at the 1979 expansion draft
Player & Coach-specific articles:
- Ron C. Anderson: History and Ron Anderson
- Ron F. Anderson: Sometimes Ron Anderson Forgets
- Paul Andrea: Paul Andrea Switches
- Mike Antonovich: Antonovich, the Littlest Saint
- Yves Archambault: Archambault Says No to Montreal
- Bob Ash: Ash Takes Up Little Space But Casts Large Shadow
- Duke Asmundson: Duke for the Defense
- Serge Aubry: It's Not Too Late to Break Through at 30
- Butch Barber: Cougars Cowboy at the Blueline
- Doug Barrie: Doug Barrie Would Like to See the World
- Norm Beaudin: The First Jet
- John Bennett: Bennett Didn't Think It Was Funny
- Yves Bergeron: Bergeron and the Delicate Mission
- Bill Berglund: Let's Hear It For The Goalies
- Les Binkley: Standing Room Crowd Cheers Nats to Victory
- Milt Black: Nords First Problem, Filling Seats Second
- Ken Block: Block Back in N.Y.
- Christian Bordeleau: Prestige is Nice, but Pepe Plays for Pay
- Don Borgeson: When Confusion Cleared Borgeson Joined Spurs
- Wally Boyer: Tic-tac, Tic-tac
- Brian Bradley: Oh Yes, and Brian Bradley Too
- Richard Brodeur: Patience Has Paid Off for Brodeur
- Ron Buchanan: The Splendid Splinter - Ron Buchanan
- Mike Byers: Michael Has a Plan
- Brian Cadle: Cadle's Cronies Keep Waiting For Their Hero to Answer Bell
- Terry Caffery: Terry, The Boston Terrier
- Wayne Carleton: Meet the New Wayne Carleton
- Steve Carlyle: Carlyle Got His Education First
- Alain Caron: He Could Have Been a Goalkeeper
- Keith Christiansen: Along Came Huffer
- Kim Clackson: Clackson Claims His Place With Jets
- Ray Clearwater: Clearwater the Unspectacular
- Brian Conacher: As a Regular, Conacher Shines
- Wayne Connelly: Connelly a Quiet Leader
- Rick Coutu: Kid Coutu Makes Strong Debut
- Bart Crashley: Crashley Another Orr?
- Jim Cross: (untitled)
- John Danby: Whaler Mites Make it Big
- Richard David: David Boosts Nords' Power
- Jacques Demers: Demers a Big Man for Cougars
- Bob Dillabough: Penalty Killing No Exile For Dilly
- Bill Dineen: Dineen, the Fox of Houston
- Peter Donnelly: WHA Story is Donnelly's
- Kent Douglas: Would You Believe Buddha on Skates?
- Jim Dorey: Security Draws Dorey to Whalers
- Richard Farda: Toros Bursting With Stars but Farda Big Surprise
- Bob Falkenberg: Nobody Notices Bob Falkenberg
- Norm Ferguson: WHA — The Change Fergy Needed
- Maurice Filion: From Scout to Head Coach
- Reggie Fleming: Reggie Content in Chicago
- Connie Forey: Forey Signs With WHA
- Val Fonteyne: Val Bridges Generation Gap
- Robbie Ftorek: Mighty Atom Ftorek: Phoenix Fans' Choice
- George Gardner: Who Was That Masked Man?
- John Garrett: Garrett Next Net Superstar?
- Mike Gartner: Stingers' Gartner Has Eye for Net
- Daniel Geoffrion: Geoffrion Follows Famous Father
- Bill Goldthorpe: Talbot Welcomes Spirited Play — Goldthorpe Instant Hit With Spurs
- Michel Goulet: Goulet Typical of Young Bulls
- Gilles Gratton: Gratton an Accelerated Student
- Jean-Guy Gratton: Unknown Quantity, Gratton Produces
- Ted Green: Tough Ted Green Belongs in Boston
- Wayne Gretzky: The Great Gretzky's WHA-NHL Saga
- Don Grierson: Once A Right Wing, Always...
- Bob Guindon: Mon Dieu! Guindon's Faults Few
- Larry Hale: Aeros Hale Looks For Bad Angles
- Al Hamilton: Hamilton is a Star, Too
- Ted Hampson: Teddie of the Saints
- Joe Hardy: Joe Hardy Starts Over at 27
- Jim Hargreaves: Hargreaves, the Physical Jet
- Craig Hartsburg: Hartsburg One of the Baby Bulls
- Murray Heatley: Saints SIgn Another Scorer
- Anders Hedberg: Hedberg the Flying Swede: Winnipeg's Super Jet
- Don Herriman: Ah Yes, the Clinton Comet Line
- Ed Hoekstra: Playoffs Again
- Paul Hoganson: Hoganson Continues to Bail Racers Out
- Bill Horton: Horton Hears the WHA
- Harry Howell: Howell's Back in New York
- Bill Hughes: Nervous Aero Debuts in Garden
- Paul Hurley: Hurley Achieves Personal Parity
- Gary Jarrett: Jarrett Has Some Proving To Do
- Jimmy Johnson: Jimmy Johnson Returns Again
- Ed Joyal: "Target" Joyal on Hot Streak
- Joe Junkin: Junkin Unsung Hero
- Hannu Kamppuri: Oilers Must Take Those Finns Seriously
- Jamie Kennedy: Raiders Future Came Early (excerpt)
- Gavin Kirk: Kirk — Rookie of the Year?
- Darrel Knibbs: Knibbs Finds Cougars Groove
- Jarda Krupicka: Czech Finds New Life With Sharks
- Gary Kurt: The Case of the Missing Goaltender
- Gord Labossiere: Labossiere — Aero Traffic Cop
- Andre Lacroix: Lacroix Returns ... to Glory
- Danny Lawson: Lawson a Blazer Bright Spot
- J.P. Leblanc: No One Better than Leblanc
- Rene Leclerc: Leclerc Found the Back of the Net
- Rick Ley: Rick Ley Goes Thud! At Foes
- Willy Lindstrom: Lindstrom Looks Forward to NHL
- Ken Linseman: Bulls Boast Teenage Bearcat: Rookie Linseman
- Barry Long: Jets' Long Thrives on Ice Time
- Morris Lukowich: Lukowich Shows the Critics Wrong
- Larry Lund: Nothing Unlucky About No. 13
- Gary MacGregor: Needle a Day for Spurs' MacGregor, Diabetic
- Paul MacKinnon: MacKinnon Jets' Star of Future
- Bob MacMillan: To Be 19, Gifted, and a Fighting Saint
- Ralph MacSweyn: Sharks Big at the Wire
- Peter Marsh: Fans excite ex-Stinger
- Larry Mavety: Steady Mavety a Cougar Surprise
- Jack McCartan: Jack McCartan Really Has Class
- Ted McCaskill: The Long Long Road of Ted McCaskill
- Jim McCrimmon: Why, It's Mountain McCrimmon
- Ab McDonald: Know a Good Jet Captain?
- Brian McDonald: Aero McDonald a Contented Man
- Dick McGlynn: The Canadianization of Dick McGlynn
- Jim McLeod: McLeod Labors in Anonymity
- Jim McMasters: McMasters Tries and Tries Again
- Mark Messier: Racers Eye More Underage Talent
- Nick Mickoski: Mickoski Big Man for Jets
- Brian Morenz: A New Morenz For The Raiders
- Rick Morris: Morris Draws Hull Assignment
- Keke Mortson: Keke, The 38-Year-Old Kid
- Wayne Muloin: One of Life's Little Ironies
- Vaclav Nedomansky: Big Ned: Toro's Find Behind Iron Curtain
- Bill Needham: Needham Doesn't Say Much
- Jim Niekamp: Jim Niekamp, a Rare Breed
- Kent Nilsson: Deadly Shooter Nilsson WHA's No. 1 Rookie
- Jack Norris: Norris Keeps Dam From Bursting
- Wally Olds: Wally Olds Hears a Different Drummer
- Rosaire Paiement: Hang on Chicago, Here Comes Rosie
- Bernie Parent: It's Always Bernie & Bernie Will Play 'em All
- Jim Park: Interview
- Rusty Patenaude: Patenaude Skates From Oblivion
- Gene Peacosh: "Peako" Sailing on Raider Wing
- Bob Perreault: Perreault And His Lucky Ring
- Gerry Pinder: C's Pinder Wants More Goals
- Ed Pizunski: Spurs Pizunki Doesn't Expect Second Chance to be Wasted
- Larry Pleau: Pleau Repays Whalers for Kelley's Confidence
- Poul Popiel: Popiel Makes Things Happen
- Lynn Powis: Cowboys Hopes at Centre Rest on Powis
- Rich Pumple: Born Across From the Forum ...
- Craig Reichmuth: Craig Does His Thing: Checking and Hitting
- Mike Rouleau: Quebec Will Love Mike Rouleau
- Wayne Rutledge: In Moments of Great Trial...
- Ron Ryan: Ryan Faces Rookie Season
- Terry Ryan: From Newfoundland to St. Paul
- Frank Sanders: Saints Look to Baby Brigade (excerpt)
- Derek Sanderson: Turk Becomes a Blazer & An Affair to Remember
- Dick Sarrazin: Self Control Vital to Penalty Killer
- Ted Scharf: Scharf Knows Exactly What To Do
- John Schella: We Believe in Ourselves, Aeros' Schella Declares
- Dave Semenko: Semenko is an Oiler
- Brian Shaw: Edmonton's Shaw All Color
- Bobby Sheehan: Sheehan, the Racing Raider
- John Shmyr: Duke For The Defense (excerpt)
- Bob Sicinski: Chicago Was In His Future
- Lars-Erik Sjoberg: Shoe's Heart is Here
- Peter Slater: Oh So You're the Coach's Brother
- Louis Sleigher: Sleigher Makes Impact With Bulls as Scorer
- Brian Smith: From the Alps to Space City
- Gary Smith: Still In His Blood
- Guy Smith: Smith Wages St. Botolph Street War
- Bill Speer: They'll Look for Bill Speer
- Irv Spencer: "Spinner" — Self-Made Blazer
- Pat Stapleton: No "One at a Time" for Pat
- Peter Sullivan: Sullivan Called a 'Slick' Player
- Steve Sutherland: Sutherland Stirs 'Em Up
- Cal Swenson: Okay, Whatever Happened to Swenson?
- Marc Tardif: Quebec Fans Ecstatic Over Terrific Tardif
- Craig Topolnisky: (untitled)
- Gary Veneruzzo: Veneruzzo Sharks' First Star?
- Bob Wall: If Bob Wall is a Little Confused
- Ron Walters: Alberta Homecoming for Walters
- Ron Ward: The Lamplighter Does His Thing & Prologue to a Trade
- Phil Watson: Watson Gives Blazers Respectability
- Tom Webster: Kelley Not Surprised by Webster
- Bob Whidden: The Shadow Man
- Alton White: Alton on the Move
- Bobby Whitlock: Cougars Look to Whitlock
- Hal Willis: 'Mad Dog' Willis Delights Fans
- Ian Wilkie: Raiders Future Came Early (excerpt)
- Bob Winograd: Hockey & Learning — a Parlay
- Jim Wiste: Winning Makes a Difference
- Bill Young: Young Likes Warm Weather
- Rod Zaine: Self Control Vital to Penalty Killer
Initial Release: 23 June 2020.
Last update: 27 June 2026.
 
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