The only two Canadian franchises at the time were the Habs and Leafs? Hey, I know the Canucks resemble a minor league team a lot of the time, but they actually were an NHL team back then!
I saw the game in Vancouver 1974 Canada vs Russia. Gordie Howe on a line with Mark and Marty, Bobby Hull, he scored a hat trick that night, Paul Henderson, Frank Mahovlich. What a great memory. The game is on TH-cam as well.
maybe a little know fact but the wha for a year played double header games. Bobby Hull remarked it was a brutal thing to do in hockey as its a contact sport. It was gimmic to say travel costs I guess.
That first season the WHA had a Sunday game of the week on CBS, the first game was the Winnipeg Jets and Minnesota Fighting Saints from the St. Paul Civic Center.
You missed the most important thing of all, the WHA signed 18 year old players the Howes boys for example , before that NHL teams waited till players were 20
Yep, there were never in a given season, 18 teams in the WHA. 14 WAS THE HIGH when there was a CANADIAN DIVISION AND EAST AND WEST DIVISIONS. That 3-division setup lasted, if I am not mistaken, either one or two seasons only. The NHL HAD 18 TEAMS a few seasons before THE BARONS FUSED WITH THE NORTH STARS to stay the NORTH STARS.. But, going from 32 to 21 teams meant the NHL was a better league in the 1980's than it was, once the six-team era guys began to go past their prime, in the late '70's. Yep..
@@idontgivetkachuk I tried looking myself. My guess is a lot of them weren't televised or as they did in those days they just taped over it. That's why there's no actual game footage of Super Bowl's 1 & 2.
the nhl 's refusal to acknowledge the wha's impact on the game is pathetic..to this day remains a stain on the nhl..its a big reason why there is no hockey still in hartford and quebec and meanwhile the nhl has grown to places the nhl never would have tried before to put hockey into...
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I love the stories of the WHA and ABA.
The "real" Ogie Oglethorpe, Bill Goldthorpe, played in the WHA. So did the "real" Hansen brothers---Steve, Jack, and Jeff Carlson.
The only two Canadian franchises at the time were the Habs and Leafs? Hey, I know the Canucks resemble a minor league team a lot of the time, but they actually were an NHL team back then!
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Vancouver had the Blazers in the WHA and Canucks in NHL
@@firestormlivingsolutions Blazers were only around for 1 season each in Philly and Vancouver before becoming the Calgary Cowboys.
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I saw the game in Vancouver 1974 Canada vs Russia. Gordie Howe on a line with Mark and Marty, Bobby Hull, he scored a hat trick that night, Paul Henderson, Frank Mahovlich. What a great memory. The game is on TH-cam as well.
maybe a little know fact but the wha for a year played double header games. Bobby Hull remarked it was a brutal thing to do in hockey as its a contact sport. It was gimmic to say travel costs I guess.
sorry but vancouver was in the nhl also not just toronto and montreal. before wha came along
I grew up in the WHA era, , great vid
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Honestly, WHA>NHL 😤🙉🙈😎
WHA should've absorbed the NHL instead
That first season the WHA had a Sunday game of the week on CBS, the first game was the Winnipeg Jets and Minnesota Fighting Saints from the St. Paul Civic Center.
It is INSANE that Gordie played 8 friggin' years of pro hockey after leaving the NHL for the first time
I loved it the New England Whalers 👍
Imagine not having your leagues trophie ready! Come on WHA!
Ikr! Wow..
My first ever live hockey game. LA Sharks @ Philadelphia Blazers. Bernie in goal. Sharks won 4-1.
Was it played at the Civic Center?
@@PaulBobnak yep.
this was fye bro🔥 never knew they had to fuse teams just to make into the league
Yeah man. The WHA changed the game sm that they became a part of the game. Litteraly 😂
idontgivetkachuk that’s crazy... they really just invited themselves to the party😂u sure as hell made it interesting bro
@@khicouldntcareless thanks man. Glad ya enjoyed!
You missed the most important thing of all, the WHA signed 18 year old players the Howes boys for example , before that NHL teams waited till players were 20
And Gretzky and Messier were also teenagers when they were signed, ironically, both to the Racers(Gretzky ended up getting traded to Edmonton).
"The only 2 Canadian teams were the Habs and Leafs."
Canucks: "Are we a joke to you?"
This guy really called the oilers and whalers ther oiwers and wewers
As the name says “ no one cares “ 💀
The more WHA content the better but this video could have used some fact checking.
Yep, there were never in a given season, 18 teams in the WHA. 14 WAS THE HIGH when there was a CANADIAN DIVISION AND EAST AND WEST DIVISIONS. That 3-division setup lasted, if I am not mistaken, either one or two seasons only.
The NHL HAD 18 TEAMS a few seasons before THE BARONS FUSED WITH THE NORTH STARS to stay the NORTH STARS..
But, going from 32 to 21 teams meant the NHL was a better league in the 1980's than it was, once the six-team era guys began to go past their prime, in the late '70's.
Yep..
Those first highlights haha
😂😂
Why is there no footage of the exhibition games played between the NHL & WHA?
Couldn't find any unfortunately!
@@idontgivetkachuk I tried looking myself. My guess is a lot of them weren't televised or as they did in those days they just taped over it. That's why there's no actual game footage of Super Bowl's 1 & 2.
cool
WHA 🏆 Hartford 🐳 whalers
Padberg Wells
Xfl: it didnt.
the nhl 's refusal to acknowledge the wha's impact on the game is pathetic..to this day remains a stain on the nhl..its a big reason why there is no hockey still in hartford and quebec and meanwhile the nhl has grown to places the nhl never would have tried before to put hockey into...