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	World Hockey Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The World Hockey Association (French: Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional ice hockey league in North America from 1972 to 1979.
		Hunter was considered one of the most powerful men in hockey not associated with the NHL, and with his help, the WHA had solid backing in Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg, potentially giving the new league four Western Canadian teams - one more than the NHL had in all of Canada at the time.
		The New York franchise was a key example: as the NHL's Islanders had locked up Nassau Coliseum for their own use, the WHA were forced to play in lesser arenas, often without visitor's locker rooms.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Hockey_Association (1441 words)

	World Hockey Association (proposed) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The old World Hockey Association (WHA) merged into the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1979.
		It was hoped that the league would begin operation in the 2004-2005 season, to coincide with the 2004 NHL lockout, and teams from Dallas, Detroit, Halifax, Hamilton, Miami, Toronto, Vancouver and Quebec City were mooted.
		When that and other plans failed to materialize, the rights to the new league were sold to a British Columbia investor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_World_Hockey_Association (179 words)

	Hockey Fans - NHL Team History and Player Biographies
		In 1917, the National Hockey Association (NHA) was re-organized and eventually led the birth of the National Hockey League (NHL).
		World War II was another watershed moment in the history of the game, an event that the NHL survived and built its foundation upon.
		Expansion brought a new era to the NHL as the number of teams doubled in the 1967-68 seaon to twelve.
	www.hockey-fans.com (794 words)

	Edmonton Oilers article - Edmonton Oilers National Hockey League Edmonton, Alberta 1972 World Hockey Association - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In 1978 new owner Peter Pocklington scored one of the greatest trades in hockey history, acquiring already-aspiring superstar Wayne Gretzky from the Indianapolis Racers for a token sum.
		But the team rallied behind new goalie Bill Ranford, and despite finishing third in their division, behind Calgary and Los Angeles, the Oilers made it all the way for the fifth and (to date) final time, once again defeating the Boston Bruins, this time in five games.
		This has led to one of the most unusual rivalries of all time in hockey: between 1997 and 2003 have played each other in the playoffs six times, five of them first-round matchups.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Edmonton_Oilers (1002 words)

	Sidney Crosby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		One of the most anticipated new talents for years, Crosby is believed to be the next Wayne Gretzky and might one day break his NHL scoring records, an assessment that has led to the nickname, The Next One.
		On July 22, 2005 the NHL, upon ratification of its new CBA, held its first league-wide draft lottery in its history and it was won by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
		On December 28, 2003 Crosby scored his first goal of the world junior hockey championship in a 7-2 win over Switzerland, becoming the youngest player ever to score for the team at age 16 years, 4 months, 24 days.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sidney_Crosby (757 words)

	Hendersonville.com news: Ice Hockey
		The Asheville Aces are the seventh and latest team in the new World Hockey Association 2, a first-year league made up of teams located throughout the Southeast.
		This is very good news for area ice hockey fans, who have not had a team in this part of the state since the Asheville Smoke folded two years ago.
		World Hockey Association 2 officials will be in town in the coming weeks to set up an office, select a head coach, and begin selling season tickets.
	www.hendersonville.com /news/acehockey.html (387 words)

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		Ice hockey as we know it is first played in either Windsor, Nova Scotia, Kingston, Ontario or Montreal, Quebec, depending on who you believe and how you read the evidence.
		The Amateur Hockey Association of Canada is formed, with four teams in Montreal, one in Ottawa and one in Quebec City.
		The Western Hockey League disbands and sells most of its players to the new NHL teams, leaving the NHL as the undisputed top hockey league in North America.
	www.barrystickets.com /nhl/index.htm (1553 words)

	Hockey Digest: A brand new world: World Hockey Association, that is, as a new league starts play this season sporting a ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		WITH THE ECONOMY SAGGING, hockey teams in the United States and Canada struggling to survive, and TV ratings for the sport nearly invisible, it may not seem like a great time to start a new league.
		The World Hockey Association 2 is hoping to establish itself as a feeder league, primarily for the new World Hockey Association that is aiming to take the ice next season (see sidebar, page 57).
		But the people associated with the new World Hockey Association that is aiming to go into business next season see opportunity.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCM/is_2_32/ai_110458300 (1658 words)

	New Zealand Hockey Federation
		Hockey New Zealand is proud to support the KidCare Foundation's mission of providing counselling and other support programmes for children affected by abuse, neglect or poverty.
		Hockey New Zealand is pleased to announce the addition of Leuko as a sponsor of hockey.
		Hockey New Zealand aims to offer the widest possible opportunities for all persons through participation and achievement in the game of hockey while still providing a healthy, social recreational environment for all.
	www.hockeynz.co.nz (349 words)

	(The World Hockey Association)
		Founded: The World Hockey Association became officially a league when co-founders Gary L. Davidson and Dennis A. Murphy signed the articles of Incorporation in a Delaware courthouse on June 10, 1971.
		The World Hockey Association was formed in April of 1971, by Dennis A. Murphy and Gary L. Davidson.
		The WHA's New York franchise was upset at the news because the new Nassau Coliseum would house the Long Island NHL franchise.
	www.geocities.com /Pipeline/5206 (745 words)

	New World Hockey Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Commissioner's office announced on Sunday that the New World Hockey Association will officially be expanding by 4 teams.
		The possibility of expansion was met well by the league's General Managers, who had been offering their opinions on this addition to the league offices for a couple weeks before a decision was made.
		The addition of 1 team to each of the existing 4 team divisions should give new life to the league and spur roster acitivty.
	www.archerventures.com /nwha (351 words)

	New World Hockey Association
		The new league may spawn many problems in the NHL, such as another franchise merger, as the Minnesota North Stars and Cleveland Barons did last time there was a rival league.
		Also, many players, such as the Philadelphia Flyers' Jeremy Roenick have considered the new league as an alternative to NHL hockey if there is a player lockout.
		On June 21, 2004, David Waronker, owner of the Southern Professional Hockey League's Orlando Seals and Jacksonville Barracudas, cancelled transferral of ownership to Calgary businessman Max Chambers because Waronker had not heard from Chambers since signing a letter of intent, before June 2, when a deadline for submission of $100100,000 was not made.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/new_world_hockey_association (427 words)

	Democrat & Chronicle: Hull passionate about new hockey league (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		But he’d rather you remember him as he was in his prime, back in the 1960s and ‘70s, when his thinning blond hair flowed as he rushed down the ice and whistled pucks past frozen goalies at speeds in excess of 100 mph.
		He is passionate about making high-quality hockey affordable to the masses once more, which is why he is lending much more than his name to the cause.
		And while he says the WHA isn’t in competition with the National Hockey League, it could be down the road should the NHL shut down operations next season as expected.
	www.democratandchronicle.com /sports/columns/0422MT40J23_sports.shtml (895 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Hockey / World Hockey Association sold to new owners (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The fledgling World Hockey Association announced Monday an agreement has been reached to purchase its trademarks.
		The new group, led by Toronto businessman William Smith, is planning to operate offices in Toronto, New York and Boca Raton, Fla.
		Another blow to the league was having junior hockey phenom Sidney Crosby reject a 3-year, $7.5 million offer from Hamilton in August.
	www.boston.com /sports/hockey/articles/2004/10/18/world_hockey_association_sold_to_new_owners (269 words)

	PRESS RELEASE Senticore Acquires Hockey Franchise in Detroit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Hockey's Golden Jet, Bobby Hull, is the Commissioner of the new league.
		Plans are to configure the Silverdome into an Olympic sized hockey venue with the installation of a 200 foot by 100 foot ice pad in the east end-zone.
		Patel and WHA Director of Hockey Operations, Peter Young, will be in Detroit on Tuesday, May 11, 2004 to formalize agreements with the Silverdome and to host a media reception.
	www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=66822 (789 words)

	Hockey Summary
		The World Hockey Association was organized in Oct. 1972 and was dissolved after the 1978–1979 season when the NHL absorbed four of the teams.
		Hockey, once considered a cold-weather sport, has increased its fan base to the southern and western part of the United States.
		In an attempt to revitalize the game, new rule changes were also adopted, chief among them the adoption of the shootout, making tied games a thing of the past.
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0112673.html (579 words)

	The Fourth Period :: Collective Bargaining Agreement [CBA] :: Backup plan No.2
		If the new World Hockey Association isn't enough of a North American option for current NHLers, an Ontario man is making plans for a barnstorming tour for NHL players, reports the Detroit News.
		The News claims the agents for goalies Dominik Hasek, Patrick Lalime and Roberto Luongo, and forwards Martin Lapointe and Dave Andreychuk, have confirmed their players would participate.
		Gumbley says 23 players are on board and he expects to have 41 in place by the end of the week.
	www.thefourthperiod.com /cba4.html (218 words)

	Edmonton Oilers Heritage Website - The World Hockey Association
		The World Hockey Association (WHA) was officially proclaimed in a Delaware courtroom in the late spring of 1970, after a decades long evolution in the sports business world.
		Early on, the new league suffered problems, as legitimate investors of potential teams could not be differentiated between the scam artists.
		Sponsorship was also introduced in a new way, as the WHA championship had Avco Financial Services as a named sponsor; setting the stage for the many corporate names that have made their way onto arena names and hockey events today.
	www.oilersheritage.com /history/WHA_leagues_WHA.html (912 words)

	Pro Hockey Stats.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In 1909, two senior amateur circuits - hockey magnates were not yet talking in terms of "major hockey leagues" - were operating in Central Canada: The Eastern Canadian Hockey Association and the Federal League.
		The World Hockey Association was the center of controversy and turbulence in the hockey world for seven interesting years.
		After the idea of the WHA was conceived during the summer of 1971, the world of professional hockey would never be the same.
	www.prohockeystats.com (219 words)

	National Hockey League - CBS SportsLine.com
		PONTIAC, Mich. -- The new World Hockey Association was thinking about an NHL labor stoppage when it chose the 2004-05 season to launch the league.
		WHA Hockey Director Peter Young said he plans to have eight to 10 franchises when the league begins its 72-game regular season.
		The new league will have two drafts July 10: a pro draft for players in the NHL, American Hockey league and top European professional leagues; and an amateur draft for players 16-20 years old.
	www.sportsline.com /nhl/story/7322290 (520 words)

	Could Bobby Hull lure son Brett to new World Hockey Association? - 09/02/03 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The elder Hull last month was named commissioner of the new World Hockey Association, a league that is very much a work in progress at this point.
		Tentatively, the new WHA will begin play next fall, when the NHL's collective bargaining agreement is set to expire.
		Hull, who recently built a home in Dallas, just signed a new endorsement deal to use Mission Hockey gloves, skates and sticks -- and the deal is for two years, not one.
	www.detnews.com /2003/wings/0309/08/c01-260706.htm (410 words)

	USATODAY.com - New World Hockey Association wants Pittsburgh franchise (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		PITTSBURGH (AP) — The men planning to resurrect the World Hockey Association say they have a prospective owner worth more than $100 million who wants to put a team in Pittsburgh.
		Still, Canadian businessmen Allan Howell and his partner, chiropractor Nick Vaccaro, say Pittsburgh — home to the National Hockey League's financially struggling Penguins — would be a great home for a team if their 12-team league begins play in 2004 as planned.
		The Penguins are hoping to build a new $270 million arena by 2007 to replace Mellon Arena, the oldest in the league, but public financing for that project has not materialized.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/hockey/2003-04-19-pittsburgh-wha_x.htm (680 words)

	Great World Hockey Association Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Apparently the difference in quality of hockey between him and the balance of the players was very noticebale, and as for his bodycheck, well, let's just say that when you are an NHLer playing the beer leagues, theres always one in the crowd that tries to prove themself against you.
		The Al Dittrich recreational hockey team out of Pontiac, Michigan added Joey Kocur to their line-up during the NHL lockout in '92.
		You get back to what hockey really is, where you're playing for the love of the game." The 38-year-old Ronning, signed with the Islanders Jan 9, 2004 as a free agent after sitting out the first half of the season...
	www.hockey-nhl-game.com /hockey/4/world-hockey-association.html (619 words)

	World Cup Hockey 2005 MPIPC Benefits (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		WITH THE ECONOMY SAGGING, hockey teams in the United States and Canada struggling to survive, and TV ratings for the sport nearly invisible, it may not seem like a great time to start a new league.(keep on reading)
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	CBC Sports: Bobby Hull seeks to revive WHA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Hall of Famer Bobby Hull, shown in this 1990 photo, is the first commissioner of a new World Hockey Association that plans to take the ice in 2004.
		The 64-year-old Hall of Famer is the commissioner of a new league that hopes to take advantage of predicted NHL labour woes in 2004-05 to renew the World Hockey Association.
		The WHA rose to existence in 1972 to compete with the National Hockey League.
	www.cbc.ca /pcgi-bin/templates/sportsView.cgi?/news/2003/09/23/Sports/hull_wha030923 (230 words)

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