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	World Hockey Association
		Obviously, the goal of the World Hockey Association was to rival the NHL, for over fifty years the NHL had enjoyed the hockey stage to itself.
		Hockey” himself, Gordie Howe, was lured out of retirement to play with his two sons for the Houston Aeros and later the New England World Hockey Associationlers.
		Obviously the World Hockey Association was a league that embraced fisticuffs and a rough manner.
	www.thetwenty20cup.co.uk /directory/world_hockey_association/world_hockey_association.htm (1039 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		The skates worn for ice hockey differ from those used for figure skating and speed skating in that the blade is thinner and shorter, with a plain, pointed end, and the boot is lower and thicker.
		Ice hockey is probably a descendant of bandy, a sport that developed in England in the late 18th century but that is now played only in the Baltic countries, Sweden, and the countries of the former USSR.
		Women’s ice hockey is governed by the IIHF under the same rules as those for men’s hockey, except that body checking is not allowed; body contact, unless it results from playing the puck, constitutes an infraction of the rules.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/sports/hockey.html (1903 words)

	World Hockey Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The World Hockey Association (French: Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional ice hockey league that operated 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.
		By 1976, it had become evident that many of the WHA's franchises were teetering on the verge of financial collapse, with stable teams few and far between, and that the at one time combined 30 teams of the NHL and WHA had badly strained the talent pool.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Hockey_Association (1691 words)

	WHAhockey.com - The World Hockey Association
		Long before Fox had the glowing puck for TV, the WHA was screwing with the tried and true fl puck on white ice theory.
		The WHA announced its purchase of the Super Elite Junior League for the '05-'06 season, apparently not admitting defeat, but not exactly the blockbuster move Hull and company had hoped for either.
		And yet, the world still waits for the return of the blue pucks and red and white referees.
	www.whahockey.com /whamain.html (343 words)

	World Hockey Association 2 (WHA-2) on MLN Sports Zone, A Minor League Sports News Magazine News
		The hockey wars between the ACHL remnants, the SEHL and the WHA-2/EHL/SHL, may be in need of the UN, or at least a good preschool teacher.
		The wannabe sports mogul, whose World Hockey Association (WHA) touts a two major-league hockey world, may find his greatest obstacle to success is his own past.
		The World Hockey Association's rise from the ashes is a high-risk gamble on the misery of the NHL's labor relations problems that is likely to change the fortunes of every hockey league, major and minor, forever.
	www.minorleaguenews.com /hockey/wha2/wha2main.html (271 words)

	TSN.ca - Headlines - Canada's Sports Leader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		With labour strife on the horizon for the NHL, the WHA hopes to capitalize on the possible void in the marketplace.
		The original World Hockey Association began play with a dozen teams in the 1972 season and lured several prominent professional players away from the NHL.
		WHA in Halifax- This is MOOSEHEADS country- they'v...
	www.tsn.ca /headlines/main_story.asp?id=86765 (733 words)

	Scooter Chronicles » World Hockey Association - Part Deux (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The original WHA, which ran from 1972 to 1979, was a financial disaster, but a success on the ice.
		There are some around the hockey world that feel that the late 70’s Winnipeg Jets could have given the best of the NHL a run for their money in a seven game series.
		But if the new WHA really plans on directly competing with the NHL, they are doomed to fail just like their predecessor and namesake.
	scooterchronicles.com /2004/06/14/world-hockey-association-part-deux (544 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.
		By the time the WHA folded in 1979, only four teams, the Oilers, Jets, Nordiques and New England Whalers, were healthy enough to survive as new members of an expanded NHL.
		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)

	WHA back as hockey option - The Washington Times: Sports - June 16, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The WHA is back, just in time to take advantage of what may be a disastrous situation for the NHL.
		The resurrected WHA says it will open a 76-game season on Oct. 29 in six cities: Halifax, Nova Scotia; Quebec; Dallas; Detroit; Jacksonville, Fla.; and Orlando, Fla. Two other cities — Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario — could be in the fold once arena contracts are finalized, and four unannounced locations remain under consideration.
		There will be a demand for some kind of hockey, and even a smattering of NHL mainstays will be a better draw than what the minors have to offer.
	www.washtimes.com /sports/20040615-115647-2283r.htm (991 words)

	The World Hockey Association and The U.S. Pro Golf Tour to Merge With Park Hill Capital II, Inc. to Create a Publicly ...
		The World Hockey Association first took the sports world by surprise in 1972 launching a very successful attack on the National Hockey League (NHL) by attracting the superstars of the time to play in the new league where a mutual respect of owners, players and fans reigned.
		This new corporate and financing structure will enable the WHA to launch its operation and effectively revive the sport of professional hockey, with a minimum of six teams in cities yet to be announced, in time for the 2005 and 2006 season.
		Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull is at the center stage of this rebirth serving as the new league's commissioner.
	www.primezone.com /newsroom/?d=79422 (1316 words)

	World Hockey Association Considers Low Cost Monolithic Dome Arena
		David B. South, president and owner of Monolithic, met with World Hockey Association (WHA) team owners in Toronto, Canada on December, 11, 2003 to present the possibility of a Monolithic Dome for an ice arena.
		The current WHA league which operates out of Niagara Falls, Ontario is being resurrected.
		So, WHA officials are striving to develop their league in order to bring the family back into the game by making it more affordable and enjoyable.
	www.monolithic.com /gallery/sports/wha/index.html (423 words)

	PRESS RELEASE World Hockey Association (WHA) Enters Into a Letter of Intent With Wide E- Convergence Technologies ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		WECTAC and WHA will mutually collaborate to create and deliver a robust web site to ensure that all aspects of the hockey experience are being met.
		We are very fortunate to be working with the WHA, whose prestige in the hockey world is well respected and far-reaching," said Mr.
		The World Hockey Association was formed in April of 1971, by Dennis A. Murphy and Gary L. Davidson.
	www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=126252 (597 words)

	Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame
		John was inducted into the USA Hockey Hall of Fame in 1973.
		The origins of ice hockey are unclear, but it's widely accepted that the British are responsible for bringing hockey to North America.
		That team then captured the 1958 World Championship title with seven straight wins while outscoring their opponents, 82-6, in the tournament.
	www.masshockey.com /Hall (493 words)

	The Hidden History of Houston Hockey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		All cities that participated in the renegade World Hockey Association had one wild ride, but the Aeros may have been the best of all.
		Dennis A Murphy and Gary Davidson who had been responsible for forming the NBA rival American Basketball Association in the late '60's, turned their attention to hockey and in April of 1971, these same two men established the World Hockey Association.
		Gordie & sons Marty and Mark watched with pride along with former WHA team mates, former IHL Aeros and nearly 11,000 fans as the Aeros blue 9 was hung from the rafters before the last regular season hockey game held at the Compaq Center (the Summit).
	www.houstonhockey.net /page6.html (1313 words)

	USATODAY.com - New World Hockey Association wants Pittsburgh franchise (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		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.
		The original WHA competed with the NHL from 1972 to 1979.
		The WHA requires owners to have a building with at least 13,000 seats, but there is no such facility, other than Mellon Arena, within 100 miles of Pittsburgh.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/hockey/2003-04-19-pittsburgh-wha_x.htm (677 words)

	SLAM! Hockey: WHAt a league!
		This year is the 25th anniversary of the founding of the World Hockey Association, a wild and wooly maverick league that helped put our city on the map.
		They, along with WHA player Dave Hanson, starred in the flick as the rock 'em, sock 'em Hanson brothers.
		Oilers WHA goalie Ken Brown admits cost-saving measures sometimes caused problems (such as when the team arrived hours late for a game in New York because management wouldn't book hotels in the pricey city) but players were generally well-paid and well-treated.
	www.canoe.ca /HockeyHistoryWHA/home.html (1343 words)

	USATODAY.com - World Hockey Association sold to new ownership group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The sale is basically comprised of the WHA name and a few computers and desks from the Niagara Falls, Ontario head office.
		The WHA, trying to make its comeback after first folding in 1979, was originally hoping to kick off a 60-game regular season Dec. 26 with teams in Dallas, Vancouver, Detroit, Halifax, Miami, Toronto and Hamilton.
		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.usatoday.com /sports/hockey/2004-10-18-wha-sale_x.htm (329 words)

	World Hockey Association 2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The World Hockey Association 2 was an ice hockey league created at the instigation of the organizers of the proposed recreated World Hockey Association to serve as its development league.
		The WHA2 teams – some of which had played the 2002-03 season in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League – were all in the southeastern United States.
		Its surviving teams merged with survivors of the South East Hockey League to form the Southern Professional Hockey League for the 2004-2005 season.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Hockey_Association_2 (208 words)

	World Hockey Association (proposed) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The league was regarded by many as an attempt to fill the void that loomed as the NHL's serious labour problems, which led to the 2004-05 NHL lockout, became apparent.
		Most hockey writers and many fans felt that the league's best hope was to operate while the NHL plays were locked out and try to develop enough of a following to survive once the NHL labour problems were resolved.
		The other circuit is a developmental league called the WHA Junior West Hockey League which started in 2006 with six teams.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Hockey_Association_(proposed) (351 words)

	RTHA Template
		You are probably too young to remember the World Hockey Association (WHA), but it was a great league that brought pro hockey to the western Canadian heartland.
		They began life as a charter member of the WHA in 1972 as the Philadelphia Blazers, then moved to Vancouver to become the Vancouver Blazers before again relocating to Calgary.
		Here is the song, and here is a great site that has info about the rebel league that challenged the status quo of the NHL in 1972.
	www.themakitas.com /RTHA/WHA_song (206 words)

	World Hockey Association - Gurupedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The World Hockey Association (WHA) was a professional ice hockey league in North America from
		It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League (NHL) in fifty years.
		The WHA hoped to capitalize on the lack of hockey teams in a number of major cities, it also hoped to attract the best players by paying more than the cartel of NHL owners were.
	www.gurupedia.com /w/wh/wha.htm (581 words)

	A brand new world: World Hockey Association, that is, as a new league starts play this season sporting a familiar name ...
		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).
		Along with those high-profile names, the league is promising competitive hockey, community involvement, and a high level of fan relations.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCM/is_2_32/ai_110458300 (980 words)

	World Hockey Association — Infoplease.com
		The World Hockey Association began play in 1972-73 as a 12-team rival of the 56-year-old NHL.
		A brand new world: World Hockey Association, that is, as a new league starts play this season sporting a familiar name.
		The Stanley Cup of hockey and suicide in Quebec, 1951-1992.
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0105232.html (439 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.
		With the WHA expanding into New York City the NHL knew they had to put a few new teams to counter the new league.In 1972 the NHL added teams in Atlanta and Long Island.
		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)

	World Hockey Association Quizzes and Trivia -- FunTrivia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		On the verge of returning in 2004, the WHA was a league of the 1970s that revolutionized the sport.
		* With the WHA flourishing in the mid 70s, the league planned their first expansion in 1974.
		It was the most goal ever scored by a player in one season in the history of the WHA.
	www.funtrivia.com /ql.cfm?cat=8740 (424 words)

	World Hockey Association 1972-1979
		I now have some pictures up of the various jerseys worn by the WHA teams.
		WHA Classified section for buying and selling of WHA stuff.
		As well, I have numerous WHA guides, so if you are looking for information on a specific player, I may have it.
	www.geocities.com /braniff73/WHA.html (198 words)

	World Hockey Association Hockey Digest - Find Articles
		* The World Hockey Association was launched in 1972 by Californians Dennis Murphy and Gary Davidson to be a rival to the NHL.
		The WHA also inserted electronic chips into pucks so they would show up on television, long before Fox Sports attempted to do with the NHL in the 1990s.
		A player could sign with any team that offered a contract, whereas players in the NHL were often bound to one team.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCM/is_1_33/ai_n6355241 (432 words)

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