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season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">League</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/World_Hockey_Association" title="World Hockey Association">World Hockey Association</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sport</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">Ice hockey</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD">Regular season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hunter_Trophy" title="Bill Hunter Trophy">Top scorer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Lacroix_(ice_hockey)" title="André Lacroix (ice hockey)">Andre Lacroix</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Blazers" title="Philadelphia Blazers">Philadelphia</a>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/Avco_World_Trophy" title="Avco World Trophy">Avco World Trophy</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_England_Whalers" class="mw-redirect" title="New England Whalers">New England Whalers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets_(1972%E2%80%9396)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)">Winnipeg Jets</a></td></tr><tr class="noprint"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/List_of_WHA_seasons" title="List of WHA seasons">WHA</a> seasons</th></tr><tr class="noprint"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_WHA_season" title="1973–74 WHA season">1973–74</a> →</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1972–73 WHA season</b> was the <a href="/wiki/List_of_WHA_seasons" title="List of WHA seasons">first</a> season of the <a href="/wiki/World_Hockey_Association" title="World Hockey Association">World Hockey Association</a> (WHA). Twelve teams played 78 games each. The league was officially incorporated in June of <a href="/wiki/1971_in_sports" title="1971 in sports">1971</a> by <a href="/wiki/Gary_Davidson" title="Gary Davidson">Gary Davidson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Murphy_(sports_entrepreneur)" title="Dennis Murphy (sports entrepreneur)">Dennis A. Murphy</a> and promised to ice twelve teams in various markets around <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> and the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. The league championship trophy, the <a href="/wiki/Avco_World_Trophy" title="Avco World Trophy">Avco World Trophy</a>, was donated by <a href="/wiki/AVCO_Financial_Services_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="AVCO Financial Services Corporation">AVCO Financial Services Corporation</a> along with $500,000. The <a href="/wiki/New_England_Whalers" class="mw-redirect" title="New England Whalers">New England Whalers</a> won the first Avco World Trophy. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1972_General_Player_Draft">1972 General Player Draft</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972%E2%80%9373_WHA_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: 1972 General Player Draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/WHA_General_Player_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="WHA General Player Draft">WHA General Player Draft</a></div> <p>The WHA's inaugural player draft was held in <a href="/wiki/Anaheim,_California" title="Anaheim, California">Anaheim, California</a> on February 12 and 13, 1972. All 12 WHA franchises took part in the draft. There were no drafting constraints, and the WHA teams selected players from all levels of play, including established <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> players, minor leaguers, college, junior players, Europeans, and even retired players.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first player selected in the general draft was <a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" title="United States men's national ice hockey team">United States men's national ice hockey team</a> member <a href="/wiki/Henry_Boucha" title="Henry Boucha">Henry Boucha</a>, taken by the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Fighting_Saints" title="Minnesota Fighting Saints">Minnesota Fighting Saints</a> (who also selected the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Minnesota" title="Governor of Minnesota">Governor of Minnesota</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wendell_Anderson" class="mw-redirect" title="Wendell Anderson">Wendell Anderson</a>, with a late pick). After 70 rounds the <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets_(1972%E2%80%9396)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)">Winnipeg Jets</a> selected Soviet premier <a href="/wiki/Alexei_Kosygin" title="Alexei Kosygin">Alexei Kosygin</a> and then stopped participating in the draft, while the other teams continued making selections. This process continued, with teams arbitrarily dropping out from the draft, while others kept going, until attrition finally ended the process. The final two teams participating in this draft were the <a href="/wiki/Dayton_Aeros" class="mw-redirect" title="Dayton Aeros">Dayton Aeros</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Sharks" title="Los Angeles Sharks">Los Angeles Sharks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In all, just under 1100 selections were made by the 12 teams, who could now focus their efforts on signing players for the first season of play. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season_summary">Regular season summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972%E2%80%9373_WHA_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Regular season summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first WHA games, on October 11, 1972, were won by the <a href="/wiki/Alberta_Oilers" class="mw-redirect" title="Alberta Oilers">Alberta Oilers</a> 7–4 over the <a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Nationals" title="Ottawa Nationals">Ottawa Nationals</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Crusaders" title="Cleveland Crusaders">Cleveland Crusaders</a> 2–0 over the <a href="/wiki/Quebec_Nordiques" title="Quebec Nordiques">Quebec Nordiques</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The WHA was split into two divisions, the Eastern Division and the Western Division. Each division sported six teams. The New England Whalers led the Eastern Division and had the best record in the league. The other playoff qualifiers in the East were Cleveland, Philadelphia, and Ottawa. The <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets_(1972%E2%80%9396)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)">Winnipeg Jets</a> led the Western Division and had the second best record in the league. Behind Winnipeg, the West had a thrilling race with four teams fighting for three playoff spots, trading second through fifth place all season. Houston won three of its last four games to finish second with 82 points. With two games remaining, Minnesota had 79 points, Alberta had 77, and Los Angeles had 76. Los Angeles won their last two games to finish third, while Minnesota and Alberta both lost their next to last game of the season, setting up a final game showdown in Minnesota against each other with Minnesota two points ahead of Alberta. Alberta won the game 5-3, so both teams finished with identical records. The league now faced a dilemma. The first standings tiebreaker was number of wins, and the teams both had 38. The second tiebreaker was head-to-head record and the teams split their eight games with four wins apiece. The league by-laws did not specify further tiebreakers. In the NHL, the next two tie breakers were goal differential and goals scored, both of which favored Alberta. But because the WHA by-laws did not specify additional tiebreakers, the league Board of Governors met to decide how to break the tie. They ultimately decided on a 1-game playoff at a neutral site. The <a href="/wiki/Alberta_Oilers" class="mw-redirect" title="Alberta Oilers">Alberta Oilers</a> missed the playoffs, despite having a superior goal-differential to the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Fighting_Saints" title="Minnesota Fighting Saints">Minnesota Fighting Saints</a>, because they lost the neutral-site, tie-breaking game against the Saints in <a href="/wiki/Calgary" title="Calgary">Calgary</a> by a score of 4-2. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_standings">Final standings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972%E2%80%9373_WHA_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Final standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes</i> <br /> <i>Teams that qualifies for the playoffs are highlighted in <b>bold</b></i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"> <caption>Eastern Division </caption> <tbody><tr> <th width="20%" class="unsortable"> </th> <th width="5%" class="unsortable">GP </th> <th width="5%">W </th> <th width="5%">L </th> <th width="5%">T </th> <th width="7.5%">GF </th> <th width="7.5%">GA </th> <th width="7.5%">PIM </th> <th width="7.5%">Pts </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:right;"><b><a href="/wiki/Hartford_Whalers" title="Hartford Whalers">New England Whalers</a></b></td> <td>78</td> <td>46</td> <td>30</td> <td>2</td> <td>318</td> <td>263</td> <td>858</td> <td>94 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:right;"><b><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Crusaders" title="Cleveland Crusaders">Cleveland Crusaders</a></b></td> <td>78</td> <td>43</td> <td>32</td> <td>3</td> <td>287</td> <td>239</td> <td>1095</td> <td>89 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:right;"><b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Blazers" title="Philadelphia Blazers">Philadelphia Blazers</a></b></td> <td>78</td> <td>38</td> <td>40</td> <td>0</td> <td>288</td> <td>305</td> <td>1260</td> <td>76 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:right;"><b><a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Nationals" title="Ottawa Nationals">Ottawa Nationals</a></b></td> <td>78</td> <td>35</td> <td>39</td> <td>4</td> <td>279</td> <td>301</td> <td>1067</td> <td>74 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Quebec_Nordiques" title="Quebec Nordiques">Quebec Nordiques</a></td> <td>78</td> <td>33</td> <td>40</td> <td>5</td> <td>276</td> <td>313</td> <td>1354</td> <td>71 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Golden_Blades" title="New York Golden Blades">New York Raiders</a></td> <td>78</td> <td>33</td> <td>43</td> <td>2</td> <td>303</td> <td>334</td> <td>900</td> <td>68 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"> <caption>Western Division </caption> <tbody><tr> <th width="20%" class="unsortable"> </th> <th width="5%" class="unsortable">GP </th> <th width="5%">W </th> <th width="5%">L </th> <th width="5%">T </th> <th width="7.5%">GF </th> <th width="7.5%">GA </th> <th width="7.5%">PIM </th> <th width="7.5%">Pts </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:right;"><b><a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets_(1972%E2%80%9396)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)">Winnipeg Jets</a></b></td> <td>78</td> <td>43</td> <td>31</td> <td>4</td> <td>285</td> <td>249</td> <td>757</td> <td>90 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:right;"><b><a href="/wiki/Houston_Aeros_(WHA)" title="Houston Aeros (WHA)">Houston Aeros</a></b></td> <td>78</td> <td>39</td> <td>35</td> <td>4</td> <td>284</td> <td>269</td> <td>1363</td> <td>82 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:right;"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Sharks" title="Los Angeles Sharks">Los Angeles Sharks</a></b></td> <td>78</td> <td>37</td> <td>35</td> <td>6</td> <td>259</td> <td>250</td> <td>1477</td> <td>80 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:right;"><b><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Fighting_Saints" title="Minnesota Fighting Saints">Minnesota Fighting Saints</a></b></td> <td>78</td> <td>38</td> <td>37</td> <td>3</td> <td>250</td> <td>269</td> <td>843</td> <td>79 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oilers" title="Edmonton Oilers">Alberta Oilers</a></td> <td>78</td> <td>38</td> <td>37</td> <td>3</td> <td>269</td> <td>256</td> <td>1134</td> <td>79 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cougars" title="Chicago Cougars">Chicago Cougars</a></td> <td>78</td> <td>26</td> <td>50</td> <td>2</td> <td>245</td> <td>295</td> <td>811</td> <td>54 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_stats">Player stats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972%E2%80%9373_WHA_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Player stats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scoring_leaders">Scoring leaders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972%E2%80%9373_WHA_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Scoring leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><sub><b>Bolded numbers</b> indicate season leaders</sub> </p><p><i>GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="18%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%">Team </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%">GP </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%">A </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%">Pts </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%">PIM </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Lacroix_(ice_hockey)" title="André Lacroix (ice hockey)">Andre Lacroix</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Blazers" title="Philadelphia Blazers">Philadelphia Blazers</a></td> <td>78</td> <td>50</td> <td><b>74</b></td> <td><b>124</b></td> <td>83 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Ron_Ward_(ice_hockey)" title="Ron Ward (ice hockey)">Ron Ward</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Golden_Blades" title="New York Golden Blades">New York Raiders</a></td> <td>77</td> <td>51</td> <td>67</td> <td>118</td> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Danny_Lawson" title="Danny Lawson">Danny Lawson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Blazers" title="Philadelphia Blazers">Philadelphia Blazers</a></td> <td>78</td> <td><b>61</b></td> <td>45</td> <td>106</td> <td>35 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Webster_(ice_hockey)" title="Tom Webster (ice hockey)">Tom Webster</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hartford_Whalers" title="Hartford Whalers">New England Whalers</a></td> <td>77</td> <td>53</td> <td>50</td> <td>103</td> <td>89 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Hull" title="Bobby Hull">Bobby Hull</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets_(1972%E2%80%9396)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)">Winnipeg Jets</a></td> <td>63</td> <td>51</td> <td>52</td> <td>103</td> <td>37 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Norm_Beaudin" title="Norm Beaudin">Norm Beaudin</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets_(1972%E2%80%9396)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)">Winnipeg Jets</a></td> <td>78</td> <td>38</td> <td>65</td> <td>103</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Chris_Bordeleau" class="mw-redirect" title="Chris Bordeleau">Chris Bordeleau</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets_(1972%E2%80%9396)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)">Winnipeg Jets</a></td> <td>78</td> <td>47</td> <td>54</td> <td>101</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Terry_Caffery" title="Terry Caffery">Terry Caffery</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hartford_Whalers" title="Hartford Whalers">New England Whalers</a></td> <td>74</td> <td>39</td> <td>61</td> <td>100</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Gord_Labossiere" title="Gord Labossiere">Gord Labossiere</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Aeros_(WHA)" title="Houston Aeros (WHA)">Houston Aeros</a></td> <td>77</td> <td>36</td> <td>60</td> <td>96</td> <td>56 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Carleton" title="Wayne Carleton">Wayne Carleton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Nationals" title="Ottawa Nationals">Ottawa Nationals</a></td> <td>75</td> <td>42</td> <td>49</td> <td>91</td> <td>42 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leading_goaltenders">Leading goaltenders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972%E2%80%9373_WHA_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Leading goaltenders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><sub><b>Bolded numbers</b> indicate season leaders</sub> </p><p><i>GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties, GA = Goals against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = <a href="/wiki/Save_percentage" title="Save percentage">Save percentage</a>; GAA = <a href="/wiki/Goals_against_average" title="Goals against average">Goals against average</a></i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="20%" align="left">Spieler </th> <th bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="15%">Team </th> <th bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="8.1%">GP </th> <th bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="8.1%">Min </th> <th bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="8.1%">W </th> <th bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="8.1%">L </th> <th bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="8.1%">T </th> <th bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="8.1%">GA </th> <th bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="8.1%">SO </th> <th bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="8.1%">SV% </th> <th bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="8.1%">GAA </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Cheevers" title="Gerry Cheevers">Gerry Cheevers</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Crusaders" title="Cleveland Crusaders">Cleveland Crusaders</a></td> <td>52</td> <td>3144</td> <td>32</td> <td>20</td> <td>2</td> <td>149</td> <td><b>5</b></td> <td><b>91.2</b></td> <td><b>2.84</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Russ_Gillow" title="Russ Gillow">Russ Gillow</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Sharks" title="Los Angeles Sharks">Los Angeles Sharks</a></td> <td>38</td> <td>1892</td> <td>17</td> <td>13</td> <td>2</td> <td>96</td> <td>2</td> <td>88.7</td> <td>2.91 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Rutledge" title="Wayne Rutledge">Wayne Rutledge</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Aeros_(WHA)" title="Houston Aeros (WHA)">Houston Aeros</a></td> <td>36</td> <td>2163</td> <td>20</td> <td>14</td> <td>2</td> <td>110</td> <td>0</td> <td>90.7</td> <td>3.05 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Norris_(ice_hockey)" title="Jack Norris (ice hockey)">Jack Norris</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alberta_Oilers" class="mw-redirect" title="Alberta Oilers">Alberta Oilers</a></td> <td><b>64</b></td> <td><b>3702</b></td> <td>28</td> <td><b>37</b></td> <td>3</td> <td>189</td> <td>1</td> <td>90.2</td> <td>3.06 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="All-star_game">All-star game</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972%E2%80%9373_WHA_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: All-star game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_WHA_All-Star_Game" title="1972–73 WHA All-Star Game">1972–73 WHA All-Star Game</a></div> <p>The WHA held its first all-star game on January 6, 1973, in <a href="/wiki/Quebec_City" title="Quebec City">Quebec City</a>. The attendance of 5,435 was lower than expected, perhaps because it was locally televised and Quebec City was hit by a major snow storm. The East defeated the West 6–2. <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Carleton" title="Wayne Carleton">Wayne Carleton</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Nationals" title="Ottawa Nationals">Ottawa Nationals</a> was named the game MVP. </p><p>During the all-star break, the WHA Players' Association was officially formed, with Curt Leichner of Portland as general counsel and <a href="/wiki/Bill_Hicke" title="Bill Hicke">Bill Hicke</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oilers" title="Edmonton Oilers">Alberta Oilers</a> as president.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playoff_summary">Playoff summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972%E2%80%9373_WHA_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Playoff summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Compared to the thrilling race in the West Division, the playoffs were unexciting in that the team with the better record won every series and only one series went beyond 5 games. That was the West semifinal between Houston and Los Angeles. After getting blown out in game one in Houston by a score of 7–2, Los Angeles rallied to win game two 4–2 and even the series. The Sharks then won a thrilling game three in L.A. 3–2. Game 4 was the turning point of the series. The teams headed into overtime tied at 2; a Houston goal would even the series while a Los Angeles goal would give the Sharks a commanding 3–1 series lead. The Aeros scored in overtime to even the series, then won game 5 in Houston, 63. Game six in L.A. was another thriller, with Houston scoring in the final minutes to win the game 3–2 and win the series. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Avco_World_Trophy_playoffs">Avco World Trophy playoffs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972%E2%80%9373_WHA_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Avco World Trophy playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-style:none;font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;margin:1em 2em 1em 1em"><tbody><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Quarterfinals </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Semifinals </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Finals </td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="width:1px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:1px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>New England</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Ottawa </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>New England</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center">Eastern Division </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Cleveland </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Cleveland</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Philadelphia </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>New England</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="8" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Winnipeg </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Winnipeg</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="8" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Minnesota </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Winnipeg</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center">Western Division </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Houston </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Houston</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Los Angeles </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Avco_World_Trophy_finals">Avco World Trophy finals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972%E2%80%9373_WHA_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Avco World Trophy finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>New England Whalers defeated the Winnipeg Jets, 4 games to 1. The Whalers defeated the Jets 9–6 in the deciding game in Boston on May 6, 1973,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with <a href="/wiki/Larry_Pleau" title="Larry Pleau">Larry Pleau</a> scoring a hat trick. Upon their win, The Avco World Trophy had not yet been completed. As a result, the Whalers skated their victory lap with their divisional trophy.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="WHA_awards">WHA awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972%E2%80%9373_WHA_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: WHA awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trophies">Trophies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972%E2%80%9373_WHA_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Trophies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"> <tbody><tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Avco_World_Trophy" title="Avco World Trophy">Avco World Trophy</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hartford_Whalers" title="Hartford Whalers">New England Whalers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_L._Davidson_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Gary L. Davidson Award">Gary L. Davidson Award</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Hull" title="Bobby Hull">Bobby Hull</a>, <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets_(1972%E2%80%9396)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)">Winnipeg Jets</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hunter_Trophy" title="Bill Hunter Trophy">Bill Hunter Trophy</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Lacroix_(ice_hockey)" title="André Lacroix (ice hockey)">Andre Lacroix</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Blazers" title="Philadelphia Blazers">Philadelphia Blazers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lou_Kaplan_Trophy" title="Lou Kaplan Trophy">Lou Kaplan Trophy</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Caffery" title="Terry Caffery">Terry Caffery</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hartford_Whalers" title="Hartford Whalers">New England Whalers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ben_Hatskin_Trophy" title="Ben Hatskin Trophy">Ben Hatskin Trophy</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Cheevers" title="Gerry Cheevers">Gerry Cheevers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Crusaders" title="Cleveland Crusaders">Cleveland Crusaders</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dennis_A._Murphy_Trophy" title="Dennis A. Murphy Trophy">Dennis A. Murphy Trophy</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._C._Tremblay" title="J. C. Tremblay">J. C. Tremblay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quebec_Nordiques" title="Quebec Nordiques">Quebec Nordiques</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Deneau_Trophy" title="Paul Deneau Trophy">Paul Deneau Trophy</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ted_Hampson" title="Ted Hampson">Ted Hampson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Fighting_Saints" title="Minnesota Fighting Saints">Minnesota Fighting Saints</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Howard_Baldwin_Trophy" title="Howard Baldwin Trophy">Howard Baldwin Trophy</a>:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Kelley_(ice_hockey)" title="Jack Kelley (ice hockey)">Jack Kelley</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_England_Whalers" class="mw-redirect" title="New England Whalers">New England Whalers</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="All-Star_Team">All-Star Team</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972%E2%80%9373_WHA_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: All-Star Team"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th><b>Position</b></th> <th><b>First Team</b></th> <th><b>Second Team</b></th> <th><b>Third Team</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Centre</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Lacroix_(ice_hockey)" title="André Lacroix (ice hockey)">Andre Lacroix</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Blazers" title="Philadelphia Blazers">Philadelphia</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ron_Ward_(ice_hockey)" title="Ron Ward (ice hockey)">Ron Ward</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Golden_Blades" title="New York Golden Blades">New York</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Bordeleau" class="mw-redirect" title="Chris Bordeleau">Chris Bordeleau</a>, <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets_(1972%E2%80%9396)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)">Winnipeg</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Right Wing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Danny_Lawson" title="Danny Lawson">Danny Lawson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Blazers" title="Philadelphia Blazers">Philadelphia</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Webster_(ice_hockey)" title="Tom Webster (ice hockey)">Tom Webster</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_England_Whalers" class="mw-redirect" title="New England Whalers">New England</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norm_Beaudin" title="Norm Beaudin">Norm Beaudin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets_(1972%E2%80%9396)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)">Winnipeg</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Left Wing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Hull" title="Bobby Hull">Bobby Hull</a>, <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets_(1972%E2%80%9396)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)">Winnipeg</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Jarrett" title="Gary Jarrett">Gary Jarrett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Crusaders" title="Cleveland Crusaders">Cleveland</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Carleton" title="Wayne Carleton">Wayne Carleton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Nationals" title="Ottawa Nationals">Ottawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Defence</td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._C._Tremblay" title="J. C. Tremblay">J. C. Tremblay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quebec_Nordiques" title="Quebec Nordiques">Quebec</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Dorey" title="Jim Dorey">Jim Dorey</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_England_Whalers" class="mw-redirect" title="New England Whalers">New England</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ted_Green" title="Ted Green">Ted Green</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_England_Whalers" class="mw-redirect" title="New England Whalers">New England</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Defence</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Shmyr" title="Paul Shmyr">Paul Shmyr</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Crusaders" title="Cleveland Crusaders">Cleveland</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_Hornung" title="Larry Hornung">Larry Hornung</a>, <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets_(1972%E2%80%9396)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)">Winnipeg</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rick_Ley" title="Rick Ley">Rick Ley</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_England_Whalers" class="mw-redirect" title="New England Whalers">New England</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Goaltender</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Cheevers" title="Gerry Cheevers">Gerry Cheevers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Crusaders" title="Cleveland Crusaders">Cleveland</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bernie_Parent" title="Bernie Parent">Bernie Parent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Blazers" title="Philadelphia Blazers">Philadelphia</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Al_Smith_(ice_hockey)" title="Al Smith (ice hockey)">Al Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_England_Whalers" class="mw-redirect" title="New England Whalers">New England</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Debuts">Debuts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972%E2%80%9373_WHA_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Debuts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following is a list of players of note who played their first major professional game in 1972–73 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs): </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Antonovich_(ice_hockey)" title="Mike Antonovich (ice hockey)">Mike Antonovich</a>, Minnesota Fighting Saints</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Brodeur" title="Richard Brodeur">Richard Brodeur</a>, Quebec Nordiques</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gavin_Kirk_(ice_hockey)" title="Gavin Kirk (ice hockey)">Gavin Kirk</a>, Ottawa Nationals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Landon" title="Bruce Landon">Bruce Landon</a>, New England Whalers</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_MacMillan" title="Bob MacMillan">Bob MacMillan</a>, Minnesota Fighting Saints</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rusty_Patenaude" class="mw-redirect" title="Rusty Patenaude">Rusty Patenaude</a>, Alberta Oilers</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Peacosh" title="Gene Peacosh">Gene Peacosh</a>, New York Raiders</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Plumb" title="Ron Plumb">Ron Plumb</a>, Philadelphia Blazers</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timothy_Sheehy_(ice_hockey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Timothy Sheehy (ice hockey)">Tim Sheehy</a>, New England Whalers</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Last_game">Last game</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972%E2%80%9373_WHA_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Last game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following is a list of players of note who played their final major professional game in 1972–73: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kent_Douglas" title="Kent Douglas">Kent Douglas</a>, New York Raiders</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hicke" title="Bill Hicke">Bill Hicke</a>, Alberta Oilers</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcel_Paille" title="Marcel Paille">Marcel Paille</a>, Philadelphia Blazers</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972%E2%80%9373_WHA_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_WHA_All-Star_Game" title="1972–73 WHA All-Star Game">1972–73 WHA All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_NHL_season" title="1972–73 NHL season">1972–73 NHL season</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_in_sports" title="1972 in sports">1972 in sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_in_sports" title="1973 in sports">1973 in sports</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972%E2%80%9373_WHA_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li 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