Meet the League that CHALLENGED the NHL - The History of the WHA

In todays video we'll be talking about the league that challenged the NHL - The WHA.
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[@bogrot69]

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 KZbin as well.

[@bareknuckles2u]

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!

[@bareknuckles2u]

;-)

[@kevinshinduke9487]

Vancouver had the Blazers in the WHA and Canucks in NHL

[@Rockhound6165]

@@kevinshinduke9487 Blazers were only around for 1 season each in Philly and Vancouver before becoming the Calgary Cowboys.

[@kevinshinduke9487]

@@Rockhound6165 word

[@SamtheBravesFan]

I love the stories of the WHA and ABA.

[@williamhild1793]

The "real" Ogie Oglethorpe, Bill Goldthorpe, played in the WHA. So did the "real" Hansen brothers---Steve, Jack, and Jeff Carlson.

[@ronmailloux8655]

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.

[@ronmailloux9370]

sorry but vancouver was in the nhl also not just toronto and montreal. before wha came along

[@stevenloeffler1266]

WHA should've absorbed the NHL instead

[@rockvilleraven]

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.

[@hockeybrod3076]

I grew up in the WHA era, , great vid :)

[@xsvech37]

Honestly, WHA>NHL 😤🙉🙈😎

[@Outta-hz1ej]

It is INSANE that Gordie played 8 friggin' years of pro hockey after leaving the NHL for the first time

[@Mefoo]

Imagine not having your leagues trophie ready! Come on WHA!

[@idontgivetkachuk]

Ikr! Wow..

[@khicouldntcareless]

this was fye bro🔥 never knew they had to fuse teams just to make into the league

[@idontgivetkachuk]

Yeah man. The WHA changed the game sm that they became a part of the game. Litteraly 😂

[@khicouldntcareless]

idontgivetkachuk that’s crazy... they really just invited themselves to the party😂u sure as hell made it interesting bro

[@idontgivetkachuk]

@@khicouldntcareless thanks man. Glad ya enjoyed!

[@ralphmelvin1046]

I loved it the New England Whalers 👍

[@Rockhound6165]

My first ever live hockey game. LA Sharks @ Philadelphia Blazers. Bernie in goal. Sharks won 4-1.

[@PaulBobnak]

Was it played at the Civic Center?

[@Rockhound6165]

@@PaulBobnak yep.

[@johnhorn3344]

The more WHA content the better but this video could have used some fact checking.

[@robertsprouse9282]

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..

[@LETZGONHLdraft]

So without Bobby Hull Winnipeg, Arizona, Carolina, Edmonton, and Colorado never have NHL franchises right?

[@idontgivetkachuk]

Pretty much haha

[@Rockhound6165]

Actually, the current Winnipeg Jets were the Atlanta Thrashers, an NHL expansion team. The Arizona Coyotes were the original Winnipeg Jets.

[@LETZGONHLdraft]

@@Rockhound6165 if the jets never get a franchise, then the nhl would want to bring the jets back

[@robertsprouse9282]

Don't forget GORDIE HOWE..

[@paveldatsyuk7175]

Those first highlights haha

[@idontgivetkachuk]

😂😂

[@Rockhound6165]

"The only 2 Canadian teams were the Habs and Leafs." Canucks: "Are we a joke to you?"

[@alangris365]

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

[@Rockhound6165]

And Gretzky and Messier were also teenagers when they were signed, ironically, both to the Racers(Gretzky ended up getting traded to Edmonton).

[@micahistory]

cool

[@Rockhound6165]

Why is there no footage of the exhibition games played between the NHL & WHA?

[@idontgivetkachuk]

Couldn't find any unfortunately!

[@Rockhound6165]

@@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.

[@noonecares705]

This guy really called the oilers and whalers ther oiwers and wewers

[@idontgivetkachuk]

As the name says “ no one cares “ 💀

[@tomlevick2935]

Xfl: it didnt.

[@Whalers860]

WHA 🏆 Hartford 🐳 whalers