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Español1977-78 WHA SEASON
The '1977-78 WHA season' was the sixth season of the now defunct World Hockey Association (WHA). Eight teams played 80 games each. The Avco World Trophy winner was the Winnipeg Jets.
With a reduction of 3 teams from the end of the previous season (the San Diego Mariners, Phoenix Roadrunners, and Calgary Cowboys folded), the WHA abandoned its divisional format and grouped the remaining 8 teams together. There had been a tentative merger agreement that would have had Cincinnati, Houston, New England, Winnipeg, Quebec, and Edmonton join the NHL but it could not be finalized. The best six teams qualified for the playoffs. However, instead of the standard schedule for a six-team playoff (i.e., giving the 1st and 2nd place teams byes into the semifinals, with the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th place teams opening in the quarterfinals), the WHA came up with a unique twist. There were three quarterfinal series instead of two, with the teams paired top to bottom (i.e., 1st vs. 6th, 2nd vs. 5th, 3rd vs. 4th). The highest-seeded quarterfinal winner then received a semifinal bye and advanced directly to the finals, while the remaining two quarterfinal series winners played off in the semifinals. All series were best four-out-of-seven games.
'''Note:' W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points''
''
★ qualified for playoffs''
'Quarterfinals'
★ Winnipeg Jets defeated Birmingham Bulls, 4 games to 1
★ New England Whalers defeated Edmonton Oilers, 4 games to 1
★ Quebec Nordiques defeated Houston Aeros, 4 games to 2
'Semifinals'
★ New England Whalers defeated Quebec Nordiques, 4 games to 1
'Championship'
★ Winnipeg Jets defeated New England Whalers, 4 games to 0
★ 1977 WHA Amateur Draft
★ List of NHL seasons
★ List of pre-NHL seasons
★ 1977 in sports
★ 1978 in sports
★ HockeyDB
| Contents |
| Regular season & Playoff format |
| Final standings |
| Scoring leaders |
| All-Star game |
| Avco World Trophy playoffs |
| WHA awards |
| See also |
| References |
Regular season & Playoff format
With a reduction of 3 teams from the end of the previous season (the San Diego Mariners, Phoenix Roadrunners, and Calgary Cowboys folded), the WHA abandoned its divisional format and grouped the remaining 8 teams together. There had been a tentative merger agreement that would have had Cincinnati, Houston, New England, Winnipeg, Quebec, and Edmonton join the NHL but it could not be finalized. The best six teams qualified for the playoffs. However, instead of the standard schedule for a six-team playoff (i.e., giving the 1st and 2nd place teams byes into the semifinals, with the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th place teams opening in the quarterfinals), the WHA came up with a unique twist. There were three quarterfinal series instead of two, with the teams paired top to bottom (i.e., 1st vs. 6th, 2nd vs. 5th, 3rd vs. 4th). The highest-seeded quarterfinal winner then received a semifinal bye and advanced directly to the finals, while the remaining two quarterfinal series winners played off in the semifinals. All series were best four-out-of-seven games.
Final standings
'''Note:' W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points''
| WHA Team | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'Winnipeg Jets ★ ' | 50 | 28 | 2 | 102 | 381 | 270 | 988 |
| 'New England Whalers ★ ' | 44 | 31 | 5 | 93 | 335 | 269 | 1255 |
| 'Houston Aeros ★ ' | 42 | 34 | 4 | 88 | 296 | 302 | 1543 |
| 'Quebec Nordiques ★ ' | 40 | 37 | 3 | 83 | 349 | 347 | 1185 |
| 'Edmonton Oilers ★ ' | 38 | 39 | 3 | 79 | 309 | 307 | 1296 |
| 'Birmingham Bulls ★ ' | 36 | 41 | 3 | 75 | 287 | 314 | 2177 |
| 'Cincinnati Stingers' | 35 | 42 | 3 | 73 | 298 | 332 | 1701 |
| 'Indianapolis Racers' | 24 | 51 | 5 | 53 | 267 | 353 | 1189 |
''
★ qualified for playoffs''
Scoring leaders
All-Star game
Avco World Trophy playoffs
'Quarterfinals'
★ Winnipeg Jets defeated Birmingham Bulls, 4 games to 1
★ New England Whalers defeated Edmonton Oilers, 4 games to 1
★ Quebec Nordiques defeated Houston Aeros, 4 games to 2
'Semifinals'
★ New England Whalers defeated Quebec Nordiques, 4 games to 1
'Championship'
★ Winnipeg Jets defeated New England Whalers, 4 games to 0
WHA awards
See also
★ 1977 WHA Amateur Draft
★ List of NHL seasons
★ List of pre-NHL seasons
★ 1977 in sports
★ 1978 in sports
References
★ HockeyDB
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