What does WHA stand for?

WHA stands for World Hockey Association.

Who won the most recent WHA championship?

Winnipeg Jets won the most recent WHA championship in 1979.

World Hockey Association WHA 1977-1978

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1977-1978

1977-1978 Season

Winnipeg Jets finished first in the 1977-78 WHA standings with 102 points. New England Whalers (93 points) and Houston Aeros (88 points) followed.

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1977-1978 WHA Standings

1977-1978 WHA — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Winnipeg Jets	80	50	2	28	-	-	381	270	111	102	1.28	Champion
2.	New England Whalers	80	44	5	31	-	-	335	269	66	93	1.16	Final loss
3.	Houston Aeros	80	42	4	34	-	-	296	302	-6	88	1.10	Quarterfinal loss
4.	Québec Nordiques	80	40	3	37	-	-	349	347	2	83	1.04	Semifinal loss
5.	Edmonton Oilers	80	38	3	39	-	-	309	307	2	79	0.99	Quarterfinal loss
6.	Birmingham Bulls	80	36	3	41	-	-	287	314	-27	75	0.94	Semifinal loss
7.	Cincinnati Stingers	80	35	3	42	-	-	298	332	-34	73	0.91	Did not make playoffs
8.	Indianapolis Racers	80	24	5	51	-	-	267	353	-86	53	0.66	Did not make playoffs
9.	Czechoslovakia	8	1	1	6	-	-	21	40	-19	3	0.38	Did not make playoffs

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1977-1978 WHA Player Stats

1977-1978 WHA — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Marc Tardif (F)	78	65	89	154	50
2.	Réal Cloutier (F)	73	56	73	129	19
3.	Ulf Nilsson (F)	73	37	89	126	89
4.	Anders Hedberg (F)	77	63	59	122	60
5.	Bobby Hull (F)	77	46	71	117	23

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1977-1978 WHA Goalie Stats

1977-1978 WHA — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Richard Brodeur (G)	36	3.70	.892
2.	Gary Bromley (G)	39	3.30	.886
3.	Jean-Louis Levasseur (G)	27	3.30	.886
4.	Michel Dion (G)	45	3.57	.885
5.	Al Smith (G)	55	3.22	.885

1977-1978 WHA Demographics

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WHA Transactions

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2026-2027 WHA Free Agents

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2027-2028 WHA Free Agents

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WHA Team Comparison (Averages)

1977-1978 WHA — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Birmingham Bulls	29	5 265	5'11"	187 lbs	26.93
2.	Cincinnati Stingers	38	6 695	5'11"	183 lbs	25.74
3.	Czechoslovakia	24	149	5'10"	185 lbs	25.46
4.	Edmonton Oilers	42	7 627	5'11"	183 lbs	27.31
5.	Houston Aeros	26	6 773	5'11"	181 lbs	29.62
6.	Indianapolis Racers	38	8 276	5'11"	183 lbs	27.68
7.	New England Whalers	26	6 872	5'11"	183 lbs	28.15
8.	Québec Nordiques	32	7 511	5'11"	181 lbs	27.19
9.	Winnipeg Jets	28	6 177	5'11"	181 lbs	28.68

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Regular Season

WHA All-Time Points

WHA — All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	André Lacroix (F)	551	251	547	798
2.	Marc Tardif (F)	446	316	350	666
3.	Bobby Hull (F)	411	303	335	638
4.	Réal Cloutier (F)	369	283	283	566
5.	Serge Bernier (F)	417	230	336	566

WHA All-Time Goals

WHA — All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Marc Tardif (F)	446	316	350	666
2.	Bobby Hull (F)	411	303	335	638
3.	Réal Cloutier (F)	369	283	283	566
4.	André Lacroix (F)	551	251	547	798
5.	Anders Hedberg (F)	286	236	222	458

WHA All-Time Assists

WHA — All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	André Lacroix (F)	551	251	547	798
2.	Jean-Claude Tremblay (D)	454	66	358	424
3.	Marc Tardif (F)	446	316	350	666
4.	Ulf Nilsson (F)	300	140	344	484
5.	Serge Bernier (F)	417	230	336	566

WHA All-Time Penalty Min.

WHA — All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Paul Baxter (D)	290	25	114	962
2.	Kim Clackson (D)	271	6	45	932
3.	Cam Connor (F)	274	83	171	904
4.	Paul Shmyr (D)	511	61	309	860
5.	Pierre Roy (D)	316	22	106	860

WHA All-Time Games Played

WHA — All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	André Lacroix (F)	551	251	547	798
2.	Ron Plumb (D)	549	65	264	329
3.	Paul Shmyr (D)	511	61	248	309
4.	Michel Parizeau (F)	509	142	252	394
5.	Mike Antonovich (F)	485	182	188	370

WHA All-Time Points Per Game

WHA — All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Ulf Nilsson (F)	300	140	484	1.61
2.	Anders Hedberg (F)	286	236	458	1.60
3.	Bobby Hull (F)	411	303	638	1.55
4.	Réal Cloutier (F)	369	283	566	1.53
5.	Marc Tardif (F)	446	316	666	1.49

WHA All-Time Points Per Season

WHA — All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Marc Tardif (F)	1977-1978	WHA	78	65	89	154	1.97	50
2.	Marc Tardif (F)	1975-1976	WHA	81	71	77	148	1.83	79
3.	André Lacroix (F)	1974-1975	WHA	78	41	106	147	1.88	63
4.	Bobby Hull (F)	1974-1975	WHA	78	77	65	142	1.82	41
5.	Réal Cloutier (F)	1976-1977	WHA	76	66	75	141	1.86	39

WHA All-Time Goals Per Season

WHA — All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Bobby Hull (F)	1974-1975	WHA	78	77	65	142	1.82	41
2.	Réal Cloutier (F)	1978-1979	WHA	77	75	54	129	1.68	48
3.	Marc Tardif (F)	1975-1976	WHA	81	71	77	148	1.83	79
4.	Anders Hedberg (F)	1976-1977	WHA	68	70	61	131	1.93	48
5.	Réal Cloutier (F)	1976-1977	WHA	76	66	75	141	1.86	39

WHA All-Time Assists Per Season

WHA — All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	André Lacroix (F)	1974-1975	WHA	78	41	106	147	1.88	63
2.	Ulf Nilsson (F)	1974-1975	WHA	78	26	94	120	1.54	79
3.	Marc Tardif (F)	1977-1978	WHA	78	65	89	154	1.97	50
4.	Ulf Nilsson (F)	1977-1978	WHA	73	37	89	126	1.73	89
5.	Ulf Nilsson (F)	1976-1977	WHA	71	39	85	124	1.75	89

WHA All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

WHA — All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Curt Brackenbury (F)	1975-1976	WHA	74	8	14	22	0.30	365
2.	Kim Clackson (D)	1975-1976	WHA	77	1	12	13	0.17	351
3.	Gord Gallant (F)	1975-1976	WHA	64	4	15	19	0.30	297
4.	Cam Connor (F)	1975-1976	WHA	73	18	21	39	0.53	295
5.	Steve Durbano (D)	1977-1978	WHA	45	6	4	10	0.22	284

Player Nationalities Throughout History

List of WHA Champions

WHA — Champions
Year	Team
1979	Winnipeg Jets
1978	Winnipeg Jets
1977	Québec Nordiques
1976	Winnipeg Jets
1975	Houston Aeros
1974	Houston Aeros
1973	New England Whalers