WHA Media Guide
1973-74
featuring Bobby Hull of the Winnipeg Jets and Gordie Howe of the Houston Aeros
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Showing posts with label 1973 WHA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1973 WHA. Show all posts
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Friday, May 6, 2016
Today in Hockey History (1973)
May 6th 1973
The New England Whalers beat the Winnipeg Jets 9-6 in Hartford, Conn. to win the 1st WHA Hockey Championship Avco World Trophy.
New England won the Series 4 games to 1.
In the deciding game Larry Pleau scored a hat trick. After winning the game, the Avco World Trophy had not yet been completed. As a result of the this the Whalers skated their "victory lap" with their divisional trophy causing an embarrassment for the WHA officials.
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