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1977 WHA Playoffs
The 1977 WHA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the World Hockey Association's 1976–77 season. For the first time ever, the best team in points for the regular season did not win the championship, as the Houston Aeros were trounced in the Semifinal round to end their three-year streak of reaching the Avco Cup Final by the Winnipeg Jets. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Quebec Nordiques defeating the Western Division champion Winnipeg Jets in seven games for their first and only Avco Cup championship. Serge Bernier was named the WHA Playoff MVP. Playoff seeds Now with two divisions again, WHA reverted back to the original playoff structure in which the top four teams in each division made the playoffs and faced each other in the first two rounds to set up the Avco Cup Final. Western Division # Houston Aeros, Western Division champions – 106 points #Winnipeg Jets – 94 points #San Diego Mariners – 85 points #Edmonton Oilers – 72 points E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976–77 New England Whalers Season
The 1976–77 New England Whalers season was the fifth season of operation of the New England Whalers in the World Hockey Association. The Whalers placed fourth in the Eastern Division, qualifying fourth for the playoffs, losing in the first round to the Quebec Nordiques. Offseason Regular season Final standings Schedule and results , - , 1, , L, , October 8, 1976, , 0–2 , , align="left", @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1976–77) , , 0–1–0 , - , 2, , L, , October 10, 1976, , 2–5 , , align="left", @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1976–77) , , 0–2–0 , - , 3, , L, , October 16, 1976, , 2–8 , , align="left", Quebec Nordiques ( 1976–77) , , 0–3–0 , - , 4, , T, , October 19, 1976, , 4–4 , , align="left", @ Houston Aeros ( 1976–77) , , 0–3–1 , - , 5, , W, , October 22, 1976, , 5–2 , , align="left", Houston Aeros ( 1976–77) , , 1–3–1 , - , 6, , W, , October 23, 1976, , 5–4 , , align="left", Cincinnati Stingers ( 1976–77) , , 2–3–1 , - , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curt Brackenbury
John Curtis Brackenbury (born January 31, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 141 games in the National Hockey League and 257 games in the World Hockey Association. Prior to the merger of the upstart WHA and the NHL, the WHA played European teams and Brackenbury was an MVP in at least one game. He played for the Chicago Cougars, Minnesota Fighting Saints, Quebec Nordiques, Edmonton Oilers, and St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. Th .... In 1986 Brackenbury was recruited to Canada's America's Cup Challenge, the Canada II campaign. He trained with the team in Victoria, BC, San Francisco and Santa Cruz, California, and was chosen as part of the final crew to go to Australia to race for the cup. Career statistics Regular sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulin Bordeleau
Paulin Joseph Bordeleau (born January 29, 1953) is a Canadian-born French former professional ice hockey forward. Playing career Born in Noranda, Quebec, Bordeleau started his National Hockey League career with the Vancouver Canucks in 1973. He spent his entire NHL career with the Canucks. He left the NHL after the 1976 season and jumped to the World Hockey Association. There, he played for the Quebec Nordiques. He then finished his career in the French Ligue Magnus. He played for France at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Personal life His son, Sébastien, was a professional ice hockey player, while his grandson Thomas, currently plays ice hockey for the San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. The Sharks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Con .... Paulin was one of three brothers playing professional hockey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cap Raeder
Robert "Cap" Raeder (born October 8, 1953) is an American former ice hockey goaltender and coach. Raeder briefly played in the WHA for the New England Whalers in 1975–77 after starring for the University of New Hampshire men's ice hockey team in the early 1970s. His best year as a professional was in 1976 when he had the lowest goals against average of all goaltenders in the WHA playoffs. Based on the strength of that performance, he was later selected to the United States team at the inaugural 1976 Canada Cup. He later served as an interim head coach of the San Jose Sharks for one game in 2002, before taking a scouting position with the Sharks. In 2008, Raeder was hired as an assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Lightning. In August 2010, Raeder retired, and now runs camps and clinics. Raeder is the analyst for Westwood One's coverage of the Frozen Four The annual NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament is a college ice hockey tournament held in the United States by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colisée De Québec
Colisée de Québec (later known as Colisée Pepsi) is a defunct multi-purpose arena located in Quebec City, Quebec. It was the home of the Quebec Nordiques from 1972 to 1995, during their time in the World Hockey Association and National Hockey League. It was also the home of the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1999 until its closing in 2015. The Colisée hosted the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament each February until its closure in 2015, with almost 2,300 young hockey players from 16 countries participating annually. History The barrel vault arena was originally built in 1949, seating 10,034, to replace a building on the same site that had burned down a year earlier. Built by architects Rinfret and Bouchard with designs drawn up by Robert Blatter and F. Caron, the arena was a mix of International Style exterior and Art Deco interior. It was known as "The House that Béliveau Built", as it was often filled to capacity in its early ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Réal Cloutier
Réal Cloutier (born July 30, 1956) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Cloutier spent five prolific seasons as a forward (ice hockey), winger in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Quebec Nordiques. In his rookie season as a professional, he scored 26 goals in 63 games. He proceeded to reach his prime over the next couple of seasons, which started with scoring 60 goals in his sophomore season in 1975. The next season saw him score 66 goals with 75 assists to record a career-high 114 total points as the Nordiques advanced all the way to the Avco Cup Finals. In 17 postseason games that year, he scored 14 goals and had 27 total points as Quebec won their only championship. Cloutier recorded two further 100-point seasons (which included a career-high 75 goals in 1978-79) prior to the team being absorbed into the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1979; in 369 total games in the WHA, he had 566 total points. He scored 42 goals in 67 games in the first se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Guite
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation of Aramaic כיפא (''Kefa),'' the nickname Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona, referred in English as Saint Peter. Pierre is also found as a surname. People with the given name * Monsieur Pierre, Pierre Jean Philippe Zurcher-Margolle (c. 1890–1963), French ballroom dancer and dance teacher * Pierre (footballer), Lucas Pierre Santos Oliveira (born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Pierre, Baron of Beauvau (c. 1380–1453) * Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre (1845–1919) * Pierre, marquis de Fayet (died 1737), French naval commander and Governor General of Saint-Domingue * Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895–1964), father of Rainier III of Monaco * Pierre Affre (1590–1669), French sculptor * Pierre Agostini, French physicist * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Lacombe
François Lacombe (born February 24, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA) between 1968 and 1980. He spent parts of three seasons in the NHL with the Oakland Seals and Buffalo Sabres before moving to the WHA and playing for the Quebec Nordiques and Calgary Cowboys, playing briefly for the Nordiques again when they joined the NHL. Professional hockey career In 1970 Lacombe was traded to the Montreal Canadiens along with California's first draft pick in 1971 (the Canadiens chose Guy Lafleur) for Ernie Hicke and Montreal's first round pick. The trade is considered one of the worst of all time. After short stints in the NHL with the Oakland Seals and Buffalo Sabres, Lacombe spent the majority of his career, in the WHA, with the Quebec Nordiques, plus a single season with the Calgary Cowboys. He played 3 games for Quebec in the NHL following the NHL–WHA merger. Lacombe played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Boudrias
André Gerard Boudrias (September 19, 1943 – February 5, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who spent 12 seasons in the National Hockey League as well as two more years in the World Hockey Association between 1963 and 1978. He is best remembered for his time with the Vancouver Canucks, where he was the first offensive star in the team's history. He was most recently a scout for the New Jersey Devils. Playing career Boudrias was signed by his hometown Montreal Canadiens at an early age and starred for the Montreal Junior Canadiens between 1961 and 1964. He would twice lead the Jr. Canadiens in scoring, including the 1963–64 team which featured future Hall of Famers Yvan Cournoyer, Jacques Lemaire and Serge Savard. He had an explosive start to his NHL career in a four-game callup during the 1963–64 season, notching 4 assists and 5 points. When he turned pro in 1964, Boudrias was projected to have a great future for the Canadiens, but his career would st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wally Weir
Walter Edward Weir (born June 3, 1954) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 320 games in the National Hockey League from 1979 to 1985 and 150 games in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979. Weir was born in Verdun, Quebec. He played for the Quebec Nordiques, Hartford Whalers, and Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. The Penguins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), E .... Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * 1954 births Living people Beauce Jaros players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Hartford Whalers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Ice hockey people from Montreal People from Verdun, Quebec Pittsburgh Penguins players Quebec Nordiques players Quebec Nordiques (WHA) players 20th-century Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Webster (ice Hockey)
Thomas or Tom Webster may refer to: *Sir Thomas Webster, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Webster, 1st Baronet (1679 – 30 May 1751), of Copped Hall, Essex, and Battle Abbey, Sussex, was a British landowner and Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1705 and 1727. Webster was the e ... (1679–1751), English MP * Thomas Webster (painter) (1800–1886), English figure painter * Thomas Webster (lawyer) (1810–1875), English lawyer *Sir Thomas Lonsdale Webster (1868–1930), British civil servant * T. B. L. Webster (Thomas Bertram Lonsdale Webster, 1905–1974), English archaeologist * Thomas Webster (sailor) (1910–1981), American Olympic sailor * Thomas Webster (geologist) (1772–1844), Scottish geologist * Tom Webster (ice hockey) (1948–2020), Canadian ice hockey player and coach * Tom Webster (cartoonist) (1886–1962), British cartoonist and caricaturist * Tom Webster (politician) (born 1950), former Labor Party member of the New South Wale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |