The World Hockey Association (WHA) was the rival league that shook the NHL to its core from 1972 to 1979. In this complete WHA history timeline, we cover every major moment from the league's founding ...

Bobby Orr's scoring changed the game. The "Broad Street Bullies" won two Cups. The Canadiens dynasty was reborn. ESPN hockey analyst and former "Broad Street Bully" Bill Clement gives his top memories ...

The World Hockey Association lasted just seven chaotic, fascinating seasons from 1972 to 1979 — but its impact on hockey is still felt everywhere today. Ed Willes’ The Rebel League does a great job of ...

The lights went dim on the rogue World Hockey Association more than 30 years ago. But the builders and stars from the rival professional league are getting some time in the spotlight this season ...

Before I get into the Oilers' WHA years, I should probably confess something. As a young professor at the University of Alberta, I was first introduced to professional hockey through the Edmonton ...

The fledgling World Hockey Association already had scored two highlight-reel goals and now it was bidding on perhaps the greatest hat trick of all time. But this July week in 1973, when Jean Beliveau ...

In the spring of 1971, Howard Baldwin was in Boston, reading his morning copy of the Globe, when he spotted an item in the far recesses of the sports section. It referred to a fledgling hockey league ...

Bobby Hull was instrumental in two hockey leagues in two decades. The Golden Jet of the Chicago Blackhawks won seven goal-scoring titles, three overall scoring championships and two Most Valuable ...

Throughout the history of NHL expansion and relocation, there have been instances of teams getting a second chance. Look at the Winnipeg Jets 2.0, who came back after a lengthy hiatus from when the ...

There was a time when professional hockey players didn't wear helmets. Instead, some had afros and big mustaches. That wasn't the NHL, though. It was the World Hockey Association. "WHA was very funky ...

Hockey legend Bobby Hull probably hoped a new version of the World Hockey Association would turn out better than the last one, which folded in 1979 after six seasons. But it's not looking good right ...