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The 1972 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 6 to fill the rosters of the two new teams. In February 1972, the Miami Screaming Eagles of the WHA signed Bernie Parent to a contract, [1] and when Bobby Hull was signed on June 27, 1972, to play with the Winnipeg Jets, the Chicago Black Hawks sued, claiming a violation of the reserve clause in NHL ...
1971–72 NHL season; League: National Hockey League: Sport: Ice hockey: Duration: October 8, 1971 – May 11, 1972: Number of games: 78: Number of teams: 14: TV ...
The 1972 NHL expansion draft was held on June 6, 1972. The draft took place to fill the rosters of the league's two then-new expansion teams for the 1972–73 season , the New York Islanders and the Atlanta Flames .
Second, the NHL allowed all of the WHA's Canadian teams to be part of the deal. The NHL had originally been willing to take only the Oilers, Whalers, and Jets, but the WHA insisted that the Nordiques be included as well. Third, although the NHL had insisted on treating the deal as an expansion, it agreed to freeze the expansion fee for each ...
Map of relocated NHL teams before 2024. The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional men's ice hockey league, founded in 1917. [1] The NHL Board of Governors review and approve the relocation of any member club. [2] Each team appoints an individual or individuals to represent their team on the Board of Governors. [3]
With the 1972 startup of the rival World Hockey Association (WHA) resulting in a combined 32 teams between the NHL and the WHA, the talent available to stock the new teams in Kansas City and Washington was stretched thin. In their first season, the Capitals set an NHL record for futility, losing 67 of 80 games, and winning only one on the road.
Hart Memorial Trophy: for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Bobby Orr [2] Stanley Cup - The Boston Bruins defeated the New York Rangers in the 1972 Stanley Cup Finals; With the first overall pick in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft, the expansion New York Islanders selected Billy Harris.
The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its 25-year existence in Hartford, Connecticut.The club played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 until 1979, and in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1979 to 1997.