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The 1979 expansion or NHL–WHA merger was the culmination of several years of negotiations between the NHL and the World Hockey Association (WHA). The result of the negotiations was that the WHA folded, and four of its six surviving teams - the Edmonton Oilers, New England Whalers, Quebec Nordiques, and Winnipeg Jets – entered the NHL as expansion teams prior to the start of the 1979–80 ...
1979–80 NHL season by team (21 P) Pages in category "1979–80 NHL season" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect ...
Pages in category "1979–80 NHL season by team" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
This table lists the number of times that NHL/NHA teams had the top record in the regular season (this list does not count Stanley Cup/League Champion wins). The Presidents' Trophy is the current award for the team with the best regular season record, which began being awarded starting with the 1985–86 NHL season.
The agreement resulted in the Oilers, Whalers, Nordiques, and Jets joining the NHL for the 1979–80 NHL season, increasing the league's membership to 21 teams following the prior merger between the Barons and North Stars franchises. The NHL, however, insisted on treating the WHA teams' arrival as an expansion, not a merger, and refused to ...
Divisions: ADM – Adams, NRS – Norris, PTK – Patrick, SMY – Smythe bold – The top 16 teams in the league qualified for the playoffs, regardless of division or conference.
They finished the season with 73 points and a playoff berth and had the best record of the four former WHA franchises that entered the NHL in 1979–80. The Whalers remained the most recent first-year expansion franchise to make the playoffs in their inaugural season, along with the 1979–80 Edmonton Oilers until the 2017–18 Vegas Golden ...
The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1979–80 NHL season.It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick(s), if applicable.