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The Chicago Cougars were a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They were members of the Western Division of the World Hockey Association (WHA). The club was founded in 1972 as one of the league's twelve original franchises. The Cougars played their home games in the International Amphitheatre. Fifty-seven players played at ...
The Chicago Cougars were a franchise in the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1975. The Cougars played their home games in the International Amphitheatre.During the 1974 Avco Cup Finals against Gordie Howe and the Houston Aeros, the team's two home games were played at the Randhurst Twin Ice Arena in suburban Mount Prospect.
The World Hockey Association (French: Association mondiale de hockey) was a professional ice hockey major league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major league to compete with the National Hockey League (NHL) since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926. Although the WHA was not the first league since ...
The 1973 WHA amateur draft was the first draft for the World Hockey Association. ... WHA team College/junior/club team 14 ... Chicago Cougars:
The 1974 WHA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the World Hockey Association's 1973-1974 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Division champion Houston Aeros defeating the Eastern Division champion Chicago Cougars in four games for their first Avco Cup championship.
The Rhode Island Eagles are a defunct professional ice hockey team which played in the Eastern Hockey League during the 1972–73 season. Based in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, they played their home games in the Mount St. Charles Arena. The team was affiliated with the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association. [1]
The 1973–74 WHA season was the second season of the World Hockey Association, and lasted from October 1973 until the Avco Cup final game on May 19, 1974, when the Houston Aeros, with Gordie Howe, defeated the Chicago Cougars to sweep the series in four games. Twelve teams each played 78 games.
The 1973–74 Chicago Cougars season was the Chicago Cougars' second season of operation in the World Hockey Association. The team qualified for the playoff and won two playoff series to make it to the Avco Cup Final before losing to the Houston Aeros. [1] [2]