Bobby Hull was the best player in the 1960s, and in the 1970s he continued his superstar play in the WHA. He also became one of the games greatest innovators by opening the flood gates of Europeans into the WHA. Slava Fetisov would follow in his footsteps in the 1990s by opening the flood gates of Russians into the NHL.
@michaelleroy9281
4 ай бұрын
Dollar Bill Wirtz with the Blackhawks was too cheap to keep him in Chicago
@markkramer7068
4 ай бұрын
AND THATS A FACT. @michaelleroy9281
@michaelkirkpatrick74837 ай бұрын
Great video. I have fond memories of the WHA. Went to a lot of Toronto Toros games, and enjoyed being a supporter. Sadly they had to leave town (Thanks to Ballard charging very high rent to use Maple Leaf Gardens), but the league was better overall than they were given credit for, especially in the last few years of it's existence. Shame on the NHL for raping the 4 teams entering the NHL in 1979, but all 4 teams battled through it.
@mbabcock1114 күн бұрын
Money talks, bullshit walks.
@Hoovie95965 ай бұрын
The Jets had the talent to win multiple Stanley cups
@tpor120611 ай бұрын
Great video - thanks for posting it!! 👍👍👍👍
@JuliusC197311 ай бұрын
Yes, we can all agree that in 1972 there were 16 NHL Teams, but 10 of those Teams had been added in a 6 Year Span. The League had 6 Teams for 5 Decades.
@RobertGuida1015
11 күн бұрын
The league had the 6 teams for 25 years between 1942-1967 when the 6 expansion teams were introduced(Flyers, Penguins, Kings, Seals, Sabres, North Stars). There were actually 7 teams prior to 1942, but the Brooklyn/ New York Americans folded in 1942
@souk69653 ай бұрын
NHL owner took advantage from players for many years. They the owners were making millions and giving the players chump change. The WHA also helped raise the money that players started receiving.
@markkramer70684 ай бұрын
BOBBY HULL IS A TOP 5 PLAYER OF ALL TIME. As diehard BLACKHAWKS FAN it broke my heart when Bobby left but I knew Bill Wirtz was a cheapskate owner who was known as Dollar Bill Wirtz . The greatest family Hockey group EVER was Bobby, Bret and Dennis. THE GOLDEN JET, AWSOME.
@PrestonLindbeck2 ай бұрын
Thankfully Bobby Hull had better toupees in Winnipeg than Chicago.
@tudormiller8874 ай бұрын
Could a WHA League work in 2024 ? How successful would it be ?
@souk69653 ай бұрын
I do not think any new league that started and tried to compete with the top league or original league ever succeeded. NFL there was USFL, NBA there was ABA, I don't think anyone tried to compete against MLB and the NHL had WHA try and compete none survived or were able to take out the original league. But I think with hockey it was good for the NHL as it got more people watching hockey in small cities, towns and small markets. The NHL did not look like they had any plans to expand. But when you try and compete you are trying to attract fans so huge contracts were given to so many players to move over to the WHA. So it was a huge problem to pay and keep these players.But there were huge turnovers in franchises. But again the NHL survived and also expanded by picking up 5 or 6 teams. So in a way the WHA offered fans more hockey and they also gifted the NHL franchises after they folded. They say the championship trophy was not ready and the championship team had to use there conference finals trophy. You would think they would be able to have a trophy for championship they had a full year to get one lol!!!
@davegauthier676215 күн бұрын
Did you just call me
@AllyStrikesBack9 ай бұрын
What would have happened if Birmingham, Cincinnati, Houston & Indianapolis were included in the merger?
@JohnLesniewski-np7jg
5 ай бұрын
Those four teams weren't on very solid ground finance wise, which would have hurt the NHL. Plus the NHL only wanted to bring in four teams.
@RobertGuida1015
11 күн бұрын
Yes, very similar to when the ABA/NBA merger in 1976, they also took only 4 teams. The NHL merger took the 4 teams that were in major markets that would've expanded the NHL attraction. Oddly all these years later, Cincinnati has no team, but Columbus is there, nothing in Houston, but Dallas has the Stars, & Indianapolis has nothing, but Chicago is the closest team.
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Bobby Hull was the best player in the 1960s, and in the 1970s he continued his superstar play in the WHA. He also became one of the games greatest innovators by opening the flood gates of Europeans into the WHA. Slava Fetisov would follow in his footsteps in the 1990s by opening the flood gates of Russians into the NHL.
@michaelleroy9281
4 ай бұрын
Dollar Bill Wirtz with the Blackhawks was too cheap to keep him in Chicago
@markkramer7068
4 ай бұрын
AND THATS A FACT. @michaelleroy9281
Great video. I have fond memories of the WHA. Went to a lot of Toronto Toros games, and enjoyed being a supporter. Sadly they had to leave town (Thanks to Ballard charging very high rent to use Maple Leaf Gardens), but the league was better overall than they were given credit for, especially in the last few years of it's existence. Shame on the NHL for raping the 4 teams entering the NHL in 1979, but all 4 teams battled through it.
Money talks, bullshit walks.
The Jets had the talent to win multiple Stanley cups
Great video - thanks for posting it!! 👍👍👍👍
Yes, we can all agree that in 1972 there were 16 NHL Teams, but 10 of those Teams had been added in a 6 Year Span. The League had 6 Teams for 5 Decades.
@RobertGuida1015
11 күн бұрын
The league had the 6 teams for 25 years between 1942-1967 when the 6 expansion teams were introduced(Flyers, Penguins, Kings, Seals, Sabres, North Stars). There were actually 7 teams prior to 1942, but the Brooklyn/ New York Americans folded in 1942
NHL owner took advantage from players for many years. They the owners were making millions and giving the players chump change. The WHA also helped raise the money that players started receiving.
BOBBY HULL IS A TOP 5 PLAYER OF ALL TIME. As diehard BLACKHAWKS FAN it broke my heart when Bobby left but I knew Bill Wirtz was a cheapskate owner who was known as Dollar Bill Wirtz . The greatest family Hockey group EVER was Bobby, Bret and Dennis. THE GOLDEN JET, AWSOME.
Thankfully Bobby Hull had better toupees in Winnipeg than Chicago.
Could a WHA League work in 2024 ? How successful would it be ?
I do not think any new league that started and tried to compete with the top league or original league ever succeeded. NFL there was USFL, NBA there was ABA, I don't think anyone tried to compete against MLB and the NHL had WHA try and compete none survived or were able to take out the original league. But I think with hockey it was good for the NHL as it got more people watching hockey in small cities, towns and small markets. The NHL did not look like they had any plans to expand. But when you try and compete you are trying to attract fans so huge contracts were given to so many players to move over to the WHA. So it was a huge problem to pay and keep these players.But there were huge turnovers in franchises. But again the NHL survived and also expanded by picking up 5 or 6 teams. So in a way the WHA offered fans more hockey and they also gifted the NHL franchises after they folded. They say the championship trophy was not ready and the championship team had to use there conference finals trophy. You would think they would be able to have a trophy for championship they had a full year to get one lol!!!
Did you just call me
What would have happened if Birmingham, Cincinnati, Houston & Indianapolis were included in the merger?
@JohnLesniewski-np7jg
5 ай бұрын
Those four teams weren't on very solid ground finance wise, which would have hurt the NHL. Plus the NHL only wanted to bring in four teams.
@RobertGuida1015
11 күн бұрын
Yes, very similar to when the ABA/NBA merger in 1976, they also took only 4 teams. The NHL merger took the 4 teams that were in major markets that would've expanded the NHL attraction. Oddly all these years later, Cincinnati has no team, but Columbus is there, nothing in Houston, but Dallas has the Stars, & Indianapolis has nothing, but Chicago is the closest team.