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April 14, 2021

New England Whalers

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Championship Teams

1972/73 AVCO Cup Champions
New Engalnd Whalers

WHALERS ARENAS

Boston Garden

1972-1974

Eastern States Coliseum

1973-1975

Hartford Civic Center

1975-1978

Springfield Civic Center

1977-1980

WONDERFUL WHALERS

  • 10/12/72

    Opening Faceoff at the Boston Garden

  • The New England Whalers

    celebrate the first WHA AVCO Cup Championship

  • Tom Williams

    1972-1974

  • Hugh Harris

    1973/74

  • Jim Dorey

    1972-1975

  • John French

    1972-1975

  • Ted Green

    1972-1975

  • Tim Sheehy

    1972-1975, 1977/78

  • Al Karlander

    1973-1975

  • Mike Byers

    1972-1976

  • Terry Caffery

    1972/73, 1974-1976

    1973 WHA Top Rookie

  • John Danby

    1972-1974, 1975/76

  • Don Blackburn

    1973-1976

  • Wayne Carleton

    1974-1976

  • Fred O’Donnell

    1974-1976

  • Bruce Landon

    1972-1977

  • Christer Abrahamsson

    1974-1977

  • Thommy Abrahamsson

    1974-1977

  • Ron Climie

    1974-1977

  • Ralph Backstrom

    1975-1977

  • Rosaire Paiement

    1975-1977

  • Gordie and Sons

    1977: The New England Whalers sign the entire Howe family to long term contracts, in an attempt to draw more

  • Tom Webster

    1972-1978

  • Rick Ley

    1972-1979

    1979 WHA Top Defenseman

  • Larry Pleau

    1972-1979

  • Brad Selwood

    1972-1979

  • Al Smith

    1972-1975, 1977-1980

    1978 WHA Top Goalie

  • Gordie Roberts

    1975-1979

  • Mike Rogers

    1975-1979

  • Jack Carlson

    1976-1979

  • Dave Keon

    1976-1979

  • George Lyle

    1976-1979

    1977 WHA Top Rookie

  • John McKenzie

    1976-1979

  • Mike Antonovich

    1977-1979

  • Gordie Howe

    1977-1979

  • Mark Howe

    1977-1979

  • Marty Howe

    1977-1979

  • The roof of the Hartford Civic Center

    crushed in by a snow storm in 1978.

  • John Garrett

    1978/79

  • Andre Lacroix

    1978/79

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Page created on August 13, 2013. Last updated on August 13, 2013 at 9:00 pm ET.

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