love the game and the impact the wha played the reasone howe richard bellaveau etc went? years of being screwed over by nhl owners.... but i think it has swung too far over to the players now...thanks for posting...
The shots of the Alberta Oilers (as they were called back then) were taken from the first regular season game against the Ottawa nationals at the Ottawa Civic Centre. I was there that night-the game was scheduled opposite the Leafs vs Montreal...they wondered why only 4,000 people showed up! The Nationals were coached by the late Billy Harris-they were very short on talent but made the playoffs-which they played in Toronto (becoming the Toros the next year).
The WHA was beneficial to the NHL because it showed that there was more interest in Pro Hockey in North America. That the NHL was aware of.
FRSFreeStateNow 2 months ago
I loved Dick Beddows . He used to call them the Toronto Lawn Mowers.
tomstudies 5 months ago
love the game and the impact the wha played the reasone howe richard bellaveau etc went? years of being screwed over by nhl owners.... but i think it has swung too far over to the players now...thanks for posting...
unstabledavid 1 year ago
The shots of the Alberta Oilers (as they were called back then) were taken from the first regular season game against the Ottawa nationals at the Ottawa Civic Centre. I was there that night-the game was scheduled opposite the Leafs vs Montreal...they wondered why only 4,000 people showed up! The Nationals were coached by the late Billy Harris-they were very short on talent but made the playoffs-which they played in Toronto (becoming the Toros the next year).
Jimbo0190 2 years ago
It is from a 2006 CBC documentary mini-series called "HOCKEY: A People's History"
toonguy85 2 years ago
wheres the rest? whats this from? a tv doc, or a dvd? this is awesome!
tacoemall666 3 years ago