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1972–73 WHA season
The
1972–73 WHA
season
was the
first
season of the
World Hockey Association
(WHA). Twelve teams played 78 games each. The league was officially incorporated in June of
1971
by
Garry L. Davidson
and
Dennis A. Murphy
and promised to ice twelve teams in various markets around
Canada
and the
United States
. The league championship trophy, the
Avco World Trophy
, was donated by
AVCO Financial Services Corporation
along with $500,000. The
New England Whalers
won the first Avco World Trophy.
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