The Complete Historical and Statistical Reference to the World Hockey Association, 1972-1979 (Paperback)

by Scott A. Surgent (Author)

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Product Description
Recounts the tumultuous, fascinating seven-year history of the original World Hockey Association. Team and league histories, game-by-game results, standings, logos, complete player and goaltender statistics, registers, coaches statistics, game summaries, playoof results, international results, anecdotal stories, and much more! The definitive resource on the old WHA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 340 pages
• Publisher: Xaler Press (October 2003)
• ISBN-10: 0964477424
• ISBN-13: 978-0964477421
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,244,328 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great reference book on the 7 years of the WHA., May 6, 2000

By	"rem1962" (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Historical and Statistical Reference to the World Hockey Association, 1972-1979 (Paperback)

I was a fan of the New York Raiders and the WHA in the early 1970's. When the Raiders moved I lost track of the team and the league. I wanted to find a reference book that would not only give me stats, but some history of the league as well. I found what I was looking for in this book by Scott Surgent. The book provides complete stats on every team and player, as well as every game in the regular season and playoffs. Each team and season has a historical review as well as complete statistical information. The only problem I experienced with this book was that it wasn't bound very well. Some of the pages began to loosen while I was reading, however I found this book to be an outstanding source of information for anyone interested in the WHA.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars must have for hockey fans, September 10, 2003

By	M. A. Miller (Rome, GA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Complete Historical and Statistical Reference to the World Hockey Association, 1972-1979 (5th Printing) (Paperback)

I'm trying to assemble a personal hockey library for myself and to pass down to my kids one day and this is a must have. I wasn't even alive during the 70's but the WHA is a very important part of todays hockey world this book helped me get an A on two english papers one in high school one in college

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great stats, less history, May 22, 2000

By	B. Lapadat "boo-radley" (twincities,mn) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Historical and Statistical Reference to the World Hockey Association, 1972-1979 (Paperback)

This book is a must for the hockey fan's library. The WHA reflected the 70's in which it played: anti-establishment, fast and funky. This book is tremendous as a statistical resource both for the players and teams. The brief league and team histories are interesting as well. However, if you want more of a flavor of what the league was like beyond the statistics (much like "Loose Balls", the book about the ABA), you may be a little disappointed. The other drawback is that there are no "action" photos. However, the exhaustive statistical history and amount of interesting trivia make up for the lack of historical depth.