WHA players with 100-point seasons
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In the lifespan of the World Hockey Association (WHA), 24 ice hockey players scored at least 100 points in a single WHA regular season.
Collectively, these players achieved this feat on 51 occasions, playing for 12 franchises from the 1972–73 WHA season to the 1978–79 WHA season prior to the merger with the National Hockey League (NHL) that saw four teams (Hartford Whalers, Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers, Quebec Nordiques) join the NHL.
Season achievements
In the first season of play, eight players achieved the 100-point mark in the upstart league. In the seven WHA seasons, the fewest number of 100-point scorers came in the 1973–74 season when only three players achieved the mark.
The 1975–76 WHA season saw the first (and so far) only team in major professional history to have five players break 100 points: Marc Tardif, Réal Cloutier, Christian Bordeleau, Serge Bernier and Réjean Houle did so for the Quebec Nordiques.
Player achievements
The very first player to achieve 100 points in a season was Ron Ward, who did so on March 3, 1973 for the New York Raiders against the Cleveland Crusaders at home in Madison Square Garden on his 44th goal of the season. Notably, Bobby Hull joined the 100 point club on March 25 despite missing 15 games due to legal action over his arrival in the WHA. André Lacroix won the first points title with 124 points (with 26 of them coming in the last 14 games).
The player with the most 100-point seasons in WHA history was André Lacroix, who had six consecutive 100-point seasons from 1972 to 1978. He had the only 100-assist season in WHA history in the 1974–75 WHA season. On exactly one season was a player traded during a 100-point season: Wayne Gretzky, who played for both the Indianapolis Racers and Edmonton Oilers in the 1978-79 season. Lacroix was the only player to score 100 points in a season for a relocated franchise, which occurred in the 1973–74 WHA season when the New York Golden Blades relocated to become the Jersey Knights.
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