Dufek, was sought after as a professional athlete in two sports: Dufek was drafted by teams in the National Hockey League, World Hockey Association and National Football League.
World Hockey Association, a major professional hockey league active from 1972 to 1979
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With the impending start of the World Hockey Association in the fall of 1972, the upstart league had plans to place its New York team in the brand-new Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Nassau County.
Allan David Karlander (born November 5, 1946 in Lac la Hache, British Columbia) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 212 games in the National Hockey League and 269 games in the World Hockey Association.
Alain Beaulé (born April 7, 1946) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 183 games in the World Hockey Association for the Winnipeg Jets and Quebec Nordiques.
The Avco World Trophy, also known as the Avco Cup, was the championship trophy of the original World Hockey Association (1972–1979).
His brother, Ron Ashton, was also a professional hockey player, appearing for the Winnipeg Jets during their WHA incarnation.
CJOB, which had been the flagship station for the WHA/NHL incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets, bid for broadcast rights to the current NHL Jets, but lost out to CFRW.
David Joseph Hutchison (born May 2, 1952 in London, Ontario) is a retired former professional ice hockey player who played for the Philadelphia Blazers and Vancouver Blazers of the World Hockey Association, plus the Los Angeles Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Black Hawks and New Jersey Devils of the NHL.
Guy Trottier, "the little French-Canadian with the big shot" played for the Michigan Stags, Baltimore Blades, Ottawa Nationals, and Toronto Toros of the World Hockey Association and the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers of the National Hockey League.
Dennis Harvey Abgrall (born April 24, 1953 in Moosomin, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association.
The following season saw Speck sign with the Minnesota Fighting Saints of the World Hockey Association where he put up impressive numbers before he was traded for Bill Young in February to the Los Angeles Sharks.
Allan Gerald "Mouse" Pinder (born September 15, 1948 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 353 games in the World Hockey Association and 223 games in the National Hockey League.
The Gary L. Davidson Award was given to the most valuable player of the World Hockey Association regular season, from 1973 to 1975.
Grant Charles Erickson (born April 28, 1947 in Pierceland, Saskatchewan) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 266 games in the World Hockey Association and 6 games in the National Hockey League.
The team was initially based in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and played its home games at the Cherry Hill Centrum (formerly Cherry Hill Arena), an arena that had previously served as home to the New Jersey Knights of the World Hockey Association and the Jersey Devils of the Eastern Hockey League.
James Anthony "Chief" Neilson (born November 28, 1941 in Big River, Saskatchewan) was a National Hockey League defenceman for the New York Rangers, California Golden Seals and Cleveland Barons and completed his career in the World Hockey Association.
Originally drafted 123rd overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1974 NHL Entry Draft, Micheletti instead chose to start his professional career in the rival World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys in 1977.
Ken Desjardine (Born April 23, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 154 games in the World Hockey Association for the Indianapolis Racers, Calgary Cowboys, and Quebec Nordiques.
Notable players for the Nighthawks include former New York Islanders great Bobby Nystrom; Willie O'Ree; Tom Colley, the franchise's career leader in games (534), goals (204), assists (281) and points (485); ex-Boston Bruin Billy O'Dwyer; career penalty minute leader (688) Al Tuer; ex-WHA star Bobby Sheehan, Bernie Nicholls, Blaine Stoughton and Mike Rogers.
Norm Descoteaux (born January 3, 1948 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 37 games in the World Hockey Association for the Quebec Nordiques.
Grant Erickson (born April 28, 1947 in Pierceland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 266 games in the World Hockey Association and 6 games in the National Hockey League.
Reginald Kenneth Thomas (born April 21, 1953 in Lambeth, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played primarily in the World Hockey Association.
The reserve clause was the basis for the NHL's injunction against the large number of players who had signed with the rival World Hockey Association in 1972, with all but one—against Chicago Black Hawks star Bobby Hull—ultimately thrown out by lower courts.
Steve Hull (born 29 August 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 60 games in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys during the 1975-76 and 1976-77 seasons.