WHA Data

moneypuck · 08-22-2013, 05:46 PM

I've been playing as the 1975-76 Cincinnati Stingers in the World Hockey Association...however, some of the names were sticking in my head as not adding up.

After going to Hockey Reference, I saw my memory wasn't playing tricks on me--all the players and teams for 1975-76 are actually for 1976-77.

helmespc · 08-22-2013, 07:03 PM

Go Stingers!

Orioles1966 · 08-22-2013, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by helmespc

Go Stingers!

Whatever happened to Andy McWilliams(Stingers announcer)? Remember listening to the games on WLW AM.

moneypuck · 08-23-2013, 09:44 AM

First, as to the issue--it appears all the data are correct. The confusion is that the game considers the 1975-76 season to be "1975" when you go to pick a historic year, not "1976" as conventional wisdom goes.

As to Andy and WLW...I grew up in South Jersey, deep in Flyers' county. While a huge fan of the orange and the black, I was enough of a hockey geek that I followed the WHA as best as I could in the pre-internet era. Typically, this meant grabbing the yearly copy of Zander Hollander's "Complete Handbook of Pro Hockey" and hoping for the occasional blurb in Sports Illustrated.

Then I fooled around one night and found that 50,000 watt WLW would reach my house later in the evening. Pretty static-filled, yes, but I was listening to WHA hockey. Naturally, I became a Stingers fan.

I don't know if Andy is still alive, but I do remember hearing that he developed spasmodic dysphonia. He also sued WLW in 1999 or so.

08-22-2013, 05:46 PM	#1
moneypuck Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2	WHA Data I've been playing as the 1975-76 Cincinnati Stingers in the World Hockey Association...however, some of the names were sticking in my head as not adding up. After going to Hockey Reference, I saw my memory wasn't playing tricks on me--all the players and teams for 1975-76 are actually for 1976-77.

08-22-2013, 07:03 PM	#2
helmespc Bat Boy Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 15	Go Stingers!

08-23-2013, 09:44 AM	#4
moneypuck Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2	First, as to the issue--it appears all the data are correct. The confusion is that the game considers the 1975-76 season to be "1975" when you go to pick a historic year, not "1976" as conventional wisdom goes. As to Andy and WLW...I grew up in South Jersey, deep in Flyers' county. While a huge fan of the orange and the black, I was enough of a hockey geek that I followed the WHA as best as I could in the pre-internet era. Typically, this meant grabbing the yearly copy of Zander Hollander's "Complete Handbook of Pro Hockey" and hoping for the occasional blurb in Sports Illustrated. Then I fooled around one night and found that 50,000 watt WLW would reach my house later in the evening. Pretty static-filled, yes, but I was listening to WHA hockey. Naturally, I became a Stingers fan. I don't know if Andy is still alive, but I do remember hearing that he developed spasmodic dysphonia. He also sued WLW in 1999 or so.