1979 Nhl Wha Merger Merger Era League Realignment (disambiguation)

1979 Nhl Wha Merger Merger Era League Realignment may refer to:

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  1979 NHL–WHA merger (merger of teams and league realignment)

  The 1979 merger agreement in which four World Hockey Association teams joined the National Hockey League, marking major league realignment.

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  World Hockey Association (WHA)

  The professional ice hockey league that preceded the 1979 NHL–WHA merger and supplied the teams that entered the NHL.

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  National Hockey League (NHL)

  The NHL, the league that the WHA teams joined in 1979 as part of the merger and realignment.

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  NHL–WHA realignment era (late 1970s/early 1980s post-merger period)

  The historical period following the NHL–WHA merger when divisional/conference structures and team groupings reflected the new membership.