One of the major problems the WHL faced in its final years was the lack of talent. The World Hockey Association was started in 1972. One of its major sources for talent was the WHL. The following list contains a list of players who switched leagues. It contains any player who played in the WHL between 1970/71 and 1972/73 and in the WHA in 1972/73 or 1973/74.
As a side note, after the demise of the WHL in 1974, the Phoenix Roadrunners played the 74/75 season in the WHA.
Player | WHL Season and Team | WHA Season and Team | ||
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Al Rycroft | 71/72 | Seattle | 72/73 | Cleveland |
Alain Beaule | 70/71 | Phoenix | 73/74 | Québec |
Alain Caron | 70/71 | San Diego | 72/73-73/74 | Québec |
Andre Hinse | 70/71-71/72-72/73 | Phoenix | 73/74 | Houston |
Bob Ash | 70/71 | Seattle | 72/73-73/74 | Winnipeg |
Bob Charlebois | 70/71 | Phoenix | 72/73 73-74 |
Ottawa New England |
Bob Dillabough | 70/71 | Phoenix | 72/73 | Cleveland |
Bob Jones | 70/71 71/72 71/72 |
Seattle Salt Lake Portland |
72/73 72/73 73/74 |
Los Angeles New York New York/Jersey |
Bob Liddington | 71/72 | Phoenix | 72/73-73/74 | Chicago |
Bob Whitlock | 71/72 | Phoenix | 72/73-73/74 73/74 |
Chicago Los Angeles |
Brian Glenwright | 71/72 | Denver | 72/73-73/74 | Chicago |
Brian McDonald | 70/71 71/72 |
Salt Lake San Diego |
72/73 73/74 |
Houston Los Angeles |
Brian Perry | 70/71 | Seattle | 72/73 73/74 |
New York New York/Jersey |
Camille LaPierre | 71/72 | Seattle | 72/73 73/74 |
Philadelphia Vancouver |
Chris Worthy | 72/73 | Denver | 73/74 | Edmonton |
Craig Reichmuth | 70/71 | San Diego | 72/73 73/74 |
New York New York/Jersey |
Dennis Kassian | 70/71-71/72 | Salt Lake | 72/73 | Alberta |
Dick Paradise | 70/71 | Seattle | 72/73-73/74 | Minnesota |
Dick Proceviat | 70/71 71/72 |
San Diego Denver |
72/73-73/74 | Chicago |
Dick Sentes | 70/71 | Denver | 72/73 73/74 |
Ottawa Toronto |
Dunc McCallum | 71/72 | San Diego | 72/73 | Houston |
Earl Heiskala | 70/71-71/72 | San Diego | 72/73-73/74 | Los Angeles |
Ed Hatoum | 70/71&72/73 | Seattle | 72/73 73/74 |
Chicago Vancouver |
Ed Hoekstra | 70/71 | Denver | 72/73-73/74 | Houston |
Fran Huck | 71/72 | Denver | 73/74 | Winnipeg |
Francois Lacombe | 70/71-71/72 | Salt Lake | 72/73-73/74 | Québec |
Frank Hughes | 70/71-71/72 | Phoenix | 72/73-73/74 | Houston |
Fred Speck | 71/72 | Seattle | 72/73 72/73-73/74 |
Minnesota Los Angeles |
Garth Rizzuto | 71/72 | Seattle | 72/73-73/74 | Winnipeg |
Gary Veneruzzo | 70/71 71/72 |
Seattle Denver |
72/73-73/74 | Los Angeles |
Gavin Kirk | 71/72 | Phoenix | 72/73 73/74 |
Ottawa Toronto |
Gerry Odrowski | 70/71-71/72 | Phoenix | 72/73 | Los Angeles |
Gordon Kannegiesser | 70/71 71/72 |
Seattle Denver |
72/73-73/74 | Houston |
Guy Dufour | 70/71 | Phoenix | 72/73-73/74 | Québec |
Hal Willis | 71/72 71/72 |
Seattle San Diego |
72/73 73/74 |
New York Los Angeles |
Irv Spencer | 70/71 | San Diego | 72/73 73/74 |
Philadelphia Vancouver |
Jack McCartan | 70/71-71/72 | San Diego | 72/73-73/74 | Minnesota |
Jack Norris | 71/72 | Seattle | 72/73 73/74 |
Alberta Edmonton |
Jean Payette | 70/71 | Phoenix | 72/73-73/74 | Québec |
Jim Cardiff | 70/71-71/72 | San Diego | 72/73 73/74 73/74 |
Philadelphia Vancouver Winnipeg |
Jim Hargreaves | 72/73 | Seattle | 73/74 | Winnipeg |
Jim Jones | 71/72-72/73 | Salt Lake | 73/74 | Chicago |
Jim Schraefel | 70/71 72/73 |
San Diego | 73/74 | Edmonton |
Jim Wiste | 70/71-71/72 | Seattle | 72/73-73/74 | Cleveland |
Jimmy McLeod | 70/71-71/72 | Portland | 72/73 73/74 73/74 |
Chicago New York/Jersey Los Angeles |
John Arbour | 71/72 | Denver | 72/73-73/74 | Minnesota |
John Garrett | 72/73 | Portland | 73/74 | Minnesota |
John Hanna | 70/71-71/72 | Seattle | 72/73 | Cleveland |
John Shmyr | 71/72 | Seattle | 72/73 73/74 |
Winnipeg Chicago |
Larry Cahan | 71/72 | Seattle | 72/73-73/74 | Chicago |
Larry Lund | 70/71-71/72 | Phoenix | 72/73-73/74 | Houston |
Larry Mavety | 70/71 71/72 |
Denver Salt Lake |
72/73 72/73 72/73-73/74 |
Los Angeles Philadelphia Chicago |
Mel Pearson | 70/71-71/72 | Portland | 72/73 73/74 |
Minnesota New England |
Mike Keeler | 72/73 | Portland | 73/74 | New England |
Murray Heatley | 72/73 | Phoenix | 73/74 | Minnesota |
Ray LaRose | 70/71-71/72 | Denver | 72/73 73/74 |
Houston New York/Jersey |
Reg Fleming | 71/72 | Salt Lake | 72/73-73/74 | Chicago |
Rene LeClerc | 71/72 | San Diego | 72/73-73/74 | Québec |
Rob Walton | 72/73 | Seattle | 73/74 73/74 |
Minnesota Vancouver |
Ron Anderson (b: Red Deer, AB) | 71/72 | Salt Lake | 72/73 73/74 |
Alberta Edmonton |
Ron Anderson (b: Dryden, ON) | 71/72 | Phoenix | 73/74 | Chicago |
Ron Buchanan | 71/72 | Denver | 72/73-73/74 | Cleveland |
Ron Climie | 71/72 | Denver | 72/73 73/74 |
Ottawa Edmonton |
Russ Gillow (G) | 70/71 | Seattle | 72/73-73/74 | Los Angeles |
Skip Krake | 71/72 | Salt Lake | 72/73-73/74 | Cleveland |
Steve Cuddie | 70/71 | Salt Lake | 72/73 73/74 |
Winnipeg Toronto |
Ted Hodgson | 70/71-71/72 | Salt Lake | 72/73-73/74 73/74 |
Cleveland Los Angeles |
Ted McCaskill | 70/71-71/72 | Phoenix | 72/73-73/74 | Los Angeles |
Terry Ball | 70/71 | Salt Lake | 72/73-73/74 | Minnesota |
Wayne Rutledge | 70/71 71/72 |
Denver Salt Lake |
72/73-73/74 | Houston |
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