WHA playoffs
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The WHA playoffs were the postseason championship tournament of the World Hockey Association, determining the league’s champion each season.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WHA playoffs canonical | 2 |
| 1976 WHA playoffs | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13043930 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: WHA playoffs Context triple: [Indianapolis Racers, participatedIn, WHA playoffs]
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WHL playoffs
The WHL playoffs are the postseason championship tournament of the Western Hockey League, determining the league champion and its representative in the Memorial Cup.
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B.
ABA playoffs
The ABA playoffs were the postseason championship tournament of the American Basketball Association, determining the league’s champion each season before its merger with the NBA.
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C.
WHA
WHA is the commonly used abbreviation for the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, which manages American diplomatic relations and policy in the Americas.
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D.
WHA
WHA is the commonly used abbreviation for the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization.
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E.
United Hockey League playoffs
The United Hockey League playoffs were the postseason championship tournament of the minor professional United Hockey League, determining its annual league champion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: WHA playoffs Target entity description: The WHA playoffs were the postseason championship tournament of the World Hockey Association, determining the league’s champion each season.
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A.
WHL playoffs
The WHL playoffs are the postseason championship tournament of the Western Hockey League, determining the league champion and its representative in the Memorial Cup.
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B.
ABA playoffs
The ABA playoffs were the postseason championship tournament of the American Basketball Association, determining the league’s champion each season before its merger with the NBA.
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C.
WHA
WHA is the commonly used abbreviation for the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, which manages American diplomatic relations and policy in the Americas.
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D.
WHA
WHA is the commonly used abbreviation for the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization.
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E.
United Hockey League playoffs
The United Hockey League playoffs were the postseason championship tournament of the minor professional United Hockey League, determining its annual league champion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ice hockey postseason tournament
ⓘ
sports playoff series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Avco Cup playoffs
ⓘ
linked to:
Avco Cup Finals
|
| championTitle | Avco Cup champion ⓘ |
| competitionType | postseason championship tournament ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| determined | league champion each WHA season ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1979 ⓘ |
| endCause | merger of WHA teams into the NHL ⓘ |
| firstSeason | 1972–73 WHA season ⓘ |
| followsCompetition |
WHA regular season
ⓘ
linked to:
WHA
|
| format |
elimination tournament
ⓘ
series-based playoffs ⓘ |
| governingBody |
WHA Board of Governors
ⓘ
linked to:
WHA
|
| inception | 1973 ⓘ |
| lastSeason |
1978–79 WHA season
ⓘ
linked to:
WHA 1978–79 season
|
| leagueLevel | major professional ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
newspapers
ⓘ
radio ⓘ television ⓘ |
| notableChampion |
Houston Aeros
ⓘ
New England Whalers ⓘ Quebec Nordiques ⓘ Winnipeg Jets ⓘ |
| numberOfEditions | 7 ⓘ |
| organizer | World Hockey Association ⓘ |
| partOf | World Hockey Association ⓘ |
| professionalLevel | major league ⓘ |
| purpose | to determine the World Hockey Association champion ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
Stanley Cup playoffs
ⓘ
linked to:
NHL playoffs
|
| seasonStructure | followed the WHA regular season ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| successorCompetition |
NHL Stanley Cup playoffs for former WHA teams
ⓘ
linked to:
NHL playoffs
|
| teamEligibility |
WHA member clubs
ⓘ
linked to:
WHA
|
| teamSport | yes ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | spring ⓘ |
| trophyAwarded |
Avco Cup
ⓘ
linked to:
Avco World Trophy
Avco World Trophy ⓘ |
| typicalSeriesLength | best-of-seven ⓘ |
| usesOvertime | yes ⓘ |
| usesSeriesFormat | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: WHA playoffs Description of subject: The WHA playoffs were the postseason championship tournament of the World Hockey Association, determining the league’s champion each season.
Referenced by (3)
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