The Ben Hatskin Trophy was presented annually to the World Hockey Association's best goaltender. The World Hockey Association (French: Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional ice hockey league in North America from 1972 to 1979. ... See also: Goalkeeper Patrick Roy, an ice hockey goaltender The goaltender, goalie, (or netminder in British English) in ice hockey is a player who defends the goal net from shots. ...
It was named in honour of Ben Hatskin, who founded the Winnipeg Jets. The Winnipeg Jets were an ice hockey franchise that existed in both the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League. ...
The 1978-79 WHA season was the seventh and last regular season of the now defunct World Hockey Association (WHA). ... The 1977-78 WHA season was the sixth regular season of the now defunct World Hockey Association (WHA). ... Alfred Emanuel Smith (December 30, 1873âOctober 4, 1944), often known as Al Smith, was Governor of New York and a U.S. presidential candidate in 1928. ... The 1972-73 WHA season was the first regular season of the new defunct World Hockey Association (WHA). ... Gerald Michael Gerry Cheevers (born December 7, 1940, in St. ...
During the first two seasons of its existence (72-73 and 73-74), this trophy was named after another important firgure of the Whalers of New-England, Howard Baldwin.
In 72-73 and in 74-75, this trophy was won by Bobby Hull.