1978-79 WHA Imperialism Map

Winnipeg Jets7–3Edmonton Oilers+7 territories
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Territory Changes

Team Territory Control

This table shows all teams sorted by the number of territories they control.

Final standings: the Winnipeg Jets finished on top with 7 of 7 territories (100.0%).

Team Territories Controlled
Winnipeg Jets 7 (100.0%)

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Simulate your own territory battles: spin the wheel, input results, and see what happens.

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How WHA Territory Conquest Works

  • Every team starts with the land closest to its arena.
  • Win a game and you take all of the loser's territory.
  • Territory carries over all season, with no resets until next year.
  • Click any territory to trace every team that held it.

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Data sources: Game data from Sports Reference; venue data from VenueStats .

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Season Records

The standout territory feats of the season.

Biggest Land Grab
+7
Winnipeg Jets
in a single day (1978-11-07)
Longest Reign
11
New England Whalers
straight days as leader
Most Conquered
86
Winnipeg Jets
territories taken all season
Biggest Collapse
−7
Winnipeg Jets
lost in one day (1978-11-09)

Team Directory

Each team's season at a glance — days spent leading the map, largest empire, territory conquered, and the rise-and-fall sparkline. Sorted by who dominated.

New England Whalers

Hartford Civic Center

44 days led peak 7 +62 taken

Edmonton Oilers

Northlands Coliseum

34 days led peak 7 +71 taken

Winnipeg Jets

Winnipeg Arena

30 days led peak 7 +86 taken

Quebec Nordiques

Colisée de Québec

23 days led peak 7 +42 taken

Cincinnati Stingers

Riverfront Coliseum

14 days led peak 7 +45 taken

Birmingham Bulls

Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center

8 days led peak 7 +35 taken

Indianapolis Racers

Market Square Arena

0 days led peak 1 +0 taken

Explore WHA Through the Years

All 7 WHA seasons, 1972-73 to 1978-79. Replay any of them game by game, or make your own version.

WHA seasons of the 1970s

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