1974–75 WHA season
The 1974–75 WHA season was the third season of the World Hockey Association. Fourteen teams each played 78 games.
Regular season
The WHA expanded by adding the Indianapolis Racers and Phoenix Roadrunners, and splitting into 3 divisions. The top two teams in each division qualified for the playoffs along with the two next best teams overall. Prior to the season, Southern California welcomed the Jersey Knights, who moved to San Diego and became the Mariners, and said goodbye to the Los Angeles Sharks, who moved to Detroit and became the Michigan Stags. Midway through the season, the Stags moved to Baltimore and became the Blades; they folded for good after the season. Chicago also folded at season's end. Also, the New England Whalers left Boston for Hartford, but played the first half of the season in Springfield, Massachusetts until construction on the Hartford Civic Center was finished.The NHL also expanded this season, to 18 teams, making a total of 32 clubs playing major professional hockey in North America. This number has not been surpassed since; the NHL is scheduled to field 32 teams, beginning in 2021.
Final standings
Player stats
Scoring leaders
Bolded numbers indicate season leadersGP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Andre Lacroix | San Diego Mariners | 78 | 41 | 106 | 147 | 63 |
| Bobby Hull | Winnipeg Jets | 78 | 77 | 65 | 142 | 41 |
| Serge Bernier | Quebec Nordiques | 76 | 54 | 68 | 122 | 75 |
| Ulf Nilsson | Winnipeg Jets | 78 | 26 | 94 | 120 | 79 |
| Larry Lund | Houston Aeros | 78 | 33 | 75 | 108 | 68 |
| Wayne Rivers | San Diego Mariners | 78 | 54 | 53 | 107 | 52 |
| Anders Hedberg | Winnipeg Jets | 65 | 53 | 47 | 100 | 45 |
| Gordie Howe | Houston Aeros | 75 | 34 | 65 | 99 | 84 |
| Wayne Dillon | Toronto Toros | 77 | 29 | 66 | 95 | 22 |
| Mike Walton | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 75 | 48 | 45 | 93 | 33 |
Leading goaltenders
Bolded numbers indicate season leadersGP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties, GA = Goals against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
| Ron Grahame | Houston Aeros | 43 | 2590 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 131 | 4 | 90.0 | 3.03 |
| Bob Whidden | Cleveland Crusaders | 29 | 1654 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 89 | 0 | 91.2 | 3.23 |
| Wayne Rutledge | Houston Aeros | 35 | 2092 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 113 | 2 | 89.2 | 3.24 |
| Ernie Wakely | Winnipeg - San Diego | 41 | 2418 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 131 | 3 | 90.0 | 3.25 |
| Gerry Cheevers | Cleveland Crusaders | 52 | 3076 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 167 | 4 | 90.5 | 3.26 |
| Jack Norris | Phoenix Roadrunners | 33 | 1962 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 107 | 1 | 89.1 | 3.27 |
| John Garrett | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 58 | 3294 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 180 | 2 | 90.5 | 3.28 |
| Gary Kurt | Phoenix Roadrunners | 47 | 2841 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 156 | 2 | 88.5 | 3.27 |
| Jacques Plante | Edmonton Oilers | 40 | 1592 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 88 | 1 | 89.0 | 3.32 |
| Don McLeod | Vancouver Blazers | 71 | 4124 | 32 | 35 | 2 | 230 | 1 | 89.1 | 3.35 |