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Franchise history
Ottawa Nationals

City:	Ottawa, Ontario
League:	World Hockey Association
Operated:	1972-73
Home Arena:	Ottawa Civic Centre
1972 to 1973:	Ottawa Nationals
1973 to 1976:	Toronto Toros
1976 to 1979:	Birmingham Bulls

The Ottawa Nationals were a professional men's ice hockey team based out of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada that played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) during the 1972-73 WHA season. Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec The World Hockey Association (French Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional Ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 The 1972-73 WHA season was the first Regular season of the now defunct World Hockey Association (WHA Ottawa Civic Centre is an indoor arena located in Ottawa, Ontario, capacity 9862 The Toronto Toros were an Ice hockey team based out of Toronto that played in the World Hockey Association from 1973 to 1976 The Birmingham Bulls were a professional Ice hockey team in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979 and the Central Hockey League from 1979 to 1981 Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. The World Hockey Association (French Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional Ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 The 1972-73 WHA season was the first Regular season of the now defunct World Hockey Association (WHA

The WHA had originally announced a franchise to Doug Michel for "Ontario", and there was some expectation that Hamilton would be the team's home, but the franchise was eventually placed in Ottawa. Hamilton (ˈhæməltən ( 2006 population 504559 UA population 647634 CMA population Nick Trbovich became majority owner before the season began, with Michel running hockey operations.

The Nationals were coached by Billy Harris and led on the ice by Wayne Carleton, who scored 42 goals and 92 points during the season. William Edward "Hinky" Harris ( July 29, 1935 – 20 September, 2001) was a professional Ice hockey player in the National Hockey Wayne Carleton (born August 4, 1946 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey forward.

Their home ice was the Ottawa Civic Centre, but the team was a flop at the box office, averaging about 3,000 fans per game. Ottawa Civic Centre is an indoor arena located in Ottawa, Ontario, capacity 9862 Before the season ended, the City of Ottawa demanded a payment of $100,000 to secure dates for the following season, and the team chose to leave the city, playing their home playoff games at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. This article is about the arena For the company formerly known as Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario After the end of the season, the team was sold to John F. Bassett and moved to Toronto as the Toronto Toros. The Toronto Toros were an Ice hockey team based out of Toronto that played in the World Hockey Association from 1973 to 1976

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Season	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
1972-73	78	35	39	4	74	279	301	1067	4th, Eastern	Lost Quarterfinals (New England)

Season-by-season record

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