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Sport | Ice hockey |
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Founded | 2003 |
Ceased | 2009 |
Countries | Canada and United States |
The World Hockey Association (WHA) was a proposed professional hockey league intended to compete with the established National Hockey League during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. Noteworthy for instability and failed plans, its organization operated several minor and junior leagues thereafter.