List of WHA players with 50-goal seasons

In the history of the World Hockey Association, nineteen different players scored 50 goals in a season. The most scorers to obtain 50 goals was six with the 1974-75 WHA season and the 1975-76 season. Only five players in the history of the WHA from 1972 to 1979 recorded multiple 50-goal seasons.

Bobby Hull and Anders Hedberg each scored 50 goals in 50 games.

Players and their 50-goal seasons

Key
 ^  Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
(#) Denotes the consecutive count, only if more than one, that player achieved a 50-goal season
Season Player Team GP G Ref
1972–73 Danny Lawson Philadelphia Blazers 78 61 [1]
Tom Webster New England Whalers 77 53 [2]
Bobby Hull (1) Winnipeg Jets 63 51

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Ron Ward New York Raiders 77 51 [4]
André Lacroix Philadelphia Blazers 78 50 [5]
1973–74 Mike Walton Minnesota Fighting Saints 78 57 [6]
Bobby Hull (2) Winnipeg Jets 75 53 [3]
Danny Lawson (2) Vancouver Blazers 78 50 [1]
1974–75 Bobby Hull (3) Winnipeg Jets 78 77 [3]
Serge Bernier Quebec Nordiques 76 54
Wayne Rivers San Diego Mariners 78 54
Anders Hedberg (1) Winnipeg Jets 65 53 [7]
Tom Simpson Toronto Toros 70 52 [8]
Marc Tardif (1) Michigan Stags/Quebec Nordiques 76 50 [9]
1975–76 Marc Tardif (2) Quebec Nordiques 81 71 [9]
Réal Cloutier (1) Quebec Nordiques 80 60 [10]
Václav Nedomanský Toronto Toros 81 56 [11]
Bobby Hull (4) Winnipeg Jets 80 53 [3]
Réjean Houle Quebec Nordiques 81 51
Anders Hedberg (2) Winnipeg Jets 76 50 [7]
1976–77 Anders Hedberg (3) Winnipeg Jets 68 70 [7]
Réal Cloutier (2) Quebec Nordiques 76 66 [10]
Mark Napier Birmingham Bulls 80 60
Rich LeDuc Cincinnati Stingers 81 52
Blaine Stoughton Cincinnati Stingers 81 52
1977–78 Marc Tardif (3) Quebec Nordiques 78 65 [9]
Anders Hedberg (4) Winnipeg Jets 77 63 [7]
Robbie Ftorek Cincinnati Stingers 80 59
Réal Cloutier (3) Quebec Nordiques 73 56 [10]
1978–79 Réal Cloutier (4) Quebec Nordiques 77 75 [10]
Morris Lukowich Winnipeg Jets 80 65

References

  1. ^ a b "Danny Lawson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  2. ^ https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/w/webstto01.html
  3. ^ a b c d "Brett Hull Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  4. ^ https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/w/wardro01.html
  5. ^ https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/l/lacroan01.html
  6. ^ https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/w/waltomi01.html
  7. ^ a b c d "Anders Hedberg Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  8. ^ https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/s/simpsto02.html
  9. ^ a b c "Marc Tardif Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  10. ^ a b c d "Réal Cloutier Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  11. ^ https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/n/nedomva01.html