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, Anders Hedberg, and Réal Cloutier had the most 50 goal seasons with four while Cloutier had the most 60+ goal seasons with three.

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	^[3]
	Ron Ward	New York Raiders	77	51	^[4]
	Andre 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	^[7]
	Wayne Rivers	San Diego Mariners	78	54	^[8]
	Anders Hedberg (1)	Winnipeg Jets	65	53	^[9]
	Tom Simpson	Toronto Toros	70	52	^[10]
	Marc Tardif (1)	Michigan Stags/Quebec Nordiques	76	50	^[11]
1975–76	Marc Tardif (2)	Quebec Nordiques	81	71	^[11]
	Real Cloutier (1)	Quebec Nordiques	80	60	^[12]
	Vaclav Nedomansky	Toronto Toros	81	56	^[13]
	Bobby Hull (4)	Winnipeg Jets	80	53	^[3]
	Réjean Houle	Quebec Nordiques	81	51	^[14]
	Anders Hedberg (2)	Winnipeg Jets	76	50	^[9]
1976–77	Anders Hedberg (3)	Winnipeg Jets	68	70	^[9]
	Real Cloutier (2)	Quebec Nordiques	76	66	^[12]
	Mark Napier	Birmingham Bulls	80	60	^[15]
	Rich LeDuc	Cincinnati Stingers	81	52	^[16]
	Blaine Stoughton	Cincinnati Stingers	81	52	^[17]
1977–78	Marc Tardif (3)	Quebec Nordiques	78	65	^[11]
	Anders Hedberg (4)	Winnipeg Jets	77	63	^[9]
	Robbie Ftorek	Cincinnati Stingers	80	59	^[18]
	Real Cloutier (3)	Quebec Nordiques	73	56	^[12]
1978–79	Real Cloutier (4)	Quebec Nordiques	77	75	^[12]
1978–79	Morris Lukowich	Winnipeg Jets	80	65	^[19]

References

1 2 "Danny Lawson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
↑ "Tom Webster Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
1 2 3 4 "Brett Hull Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
↑ "Ron Ward Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
↑ "Andre Lacroix Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
↑ "Mike Walton Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
↑ "Serge Bernier Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
↑ "Wayne Rivers Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
1 2 3 4 "Anders Hedberg Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
↑ "Tom Simpson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
1 2 3 "Marc Tardif Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
1 2 3 4 "Réal Cloutier Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
↑ "Václav Nedomanský Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
↑ "Rejean Houle Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
↑ "Mark Napier Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
↑ "Rich LeDuc Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
↑ "Blaine Stoughton Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
↑ "Robbie Ftorek Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
↑ "Morris Lukowich Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.

[Lawson-1] 1 2 "Danny Lawson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2025.

[2] "Tom Webster Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.

[Hull-3] 1 2 3 4 "Brett Hull Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2025.

[4] "Ron Ward Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.

[5] "Andre Lacroix Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.

[6] "Mike Walton Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.

[7] "Serge Bernier Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.

[8] "Wayne Rivers Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.

[Hedberg-9] 1 2 3 4 "Anders Hedberg Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2025.

[10] "Tom Simpson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.

[Tardif-11] 1 2 3 "Marc Tardif Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2025.

[Cloutier-12] 1 2 3 4 "Réal Cloutier Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2025.

[13] "Václav Nedomanský Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2025.

[14] "Rejean Houle Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.

[15] "Mark Napier Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.

[16] "Rich LeDuc Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.

[17] "Blaine Stoughton Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.

[18] "Robbie Ftorek Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.

[19] "Morris Lukowich Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2026.

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Related articles	List of WHA seasons List of World Hockey Association arenas List of WHA players List of WHA statistical leaders List of WHA players with 50-goal seasons List of WHA players with 100-point seasons WHA amateur draft NHL–WHA merger North American Hockey League Broadcasters
Seasons	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79
Playoffs	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
All-Star Games	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

Players and their 50-goal seasons

See also

References