The 1974-75 O-Pee-Chee WHA set consists of 66 hockey cards. This was the first set by the collectibles producer dedicated inclusively to the World Hockey Association. The 1972-73 NHL collection featured WHA players at the end of the set. There was also a Quaker Oats set previous to that for the 1973-74 season.
The gem of the 1974-75 WHA set is card number 1 featuring the Howe family from the Houston Aeros. Oddly, this card is the only card in the set of either Gordie, Mark or Marty Howe. The league’s pinnacle players did not have individual cards of their own. This card is considered the rookie card for both Mark Howe and Marty Howe.
Because it was a new league with many European players and guys who were lifetime minor leaguers, many of the 66 cards were rookie cards. Significant RCs include Ulf Nilsson and Anders Hedberg of the Winnipeg Jets, Gilles Gratton of the Toronto Toros and Real Cloutier of the Quebec Nordiques.
The most valuable cards in the set, after the Howe card, belong to Gerry Cheevers (Cleveland Crusaders), Frank Mahovlich (Toronto Toros), Bobby Hull (Winnipeg Jets) and Jacques Plante (Edmonton Oilers).
1974-75 O-Pee-Chee WHA Hockey Cards
| Number | Player |
| 1 | The Howes |
| 2 | Bruce MacGregor |
| 3 | Wayne Dillon RC |
| 4 | Ulf Nilsson RC |
| 5 | Serge Bernier |
| 6 | Bryan Campbell |
| 7 | Rosaire Paiement |
| 8 | Tom Webster |
| 9 | Gerry Pinder |
| 10 | Mike Walton |
| 11 | Norm Beaudin |
| 12 | Bob Whitlock RC |
| 13 | Wayne Rivers |
| 14 | Gerry Odrowski |
| 15 | Ron Climie |
| 16 | Tom Simpson RC |
| 17 | Anders Hedberg RC |
| 18 | J.C. Tremblay |
| 19 | Mike Pelyk |
| 20 | Dave Dryden |
| 21 | Ron Ward |
| 22 | Larry Lund RC |
| 23 | Ron Buchanan RC |
| 24 | Pat Hickey RC |
| 25 | Danny Lawson RC |
| 26 | Bob Guindon RC |
| 27 | Gene Peacosh RC |
| 28 | Fran Huck |
| 29 | Al Hamilton |
| 30 | Gerry Cheevers |
| 31 | Heikki Riihiranta RC |
| 32 | Don Burgess RC |
| 33 | John French RC |
| 34 | Jim Wiste RC |
| 35 | Pat Stapleton |
| 36 | Jean-Paul LeBlanc RC |
| 37 | Mike Antonovich RC |
| 38 | Joe Daley |
| 39 | Ross Perkins RC |
| 40 | Frank Mahovlich |
| 41 | Rejean Houle |
| 42 | Ron Chipperfield RC |
| 43 | Marc Tardif |
| 44 | Murray Keogan RC |
| 45 | Wayne Carleton |
| 46 | Andre Gaudette RC |
| 47 | Ralph Backstrom |
| 48 | Don McLeod RC |
| 49 | Vaclav Nedomansky RC |
| 50 | Bobby Hull |
| 51 | Ed “Rusty” Patenaude RC |
| 52 | Michel Parizeau |
| 53 | Checklist |
| 54 | Wayne Connelly |
| 55 | Gary Veneruzzo |
| 56 | Dennis Sobchuk RC |
| 57 | Paul Henderson |
| 58 | Andy Brown RC |
| 59 | Poul Popiel |
| 60 | Andre Lacroix |
| 61 | Gary Jarrett |
| 62 | Claude St. Sauveur RC |
| 63 | Real Cloutier RC |
| 64 | Jacques Plante |
| 65 | Gilles Gratton RC |
| 66 | Lars-Erik Sjoberg RC |
1974-75 WHA Final Standings
| Canadian Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
| Quebec Nordiques | 78 | 46 | 32 | 0 | 92 | 331 | 299 | 1132 |
| Toronto Toros | 78 | 43 | 33 | 2 | 88 | 349 | 304 | 883 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 78 | 38 | 35 | 5 | 81 | 322 | 293 | 869 |
| Vancouver Blazers | 78 | 37 | 39 | 2 | 76 | 256 | 270 | 1075 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 78 | 36 | 38 | 4 | 76 | 279 | 279 | 896 |
| Eastern Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
| New England Whalers | 78 | 43 | 30 | 5 | 91 | 274 | 279 | 867 |
| Cleveland Crusaders | 78 | 35 | 40 | 3 | 73 | 236 | 258 | 1273 |
| Chicago Cougars | 78 | 30 | 47 | 1 | 61 | 261 | 312 | 1086 |
| Indianapolis Racers | 78 | 18 | 57 | 3 | 39 | 216 | 338 | 970 |
| Western Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
| Houston Aeros | 78 | 53 | 25 | 0 | 106 | 369 | 247 | 1257 |
| San Diego Mariners | 78 | 43 | 31 | 4 | 90 | 326 | 268 | 1058 |
| Minnesota Fighting Saints | 78 | 42 | 33 | 3 | 87 | 308 | 279 | 1233 |
| Phoenix Roadrunners | 78 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 86 | 300 | 265 | 1388 |
| Stags / Blades | 78 | 21 | 53 | 4 | 46 | 205 | 341 | 1104 |
1974-75 WHA Scoring Leaders
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
| Andre Lacroix | San Diego Mariners | 78 | 41 | 106 | 147 |
| Bobby Hull | Winnipeg Jets | 78 | 77 | 65 | 142 |
| Serge Bernier | Quebec Nordiques | 76 | 54 | 68 | 122 |
| Ulf Nilsson | Winnipeg Jets | 78 | 26 | 94 | 120 |
| Larry Lund | Houston Aeros | 78 | 33 | 75 | 108 |
| Wayne Rivers | San Diego Mariners | 78 | 54 | 53 | 107 |
| Anders Hedberg | Winnipeg Jets | 65 | 53 | 47 | 100 |
| Gordie Howe | Houston Aeros | 75 | 34 | 65 | 99 |
| Wayne Dillon | Toronto Toros | 77 | 29 | 66 | 95 |
| Mike Walton | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 75 | 48 | 45 | 93 |
1974-75 WHA Season
1974-75 was the third season of existence for the rebel league known as the World Hockey Association. The WHA added two teams, upping the number to 14 from 12 in 1973-74. The league moved to a three division format with the Canadian Division containing five teams, the Eastern Division with four and the Western with five. Previously, there were two divisions of six team.
The Houston Aeros, with the help of Gordie Howe and his two sons, Mark and Marty, finished first overall with 106 points. The Indianapolis Racers were on the opposite end of the spectrum, finishing last overall with just 18 wins and 39 points.
The Aeros would lose just one game in the opening round of the playoffs against the Cleveland Crusaders before sweeping their way to the Avco World Trophy championship. In the semi-final, the San Diego Mariners were their victim. In the final, it was the Quebec Nordiques that fell in four games. Ron Grahame, Houston goaltender, was named the most valuable player in the playoffs.
Andre Lacroix of the Mariners won the Bill Hunter Trophy as the WHA’s top scorer, leading the way with 147 points. Bobby Hull, aided by his incredible 77 goal performance for the Winnipeg Jets, was named MVP, taking the Gary L. Davidson Award.
1974-75 WHA All-Stars
The 1974-75 World Hockey Association All-Stars include three legends of the game that ended up in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull would remain in the WHA until the bitter end. For Gerry Cheevers, it was his third year with the Cleveland Crusaders. The following year, 1975-76, he would start the year in Ohio but would be back between the pipes for the Boston Bruins midway through the season.
| Position | First Team | Second Team |
| Centre | Andre Lacroix, San Diego | Serge Bernier, Quebec |
| Right Wing | Gordie Howe, Houston | Anders Hedberg, Winnipeg |
| Left Wing | Bobby Hull, Winnipeg | Marc Tardif, Quebec |
| Defence | J. C. Tremblay, Quebec | Poul Popiel, Houston |
| Defence | Kevin Morrison, San Diego | Barry Long, Edmonton |
| Goaltender | Ron Grahame, Houston | Gerry Cheevers, Cleveland |