The Playoff MVP award for the World Hockey Association was handed out annually from 1975 to 1979 to the most valuable player of the playoffs. Ron Grahame won the very first award on May 12, 1975. Apparently, the award was originally named after Gordie Howe.https://newspaperarchive.com/gettysburg-times-may-13-1975-p-10/https://newspaperarchive.com/danville-register-may-15-1975-p-43/https://newspaperarchive.com/idaho-falls-post-register-may-29-1976-p-6/
Winners 1975 – Ron Grahame, Houston Aeros 1976 – Ulf Nilsson, Winnipeg Jets 1977 – Serge Bernier, Quebec Nordiques 1978 – Robert Guindon, Winnipeg Jets 1979 – Rich Preston, Winnipeg Jets
See also Conn Smythe Trophy
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