ðɪ ˈævkoʊ wˈɜːld tɹˈoʊfi wˈɪnɚz wɜː ðə kwᵻbˈɛk noːɹdˈiːks, dᵻfˈiːɾɪŋ ðə wˈɪnᵻpˌɛɡ dʒˈɛts fˈoːɹ ɡˈeɪmz tə θɹˈiː; ɪt wʌzðɪ ˈoʊnli dˌʌbəljˌuːˌeɪtʃˈeɪ fˈaɪnəl sˈɪɹiz ðæt wɛnt ðə fˈʊl sˈɛvən ɡˈeɪmz.
The Avco World Trophy winners were the Quebec Nordiques, defeating the Winnipeg Jets four games to three; it was the only WHA final series that went the full seven games.