The superstars -- Hull , Howe , Gerry Cheevers , J.C. Tremblay -- were all household names when they jumped to the WHA .
The league created many more of WHA 's own .
The superstars -- Hull , Howe , Gerry Cheevers , J.C. Tremblay -- were all household names when they jumped to the WHA , but the league created many more of its own .