West Division (WHA)

• Alberta Oilers
• Chicago Cougars
• Houston Aeros
• Los Angeles Sharks
• Minnesota Fighting Saints
• Winnipeg Jets

• Edmonton Oilers
• Houston Aeros
• Los Angeles Sharks
• Minnesota Fighting Saints
• Vancouver Blazers
• Winnipeg Jets

• The Philadelphia Blazers move to Vancouver, British Columbia and become the Vancouver Blazers, joining the West Division.
• The Chicago Cougars move to the East Division from the West Division as a result of the Blazers moving to Vancouver.
• The Alberta Oilers rename their team to the Edmonton Oilers.

• Houston Aeros
• Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades
• Minnesota Fighting Saints
• Phoenix Roadrunners
• San Diego Mariners

• The Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Blazers and Winnipeg Jets move from the West Division to the newly formed Canadian Division.
• The Los Angeles Sharks relocate to Detroit, Michigan, becoming the Michigan Stags. In January 1975, the Stags would relocate to Baltimore, Maryland, becoming the Baltimore Blades.
• The Jersey Knights relocate to San Diego, California, becoming the San Diego Mariners. The team moved from the East Division to the West Division.
• The Phoenix Roadrunners join the West Division as an expansion team.

• Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics
• Houston Aeros
• Minnesota Fighting Saints
• Phoenix Roadrunners
• San Diego Mariners

• The Baltimore Blades folded during the summer of 1975.
• The Denver Spurs join the East Division as an expansion team. In January 1976, the Spurs would relocate to Ottawa, Ontario, becoming the Ottawa Civics. The team folded during the season shortly after their relocation.

• Calgary Cowboys
• Edmonton Oilers
• Houston Aeros
• Phoenix Roadrunners
• San Diego Mariners
• Winnipeg Jets

• The Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jets re-join the West Division as the Canadian Division is dissolved.
• The Calgary Cowboys join the West Division from the Canadian Division.

The league folded four teams during the off-season, reducing the number of teams to eight, as the WHA decided not to use a divisional format.