Also some of those WHA teams bounced around a ton. The current Colorado Avalanche used to be the San Francisco Sharks.
Sort of…. The Sharks never actually played in the WHA…. They went defunct before they ever played and the franchise was then given to Quebec City (Nordiques).
The Sharks didn’t bounce around…. They never played at all.
The Avs do have the best “retro jersey” in the NHL, paying tribute to the Nordiques (and not the San Francisco Sharks).