The four Canadian teams were realigned into one division and forced to play only one another during the regular season.

This was due to early season litigation which restricted NASL teams' travel between the U.S. and Canada.

[2][3] The Edmonton Drillers won the championship in a two-game finals-sweep of the Chicago Sting.

Kai Haaskivi of Edmonton won both the regular season and playoff MVP awards.

[9] *Scheduling conflicts at the Northlands Coliseum forced Game 1 of the Finals to be moved across the street to the Edmonton Gardens.