Logo of the Ottawa Nationals, a hockey team that played in the old World Hockey Association for one season in 1972-73. The franchise bombed at the box office in Ottawa to the point where they finished the year by playing their playoff series in Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens. They were referred to as the Ontario Nationals at that point, and prior to the next season were sold to John Bassett, permanently moved to Toronto and renamed the Toros. Some notable players on the roster for the one season in Ottawa were Wayne Carleton, Brian Conacher, Guy Trottier and goaltenders Gilles Gratton and Les Binkley.