Saturday December 20, 1975
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All WHA game summaries from December 20, 1975



Team123F
New England Whalers (13-16-3) 0 1 1 2
Cincinnati Stingers (14-16-1) 1 0 3 4

1: CIN,Mike Pelyk 4 (Bryan Campbell), 6:06
2: NE ,Tom Webster 16 (Larry Pleau, Rosaire Paiement), 10:20
3: CIN,Pierre Guite 9, 1:53
CIN,Rick Dudley 14 (Bryan Campbell, John Hughes), 5:01
CIN,Pat Donnelly 5 (Bernie MacNeil, John Kiely), 6:41
NE ,Larry Pleau 6 (Tom Webster, Rosaire Paiement), 14:59
Penalties:

1: Pierre Guite, CIN 1:18
Nick Fotiu, NE 1:18
Bob McManama, NE 4:13
Rick Dudley, CIN 5:19
Nick Fotiu, NE 12:51
2: Alan Hangsleben, NE 19:29
3: Pat Donnelly, CIN 13:45
Dale Smedsmo, CIN [major] 18:49
Rosaire Paiement, NE [major] 18:49
Penalty time: NE : 13 minutes CIN: 11 minutes
NE Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Tom Webster 1 1 2 0 0 0
Larry Pleau 1 1 2 0 0 0
Rosaire Paiement 0 2 2 5 0 0
Nick Fotiu 0 0 0 4 0 0
Alan Hangsleben 0 0 0 2 0 0
Bob McManama 0 0 0 2 0 0
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TOTAL00

CIN Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Bryan Campbell 0 2 2 0 0 0
Pierre Guite 1 0 1 2 0 0
Pat Donnelly 1 0 1 2 0 0
Rick Dudley 1 0 1 2 0 0
Mike Pelyk 1 0 1 0 0 0
John Kiely 0 1 1 0 0 0
Bernie MacNeil 0 1 1 0 0 0
John Hughes 0 1 1 0 0 0
Dale Smedsmo 0 0 0 5 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
Shots: NE : 4-11-13-28 CIN: 13- 9-14-36 Goalies: NE : Bruce Landon (L, 2-6-1) CIN: John Kiely (W, 5-3-1) Attendance: 6,605


Team123F
Indianapolis Racers (13-16-2) 0 3 0 3
Cleveland Crusaders (11-18-2) 2 1 2 5

1: CLE,Danny Gruen 6 (Bryan Maxwell, Jim Harrison), 2:11
CLE,Tom Edur 4, 5:39
2: IND,Brian Coates 9 (Nick Harbaruk, Bob Sicinski), 1:57
CLE,Russ Walker 10 (Ray McKay, John A. Stewart), 2:40
IND,Brian Coates 10 (Bob Sicinski, Michel Dubois), 6:59
IND,Michel Dubois 2 (Bob Sicinski, Nick Harbaruk), 19:22
3: CLE,John A. Stewart 7 (Paul Shmyr, Lyle Moffat), 6:31
CLE,Jim Harrison 8 (Tom Edur, John A. Stewart), 9:04
Penalties:

1: none
2: none
3: Russ Walker, CLE [minor, major] 18:23
Michel Dubois, IND [minor, major] 18:23
Penalty time: IND: 7 minutes CLE: 7 minutes
IND Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Bob Sicinski 0 3 3 0 0 0
Brian Coates 2 0 2 0 0 0
Michel Dubois 1 1 2 7 0 0
Nick Harbaruk 0 2 2 0 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

CLE Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
John A. Stewart 1 2 3 0 0 0
Jim Harrison 1 1 2 0 0 0
Tom Edur 1 1 2 0 0 0
Russ Walker 1 0 1 7 0 0
Danny Gruen 1 0 1 0 0 0
Paul Shmyr 0 1 1 0 0 0
Bryan Maxwell 0 1 1 0 0 0
Lyle Moffat 0 1 1 0 0 0
Ray McKay 0 1 1 0 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
Shots: IND: 15-11- 9-35 CLE: 19-11- 9-39 Goalies: IND: Leif Holmquist (L, 4-7-0) CLE: Bob Whidden (W, 2-6-1) Attendance: 3,287


Team123F
Winnipeg Jets (23-11-0) 0 2 1 3
Minnesota Fighting Saints (14-11-2) 1 1 4 6

1: MIN,Gary Gambucci 2 (Curt Brackenbury, Ron Busniuk), 6:10
2: MIN,Wayne Connelly 13 (Bruce Boudreau), 14:53
WIN,Duke Asmundson 1 (Willy Lindstrom, Peter Sullivan), 16:06
WIN,Veli-Pekka Ketola 10 (Lars-Erik Sjoberg, Norm Beaudin), 17:12
3: MIN,Henry Boucha 11 (John McKenzie, Dave Keon), :31
MIN,Fran Huck 8 (Gary Gambucci, Ted Hampson), 2:06
MIN,Wayne Connelly 14 (Pat Westrum, Mike Antonovich), 2:37
WIN,Willy Lindstrom 6 (Duke Asmundson), 14:52
MIN,Wayne Connelly 15 (Mike Antonovich, Rick Smith), 19:24
Penalties:

1: Paul Holmgren, MIN 2:58
Curt Brackenbury, MIN 6:34
Bobby Hull, WIN [major] 8:51
Curt Brackenbury, MIN [major, match penalty] 8:51
Willy Lindstrom, WIN 14:31
2: Mike Walton, MIN [minor, major] 9:07
Bill Lesuk, WIN [minor, major] 9:07
Ron Busniuk, MIN 11:14
3: none
Penalty time: WIN: 14 minutes MIN: 28 minutes
WIN Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Willy Lindstrom 1 1 2 2 0 0
Duke Asmundson 1 1 2 0 0 0
Veli-Pekka Ketola 1 0 1 0 0 0
Lars-Erik Sjoberg 0 1 1 0 0 0
Norm Beaudin 0 1 1 0 0 0
Peter Sullivan 0 1 1 0 0 0
Bill Lesuk 0 0 0 7 0 0
Bobby Hull 0 0 0 5 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

MIN Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Wayne Connelly 3 0 3 0 0 0
Gary Gambucci 1 1 2 0 0 0
Mike Antonovich 0 2 2 0 0 0
Henry Boucha 1 0 1 0 0 0
Fran Huck 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curt Brackenbury 0 1 1 17 0 0
Ron Busniuk 0 1 1 2 0 0
Pat Westrum 0 1 1 0 0 0
Ted Hampson 0 1 1 0 0 0
Bruce Boudreau 0 1 1 0 0 0
Rick Smith 0 1 1 0 0 0
John McKenzie 0 1 1 0 0 0
Dave Keon 0 1 1 0 0 0
Mike Walton 0 0 0 7 0 0
Paul Holmgren 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
Shots: WIN: 18-14- 5-37 MIN: 14-19-14-47 Goalies: WIN: Joe Daley (L, 17-8-0) MIN: John Garrett (W, 12-8-2) Attendance: 9,327


Team123F
Houston Aeros (19-11-0) 2 0 2 4
Phoenix Roadrunners (12-14-3) 1 2 0 3

1: HOU,John Tonelli 10 (Don Larway, Poul Popiel), 9:30
HOU,Don Larway 9 (Andre Hinse, John Schella), 10:43
PHO,John Gray 13 (Robbie Ftorek, Del Hall), 16:46
2: PHO,Michel Cormier 10 (Pekka Rautakallio, Ron Huston), 4:14
PHO,Pekka Rautakallio 5 (Del Hall, Robbie Ftorek), 16:55
3: HOU,Andre Hinse 11 (Gordie Howe, Larry Lund), 10:45
HOU,Frank Hughes 14 (Larry Lund, Andre Hinse), 13:56
Penalties:

1: Serge Beaudoin, PHO 0:21
2: Gordie Howe, HOU 2:44
Larry Lund, HOU 6:55
Marty Howe, HOU 8:53
John Gray, PHO 8:53
Jim Clarke, PHO 12:14
3: Serge Beaudoin, PHO 10:40
Gordie Howe, HOU 19:27
Penalty time: HOU: 8 minutes PHO: 8 minutes
HOU Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Andre Hinse 1 2 3 0 0 0
Don Larway 1 1 2 0 0 0
Larry Lund 0 2 2 2 0 0
Frank Hughes 1 0 1 0 0 0
John Tonelli 1 0 1 0 0 0
Gordie Howe 0 1 1 4 0 0
John Schella 0 1 1 0 0 0
Poul Popiel 0 1 1 0 0 0
Marty Howe 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

PHO Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Pekka Rautakallio 1 1 2 0 0 0
Robbie Ftorek 0 2 2 0 0 0
Del Hall 0 2 2 0 0 0
John Gray 1 0 1 2 0 0
Michel Cormier 1 0 1 0 0 0
Ron Huston 0 1 1 0 0 0
Serge Beaudoin 0 0 0 4 0 0
Jim Clarke 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
Shots: HOU: 12- 7- 9-28 PHO: 8- 8-11-27 Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 4-3-0) PHO: Jack Norris (L, 6-5-2) Attendance: 7,131


Team123F
Calgary Cowboys (16-14-2) 2 2 3 7
Quebec Nordiques (22-12-1) 3 3 2 8

1: QUE,Rejean Houle 24 (Serge Bernier, Rene Leclerc), :23
QUE,Real Cloutier 23 (Marc Tardif, J.C. Tremblay), 7:58
CAL,Butch Deadmarsh 10 (Steve Hull, Francois Lacombe), 9:38
QUE,Pierre Roy 2 (Marc Tardif, Real Cloutier), 15:40
CAL,George Morrison 10 (Ron Chipperfield, Rick Sentes), 17:23
2: CAL,George Morrison 11 (Rick Sentes), 8:56
QUE,Alan Globensky 1 (Steve Sutherland, Michel Parizeau), 14:14
QUE,Rene Leclerc 10 (Rejean Houle), 15:47
QUE,Real Cloutier 24 (Serge Bernier, Rejean Houle), 16:54
CAL,Bob Leiter 3 (Danny Lawson), 18:55
3: QUE,Real Cloutier 25 (Serge Bernier, J.C. Tremblay), 4:34
CAL,Don Tannahill 13 (Steve Hull, Peter Driscoll), 7:46
QUE,Marc Tardif 31 (Serge Bernier, J.C. Tremblay), 11:13
CAL,George Morrison 12 (Ron Chipperfield), 12:02
CAL,Danny Lawson 16, 15:04
Penalties:

1: Jim Watson, QUE 8:06
Pierre Roy, QUE 11:21
2: none
3: Chris Evans, CAL 3:00
Ron Chipperfield, CAL 10:31
Penalty time: CAL: 4 minutes QUE: 4 minutes
CAL Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
George Morrison 3 0 3 0 0 0
Danny Lawson 1 1 2 0 0 0
Ron Chipperfield 0 2 2 2 0 0
Steve Hull 0 2 2 0 0 0
Rick Sentes 0 2 2 0 0 0
Butch Deadmarsh 1 0 1 0 0 0
Bob Leiter 1 0 1 0 0 0
Don Tannahill 1 0 1 0 0 0
Francois Lacombe 0 1 1 0 0 0
Peter Driscoll 0 1 1 0 0 0
Chris Evans 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

QUE Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Real Cloutier 3 1 4 0 0 0
Serge Bernier 0 4 4 0 0 0
Marc Tardif 1 2 3 0 0 0
Rejean Houle 1 2 3 0 0 0
J.C. Tremblay 0 3 3 0 0 0
Rene Leclerc 1 1 2 0 0 0
Pierre Roy 1 0 1 2 0 0
Alan Globensky 1 0 1 0 0 0
Steve Sutherland 0 1 1 0 0 0
Michel Parizeau 0 1 1 0 0 0
Jim Watson 0 0 0 2 0 0
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TOTAL00
Shots: CAL: 12- 7- 9-28 QUE: 10-14-11-35 Goalies: CAL: Wayne Wood,
Don McLeod QUE: Richard Brodeur (W, 21-8-0) Attendance: 8,068



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