All WHA game summaries from October 15, 1972
| 1: |
LA , | J.P. LeBlanc 1 (Jim Niekamp), 9:55 |
| HOU, | Duke Harris 1 (Ed Hoekstra, Ray Larose), 10:29 |
| LA , | J.P. LeBlanc 2 (Mike Byers, Bart Crashley), 10:57 |
| LA , | Steve Sutherland 2 (Gerry Odrowski, Bart Crashley), 18:59 |
| 2: |
LA , | Earl Heiskala 1 (Gary Veneruzzo), 7:42 |
| 3: |
LA , | Joe Szura 1, 14:22 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Ted Taylor, HOU 0:16 |
| Dunc McCallum, HOU 3:40 |
| Earl Heiskala, LA 7:14 |
| Poul Popiel, HOU 9:16 |
| Jim Watson, LA 9:16 |
| 2: |
Earl Heiskala, LA 0:31 |
| Ralph MacSweyn, LA 8:20 |
| 3: |
Don Grierson, HOU 8:58 |
| Earl Heiskala, LA 8:58 |
| Ted Taylor, HOU 13:16 |
| Jim Watson, LA 17:31 |
Penalty time: LA : 12 minutes
HOU: 10 minutes
Shots: LA : 8-12-11-31
HOU: 12-10- 8-30
Goalies: LA : Russ Gillow (W, 1-0-0)
HOU: Don McLeod (L, 1-1-0)
Attendance: 4,228
| 1: |
MIN, | Mel Pearson 1 (Wayne Connelly), 4:31 |
| CHI, | Bob Sicinski 1 (Dick Proceviat, Jan Popiel), 7:48 - PP |
| MIN, | Bill Klatt 1 (George Morrison, John Arbour), 8:40 |
| 2: |
CHI, | Bob Whitlock 1 (Reg Fleming), 8:02 |
| 3: |
MIN, | Mike Antonovich 1 (Bob MacMillan, Len Lilyholm), 12:22 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Terry Ball, MIN 6:40 |
| Larry Cahan, CHI 11:13 |
| Larry Cahan, CHI 14:05 |
| Larry Cahan, CHI 16:47 |
| 2: |
Dick Paradise, MIN 1:26 |
| Dan Lodboa, CHI 2:09 |
| Fred Speck, MIN 10:46 |
| 3: |
John Arbour, MIN 4:08 |
Penalty time: CHI: 8 minutes
MIN: 8 minutes
Shots: CHI: 9- 9-14-32
MIN: 19-13- 6-38
Goalies: CHI: Andre Gill (L, 0-1-0)
MIN: Jack McCartan (W, 1-0-0)
Attendance: 3,782
| 1: |
NY , | Wayne Rivers 1 (Craig Reichmuth), 1:13 |
| NY , | Ron Ward 4 (Alton White, Ken Block), 19:01 |
| 2: |
NY , | Brian Perry 2 (Bobby Sheehan, Norm Ferguson), 16:03 |
| NY , | Bobby Sheehan 5 (Hal Willis, Jamie Kennedy), 19:09 - PP |
| 3: |
NY , | Brian Morenz 2, 10:00 - SH |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Don Herriman, PHI 10:02 |
| Kent Douglas, NY 11:58 |
| Rychard Campeau, PHI 16:19 |
| 2: |
Kent Douglas, NY 9:16 |
| Rychard Campeau, PHI 9:16 |
| Wayne Mosdell, PHI 11:33 |
| Brian Morenz, NY 13:08 |
| Ken Block, NY [major] 16:27 |
| Dave Hutchison, PHI [major] 16:27 |
| Jean Gauthier, NY [minor, major] 16:27 |
| Ron Plumb, PHI 19:27 |
| 3: |
Hal Willis, NY 8:47 |
| Brian Morenz, NY 14:42 |
Penalty time: PHI: 15 minutes
NY : 22 minutes
Shots: PHI: 8-12- 9-29
NY : 8- 8-16-32
Goalies: PHI: Marcel Paille,
Bernie Parent (L, 0-2-0)
NY : Pete Donnelly (W, 1-0-0)
Attendance: 5,132
| 1: |
CLE, | Paul Shmyr 1 (Joe Hardy, Rich Pumple), 1:27 |
| CLE, | Skip Krake 1 (Gary Jarrett, Ron Buchanan), 4:25 - PP |
| CLE, | Doug Brindley 1 (Grant Erickson), 14:00 |
| CLE, | Joe Hardy 1, 15:12 |
| OTT, | Tom Martin 1 (Gavin Kirk, Mike Amodeo), 16:19 |
| 2: |
OTT, | Ron Climie 2 (Mike Boland, Wayne Carleton), :50 |
| OTT, | Wayne Carleton 3 (Mike Boland, Ron Climie), 4:34 |
| CLE, | John Hanna 2 (Jim Wiste, Doug Brindley), 9:22 - PP |
| OTT, | Wayne Carleton 4 (Steve Warr, Ron Climie), 16:03 |
| 3: |
CLE, | Joe Hardy 2 (Ted Hodgson, Rich Pumple), 6:30 |
| CLE, | Joe Hardy 3 (Ted Hodgson), 7:32 |
| OTT, | Guy Trottier 2 (Brian Gibbons, Tom Martin), 14:38 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Jack Gibson, OTT 2:50 |
| Gerry Pinder, CLE 5:18 |
| Paul Shmyr, CLE 18:16 |
| 2: |
Ted Hodgson, CLE 5:55 |
| Brian Gibbons, OTT 8:26 |
| Mike Amodeo, OTT 10:17 |
| Skip Krake, CLE 10:17 |
| Jim McMasters, CLE 18:55 |
| Gerry Pinder, CLE [misconduct] 18:55 |
| 3: |
Ted Hodgson, CLE 13:04 |
| Paul Shmyr, CLE 14:31 |
Penalty time: CLE: 24 minutes
OTT: 6 minutes
Shots: CLE: 8- 8- 6-22
OTT: 7-16- 7-30
Goalies: CLE: Bob Whidden (W, 1-0-0)
OTT: Gilles Gratton (L, 0-1-0)
Attendance: 2,231
| 1: |
ALB, | Roger Cote 1 (Steve Carlyle), 4:36 |
| ALB, | Val Fonteyne 1 (Ron Walters, Eddie Joyal), 11:34 |
| 2: |
WIN, | Danny Johnson 2 (Duke Asmundson, Larry Hornung), 7:11 |
| ALB, | Ron Walters 2 (Eddie Joyal), 11:59 |
| 3: |
WIN, | Christian Bordeleau 6 (Norm Beaudin), :51 |
| ALB, | Bill Hicke 3, 11:57 |
| ALB, | Eddie Joyal 2 (Al Hamilton), 16:01 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Bob Falkenberg, ALB 12:49 |
| Jim Harrison, ALB 14:03 |
| Al Hamilton, ALB 14:54 |
| Bill Sutherland, WIN 14:54 |
| 2: |
Ron Walters, ALB 12:05 |
| 3: |
Joe Zanussi, WIN 4:18 |
| Jean-Guy Gratton, WIN 12:32 |
| Roger Cote, ALB 12:56 |
| Bench penalty, WIN 12:56 |
| Joe Zanussi, WIN 12:56 |
Penalty time: ALB: 10 minutes
WIN: 10 minutes
Shots: ALB: 10- 7- 9-26
WIN: 13-11- 5-29
Goalies: ALB: Ken Brown (W, 2-0-0)
WIN: Ernie Wakely (L, 1-1-0)
Attendance: 8,123