Sunday December 16, 1973
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All WHA game summaries from December 16, 1973



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Cleveland Crusaders (14-12-4) 0 1 1 0 2
Houston Aeros (15-10-4) 0 0 2 0 2

1: no scoring
2: CLE,Paul Andrea 4 (Gerry Pinder, Larry Hillman), 1:12
3: CLE,Jim Wiste 10 (Gerry Pinder, Larry Hillman), 5:23
HOU,Poul Popiel 4 (Jim Sherrit, Mark Howe), 7:26
HOU,Ted Taylor 5 (Murray Hall, Gord Labossiere), 17:43
4: no scoring
Penalties:

1: Russ Walker, CLE 12:02
Mark Howe, HOU 16:58
2: Paul Shmyr, CLE 5:54
Ted Taylor, HOU 18:03
3: Norm Cournoyer, CLE 12:00
Marty Howe, HOU 12:00
4: none
Penalty time: CLE: 6 minutes HOU: 6 minutes
CLE Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Gerry Pinder 0 2 2 0 0 0
Larry Hillman 0 2 2 0 0 0
Jim Wiste 1 0 1 0 0 0
Paul Andrea 1 0 1 0 0 0
Paul Shmyr 0 0 0 2 0 0
Russ Walker 0 0 0 2 0 0
Norm Cournoyer 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

HOU Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Ted Taylor 1 0 1 2 0 0
Poul Popiel 1 0 1 0 0 0
Mark Howe 0 1 1 2 0 0
Gord Labossiere 0 1 1 0 0 0
Murray Hall 0 1 1 0 0 0
Jim Sherrit 0 1 1 0 0 0
Marty Howe 0 0 0 2 0 0
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TOTAL00
Shots: CLE: 11- 9- 9- 4-33 HOU: 16-10- 8- 4-38 Goalies: CLE: Gerry Cheevers (T, 10-8-4) HOU: Ron Grahame (T, 1-0-1) Attendance: 5,130


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Vancouver Blazers (11-18-0) 0 1 2 3
Los Angeles Sharks (13-19-0) 3 1 1 5

1: LA ,Steve Sutherland 6 (Reg Thomas, Brian McDonald), 8:01 - PP
LA ,Ron Walters 6 (Ron Ward, Bart Crashley), 8:23
LA ,Brian McDonald 15 (J.P. LeBlanc, Bart Crashley), 14:26
2: VAN,Bryan Campbell 10 (Don Burgess, Danny Lawson), :54
LA ,Tom Serviss 3, 10:59 - SH
3: LA ,Reg Thomas 6 (Gary Veneruzzo, Brian McDonald), 4:01
VAN,Don Burgess 9 (Ron Plumb, Bryan Campbell), 5:39
VAN,Danny Lawson 20 (Ron Plumb, Don Burgess), 5:48
Penalties:

1: Ralph MacSweyn, VAN 6:52
Jim Watson, LA 9:51
Earl Heiskala, LA 18:12
2: John Migneault, VAN 3:20
Earl Heiskala, LA 10:05
Ed Hatoum, VAN 12:55
Jim Cardiff, VAN [major] 13:55
J.P. LeBlanc, LA [major, game misconduct] 13:55
Bill Horton, LA [double minor, misconduct] 15:00
3: Ralph MacSweyn, VAN 8:16
Earl Heiskala, LA 10:35
Penalty time: VAN: 13 minutes LA : 37 minutes
VAN Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Don Burgess 1 2 3 0 0 0
Bryan Campbell 1 1 2 0 0 0
Danny Lawson 1 1 2 0 0 0
Ron Plumb 0 2 2 0 0 0
Jim Cardiff 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ralph MacSweyn 0 0 0 4 0 0
Ed Hatoum 0 0 0 2 0 0
John Migneault 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

LA Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Brian McDonald 1 2 3 0 0 0
Reg Thomas 1 1 2 0 0 0
Bart Crashley 0 2 2 0 0 0
Tom Serviss 1 0 1 0 0 0
Ron Walters 1 0 1 0 0 0
Steve Sutherland 1 0 1 0 0 0
J.P. LeBlanc 0 1 1 15 0 0
Gary Veneruzzo 0 1 1 0 0 0
Ron Ward 0 1 1 0 0 0
Bill Horton 0 0 0 14 0 0
Earl Heiskala 0 0 0 6 0 0
Jim Watson 0 0 0 2 0 0
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TOTAL00
Shots: VAN: 5- 9-13-27 LA : 18- 6- 7-31 Goalies: VAN: George Gardner (L, 4-11-0) LA : Ian Wilkie (W, 7-2-0) Attendance: 5,417


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Chicago Cougars (13-13-1) 0 0 3 3
New England Whalers (18-11-1) 1 1 0 2

1: NE ,Tommy Williams 6 (John French, Al Karlander), 4:37
2: NE ,Ted Green 2 (John French, Al Karlander), 10:59
3: CHI,Joe Hardy 12 (Darryl Maggs, Reg Fleming), 2:11
CHI,Bob Liddington 5 (Pat Stapleton, Ralph Backstrom), 9:15 - PP
CHI,Ralph Backstrom 10 (Bob Liddington, Rosaire Paiement), 14:20
Penalties:

1: none
2: Darryl Maggs, CHI 6:05
Tim Sheehy, NE 7:31
Frank Rochon, CHI 14:06
Bob Liddington, CHI 19:34
3: Rick Ley, NE 7:29
Penalty time: CHI: 6 minutes NE : 4 minutes
CHI Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Bob Liddington 1 1 2 2 0 0
Ralph Backstrom 1 1 2 0 0 0
Joe Hardy 1 0 1 0 0 0
Darryl Maggs 0 1 1 2 0 0
Reg Fleming 0 1 1 0 0 0
Rosaire Paiement 0 1 1 0 0 0
Pat Stapleton 0 1 1 0 0 0
Frank Rochon 0 0 0 2 0 0
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TOTAL00

NE Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Al Karlander 0 2 2 0 0 0
John French 0 2 2 0 0 0
Ted Green 1 0 1 0 0 0
Tommy Williams 1 0 1 0 0 0
Tim Sheehy 0 0 0 2 0 0
Rick Ley 0 0 0 2 0 0
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TOTAL00
Shots: CHI: 12- 9-14-35 NE : 9-15- 6-30 Goalies: CHI: Rich Coutu (W, 2-2-0) NE : Bruce Landon (L, 4-2-1) Attendance: 5,828


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Quebec Nordiques (15-15-3) 2 0 1 1 4
Toronto Toros (14-17-3) 1 1 1 0 3

1: QUE,Jean-Guy Gendron 8 (Michel Parizeau), 9:06
TOR,Gavin Kirk 10 (Pat Hickey, Mike Amodeo), 9:24
QUE,Guy Dufour 13 (Jean Payette, Jeannot Gilbert), 11:56
2: TOR,Gavin Kirk 11 (Pat Hickey, Steve King), 3:36
3: TOR,Wayne Carleton 18 (Jack Gibson), 7:56
QUE,Bobby Guindon 12 (Andre Gaudette, Rene Leclerc), 10:08
4: QUE,Andre Gaudette 8 (Rene Leclerc), 4:49
Penalties:

1: Rick Cunningham, TOR 1:48
Bobby Guindon, QUE 12:35
2: Wayne Carleton, TOR 6:28
Alain Beaule, QUE 12:47
Andre Gaudette, QUE 12:47
Steve Cuddie, TOR 12:47
3: none
4: none
Penalty time: QUE: 6 minutes TOR: 6 minutes
QUE Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Andre Gaudette 1 1 2 2 0 0
Rene Leclerc 0 2 2 0 0 0
Bobby Guindon 1 0 1 2 0 0
Jean-Guy Gendron 1 0 1 0 0 0
Guy Dufour 1 0 1 0 0 0
Michel Parizeau 0 1 1 0 0 0
Jeannot Gilbert 0 1 1 0 0 0
Jean Payette 0 1 1 0 0 0
Alain Beaule 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

TOR Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Gavin Kirk 2 0 2 0 0 0
Pat Hickey 0 2 2 0 0 0
Wayne Carleton 1 0 1 2 0 0
Steve King 0 1 1 0 0 0
Jack Gibson 0 1 1 0 0 0
Mike Amodeo 0 1 1 0 0 0
Rick Cunningham 0 0 0 2 0 0
Steve Cuddie 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
Shots: QUE: 8- 4- 9- 3-24 TOR: 10-13-10- 2-35 Goalies: QUE: Richard Brodeur (W, 1-2-0) TOR: Gilles Gratton (L, 9-10-2) Attendance: 4,422


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Minnesota Fighting Saints (16-13-1) 1 1 1 3
Winnipeg Jets (14-15-3) 1 1 0 2

1: MIN,Murray Heatley 14 (George Morrison), :30
WIN,Norm Beaudin 12 (Bobby Hull), :52
2: WIN,Ron Snell 10 (Fran Huck, Ted Hargreaves), 3:53
MIN,Wayne Connelly 16 (Bob MacMillan, Dick Paradise), 9:17
3: MIN,Wayne Connelly 17 (Bob MacMillan, Mike Antonovich), 8:53
Penalties:

1: Duke Asmundson, WIN 3:24
George Morrison, MIN 5:56
Joe Zanussi, WIN 8:26
Bobby Hull, WIN 17:34
George Morrison, MIN 19:18
2: none
3: none
Penalty time: MIN: 4 minutes WIN: 6 minutes
MIN Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Wayne Connelly 2 0 2 0 0 0
Bob MacMillan 0 2 2 0 0 0
Murray Heatley 1 0 1 0 0 0
George Morrison 0 1 1 4 0 0
Dick Paradise 0 1 1 0 0 0
Mike Antonovich 0 1 1 0 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

WIN Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Norm Beaudin 1 0 1 0 0 0
Ron Snell 1 0 1 0 0 0
Bobby Hull 0 1 1 2 0 0
Fran Huck 0 1 1 0 0 0
Ted Hargreaves 0 1 1 0 0 0
Joe Zanussi 0 0 0 2 0 0
Duke Asmundson 0 0 0 2 0 0
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TOTAL00
Shots: MIN: 17- 9- 9-35 WIN: 7- 7-13-27 Goalies: MIN: Mike Curran (W, 7-5-1) WIN: Joe Daley (L, 7-7-1) Attendance: 6,259


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Edmonton Oilers (18-11-0) 1 4 2 7
Jersey Knights (11-18-2) 4 1 1 6

1: NJ ,Wayne Rivers 6 (Andre Lacroix), 3:01
NJ ,Wayne Rivers 7 (Andre Lacroix, Gene Peacosh), 6:59
NJ ,Mike Laughton 9, 10:30
EDM,Blair MacDonald 8, 16:04
NJ ,Andre Lacroix 12 (Gene Peacosh, Wayne Rivers), 19:02 - PP
2: EDM,Jim Harrison 15 (Bob Falkenberg, Blair MacDonald), :27
EDM,Bob Wall 1 (Blair MacDonald), 4:31
EDM,Jim McCrimmon 2 (Tom Gilmore, Ken Baird), 13:12
EDM,Ken Baird 2 (Ross Perkins, Rusty Patenaude), 13:49
NJ ,Bob Jones 5 (Brian Bradley), 17:15
3: EDM,Jim Harrison 16 (Tom Gilmore, Al Hamilton), 9:58
EDM,Ross Perkins 9 (Rusty Patenaude, Ken Baird), 10:48
NJ ,Andre Lacroix 13 (Gene Peacosh, Ken Block), 15:53 - PP
Penalties:

1: Brian McKenzie, EDM 2:40
Dean Boylan, NJ 2:40
Doug Barrie, EDM [major] 9:52
Dean Boylan, NJ [major] 9:52
Bill Speer, NJ 16:35
Ross Perkins, EDM 18:55
2: Tom Gilmore, EDM 10:37
Jim Harrison, EDM 14:28
3: Ross Perkins, EDM 15:47
Penalty time: EDM: 15 minutes NJ : 9 minutes
EDM Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Ken Baird 1 2 3 0 0 0
Blair MacDonald 1 2 3 0 0 0
Jim Harrison 2 0 2 2 0 0
Ross Perkins 1 1 2 4 0 0
Tom Gilmore 0 2 2 2 0 0
Rusty Patenaude 0 2 2 0 0 0
Jim McCrimmon 1 0 1 0 0 0
Bob Wall 1 0 1 0 0 0
Bob Falkenberg 0 1 1 0 0 0
Al Hamilton 0 1 1 0 0 0
Doug Barrie 0 0 0 5 0 0
Brian McKenzie 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

NJ Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Andre Lacroix 2 2 4 0 0 0
Wayne Rivers 2 1 3 0 0 0
Gene Peacosh 0 3 3 0 0 0
Bob Jones 1 0 1 0 0 0
Mike Laughton 1 0 1 0 0 0
Ken Block 0 1 1 0 0 0
Brian Bradley 0 1 1 0 0 0
Dean Boylan 0 0 0 7 0 0
Bill Speer 0 0 0 2 0 0
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TOTAL00
Shots: EDM: 10-15-11-36 NJ : 15-12-17-44 Goalies: EDM: Chris Worthy,
Jack Norris NJ : Joe Junkin (L, 8-11-2) Attendance: 814



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