Thursday March 9, 1978
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All WHA game summaries from March 9, 1978



Team123F
Quebec Nordiques (31-32-3) 0 1 1 2
Birmingham Bulls (29-34-2) 5 4 0 9

1: BIR,Paul Henderson 32 (Mark Napier, Rod Langway), 2:15
BIR,Ken Linseman 31 (Frank Beaton, Phil Roberto), 8:44
BIR,Joe Noris 8 (Dave Gorman, Frank Mahovlich), 9:11
BIR,Phil Roberto 6 (Ken Linseman), 16:03
BIR,Paul Henderson 33 (Pete Marrin), 18:22
2: QUE,Marc Tardif 50 (Paulin Bordeleau, Francois Lacombe), 6:55
BIR,Tony Cassolato 18 (John Stewart, Jim Turkiewicz), 10:40
BIR,Dave Hanson 6 (John Stewart), 10:56
BIR,Pete Marrin 27 (Paul Henderson, Jim Turkiewicz), 13:55
BIR,Serge Beaudoin 7 (Ken Linseman, Frank Beaton), 18:18
3: QUE,Paulin Bordeleau 35 (Christian Bordeleau, Real Cloutier), 3:08
Penalties:

1: Mark Napier, BIR 10:53
Frank Beaton, BIR 16:59
Marc Tardif, QUE 16:59
2: none
3: Pete Marrin, BIR 2:21
Frank Beaton, BIR 12:10
Penalty time: QUE: 2 minutes BIR: 8 minutes
QUE Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Paulin Bordeleau 1 1 2 0 0 0
Marc Tardif 1 0 1 2 0 0
Francois Lacombe 0 1 1 0 0 0
Real Cloutier 0 1 1 0 0 0
Christian Bordeleau 0 1 1 0 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

BIR Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Paul Henderson 2 1 3 0 0 0
Ken Linseman 1 2 3 0 0 0
Pete Marrin 1 1 2 2 0 0
Phil Roberto 1 1 2 0 0 0
Frank Beaton 0 2 2 4 0 0
Jim Turkiewicz 0 2 2 0 0 0
John Stewart 0 2 2 0 0 0
Serge Beaudoin 1 0 1 0 0 0
Dave Hanson 1 0 1 0 0 0
Tony Cassolato 1 0 1 0 0 0
Joe Noris 1 0 1 0 0 0
Mark Napier 0 1 1 2 0 0
Dave Gorman 0 1 1 0 0 0
Rod Langway 0 1 1 0 0 0
Frank Mahovlich 0 1 1 0 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
Shots: QUE: 3- 8-11-22 BIR: 12-12- 7-31 Goalies: QUE: Richard Brodeur,
Ken Broderick BIR: Wayne Wood,
John Garrett Attendance: 7,777


Team123F
Edmonton Oilers (32-31-2) 2 1 2 5
Cincinnati Stingers (28-34-3) 1 4 1 6

1: CIN,Bill Gilligan 6 (Alf Handrahan, Darryl Maggs), 7:36
EDM,Ron Chipperfield 28 (Gerry Pinder, Paul Shmyr), 11:03
EDM,Brett Callighen 16 (Paul Shmyr, Norm Ferguson), 14:31
2: CIN,Butch Deadmarsh 6 (Peter Marsh, Greg Carroll), :23
CIN,Rick Dudley 22 (Pat Stapleton, Jamie Hislop), 3:52
CIN,Rick Dudley 23 (Barry Legge, Robbie Ftorek), 8:01
CIN,Hugh Harris 10 (Robbie Ftorek, Alf Handrahan), 14:48
EDM,Bill Flett 37 (Craig Topolnisky, Ron Busniuk), 19:44
3: CIN,Peter Marsh 21 (Greg Carroll, Craig Norwich), 5:50
EDM,Bill Flett 38 (Paul Shmyr, Ron Chipperfield), 16:14
EDM,Pierre Guite 14 (Mike Zuke, Blair MacDonald), 19:42
Penalties:

1: Ron Chipperfield, EDM 5:25
Butch Deadmarsh, CIN 10:35
2: Craig Topolnisky, EDM 17:29
3: none
Penalty time: EDM: 4 minutes CIN: 2 minutes
EDM Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Paul Shmyr 0 3 3 0 0 0
Bill Flett 2 0 2 0 0 0
Ron Chipperfield 1 1 2 2 0 0
Pierre Guite 1 0 1 0 0 0
Brett Callighen 1 0 1 0 0 0
Craig Topolnisky 0 1 1 2 0 0
Norm Ferguson 0 1 1 0 0 0
Ron Busniuk 0 1 1 0 0 0
Gerry Pinder 0 1 1 0 0 0
Blair MacDonald 0 1 1 0 0 0
Mike Zuke 0 1 1 0 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

CIN Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Rick Dudley 2 0 2 0 0 0
Peter Marsh 1 1 2 0 0 0
Robbie Ftorek 0 2 2 0 0 0
Greg Carroll 0 2 2 0 0 0
Alf Handrahan 0 2 2 0 0 0
Butch Deadmarsh 1 0 1 2 0 0
Bill Gilligan 1 0 1 0 0 0
Hugh Harris 1 0 1 0 0 0
Craig Norwich 0 1 1 0 0 0
Darryl Maggs 0 1 1 0 0 0
Pat Stapleton 0 1 1 0 0 0
Barry Legge 0 1 1 0 0 0
Jamie Hislop 0 1 1 0 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
Shots: EDM: 16-14- 9-39 CIN: 5-13-11-29 Goalies: EDM: Dave Dryden (L, 17-14-1) CIN: Mike Liut (W, 6-6-0) Attendance: 7,113


Team123F
New England Whalers (34-27-4) 2 1 1 4
Houston Aeros (34-28-4) 2 2 2 6

1: NE ,Mike Rogers 20 (Gordie Roberts, Brad Selwood), 3:39
HOU,John Gray 28 (Morris Lukowich, Larry Hale), 8:35
NE ,Steve Carlson 3 (Tim Sheehy), 14:51
HOU,John Hughes 3 (Larry Lund), 19:08
2: HOU,Morris Lukowich 33 (Terry Ruskowski, John Gray), 4:38
HOU,Morris Lukowich 34 (Andre Lacroix, Terry Ruskowski), 7:25
NE ,Mike Rogers 21 (Jack Carlson), 12:22
3: HOU,Andre Lacroix 29 (Rich Preston, Ernie Wakely), 3:52
HOU,Cam Connor 21 (John Tonelli, John Hughes), 13:05
NE ,Mark Howe 18 (Gordie Roberts), 18:07
Penalties:

1: John Tonelli, HOU 1:39
Jack Carlson, NE 4:21
Alan Hangsleben, NE 17:00
John Tonelli, HOU 19:04
Brad Selwood, NE 19:04
2: Gordie Roberts, NE 6:38
Marty Howe, NE 16:00
Morris Lukowich, HOU 19:26
3: Gordie Howe, NE 1:44
Cam Connor, HOU 9:23
Jim Mayer, NE 10:54
Bench penalty, NE 16:11
Steve West, HOU 16:54
Penalty time: NE : 16 minutes HOU: 10 minutes
NE Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Mike Rogers 2 0 2 0 0 0
Gordie Roberts 0 2 2 2 0 0
Mark Howe 1 0 1 0 0 0
Steve Carlson 1 0 1 0 0 0
Brad Selwood 0 1 1 2 0 0
Jack Carlson 0 1 1 2 0 0
Tim Sheehy 0 1 1 0 0 0
Jim Mayer 0 0 0 2 0 0
Alan Hangsleben 0 0 0 2 0 0
Gordie Howe 0 0 0 2 0 0
Marty Howe 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

HOU Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Morris Lukowich 2 1 3 2 0 0
Andre Lacroix 1 1 2 0 0 0
John Gray 1 1 2 0 0 0
John Hughes 1 1 2 0 0 0
Terry Ruskowski 0 2 2 0 0 0
Cam Connor 1 0 1 2 0 0
John Tonelli 0 1 1 4 0 0
Rich Preston 0 1 1 0 0 0
Larry Lund 0 1 1 0 0 0
Larry Hale 0 1 1 0 0 0
Ernie Wakely 0 1 1 0 0 0
Steve West 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
Shots: NE : 7- 8- 9-24 HOU: 13- 7- 4-24 Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 27-18-3) HOU: Ernie Wakely (W, 24-18-4) Attendance: 7,995


Team123F
Indianapolis Racers (22-38-4) 1 1 3 5
Winnipeg Jets (42-22-2) 0 3 3 6

1: IND,Kevin Devine 15 (Rusty Patenaude), 15:32
2: WIN,Lynn Powis 13 (Kent Nilsson, Thommie Bergman), 4:01
IND,Dave Inkpen 1 (Claude St. Sauveur, Rene Leclerc), 9:08
WIN,Willy Lindstrom 27 (Bobby Hull, Kent Nilsson), 14:05
WIN,Dave Kryskow 16 (Barry Long, Kent Nilsson), 18:25
3: IND,Claude Larose 20 (Rich Leduc, Dave Inkpen), :54
IND,Don Burgess 10 (Rusty Patenaude, Kevin Devine), 6:36
IND,Rene Leclerc 9 (Claude St. Sauveur), 8:42
WIN,Dave Dunn 5 (Kent Nilsson, Dave Kryskow), 16:07
WIN,Ulf Nilsson 31 (Bobby Hull, Anders Hedberg), 17:00
WIN,Bobby Guindon 15 (Bobby Hull, Thommie Bergman), 19:25
Penalties:

1: none
2: Dave Fortier, IND 3:47
3: Kevin Devine, IND 1:10
Barry Long, WIN 3:53
Dave Inkpen, IND 17:55
Ken Baird, WIN 17:55
Penalty time: IND: 6 minutes WIN: 4 minutes
IND Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Kevin Devine 1 1 2 2 0 0
Dave Inkpen 1 1 2 2 0 0
Rene Leclerc 1 1 2 0 0 0
Claude St. Sauveur 0 2 2 0 0 0
Rusty Patenaude 0 2 2 0 0 0
Don Burgess 1 0 1 0 0 0
Claude Larose 1 0 1 0 0 0
Rich Leduc 0 1 1 0 0 0
Dave Fortier 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

WIN Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Kent Nilsson 0 4 4 0 0 0
Bobby Hull 0 3 3 0 0 0
Dave Kryskow 1 1 2 0 0 0
Thommie Bergman 0 2 2 0 0 0
Ulf Nilsson 1 0 1 0 0 0
Lynn Powis 1 0 1 0 0 0
Dave Dunn 1 0 1 0 0 0
Willy Lindstrom 1 0 1 0 0 0
Bobby Guindon 1 0 1 0 0 0
Barry Long 0 1 1 2 0 0
Anders Hedberg 0 1 1 0 0 0
Ken Baird 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
Shots: IND: 11- 6-16-33 WIN: 10- 9- 8-27 Goalies: IND: Eddie Mio (5, 5-2-0),
Gary Inness (L, 11-21-3) WIN: Gary Bromley (W, 18-9-1) Attendance: 9,947



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