Sunday December 17, 1972
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All WHA game summaries from December 17, 1972



Team123F
Ottawa Nationals (14-15-1) 0 1 0 1
Alberta Oilers (14-18-2) 0 1 2 3

1: no scoring
2: ALB,Ross Perkins 9 (Bob Wall, Rusty Patenaude), 16:03
OTT,Steve King 8 (Gavin Kirk), 16:23
3: ALB,Rusty Patenaude 9 (Ross Perkins), 11:14
ALB,Eddie Joyal 5, 19:24
Penalties:

1: Bob Charlebois, OTT 8:45
Ken Baird, ALB 18:08
2: Doug Barrie, ALB 5:04
Brian Conacher, OTT 5:04
Wayne Carleton, OTT 6:21
3: Doug Barrie, ALB [major] 8:14
Jack Gibson, OTT [minor, major] 8:14
Penalty time: OTT: 13 minutes ALB: 9 minutes
OTT Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Steve King 1 0 1 0 0 0
Gavin Kirk 0 1 1 0 0 0
Jack Gibson 0 0 0 7 0 0
Brian Conacher 0 0 0 2 0 0
Bob Charlebois 0 0 0 2 0 0
Wayne Carleton 0 0 0 2 0 0
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TOTAL00

ALB Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Ross Perkins 1 1 2 0 0 0
Rusty Patenaude 1 1 2 0 0 0
Eddie Joyal 1 0 1 0 0 0
Bob Wall 0 1 1 0 0 0
Doug Barrie 0 0 0 7 0 0
Ken Baird 0 0 0 2 0 0
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TOTAL00
Shots: OTT: 12- 9- 7-28 ALB: 8-15-13-36 Goalies: OTT: Les Binkley (L, 5-9-0) ALB: Jack Norris (W, 9-11-2) Attendance: 2,715


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Los Angeles Sharks (15-15-3) 3 0 1 0 4
Houston Aeros (13-16-2) 2 1 1 0 4

1: LA ,Peter Slater 6, 4:41
HOU,Duke Harris 13 (Gord Labossiere, Poul Popiel), 6:40
LA ,Howie Heggedal 1 (Ted McCaskill, Jim Niekamp), 11:59
HOU,Ed Hoekstra 5 (Dunc McCallum, Duke Harris), 13:57
LA ,Jim Niekamp 5, 16:30
2: HOU,Ted Taylor 12 (Larry Lund), 2:23
3: HOU,Larry Lund 7 (Ted Taylor, Don Grierson), 4:00
LA ,Gary Veneruzzo 18 (Alton White), 15:08
4: no scoring
Penalties:

1: Alton White, LA 6:07
Gerry Odrowski, LA 18:00
2: Larry Lund, HOU 18:11
3: John Schella, HOU 8:54
Gary Veneruzzo, LA 8:54
Poul Popiel, HOU 14:49
4: none
Penalty time: LA : 6 minutes HOU: 6 minutes
LA Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Jim Niekamp 1 1 2 0 0 0
Gary Veneruzzo 1 0 1 2 0 0
Peter Slater 1 0 1 0 0 0
Howie Heggedal 1 0 1 0 0 0
Alton White 0 1 1 2 0 0
Ted McCaskill 0 1 1 0 0 0
Gerry Odrowski 0 0 0 2 0 0
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TOTAL00

HOU Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Larry Lund 1 1 2 2 0 0
Duke Harris 1 1 2 0 0 0
Ted Taylor 1 1 2 0 0 0
Ed Hoekstra 1 0 1 0 0 0
Poul Popiel 0 1 1 2 0 0
Dunc McCallum 0 1 1 0 0 0
Don Grierson 0 1 1 0 0 0
Gord Labossiere 0 1 1 0 0 0
John Schella 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
Shots: LA : 14- 7- 7- 3-31 HOU: 10- 7- 8- 3-28 Goalies: LA : Russ Gillow (T, 8-5-1) HOU: Wayne Rutledge (T, 4-5-1) Attendance: 3,864


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Chicago Cougars (8-20-1) 0 2 0 2
Minnesota Fighting Saints (17-13-2) 2 1 1 4

1: MIN,George Morrison 8 (Fred Speck, Dick Paradise), 2:22
MIN,Keith Christiansen 9 (Bill Klatt, Ted Hampson), 9:25
2: CHI,Reg Fleming 13 (Bob Sicinski, Jan Popiel), 7:55
CHI,Rick Morris 6 (Reg Fleming, Larry Mavety), 9:07
MIN,Bill Klatt 12 (Keith Christiansen, John Arbour), 9:35
3: MIN,Keith Christiansen 10 (Bill Klatt, Ted Hampson), 8:16
Penalties:

1: Rick Morris, CHI 3:47
Mike Antonovich, MIN 3:47
Bernie Blanchette, CHI 8:10
John Arbour, MIN 11:16
Bob Liddington, CHI 15:31
2: Mike Curran, MIN 6:15
Terry Ball, MIN 8:48
Jan Popiel, CHI 11:41
Jan Popiel, CHI 14:31
Fred Speck, MIN 15:03
3: Bob Liddington, CHI 7:26
Larry Cahan, CHI 10:25
Keith Christiansen, MIN 12:19
Penalty time: CHI: 14 minutes MIN: 12 minutes
CHI Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Reg Fleming 1 1 2 0 0 0
Rick Morris 1 0 1 2 0 0
Jan Popiel 0 1 1 4 0 0
Bob Sicinski 0 1 1 0 0 0
Larry Mavety 0 1 1 0 0 0
Bob Liddington 0 0 0 4 0 0
Bernie Blanchette 0 0 0 2 0 0
Larry Cahan 0 0 0 2 0 0
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TOTAL00

MIN Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Keith Christiansen 2 1 3 2 0 0
Bill Klatt 1 2 3 0 0 0
Ted Hampson 0 2 2 0 0 0
George Morrison 1 0 1 0 0 0
John Arbour 0 1 1 2 0 0
Fred Speck 0 1 1 2 0 0
Dick Paradise 0 1 1 0 0 0
Terry Ball 0 0 0 2 0 0
Mike Curran 0 0 0 2 0 0
Mike Antonovich 0 0 0 2 0 0
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TOTAL00
Shots: CHI: 11-13- 9-33 MIN: 18-11- 8-37 Goalies: CHI: Jimmy McLeod (L, 5-11-1) MIN: Mike Curran (W, 10-7-1) Attendance: 3,018


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Philadelphia Blazers (11-20-0) 0 3 3 6
New England Whalers (21-11-1) 2 0 1 3

1: NE ,Larry Pleau 20 (John French, Tim Sheehy), 5:14
NE ,Tom Webster 22 (Ted Green, Terry Caffery), 13:22
2: PHI,Don Herriman 11 (Ron Plumb, Danny Lawson), 2:54
PHI,Don Herriman 12 (Ron Plumb, John McKenzie), 8:36
PHI,Danny Lawson 20 (Andre Lacroix), 11:47
3: PHI,Don Herriman 13, 2:39
PHI,Michel Boudreau 4 (Irv Spencer, Michel Plante), 6:59
NE ,Terry Caffery 16 (Ted Green), 8:20
PHI,John Bennett 4 (Irv Spencer, Ron Plumb), 18:11
Penalties:

1: John McKenzie, PHI 7:22
2: Bryan Campbell, PHI [minor, misconduct] 0:21
Larry Pleau, NE 1:24
Brad Selwood, NE 2:11
Irv Spencer, PHI 6:07
Jim Cardiff, PHI [major] 7:50
Jim Dorey, NE [minor, major] 7:50
Michel Plante, PHI 11:30
3: Mike Hyndman, NE 2:45
Rick Ley, NE 2:45
Michel Plante, PHI 2:45
John Bennett, PHI 10:11
Penalty time: PHI: 27 minutes NE : 15 minutes
PHI Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Don Herriman 3 0 3 0 0 0
Ron Plumb 0 3 3 0 0 0
Danny Lawson 1 1 2 0 0 0
Irv Spencer 0 2 2 2 0 0
John Bennett 1 0 1 2 0 0
Michel Boudreau 1 0 1 0 0 0
Michel Plante 0 1 1 4 0 0
John McKenzie 0 1 1 2 0 0
Andre Lacroix 0 1 1 0 0 0
Bryan Campbell 0 0 0 12 0 0
Jim Cardiff 0 0 0 5 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

NE Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Terry Caffery 1 1 2 0 0 0
Ted Green 0 2 2 0 0 0
Larry Pleau 1 0 1 2 0 0
Tom Webster 1 0 1 0 0 0
Tim Sheehy 0 1 1 0 0 0
John French 0 1 1 0 0 0
Jim Dorey 0 0 0 7 0 0
Mike Hyndman 0 0 0 2 0 0
Brad Selwood 0 0 0 2 0 0
Rick Ley 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
Shots: PHI: 15- 6-14-35 NE : 14- 9- 3-26 Goalies: PHI: Bernie Parent (W, 6-9-0) NE : Al Smith (L, 14-6-0) Attendance: 10,460


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Winnipeg Jets (21-15-2) 0 1 3 4
New York Raiders (18-16-0) 0 2 1 3

1: no scoring
2: NY ,Brian Bradley 5 (Ron Ward), :21
NY ,Norm Ferguson 16 (Gene Peacosh, Bob Jones), 4:39
WIN,Christian Bordeleau 26 (Bob Ash, Steve Cuddie), 16:12
3: WIN,Bobby Hull 18 (Christian Bordeleau, Larry Hornung), 1:14
WIN,Milt Black 11 (Wally Boyer, Larry Hornung), 3:48
WIN,Wally Boyer 5 (Bobby Hull), 14:47
NY ,Wayne Rivers 16 (Ron Ward, Hal Willis), 15:03
Penalties:

1: Bob Winograd, NY 4:59
Christian Bordeleau, WIN 14:41
2: Dunc Rousseau, WIN 3:31
Wayne Rivers, NY 12:01
3: Garry Peters, NY 10:05
Dunc Rousseau, WIN 16:37
Norm Beaudin, WIN [major] 19:37
Kent Douglas, NY [minor, major] 19:37
Penalty time: WIN: 11 minutes NY : 13 minutes
WIN Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Christian Bordeleau 1 1 2 2 0 0
Bobby Hull 1 1 2 0 0 0
Wally Boyer 1 1 2 0 0 0
Larry Hornung 0 2 2 0 0 0
Milt Black 1 0 1 0 0 0
Steve Cuddie 0 1 1 0 0 0
Bob Ash 0 1 1 0 0 0
Norm Beaudin 0 0 0 5 0 0
Dunc Rousseau 0 0 0 4 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

NY Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Ron Ward 0 2 2 0 0 0
Wayne Rivers 1 0 1 2 0 0
Norm Ferguson 1 0 1 0 0 0
Brian Bradley 1 0 1 0 0 0
Bob Jones 0 1 1 0 0 0
Gene Peacosh 0 1 1 0 0 0
Hal Willis 0 1 1 0 0 0
Kent Douglas 0 0 0 7 0 0
Bob Winograd 0 0 0 2 0 0
Garry Peters 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
Shots: WIN: 11- 8-14-33 NY : 11-10- 6-27 Goalies: WIN: Ernie Wakely (W, 17-12-1) NY : Pete Donnelly (L, 14-7-0) Attendance: 10,219


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Cleveland Crusaders (18-13-1) 0 1 1 2
Quebec Nordiques (16-14-1) 1 0 2 3

1: QUE,Jean Payette 9 (J.C. Tremblay, Alain Caron), 14:42
2: CLE,Ron Buchanan 18 (John Hanna), 6:37
3: QUE,Michel Parizeau 8 (Alain Caron), :28
QUE,Alain Caron 15 (J.C. Tremblay, Michel Archambault), :54
CLE,Jim Wiste 5, 9:55
Penalties:

1: Bobby Guindon, QUE 3:15
Ron Buchanan, CLE 9:30
Ralph Hopiavouri, CLE 14:13
Pierre Guite, QUE 17:28
Gary Jarrett, CLE 19:12
2: Gary Jarrett, CLE 1:59
Paul Shmyr, CLE [minor, major] 5:13
Frank Golembrosky, QUE [minor, major] 5:13
Serge Aubry, QUE 5:29
Rich Pumple, CLE 7:27
Rene Leclerc, QUE 8:40
Wayne Muloin, CLE 8:40
Francois Lacombe, QUE 11:22
Joe Hardy, CLE 15:34
Michel Rouleau, QUE 15:34
Rich Pumple, CLE 18:28
3: Ted Hodgson, CLE 1:35
John Hanna, CLE [major, misconduct] 4:34
Ralph Hopiavouri, CLE [major, misconduct] 4:34
Michel Rouleau, QUE [major, misconduct] 4:34
Pierre Guite, QUE [major, misconduct] 4:34
Jean Payette, QUE 8:00
Penalty time: CLE: 55 minutes QUE: 51 minutes
CLE Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Ron Buchanan 1 0 1 2 0 0
Jim Wiste 1 0 1 0 0 0
John Hanna 0 1 1 15 0 0
Ralph Hopiavouri 0 0 0 17 0 0
Paul Shmyr 0 0 0 7 0 0
Gary Jarrett 0 0 0 4 0 0
Rich Pumple 0 0 0 4 0 0
Joe Hardy 0 0 0 2 0 0
Ted Hodgson 0 0 0 2 0 0
Wayne Muloin 0 0 0 2 0 0
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TOTAL00

QUE Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Alain Caron 1 2 3 0 0 0
J.C. Tremblay 0 2 2 0 0 0
Jean Payette 1 0 1 2 0 0
Michel Parizeau 1 0 1 0 0 0
Michel Archambault 0 1 1 0 0 0
Michel Rouleau 0 0 0 17 0 0
Pierre Guite 0 0 0 17 0 0
Frank Golembrosky 0 0 0 7 0 0
Serge Aubry 0 0 0 2 0 0
Francois Lacombe 0 0 0 2 0 0
Bobby Guindon 0 0 0 2 0 0
Rene Leclerc 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
Shots: CLE: 7- 8- 7-22 QUE: 11-11- 8-30 Goalies: CLE: Gerry Cheevers (L, 14-9-0) QUE: Serge Aubry (W, 12-7-1) Attendance: 5,617



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