All WHA game summaries from January 5, 1975
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Toros (21-15-1) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Cleveland Crusaders (14-20-1) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | TOR, | Gavin Kirk 6 (Tom Martin), 3:02 |
| TOR, | Vaclav Nedomansky 20 (Frank Mahovlich), 11:09 | |
| 2: | CLE, | Wayne Muloin 2 (Skip Krake), :14 |
| TOR, | Frank Mahovlich 18 (Vaclav Nedomansky), 19:44 | |
| 3: | CLE, | Gary Jarrett 7 (Al McDonough, Wayne Muloin), 3:42 |
| TOR, | Tom Simpson 28, 17:53 | |
| CLE, | Gary Jarrett 8 (Wayne Muloin, Ray Clearwater), 18:04 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Steve Cardwell, CLE [major] 3:31 | |
| Rick Cunningham, TOR [major] 3:31 | ||
| Jim Turkiewicz, TOR 4:11 | ||
| Tom Edur, CLE 4:31 | ||
| Ron Ward, CLE 4:56 | ||
| Vaclav Nedomansky, TOR 8:11 | ||
| Mike Amodeo, TOR 18:06 | ||
| Larry Hillman, CLE 19:59 | ||
| 2: | Gary Jarrett, CLE 11:12 | |
| Mike Amodeo, TOR 15:43 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: TOR: 13 minutes
CLE: 13 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Simpson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gavin Kirk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Martin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Cunningham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Amodeo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Turkiewicz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Muloin | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Jarrett | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Clearwater | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al McDonough | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Skip Krake | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Cardwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Edur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 12-12- 8-32
CLE: 17-10-17-44
Goalies: TOR: Jim Shaw (W, 5-3-0)
CLE: Bob Whidden (L, 5-9-1)
Attendance: 6,120
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Cougars (14-20-1) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Edmonton Oilers (18-11-1) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | CHI, | Mark Lomenda 5 (Frank Rochon, Pat Stapleton), 15:56 |
| CHI, | Ralph Backstrom 10 (Rosaire Paiement, Larry Mavety), 16:31 | |
| 3: | EDM, | Bobby Sheehan 5 (Rusty Patenaude, Ken Baird), 4:17 |
| CHI, | Jan Popiel 13 (Duke Harris), 19:02 | |
| EDM, | Barry Long 6 (Mike Rogers, Ron Climie), 19:44 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Bryon Baltimore, CHI 8:02 | |
| 3: | Tom Gilmore, EDM 5:25 | |
| Pat Stapleton, CHI 10:05 | ||
Penalty time: CHI: 4 minutes
EDM: 2 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Popiel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Lomenda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duke Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Rochon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Mavety | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryon Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Sheehan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Long | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Baird | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rusty Patenaude | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Climie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Gilmore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 8-11- 5-24
EDM: 20- 9-14-43
Goalies: CHI: Dave Dryden (W, 6-10-1)
EDM: Jacques Plante (L, 7-2-0)
Attendance: 9,421
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Phoenix Roadrunners (18-14-4) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Indianapolis Racers (6-31-2) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | PHO, | Murray Keogan 17 (Howie Young), 19:41 |
| 2: | IND, | Bob Fitchner 3 (Kerry Bond, John Sheridan), 6:54 |
| 3: | PHO, | Howie Young 3 (Murray Keogan, John Migneault), 9:34 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Nick Harbaruk, IND 8:25 |
| Jim Hargreaves, IND 11:19 | |
| Cam Connor, PHO 11:19 | |
| Al McLeod, PHO 16:37 | |
| 2: | Al McLeod, PHO 4:19 |
| 3: | Gerry Odrowski, PHO 1:43 |
Penalty time: PHO: 8 minutes
IND: 4 minutes
| PHO Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Keogan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Howie Young | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Migneault | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cam Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Odrowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| IND Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Fitchner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kerry Bond | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Sheridan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Hargreaves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nick Harbaruk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: PHO: 12- 9- 7-28
IND: 5- 5- 9-19
Goalies: PHO: Gary Kurt (W, 14-5-2)
IND: Ed Dyck (L, 1-12-1)
Attendance: 7,728
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Blazers (16-16-2) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Michigan Stags (12-24-3) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | VAN, | Claude St. Sauveur 9 (Duane Rupp), 1:27 |
| 3: | MIC, | J.P. LeBlanc 5 (Gary Veneruzzo, Reg Thomas), 15:04 |
| MIC, | Gary Bredin 6 (Craig Reichmuth, Tom Serviss), 18:07 | |
| MIC, | J.P. LeBlanc 6 (John Miszuk), 19:53 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Johnston, MIC 4:00 |
| Don McCulloch, VAN 6:02 | |
| Steve Richardson, MIC 11:05 | |
| Butch Deadmarsh, VAN 11:05 | |
| Duane Rupp, VAN 13:41 | |
| Randy Legge, MIC 18:35 | |
| 2: | Butch Deadmarsh, VAN 6:54 |
| Hugh Harris, VAN 17:59 | |
| 3: | John Miszuk, MIC 5:50 |
| John McKenzie, VAN 14:14 |
Penalty time: VAN: 12 minutes
MIC: 8 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude St. Sauveur | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duane Rupp | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Butch Deadmarsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don McCulloch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hugh Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| MIC Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. LeBlanc | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Bredin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Miszuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Serviss | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Veneruzzo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reg Thomas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Reichmuth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Johnston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Legge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 7- 6- 8-21
MIC: 9-15-13-37
Goalies: VAN: Don McLeod (L, 14-14-2)
MIC: Paul Hoganson (W, 4-3-1)
Attendance: 2,731
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (21-14-1) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (18-17-0) |
1 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 1: | NE , | Tom Webster 18 (Thommy Abrahamsson, Don Blackburn), 8:55 |
| MIN, | Gary Gambucci 3 (Ron Busniuk, Fran Huck), 17:49 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Mike Walton 27 (Gord Gallant, Danny O'Shea), 2:43 |
| MIN, | Fran Huck 13, 5:18 | |
| MIN, | Fran Huck 14 (Gary Gambucci), 6:02 | |
| MIN, | George Morrison 16 (Ted Hampson, Wayne Connelly), 9:03 | |
| MIN, | Wayne Connelly 16 (Ted Hampson, Mike McMahon), 10:08 | |
| MIN, | Mike Walton 28 (Joe Robertson), 15:31 | |
| MIN, | Joe Robertson 5 (Terry Ball, John Arbour), 16:03 | |
| 3: | NE , | John French 9 (Brad Selwood, Tim Sheehy), 1:45 |
| MIN, | Fran Huck 15 (Gary Gambucci, Don Tannahill), 11:42 | |
| NE , | Wayne Carleton 15 (Tom Webster, Don Blackburn), 16:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Fran Huck, MIN 13:39 |
| Tom Webster, NE 14:26 | |
| Danny O'Shea, MIN 15:34 | |
| 2: | Gord Gallant, MIN 19:47 |
| 3: | Fred O'Donnell, NE 4:25 |
| Thommy Abrahamsson, NE 7:29 |
Penalty time: NE : 6 minutes
MIN: 6 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Webster | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Blackburn | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Carleton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thommy Abrahamsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred O'Donnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Huck | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Gambucci | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Walton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Robertson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Connelly | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Hampson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Morrison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny O'Shea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Gallant | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Arbour | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Busniuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Tannahill | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike McMahon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ball | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 16-11-15-42
MIN: 14-18-15-47
Goalies: NE : Al Smith,
Christer Abrahamsson MIN: John Garrett (W, 14-8-0) Attendance: 7,022
Christer Abrahamsson MIN: John Garrett (W, 14-8-0) Attendance: 7,022