All WHA game summaries from January 3, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Winnipeg Jets (26-14-0) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
 Calgary Cowboys (21-15-2) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | CAL, | Danny Lawson 22 (Larry Israelson, Francois Lacombe), 9:49 |
| CAL, | Rick Sentes 10 (Ron Chipperfield, George Morrison), 10:02 | |
| WIN, | Veli-Pekka Ketola 15 (Mike Ford, Ulf Nilsson), 17:30 | |
| 2: | WIN, | Anders Hedberg 26, 5:51 - SH |
| WIN, | Peter Sullivan 18, 9:25 | |
| CAL, | Bob Leiter 6 (Peter Driscoll, Butch Deadmarsh), 14:44 | |
| WIN, | Thommie Bergman 4 (Ulf Nilsson, Lyle Moffat), 18:31 | |
| 3: | WIN, | Bobby Hull 26 (Norm Beaudin, Veli-Pekka Ketola), 12:21 |
| WIN, | Veli-Pekka Ketola 16, 19:54 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Miszuk, CAL 15:01 |
| 2: | Bench penalty, WIN 5:28 |
| Ulf Nilsson, WIN 12:38 | |
| 3: | Chris Evans, CAL 16:38 |
| Don McLeod, CAL 16:38 | |
| Anders Hedberg, WIN 16:38 |
Penalty time: WIN: 6 minutes
CAL: 6 minutes
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veli-Pekka Ketola | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ulf Nilsson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Anders Hedberg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thommie Bergman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Hull | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lyle Moffat | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Ford | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Beaudin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Sentes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Leiter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Lawson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Israelson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Francois Lacombe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Butch Deadmarsh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Driscoll | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Chipperfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Miszuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chris Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: WIN: 11-12- 4-27
CAL: 15- 6- 3-24
Goalies: WIN: Joe Daley (W, 18-10-0)
CAL: Don McLeod (L, 14-13-1)
Attendance: 7,090
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego Mariners (17-15-4) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Cincinnati Stingers (18-19-1) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | SD , | Norm Ferguson 19 (Gene Peacosh, Ray Adduono), 1:09 |
| SD , | Gary Bredin 7 (Andre Lacroix, Don Burgess), 2:17 | |
| SD , | Kevin Devine 8 (Joe Noris, Mike McMahon), 2:56 | |
| 2: | CIN, | Jacques Locas 11 (John Hughes), 4:49 |
| CIN, | Rick Dudley 20 (Murray Myers, Ron Plumb), 16:28 | |
| 3: | CIN, | Murray Myers 6 (Bryan Campbell, Dave Inkpen), :39 |
| CIN, | Claude Larose 23 (Jacques Locas, Pierre Guite), 2:58 | |
| CIN, | Dennis Sobchuk 10 (Pat Donnelly), 11:05 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Kevin Devine, SD 7:54 |
| Bench penalty, SD 8:28 | |
| Ron Serafini, CIN 10:49 | |
| John Hughes, CIN 13:24 | |
| Alec Tidey, SD 13:24 | |
| 2: | Mike Pelyk, CIN 2:11 |
| Dale Smedsmo, CIN 9:31 | |
| 3: | Kevin Morrison, SD 3:19 |
| Ron Serafini, CIN 4:03 | |
| Dave Inkpen, CIN 10:02 |
Penalty time: SD : 8 minutes
CIN: 12 minutes
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Devine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Bredin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gene Peacosh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Burgess | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Noris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Adduono | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike McMahon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alec Tidey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Locas | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Myers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Claude Larose | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Sobchuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Dudley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Inkpen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Plumb | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Donnelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pierre Guite | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryan Campbell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Serafini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dale Smedsmo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Pelyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: SD : 19- 4- 9-32
CIN: 10-14-16-40
Goalies: SD : Russ Gillow,
Ernie Wakely CIN: Paul Hoganson (W, 4-3-0) Attendance: 7,638
Ernie Wakely CIN: Paul Hoganson (W, 4-3-0) Attendance: 7,638
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ottawa Civics (13-22-1) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Houston Aeros (22-13-0) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | HOU, | Andre Hinse 16 (Larry Lund, Mark Howe), 1:15 |
| HOU, | Gordie Howe 11 (Rich Preston, Glen Irwin), 7:36 | |
| 2: | HOU, | Andre Hinse 17 (Larry Lund, Glen Irwin), 2:58 |
| HOU, | Larry Lund 11 (Frank Hughes, Poul Popiel), 16:32 | |
| 3: | OTT, | Gary MacGregor 13 (Darryl Maggs), 14:02 |
| OTT, | Mark Lomenda 5 (Peter Mara, Brian Lavender), 17:16 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mark Howe, HOU 4:55 | |
| Ralph Backstrom, OTT 11:26 | ||
| Glen Irwin, HOU 19:01 | ||
| 2: | Larry Lund, HOU 2:35 | |
| Barry Legge, OTT 4:52 | ||
| Don Larway, HOU 7:21 | ||
| Frank Rochon, OTT 15:32 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: OTT: 6 minutes
HOU: 8 minutes
| OTT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary MacGregor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Lomenda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Lavender | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Mara | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Darryl Maggs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Legge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Rochon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Lund | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Hinse | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glen Irwin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Preston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Larway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: OTT: 15- 8- 7-30
HOU: 16-10-15-41
Goalies: OTT: Lynn Zimmerman (L, 1-3-0)
HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 6-3-0)
Attendance: 10,302
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indianapolis Racers (14-20-2) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (17-13-3) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | MIN, | Jack Carlson 4 (Rick Smith, Mike Walton), 2:57 |
| MIN, | Gary Gambucci 5 (Fran Huck, Mike Walton), 8:17 | |
| MIN, | Wayne Connelly 16 (Ron Busniuk), 9:18 | |
| 2: | IND, | Brian McDonald 4 (Randy Wyrozub, Ken Block), 16:51 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dick Proceviat, IND 7:28 |
| Bill Butters, MIN 19:39 | |
| 2: | Bill Butters, MIN 6:00 |
| 3: | Nick Harbaruk, IND 20:00 |
Penalty time: IND: 4 minutes
MIN: 4 minutes
| IND Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian McDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Block | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Wyrozub | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nick Harbaruk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Proceviat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Gambucci | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Carlson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Connelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Busniuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fran Huck | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Butters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: IND: 13-12- 9-34
MIN: 10- 5-13-28
Goalies: IND: Michel Dion (L, 0-4-0)
MIN: John Garrett (W, 15-10-3)
Attendance: 8,796
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Crusaders (13-21-2) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 New England Whalers (18-16-3) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | CLE, | Gary Jarrett 4, 15:03 |
| NE , | Ron Climie 16 (Tom Webster, Wayne Carleton), 18:35 | |
| 2: | CLE, | Ron Ward 14 (Ray McKay), 4:24 |
| NE , | Thommy Abrahamsson 9, 17:56 | |
| 3: | NE , | Gordie Howe 10 (Tom Webster), 19:26 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Russ Walker, CLE 6:55 | |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 9:10 | ||
| Paul Hurley, NE 11:49 | ||
| Christer Abrahamsson, NE 15:17 | ||
| Jim Harrison, CLE [double minor] 15:17 | ||
| Bryan Maxwell, CLE 15:48 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Nick Fotiu, NE 6:11 | |
| Randy Legge, CLE 12:17 | ||
Penalty time: CLE: 10 minutes
NE : 8 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Jarrett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Ward | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray McKay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Harrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryan Maxwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Russ Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Legge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Webster | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Climie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thommy Abrahamsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Carleton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hurley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Christer Abrahamsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nick Fotiu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 3- 7- 6-16
NE : 14- 7-10-31
Goalies: CLE: Gerry Cheevers (L, 9-10-1)
NE : Christer Abrahamsson (W, 13-9-1)
Attendance: 10,507
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Phoenix Roadrunners (16-16-3) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Quebec Nordiques (24-16-2) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | PHO, | Gary Veneruzzo 8 (Jim Boyd, Michel Cormier), 9:01 |
| 2: | PHO, | Del Hall 18 (Robbie Ftorek), 12:14 |
| 3: | PHO, | Michel Cormier 15 (Ron Huston, Gary Veneruzzo), 7:33 |
| QUE, | Rene Leclerc 15 (Serge Bernier), 12:26 | |
| PHO, | Gary Veneruzzo 9 (Michel Cormier, Serge Beaudoin), 19:38 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Robbie Ftorek, PHO 3:03 |
| Steve Sutherland, QUE 3:03 | |
| Garry Lariviere, PHO [major] 4:55 | |
| Ric Jordan, QUE [major] 4:55 | |
| Michel Parizeau, QUE 12:32 | |
| Steve Sutherland, QUE 18:27 | |
| 2: | Lauri Mononen, PHO 6:42 |
| Barry Dean, PHO [minor, major] 15:10 | |
| Pierre Roy, QUE [minor, major] 15:10 | |
| Alan Globensky, QUE [misconduct] 15:10 | |
| 3: | John Gray, PHO 4:56 |
| Pierre Roy, QUE 4:56 | |
| Cam Connor, PHO [minor, misconduct] 15:58 |
Penalty time: PHO: 30 minutes
QUE: 30 minutes
| PHO Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Veneruzzo | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Cormier | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Del Hall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robbie Ftorek | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Huston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Serge Beaudoin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Boyd | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cam Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Dean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Lariviere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lauri Mononen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Gray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rene Leclerc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Serge Bernier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Globensky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pierre Roy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ric Jordan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Sutherland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Parizeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: PHO: 17-11-10-38
QUE: 1- 6-10-17
Goalies: PHO: Jack Norris (W, 10-5-2)
QUE: Richard Brodeur (L, 23-11-1)
Attendance: 8,725