WHA game summary from January 9, 1976

Team	1	2	3	F
San Diego Mariners (18-17-4)	1	1	3	5
New England Whalers (19-18-3)	1	1	1	3

1: SD , Don Burgess 9 (Gary Bredin, Peter McNamee), 7:18
   NE , Thommy Abrahamsson 10 (Tom Webster, Larry Pleau), 8:20
2: NE , Rosaire Paiement 12 (Wayne Carleton, Thommy Abrahamsson), 1:06
   SD , Kevin Morrison 8 (John French, Andre Lacroix), 7:05
3: SD , Joe Noris 18 (Kevin Devine, Mike McMahon), 5:36
   NE , Gordie Roberts 2 (Bob McManama), 14:15
   SD , Wayne Rivers 8 (Kevin Morrison, John French), 16:56
   SD , Kevin Morrison 9 (Andre Lacroix, John French), 19:39

Penalties:

1: Alan Hangsleben, NE 8:34
   Gordie Roberts, NE 11:18
   Joe Noris, SD 19:24
2: Mike McMahon, SD 3:50
   Thommy Abrahamsson, NE 5:05
   Paul Hurley, NE 15:15
3: Joe Noris, SD 11:32
   Kevin Devine, SD [misconduct, game misconduct] 11:50

Penalty time: SD : 26 minutes
              NE : 8 minutes

SD Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Kevin Morrison	2	1	3	0
John French	0	3	3	0
Andre Lacroix	0	2	2	0
Joe Noris	1	0	1	4
Wayne Rivers	1	0	1	0
Don Burgess	1	0	1	0
Kevin Devine	0	1	1	20
Mike McMahon	0	1	1	2
Gary Bredin	0	1	1	0
Peter McNamee	0	1	1	0
TOTAL

NE Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Thommy Abrahamsson	1	1	2	2
Gordie Roberts	1	0	1	2
Rosaire Paiement	1	0	1	0
Bob McManama	0	1	1	0
Wayne Carleton	0	1	1	0
Tom Webster	0	1	1	0
Larry Pleau	0	1	1	0
Paul Hurley	0	0	0	2
Alan Hangsleben	0	0	0	2
TOTAL


Shots: SD : 10-10-16-36
       NE : 10- 8- 7-25

Goalies: SD : Ernie Wakely (W, 18-8-2)
         NE : Bruce Landon (L, 3-8-1)

Attendance: 9,403