WHA game summary from January 16, 1976

Team	1	2	3	F
New England Whalers (21-19-3)	2	1	0	3
Cleveland Crusaders (18-22-2)	2	1	1	4

1: CLE, Jim Harrison 17 (Paul Shmyr, Ron Ward), 5:29
   NE , Rick Ley 2 (Danny Arndt, Bob McManama), 8:45
   NE , Larry Pleau 16 (Tom Webster, Rosaire Paiement), 17:30
   CLE, Rich Leduc 19 (Gerry Pinder, Danny Gruen), 19:10
2: CLE, Rich Leduc 20 (Paul Shmyr, Jim Harrison), 15:16
   NE , Danny Arndt 6 (Bob McManama, Fred O'Donnell), 19:30
3: CLE, Jim Harrison 18 (Russ Walker), 19:41

Penalties:

1: Fred O'Donnell, NE 4:17
2: Rich Leduc, CLE 0:15
   Fred O'Donnell, NE 3:32
   Paul Hurley, NE 7:30
   Ron Ward, CLE 8:58
   Wayne Carleton, NE 14:20
   Gordie Roberts, NE 14:20
   Russ Walker, CLE [double minor] 14:20
   Gerry Pinder, CLE 15:57
3: Jim Harrison, CLE 1:25

Penalty time: NE : 10 minutes
              CLE: 12 minutes

NE Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Danny Arndt	1	1	2	0
Bob McManama	0	2	2	0
Rick Ley	1	0	1	0
Larry Pleau	1	0	1	0
Fred O'Donnell	0	1	1	4
Tom Webster	0	1	1	0
Rosaire Paiement	0	1	1	0
Paul Hurley	0	0	0	2
Wayne Carleton	0	0	0	2
Gordie Roberts	0	0	0	2
TOTAL

CLE Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Jim Harrison	2	1	3	2
Rich Leduc	2	0	2	2
Paul Shmyr	0	2	2	0
Russ Walker	0	1	1	4
Ron Ward	0	1	1	2
Gerry Pinder	0	1	1	2
Danny Gruen	0	1	1	0
TOTAL


Shots: NE : 11-17- 6-34
       CLE: 17-14- 9-40

Goalies: NE : Christer Abrahamsson (L, 16-10-1)
         CLE: Gerry Cheevers (W, 11-11-1)

Attendance: 3,903