Wednesday January 28, 1976
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All WHA game summaries from January 28, 1976



Team123F
Cleveland Crusaders (19-25-3) 1 2 3 6
Cincinnati Stingers (21-26-1) 1 1 2 4

1: CIN,Dennis Sobchuk 15 (Gene Sobchuk, Mike Pelyk), 8:23
CLE,Ron Ward 17 (Jim Harrison, Al McDonough), 18:25
2: CLE,Ron Ward 18 (Jim Harrison, Paul Shmyr), 4:31
CIN,Gene Sobchuk 15 (Dennis Sobchuk, Mike Pelyk), 15:14
CLE,Gerry Pinder 13, 16:15
3: CLE,Russ Walker 15 (Jim Harrison), 1:10
CLE,Rich Leduc 24 (Gerry Pinder, Gary Jarrett), 3:10
CLE,Danny Gruen 10 (Ron Ward, Al McDonough), 13:00
CIN,Jacques Locas 14 (Ron Plumb, Pierre Guite), 19:30
CIN,Dennis Sobchuk 16 (Ron Plumb, Pierre Guite), 19:50
Penalties:

1: Dennis Sobchuk, CIN 11:31
Bill Evo, CLE 11:31
Gary Jarrett, CLE 15:32
Paul Shmyr, CLE 15:32
Rick Dudley, CIN [double minor] 15:32
2: Frank Beaton, CIN 3:05
Bill Evo, CLE [major, misconduct] 5:31
John Hughes, CIN 14:10
Russ Walker, CLE 14:10
3: Rich Leduc, CLE 4:22
Ray McKay, CLE 18:38
Dale Smedsmo, CIN 19:08
Paul Baxter, CLE 19:08
Penalty time: CLE: 29 minutes CIN: 12 minutes
CLE Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Ron Ward 2 1 3 0 0 0
Jim Harrison 0 3 3 0 0 0
Gerry Pinder 1 1 2 0 0 0
Al McDonough 0 2 2 0 0 0
Rich Leduc 1 0 1 2 0 0
Russ Walker 1 0 1 2 0 0
Danny Gruen 1 0 1 0 0 0
Paul Shmyr 0 1 1 2 0 0
Gary Jarrett 0 1 1 2 0 0
Bill Evo 0 0 0 17 0 0
Paul Baxter 0 0 0 2 0 0
Ray McKay 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

CIN Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Dennis Sobchuk 2 1 3 2 0 0
Gene Sobchuk 1 1 2 0 0 0
Pierre Guite 0 2 2 0 0 0
Mike Pelyk 0 2 2 0 0 0
Ron Plumb 0 2 2 0 0 0
Jacques Locas 1 0 1 0 0 0
Rick Dudley 0 0 0 4 0 0
John Hughes 0 0 0 2 0 0
Dale Smedsmo 0 0 0 2 0 0
Frank Beaton 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
Shots: CLE: 8-13-14-35 CIN: 14-15-10-39 Goalies: CLE: Jacques Caron (W, 1-0-0) CIN: Paul Hoganson (L, 7-8-0) Attendance: 8,257


Team123F
Houston Aeros (31-16-0) 1 3 2 6
Edmonton Oilers (18-31-3) 2 1 2 5

1: EDM,Al Hamilton 1, 5:21
HOU,Gordie Howe 13 (Glen Irwin), 9:48
EDM,Tim Sheehy 22 (Wayne Carleton), 17:08
2: EDM,Bill Laing 4 (Wayne Carleton, Barry Long), 4:54
HOU,Larry Lund 17, 7:12
HOU,Jan Popiel 3 (Gordie Howe), 13:33
HOU,Larry Lund 18 (Frank Hughes), 16:03
3: HOU,Don Larway 21 (Larry Hale), 4:45
EDM,John Rogers 6 (Doug Kerslake, Bob Russell), 5:29
EDM,Doug Barrie 4, 13:22
HOU,Rich Preston 8 (Poul Popiel), 19:20
Penalties:

1: Rick Morris, EDM 3:10
Mark Howe, HOU 5:03
Terry Ruskowski, HOU 8:03
2: John Tonelli, HOU 6:31
Marty Howe, HOU 19:52
3: Ted Taylor, HOU 7:37
Penalty time: HOU: 10 minutes EDM: 2 minutes
HOU Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Larry Lund 2 0 2 0 0 0
Gordie Howe 1 1 2 0 0 0
Jan Popiel 1 0 1 0 0 0
Rich Preston 1 0 1 0 0 0
Don Larway 1 0 1 0 0 0
Glen Irwin 0 1 1 0 0 0
Larry Hale 0 1 1 0 0 0
Poul Popiel 0 1 1 0 0 0
Frank Hughes 0 1 1 0 0 0
Terry Ruskowski 0 0 0 2 0 0
Marty Howe 0 0 0 2 0 0
Mark Howe 0 0 0 2 0 0
John Tonelli 0 0 0 2 0 0
Ted Taylor 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

EDM Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Wayne Carleton 0 2 2 0 0 0
Bill Laing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Al Hamilton 1 0 1 0 0 0
John Rogers 1 0 1 0 0 0
Tim Sheehy 1 0 1 0 0 0
Doug Barrie 1 0 1 0 0 0
Doug Kerslake 0 1 1 0 0 0
Bob Russell 0 1 1 0 0 0
Barry Long 0 1 1 0 0 0
Rick Morris 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
Shots: HOU: 15- 9- 4-28 EDM: 13-17-13-43 Goalies: HOU: Ron Grahame (W, 21-11-0) EDM: Dave Dryden (L, 13-16-3) Attendance: 11,854


Team123F
Winnipeg Jets (33-18-0) 1 1 0 2
Minnesota Fighting Saints (23-18-3) 0 2 4 6

1: WIN,Ulf Nilsson 26 (Bill Lesuk, Duke Asmundson), 7:00
2: WIN,Ulf Nilsson 27 (Anders Hedberg, Bobby Hull), 6:49
MIN,Perry Miller 9 (Mike Walton, Ron Busniuk), 9:19
MIN,Mike Walton 22 (Paul Holmgren, Rick Smith), 14:22
3: MIN,Paul Holmgren 8 (Rick Smith, Jack Carlson), 4:00
MIN,Mike Antonovich 13 (Ted Hampson), 9:44
MIN,Mike Walton 23 (Rick Smith, Jack Carlson), 12:39
MIN,Paul Holmgren 9 (Rick Smith, Jack Carlson), 13:07
Penalties:

1: Bill Butters, MIN 3:55
Curt Brackenbury, MIN 7:20
Curt Brackenbury, MIN [major] 14:15
Ron Busniuk, MIN [major] 14:15
Norm Beaudin, WIN [major] 14:15
Thommie Bergman, WIN [major] 14:15
2: Norm Beaudin, WIN 3:28
3: Ron Busniuk, MIN 6:42
Rick Smith, MIN 19:10
Penalty time: WIN: 12 minutes MIN: 18 minutes
WIN Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Ulf Nilsson 2 0 2 0 0 0
Bobby Hull 0 1 1 0 0 0
Bill Lesuk 0 1 1 0 0 0
Duke Asmundson 0 1 1 0 0 0
Anders Hedberg 0 1 1 0 0 0
Norm Beaudin 0 0 0 7 0 0
Thommie Bergman 0 0 0 5 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

MIN Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Rick Smith 0 4 4 2 0 0
Mike Walton 2 1 3 0 0 0
Paul Holmgren 2 1 3 0 0 0
Jack Carlson 0 3 3 0 0 0
Mike Antonovich 1 0 1 0 0 0
Perry Miller 1 0 1 0 0 0
Ron Busniuk 0 1 1 7 0 0
Ted Hampson 0 1 1 0 0 0
Curt Brackenbury 0 0 0 7 0 0
Bill Butters 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
Shots: WIN: 5-11-11-27 MIN: 15-15-12-42 Goalies: WIN: Joe Daley (L, 24-12-0) MIN: John Garrett (W, 21-15-3) Attendance: 6,260


Team123F
Indianapolis Racers (18-27-2) 1 2 1 4
New England Whalers (22-22-5) 2 2 2 6

1: IND,Hugh Harris 9 (Al Karlander), 9:29
NE ,Larry Pleau 18 (Ron Climie, Paul Hurley), 14:56
NE ,Thommy Abrahamsson 12 (Larry Pleau, Paul Hurley), 18:33
2: IND,Bob Fitchner 12 (Rene Leclerc, Bob Sicinski), 6:07
NE ,Larry Pleau 19 (Thommy Abrahamsson, Ron Climie), 7:45
NE ,Don Borgeson 23 (Mike Rogers, Rick Ley), 10:15
IND,Blair MacDonald 12 (Ken Block, Darryl Maggs), 13:46
3: NE ,Larry Pleau 20 (Rosaire Paiement, Gordie Roberts), 3:52
IND,Al Karlander 7 (Rene Leclerc, Bob Sicinski), 14:17
NE ,Ron Climie 18 (Doug Roberts, Rosaire Paiement), 19:41
Penalties:

1: Nick Harbaruk, IND 2:47
Bench penalty, IND 5:11
Rick Ley, NE 5:37
2: Gordie Roberts, NE 1:04
Garry Swain, NE 18:39
3: Al Karlander, IND 1:48
Ted Scharf, IND 10:36
Penalty time: IND: 8 minutes NE : 6 minutes
IND Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Al Karlander 1 1 2 2 0 0
Rene Leclerc 0 2 2 0 0 0
Bob Sicinski 0 2 2 0 0 0
Hugh Harris 1 0 1 0 0 0
Bob Fitchner 1 0 1 0 0 0
Blair MacDonald 1 0 1 0 0 0
Darryl Maggs 0 1 1 0 0 0
Ken Block 0 1 1 0 0 0
Ted Scharf 0 0 0 2 0 0
Nick Harbaruk 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

NE Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Larry Pleau 3 1 4 0 0 0
Ron Climie 1 2 3 0 0 0
Thommy Abrahamsson 1 1 2 0 0 0
Rosaire Paiement 0 2 2 0 0 0
Paul Hurley 0 2 2 0 0 0
Don Borgeson 1 0 1 0 0 0
Rick Ley 0 1 1 2 0 0
Gordie Roberts 0 1 1 2 0 0
Mike Rogers 0 1 1 0 0 0
Doug Roberts 0 1 1 0 0 0
Garry Swain 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
Shots: IND: 10-11-13-34 NE : 10-11-10-31 Goalies: IND: Leif Holmquist (L, 6-9-0) NE : Christer Abrahamsson (W, 17-11-2) Attendance: 10,507


Team123F
Calgary Cowboys (25-20-2) 0 0 0 0
Phoenix Roadrunners (23-19-4) 2 1 2 5

1: PHO,Gary Veneruzzo 10 (Jim Boyd, Jim Niekamp), 7:55
PHO,Jim Boyd 13 (Lauri Mononen, Gary Veneruzzo), 14:30
2: PHO,Ron Huston 12 (Jim Niekamp), 15:13
3: PHO,Robbie Ftorek 23 (Del Hall, John Gray), 4:16
PHO,Pekka Rautakallio 8 (Jim Boyd, Gary Veneruzzo), 15:44
Penalties:

1: Gary Kurt, PHO 3:02
Robbie Ftorek, PHO 7:36
Butch Deadmarsh, CAL 16:19
2: Cam Connor, PHO 2:17
Peter Driscoll, CAL 17:14
Robbie Ftorek, PHO 17:14
3: Ron Chipperfield, CAL 11:12
Penalty time: CAL: 6 minutes PHO: 8 minutes
CAL Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Ron Chipperfield 0 0 0 2 0 0
Butch Deadmarsh 0 0 0 2 0 0
Peter Driscoll 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

PHO Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Gary Veneruzzo 1 2 3 0 0 0
Jim Boyd 1 2 3 0 0 0
Jim Niekamp 0 2 2 0 0 0
Robbie Ftorek 1 0 1 4 0 0
Ron Huston 1 0 1 0 0 0
Pekka Rautakallio 1 0 1 0 0 0
Lauri Mononen 0 1 1 0 0 0
Del Hall 0 1 1 0 0 0
John Gray 0 1 1 0 0 0
Gary Kurt 0 0 0 2 0 0
Cam Connor 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
Shots: CAL: 3- 9-10-22 PHO: 14-10-15-39 Goalies: CAL: Wayne Wood,
Don McLeod PHO: Gary Kurt (W, 10-10-2) Attendance: 4,393



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