All WHA game summaries from April 3, 1976
| 1: |
CLE, | Danny Gruen 24 (Ron Ward, Tom Edur), 16:16 |
| 2: |
SD , | John French 25 (Norm Ferguson, Bob Wall), 2:50 |
| SD , | Andre Lacroix 28 (Kevin Morrison, Brian Morenz), 15:12 |
| 3: |
CLE, | Danny Gruen 25 (Ron Ward, Paul Baxter), 8:45 |
| CLE, | Ray McKay 3 (Ron Ward, Paul Baxter), 11:44 |
| CLE, | Jim Harrison 31, 19:58 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Al McDonough, CLE 1:03 |
| 2: |
Paul Baxter, CLE 9:01 |
| Brent Hughes, SD 18:55 |
| 3: | none |
Penalty time: SD : 2 minutes
CLE: 4 minutes
Shots: SD : 18-12- 9-39
CLE: 9-11-16-36
Goalies: SD : Russ Gillow (L, 1-8-2)
CLE: Cam Newton (W, 9-12-1)
Attendance: 4,478
| 1: |
NE , | Don Borgeson 30 (Ralph Backstrom, Dan Bolduc), 8:25 |
| 2: |
IND, | Darryl Maggs 7 (Al Karlander, Blair MacDonald), :45 |
| IND, | Hugh Harris 17 (Michel Parizeau, Rene Leclerc), 3:47 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 32 (Rick Ley, Larry Pleau), 7:35 |
| NE , | Larry Pleau 28 (Tom Webster, Rosaire Paiement), 12:02 |
| 3: |
NE , | Dan Bolduc 2 (Don Borgeson), 8:52 |
| NE , | Larry Pleau 29 (Rosaire Paiement), 19:23 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Danny Arndt, NE 3:06 |
| Dave Keon, IND 5:40 |
| Ron Busniuk, NE 5:40 |
| Brian McDonald, IND 11:44 |
| Ron Busniuk, NE 11:44 |
| Brad Selwood, NE 13:59 |
| 2: |
Fred O'Donnell, NE 6:43 |
| Rene Leclerc, IND 6:43 |
| Michel Parizeau, IND 6:43 |
| Kim Clackson, IND [misconduct] 7:35 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE 12:25 |
| Pat Stapleton, IND 14:13 |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 16:48 |
| 3: |
Tommy Earl, NE [misconduct, game misconduct] 17:36 |
Penalty time: NE : 34 minutes
IND: 20 minutes
Shots: NE : 7-13- 9-29
IND: 9- 6- 4-19
Goalies: NE : Bruce Landon (W, 12-15-4)
IND: Michel Dion (L, 13-14-1)
Attendance: 16,040
| 1: |
HOU, | Don Larway 28, 3:00 |
| PHO, | Grant Erickson 4 (Serge Beaudoin, Ron Huston), 4:23 |
| PHO, | Ron Huston 22 (John Gray, Jim Niekamp), 5:26 |
| HOU, | Frank Hughes 30 (Gord Labossiere, Mark Howe), 16:14 |
| 2: |
HOU, | Mark Howe 36 (John Schella), 1:04 |
| HOU, | Mark Howe 37 (Frank Hughes, Andre Hinse), 6:38 |
| HOU, | Gord Labossiere 23 (Andre Hinse, Frank Hughes), 8:39 |
| HOU, | John Tonelli 17 (Terry Ruskowski, Mark Howe), 15:51 |
| HOU, | Don Larway 29 (Terry Ruskowski), 16:06 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Frank Hughes 31 (Terry Ruskowski, Marty Howe), 10:45 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
John Schella, HOU 6:58 |
| Garry Lariviere, PHO 9:57 |
| Don Larway, HOU 11:12 |
| Bill Butters, HOU 12:55 |
| Ron Huston, PHO 14:29 |
| 2: |
Jim Boyd, PHO 5:43 |
| Cam Connor, PHO 7:26 |
| Don Larway, HOU 8:57 |
| Cam Connor, PHO 11:25 |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU 11:25 |
| Serge Beaudoin, PHO 12:16 |
| Serge Beaudoin, PHO 15:21 |
| 3: |
Serge Beaudoin, PHO [major] 2:14 |
| Glen Irwin, HOU [minor, major] 2:14 |
| Cam Connor, PHO [major] 9:20 |
| John Schella, HOU [major] 9:20 |
| John Gray, PHO 12:34 |
| Mark Howe, HOU 13:22 |
| Glen Irwin, HOU 13:54 |
Penalty time: HOU: 26 minutes
PHO: 26 minutes
Shots: HOU: 11-23-11-45
PHO: 4-12- 9-25
Goalies: HOU: Ron Grahame (W, 36-17-0)
PHO: Clay Hebenton,
Jack Norris
Attendance: 9,541
| 1: |
QUE, | Bill Prentice 6 (Marc Tardif, Christian Bordeleau), 4:39 |
| QUE, | Marc Tardif 69 (Christian Bordeleau, Jean Bernier), 13:54 |
| 2: |
QUE, | J.C. Tremblay 12 (Ted Hampson), :32 |
| TOR, | Mark Napier 43 (Jim Dorey, Vaclav Nedomansky), 1:44 |
| 3: |
QUE, | Charles Constantin 7 (Tom Serviss, Steve Sutherland), 8:01 |
| QUE, | Ted Hampson 8 (Serge Bernier, Bill Prentice), 10:37 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Steve Sutherland, QUE 6:49 |
| 2: |
Bill Prentice, QUE 12:09 |
| 3: |
Ted Hampson, QUE 18:22 |
Penalty time: TOR: 0 minutes
QUE: 6 minutes
Shots: TOR: 12- 9-11-32
QUE: 8-12- 6-26
Goalies: TOR: Wayne Wood (L, 14-8-1)
QUE: Michel DeGuise,
Richard Brodeur
Attendance: 9,603
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Toronto Toros (24-50-5)
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