All WHA game summaries from April 4, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cincinnati Stingers (35-44-1) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Cleveland Crusaders (35-39-5) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | CIN, | Rick Dudley 43, 1:47 |
| CIN, | Bill Steele 2 (Dennis Sobchuk, Gene Sobchuk), 4:33 | |
| CIN, | Dennis Sobchuk 31, 11:31 | |
| CLE, | Danny Gruen 26 (Ron Ward), 13:51 | |
| CLE, | Gary Jarrett 16 (Barry Legge, Tom Edur), 19:33 | |
| 2: | CLE, | Rich Leduc 35 (Gary Jarrett, Gerry Pinder), 5:27 |
| CLE, | Jim Harrison 32 (Ron Ward, Barry Legge), 16:32 | |
| 3: | CLE, | Jim Harrison 33 (Danny Gruen, Ron Ward), 12:28 |
| CLE, | Gerry Pinder 21 (Gary Jarrett), 13:01 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Dale Smedsmo, CIN 15:16 | |
| John Hughes, CIN 15:16 | ||
| Bryan Maxwell, CLE 15:16 | ||
| Paul Baxter, CLE 17:15 | ||
| 3: | Wayne Connelly, CLE 4:30 | |
| John Hughes, CIN 11:30 | ||
Penalty time: CIN: 6 minutes
CLE: 6 minutes
| CIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Sobchuk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Dudley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Steele | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gene Sobchuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dale Smedsmo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Jarrett | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Ward | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Harrison | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Pinder | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Gruen | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Legge | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Leduc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Edur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Baxter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryan Maxwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Connelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CIN: 15- 9-11-35
CLE: 10-13-12-35
Goalies: CIN: Paul Hoganson (L, 20-21-0)
CLE: Bob Johnson (W, 17-19-1)
Attendance: 7,943
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Winnipeg Jets (51-27-2) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Edmonton Oilers (27-49-5) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | WIN, | Duke Asmundson 5 (Bill Lesuk, Peter Sullivan), 15:29 |
| EDM, | Rick Morris 20, 19:39 - SH | |
| 2: | WIN, | Bobby Hull 50 (Ulf Nilsson), :34 |
| EDM, | Paul Hurley 1 (Norm Ullman, Ken Baird), 10:44 | |
| EDM, | Tim Sheehy 34 (Wayne Carleton, Ted McAneeley), 14:38 | |
| EDM, | Peter Morris 6 (Rusty Patenaude, Norm Ullman), 17:25 | |
| 3: | EDM, | Bill Laing 8 (Bob Russell, Rick Morris), 18:16 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Al Hamilton, EDM 0:23 |
| Jack Carlson, EDM [major] 2:45 | |
| Larry Hillman, WIN [minor, major] 2:45 | |
| Bill Laing, EDM 6:48 | |
| Bob Russell, EDM 18:19 | |
| 2: | Barry Long, EDM 4:44 |
| Peter Morris, EDM 6:20 | |
| Bench penalty, EDM 7:04 | |
| Willy Lindstrom, WIN 8:07 | |
| Lars-Erik Sjoberg, WIN 12:24 | |
| Ken Baird, EDM [major] 16:36 | |
| Thommie Bergman, WIN [major] 16:36 | |
| 3: | Mike Ford, WIN 0:54 |
Penalty time: WIN: 18 minutes
EDM: 22 minutes
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Asmundson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Hull | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Lesuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Sullivan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ulf Nilsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thommie Bergman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lars-Erik Sjoberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Willy Lindstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Morris | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Morris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Laing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hurley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Baird | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Russell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted McAneeley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rusty Patenaude | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Carleton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Carlson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Long | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: WIN: 10-11- 2-23
EDM: 14-10-12-36
Goalies: WIN: Curt Larsson (L, 11-10-1)
EDM: Dave Dryden (W, 22-27-5)
Attendance: 10,165
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego Mariners (35-38-6) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Houston Aeros (52-27-0) |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | HOU, | Frank Hughes 32 (Marty Howe, Andre Hinse), 2:50 |
| HOU, | Rich Preston 18 (Marty Howe, Bill Butters), 7:04 | |
| SD , | Norm Ferguson 37 (John French, Ray Adduono), 14:05 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | HOU, | John Tonelli 18 (Don Larway, Terry Ruskowski), 8:40 |
| HOU, | Gord Labossiere 24 (Gordie Howe, Poul Popiel), 11:11 | |
| SD , | Bob Dobek 3 (Alec Tidey, Kevin Devine), 11:37 | |
| HOU, | Don Larway 30, 13:27 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike McMahon, SD 2:02 |
| 2: | Bob Wall, SD 6:21 |
| Larry Hale, HOU 9:28 | |
| Gord Labossiere, HOU 15:30 | |
| 3: | Bob Falkenberg, SD 9:29 |
Penalty time: SD : 6 minutes
HOU: 4 minutes
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dobek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alec Tidey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Devine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Adduono | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Wall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Falkenberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike McMahon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Larway | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Preston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Tonelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Hinse | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Butters | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ruskowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: SD : 12- 3- 9-24
HOU: 11-14- 9-34
Goalies: SD : Russ Gillow (L, 1-9-2)
HOU: Ron Grahame (W, 37-17-0)
Attendance: 12,002
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indianapolis Racers (35-39-6) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 New England Whalers (33-40-7) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | IND, | Blair MacDonald 24 (Bryon Baltimore), 14:27 |
| IND, | Darryl Maggs 8 (Brian McDonald), 16:43 | |
| 2: | NE , | Tom Webster 33 (Rick Ley, Alan Hangsleben), 1:57 |
| IND, | Michel Parizeau 25 (Darryl Maggs, Rene Leclerc), 4:03 | |
| NE , | Nick Fotiu 4 (Brad Selwood, Rick Ley), 14:28 | |
| 3: | IND, | Nick Harbaruk 23 (Dick Proceviat, Hugh Harris), 9:48 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rene Leclerc, IND 3:15 |
| Michel Parizeau, IND 13:59 | |
| Ron Busniuk, NE 13:59 | |
| Rick Ley, NE 14:52 | |
| Hugh Harris, IND 15:43 | |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 15:43 | |
| Doug Roberts, NE 19:59 | |
| Kim Clackson, IND 19:59 | |
| 2: | Kim Clackson, IND [major] 0:57 |
| Ron Busniuk, NE [major] 0:57 | |
| Ken Block, IND 9:22 | |
| 3: | Kim Clackson, IND 3:40 |
| Nick Fotiu, NE 3:40 | |
| Nick Harbaruk, IND 7:32 |
Penalty time: IND: 19 minutes
NE : 15 minutes
| IND Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Maggs | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nick Harbaruk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Parizeau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blair MacDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hugh Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rene Leclerc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Proceviat | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian McDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryon Baltimore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kim Clackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Block | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Ley | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nick Fotiu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Busniuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: IND: 8-15-13-36
NE : 7-12-10-29
Goalies: IND: Jim Park (W, 5-5-0)
NE : Bruce Landon (L, 12-16-4)
Attendance: 10,507
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quebec Nordiques (49-27-4) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Toronto Toros (24-51-5) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | QUE, | Curt Brackenbury 8 (Bob Fitchner, J.C. Tremblay), 1:31 |
| TOR, | Frank Mahovlich 35 (Tom Simpson, Jim Dorey), 4:03 | |
| QUE, | Steve Sutherland 22 (Tom Serviss), 4:40 | |
| TOR, | Jeff Jacques 18 (Jim Turkiewicz), 18:16 | |
| 2: | TOR, | Pete Marrin 22 (Lou Nistico), 12:52 |
| QUE, | Jean Bernier 4 (Ted Hampson), 14:36 | |
| 3: | TOR, | Tom Simpson 20 (Frank Mahovlich), 9:50 |
| QUE, | Serge Bernier 33 (Rejean Houle, J.C. Tremblay), 18:48 | |
| 4: | QUE, | Marc Tardif 70 (Real Cloutier, J.C. Tremblay), 4:25 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Paul Heaver, TOR 7:57 | |
| Charles Constantin, QUE 11:10 | ||
| 2: | Jim Dorey, TOR [major] 8:43 | |
| Gord Gallant, QUE [minor, major] 8:43 | ||
| 3: | Pierre Roy, QUE 0:59 | |
| Christian Bordeleau, QUE [minor, misconduct] 5:35 | ||
| Bob D'Alvise, TOR 13:41 | ||
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: QUE: 23 minutes
TOR: 9 minutes
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jean Bernier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Curt Brackenbury | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Serge Bernier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Sutherland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marc Tardif | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Serviss | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Fitchner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Hampson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Real Cloutier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Christian Bordeleau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Gallant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charles Constantin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pierre Roy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Simpson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pete Marrin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Jacques | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lou Nistico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Turkiewicz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob D'Alvise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Heaver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: QUE: 6-13-14- 2-35
TOR: 15- 8-14- 2-39
Goalies: QUE: Michel DeGuise (W, 5-4-1)
TOR: John Garrett (L, 29-26-4)
Attendance: 10,567