WHA game summary from October 16, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Calgary Cowboys (0-5-0) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 San Diego Mariners (2-1-1) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | SD , | John French 3 (Norm Ferguson, Joe Noris), 5:14 |
| CAL, | Lynn Powis 2 (Bernie Lukowich, Don Tannahill), 6:56 | |
| SD , | Wayne Rivers 2 (Andre Lacroix, Paul Shmyr), 8:03 | |
| SD , | Gary Veneruzzo 5 (Joe Noris, Andre Lacroix), 15:36 | |
| 3: | CAL, | Danny Lawson 1 (Warren Miller, Paul Terbenche), 2:27 |
| SD , | Andre Lacroix 3, 19:28 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Paul Hurley, CAL 8:18 |
| Warren Miller, CAL [minor, major] 11:40 | |
| Kevin Devine, SD [minor, major] 11:40 | |
| 2: | Chris Evans, CAL 13:49 |
| Gerry Pinder, SD 19:31 | |
| 3: | Brent Hughes, SD 7:50 |
| Wayne Rivers, SD 14:02 |
Penalty time: CAL: 11 minutes
SD : 13 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Lawson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lynn Powis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Warren Miller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Tannahill | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Terbenche | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bernie Lukowich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chris Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Hurley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Lacroix | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Noris | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Rivers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Veneruzzo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Devine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brent Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 10- 4- 9-23
SD : 7-12- 7-26
Goalies: CAL: Don McLeod (L, 0-3-0)
SD : Ken Lockett (W, 1-1-0)
Attendance: 5,306