All WHA game summaries from December 22, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Birmingham Bulls (12-25-1) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
 Cincinnati Stingers (17-13-2) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | BIR, | Dale Hoganson 1 (Tim Sheehy, Richard Farda), 8:43 |
| BIR, | Paul Henderson 10 (Mark Napier), 12:50 | |
| BIR, | Pete Marrin 11 (Dale Hoganson, Jeff Jacques), 13:44 | |
| 2: | CIN, | Dennis Sobchuk 16, 2:17 |
| BIR, | Vaclav Nedomansky 20 (Tim Sheehy), 18:58 | |
| 3: | CIN, | Rick Dudley 16 (Rich Leduc, John Hughes), 6:55 |
| BIR, | Dave Gorman 1 (Paul Henderson), 11:52 | |
| BIR, | Mark Napier 29, 12:15 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jeff Jacques, BIR 2:47 |
| Jim Turkiewicz, BIR 3:58 | |
| Jacques Locas, CIN 8:11 | |
| 2: | Blaine Stoughton, CIN 18:13 |
| Dale Hoganson, BIR 18:36 | |
| 3: | Bryan Maxwell, CIN 8:04 |
| Pete Marrin, BIR 17:50 |
Penalty time: BIR: 8 minutes
CIN: 6 minutes
| BIR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Hoganson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Henderson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Napier | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pete Marrin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Gorman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Jacques | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richard Farda | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Turkiewicz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Sobchuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Dudley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Leduc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryan Maxwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blaine Stoughton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jacques Locas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: BIR: 10-10-10-30
CIN: 14-16- 4-34
Goalies: BIR: John Garrett (W, 9-17-1)
CIN: Paul Hoganson,
Normand Lapointe Attendance: 6,292
Normand Lapointe Attendance: 6,292
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quebec Nordiques (20-15-1) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (14-15-4) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | MIN, | John McKenzie 12 (Mike Antonovich), 9:55 |
| 2: | MIN, | Gord Gallant 4 (Ray Adduono), 4:20 |
| QUE, | Paulin Bordeleau 18 (J.C. Tremblay, Andre Boudrias), 14:14 | |
| QUE, | Richard Grenier 11, 14:25 | |
| 3: | QUE, | Jim Dorey 2 (Francois Lacombe), 10:47 |
| MIN, | Al McDonough 8 (Steve Carlson, Pat Westrum), 12:12 | |
| QUE, | Charles Constantin 7 (Paulin Bordeleau, Andre Boudrias), 18:19 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pierre Roy, QUE 3:24 |
| Wally Weir, QUE [major] 12:56 | |
| Jack Carlson, MIN [minor, major] 12:56 | |
| 2: | Pat Westrum, MIN 13:57 |
| 3: | Steve Sutherland, QUE 19:23 |
Penalty time: QUE: 9 minutes
MIN: 9 minutes
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulin Bordeleau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Boudrias | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charles Constantin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richard Grenier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Francois Lacombe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wally Weir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Sutherland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pierre Roy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gord Gallant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al McDonough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Westrum | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Adduono | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Carlson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Antonovich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Carlson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: QUE: 12-16-13-41
MIN: 11- 8-14-33
Goalies: QUE: Richard Brodeur (W, 14-9-1)
MIN: Mike Curran (L, 3-6-3)
Attendance: 6,045
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego Mariners (21-12-2) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Phoenix Roadrunners (13-20-2) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | SD , | Joe Noris 16, 4:42 |
| PHO, | Del Hall 17 (Robbie Ftorek, Ron Huston), 7:02 | |
| PHO, | Robbie Ftorek 24 (Del Hall, Jim Niekamp), 17:33 | |
| 2: | SD , | Don Burgess 8 (Andre Lacroix, Paul Shmyr), 15:49 |
| SD , | Joe Noris 17 (Kevin Devine), 16:57 | |
| 3: | PHO, | Garry Lariviere 2 (Michel Cormier), 8:10 |
| SD , | Andre Lacroix 11 (Tim O'Connell, Don Burgess), 8:45 | |
| PHO, | Serge Beaudoin 3 (Mike Hobin, Andre Hinse), 19:40 | |
| 4: | SD , | Norm Ferguson 22 (John French, Bob Dobek), :21 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jerry Rollins, PHO 1:56 | |
| Andre Lacroix, SD 1:56 | ||
| Kevin Devine, SD 3:25 | ||
| Bench penalty, SD 6:20 | ||
| Serge Beaudoin, PHO 7:26 | ||
| Ken Lockett, SD 11:45 | ||
| 2: | Garry Lariviere, PHO 9:02 | |
| 3: | Randy Legge, SD 12:01 | |
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: SD : 10 minutes
PHO: 6 minutes
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Noris | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Burgess | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Devine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Dobek | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim O'Connell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Legge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Lockett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| PHO Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Hall | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robbie Ftorek | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Serge Beaudoin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Lariviere | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Hinse | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Niekamp | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Cormier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Hobin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Huston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Rollins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: SD : 11- 6- 9- 1-27
PHO: 13-12-11- 0-36
Goalies: SD : Ken Lockett (W, 9-6-0)
PHO: Clay Hebenton (L, 7-14-2)
Attendance: 5,156