Sunday January 23, 1977
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All WHA game summaries from January 23, 1977



Team123F
Indianapolis Racers (22-19-4) 0 1 1 2
Birmingham Bulls (16-32-1) 2 1 3 6

1: BIR,Tim Sheehy 25 (Paul Henderson, Mark Napier), 2:57
BIR,Mark Napier 34 (Tim Sheehy, Dale Hoganson), 7:30
2: IND,Reg Thomas 19 (Al Karlander, Blair MacDonald), 12:11
BIR,John Stewart 7 (Mark Napier, Tim Sheehy), 14:43
3: BIR,Tim Sheehy 26 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Richard Farda), 3:41
BIR,John Stewart 8 (Mark Napier, Gord Gallant), 4:04
IND,Hugh Harris 21 (Pat Stapleton, Darryl Maggs), 8:27
BIR,Dale Hoganson 3, 19:04
Penalties:

1: Ken Block, IND 2:18
Lou Nistico, BIR 4:51
Rene Leclerc, IND 5:53
Michel Parizeau, IND 13:59
Rick Cunningham, BIR 18:19
2: Darryl Maggs, IND 14:23
Pat Stapleton, IND [major] 16:59
Kim Clackson, IND [major] 16:59
Jeff Jacques, BIR [major] 16:59
3: Lou Nistico, BIR 6:21
Pat Westrum, BIR [major] 10:25
Kim Clackson, IND [major] 10:25
Jeff Jacques, BIR 12:21
Penalty time: IND: 23 minutes BIR: 18 minutes
IND Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Reg Thomas 1 0 1 0 0 0
Hugh Harris 1 0 1 0 0 0
Pat Stapleton 0 1 1 5 0 0
Darryl Maggs 0 1 1 2 0 0
Blair MacDonald 0 1 1 0 0 0
Al Karlander 0 1 1 0 0 0
Kim Clackson 0 0 0 10 0 0
Michel Parizeau 0 0 0 2 0 0
Ken Block 0 0 0 2 0 0
Rene Leclerc 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

BIR Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Tim Sheehy 2 2 4 0 0 0
Mark Napier 1 3 4 0 0 0
John Stewart 2 0 2 0 0 0
Dale Hoganson 1 1 2 0 0 0
Paul Henderson 0 1 1 0 0 0
Gord Gallant 0 1 1 0 0 0
Vaclav Nedomansky 0 1 1 0 0 0
Richard Farda 0 1 1 0 0 0
Jeff Jacques 0 0 0 7 0 0
Pat Westrum 0 0 0 5 0 0
Lou Nistico 0 0 0 4 0 0
Rick Cunningham 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
Shots: IND: 7-12-10-29 BIR: 12- 7-13-32 Goalies: IND: Michel Dion (L, 10-7-0) BIR: John Garrett (W, 11-22-1) Attendance: 7,487


Team123F
Phoenix Roadrunners (19-25-2) 1 1 0 2
Edmonton Oilers (20-27-1) 1 2 6 9

1: EDM,Bill Flett 7 (Barry Wilkins, Bryan Campbell), 10:33
PHO,Frank Hughes 8 (Robbie Ftorek, Serge Beaudoin), 18:17
2: EDM,Wayne Connelly 10 (Doug Barrie), :56
EDM,Glen Sather 12 (Bill Flett), 6:59
PHO,Mike Hobin 5 (Seppo Repo, Jim Niekamp), 7:51
3: EDM,Mike Antonovich 28 (Wayne Connelly, Gavin Kirk), 6:10
EDM,Rusty Patenaude 15 (Bob Russell), 8:42
EDM,Glen Sather 13 (Bill Flett, Barry Wilkins), 13:45
EDM,Al Hamilton 3 (Bob Russell, Barry Wilkins), 14:48
EDM,Barry Wilkins 3 (Gavin Kirk), 17:47
EDM,Tom Simpson 9 (Barry Wilkins), 18:14
Penalties:

1: Del Hall, PHO 0:55
Barry Wilkins, EDM 1:25
Duane Bray, PHO [double minor] 2:51
2: Bill Flett, EDM 2:53
Bill Butters, EDM 16:30
3: Frank Beaton, EDM 15:30
Penalty time: PHO: 6 minutes EDM: 8 minutes
PHO Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Mike Hobin 1 0 1 0 0 0
Frank Hughes 1 0 1 0 0 0
Robbie Ftorek 0 1 1 0 0 0
Jim Niekamp 0 1 1 0 0 0
Seppo Repo 0 1 1 0 0 0
Serge Beaudoin 0 1 1 0 0 0
Duane Bray 0 0 0 4 0 0
Del Hall 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

EDM Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Barry Wilkins 1 4 5 2 0 0
Bill Flett 1 2 3 2 0 0
Glen Sather 2 0 2 0 0 0
Wayne Connelly 1 1 2 0 0 0
Gavin Kirk 0 2 2 0 0 0
Bob Russell 0 2 2 0 0 0
Rusty Patenaude 1 0 1 0 0 0
Mike Antonovich 1 0 1 0 0 0
Tom Simpson 1 0 1 0 0 0
Al Hamilton 1 0 1 0 0 0
Bryan Campbell 0 1 1 0 0 0
Doug Barrie 0 1 1 0 0 0
Frank Beaton 0 0 0 2 0 0
Bill Butters 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
Shots: PHO: 10- 8- 7-25 EDM: 15- 8-13-36 Goalies: PHO: Gary Kurt (L, 8-6-0) EDM: Louis Levasseur (W, 16-12-1) Attendance: 7,651


Team123F
San Diego Mariners (26-19-2) 2 1 0 3
Houston Aeros (25-16-5) 4 1 0 5

1: HOU,Morris Lukowich 12 (Poul Popiel, Terry Ruskowski), 3:25
SD ,Norm Cournoyer 1, 3:52
SD ,Gerry Pinder 4, 10:12
HOU,Larry Lund 12 (John Gray, Marty Howe), 12:28
HOU,John Tonelli 12 (Cam Connor, Ted Taylor), 16:01
HOU,Mark Howe 16 (Gordie Howe), 16:53
2: SD ,Ray Adduono 5 (Andre Lacroix, Norm Ferguson), 7:28
HOU,Cam Connor 21 (Ted Taylor, Al McLeod), 18:37
3: no scoring
Penalties:

1: Kevin Devine, SD [double minor] 14:36
Larry Hale, HOU 18:08
2: Ted Taylor, HOU 0:30
Mark Howe, HOU 5:52
Gerry Pinder, SD 13:15
Gordie Howe, HOU 13:15
3: Gerry Pinder, SD 3:31
John Tonelli, HOU 11:24
John Tonelli, HOU [major] 17:55
Paul Shmyr, SD [major] 17:55
Penalty time: SD : 13 minutes HOU: 15 minutes
SD Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Gerry Pinder 1 0 1 4 0 0
Ray Adduono 1 0 1 0 0 0
Norm Cournoyer 1 0 1 0 0 0
Norm Ferguson 0 1 1 0 0 0
Andre Lacroix 0 1 1 0 0 0
Paul Shmyr 0 0 0 5 0 0
Kevin Devine 0 0 0 4 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

HOU Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Cam Connor 1 1 2 0 0 0
Ted Taylor 0 2 2 2 0 0
John Tonelli 1 0 1 7 0 0
Mark Howe 1 0 1 2 0 0
Larry Lund 1 0 1 0 0 0
Morris Lukowich 1 0 1 0 0 0
Gordie Howe 0 1 1 2 0 0
Al McLeod 0 1 1 0 0 0
Poul Popiel 0 1 1 0 0 0
Marty Howe 0 1 1 0 0 0
John Gray 0 1 1 0 0 0
Terry Ruskowski 0 1 1 0 0 0
Larry Hale 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
Shots: SD : 7- 6- 4-17 HOU: 17- 9-14-40 Goalies: SD : Ernie Wakely (L, 14-8-0) HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 11-6-3) Attendance: 8,564


Team1234F
Cincinnati Stingers (22-21-2) 2 1 0 0 3
New England Whalers (18-26-5) 1 2 0 1 4

1: CIN,Dennis Sobchuk 25 (Bill Steele), 5:23
NE ,Dave Keon 14 (Ralph Backstrom, Thommy Abrahamsson), 7:41
CIN,Blaine Stoughton 31 (Greg Carroll), 14:58
2: NE ,Steve Carlson 6 (Tommy Earl), 9:12
NE ,Jack Carlson 5 (Steve Carlson), 9:34
CIN,Bill Steele 6 (Ron Plumb, Dennis Sobchuk), 17:17
3: no scoring
4: NE ,Dave Hynes 4 (Ralph Backstrom, Mike Rogers), 4:43
Penalties:

1: Ron Plumb, CIN 6:29
Alan Hangsleben, NE 9:40
2: Gordie Roberts, NE 15:44
3: none
4: none
Penalty time: CIN: 2 minutes NE : 4 minutes
CIN Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Bill Steele 1 1 2 0 0 0
Dennis Sobchuk 1 1 2 0 0 0
Blaine Stoughton 1 0 1 0 0 0
Ron Plumb 0 1 1 2 0 0
Greg Carroll 0 1 1 0 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

NE Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Steve Carlson 1 1 2 0 0 0
Ralph Backstrom 0 2 2 0 0 0
Dave Hynes 1 0 1 0 0 0
Dave Keon 1 0 1 0 0 0
Jack Carlson 1 0 1 0 0 0
Thommy Abrahamsson 0 1 1 0 0 0
Mike Rogers 0 1 1 0 0 0
Tommy Earl 0 1 1 0 0 0
Gordie Roberts 0 0 0 2 0 0
Alan Hangsleben 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
Shots: CIN: 12-14-11- 2-39 NE : 16-10-15- 3-44 Goalies: CIN: Normand Lapointe (L, 17-13-0) NE : Christer Abrahamsson (W, 13-10-3) Attendance: 10,083


Team123F
Calgary Cowboys (18-23-3) 2 2 1 5
Winnipeg Jets (25-16-1) 4 4 2 10

1: CAL,Peter Driscoll 12 (Ron Chipperfield, John Arbour), 3:23
WIN,Willy Lindstrom 24 (Peter Sullivan), 6:25
WIN,Thommie Bergman 1 (Anders Hedberg, Barry Long), 11:25
WIN,Peter Sullivan 17 (Willy Lindstrom, Thommie Bergman), 12:48
WIN,Ulf Nilsson 21 (Anders Hedberg), 19:00
CAL,Danny Lawson 17 (John Arbour, Steve Hull), 19:38
2: CAL,Butch Deadmarsh 11 (Ron Chipperfield, Paul Terbenche), :37
WIN,Heikki Riihiranta 1 (Mats Lindh, Bobby Guindon), 6:08
CAL,Ron Chipperfield 16, 12:25 - PP
WIN,Veli-Pekka Ketola 20 (Perry Miller, Mats Lindh), 13:27
WIN,Bobby Guindon 8 (Ulf Nilsson, Heikki Riihiranta), 14:33
WIN,Bill Lesuk 11 (Ulf Nilsson, Barry Long), 15:33
3: WIN,Mats Lindh 6 (Kent Ruhnke, Ted Green), 6:15
WIN,Anders Hedberg 40 (Perry Miller, Ulf Nilsson), 8:23
CAL,Peter Driscoll 13 (Butch Deadmarsh, Ron Chipperfield), 14:43
Penalties:

1: Heikki Riihiranta, WIN 3:57
Mike Ford, CAL 5:51
Perry Miller, WIN 9:58
John Arbour, CAL 11:16
Willy Lindstrom, WIN 17:54
2: Dave Kryskow, CAL 2:38
John Miszuk, CAL 10:00
Willy Lindstrom, WIN 11:14
Peter Driscoll, CAL 13:09
Peter Driscoll, CAL 13:40
Butch Deadmarsh, CAL [minor, major] 20:00
Anders Hedberg, WIN [minor, major] 20:00
John Arbour, CAL [misconduct] 20:00
Paul Terbenche, CAL [misconduct] 20:00
3: John Miszuk, CAL 5:58
Barry Long, WIN 14:08
Penalty time: CAL: 41 minutes WIN: 17 minutes
CAL Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Ron Chipperfield 1 3 4 0 0 0
Peter Driscoll 2 0 2 4 0 0
Butch Deadmarsh 1 1 2 7 0 0
John Arbour 0 2 2 12 0 0
Danny Lawson 1 0 1 0 0 0
Paul Terbenche 0 1 1 10 0 0
Steve Hull 0 1 1 0 0 0
John Miszuk 0 0 0 4 0 0
Mike Ford 0 0 0 2 0 0
Dave Kryskow 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

WIN Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Ulf Nilsson 1 3 4 0 0 0
Anders Hedberg 1 2 3 7 0 0
Mats Lindh 1 2 3 0 0 0
Willy Lindstrom 1 1 2 4 0 0
Heikki Riihiranta 1 1 2 2 0 0
Peter Sullivan 1 1 2 0 0 0
Thommie Bergman 1 1 2 0 0 0
Bobby Guindon 1 1 2 0 0 0
Barry Long 0 2 2 2 0 0
Perry Miller 0 2 2 2 0 0
Veli-Pekka Ketola 1 0 1 0 0 0
Bill Lesuk 1 0 1 0 0 0
Kent Ruhnke 0 1 1 0 0 0
Ted Green 0 1 1 0 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
Shots: CAL: 14- 9- 7-30 WIN: 14-16-11-41 Goalies: CAL: Gary Bromley,
Don McLeod WIN: Joe Daley (W, 23-12-1) Attendance: 8,586



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