Sports headlines for Wednesday December 22, 1971:

• Houston Minus Coach As Hughes Quits? -- Fired?
• Christmas? Bah, Humbug! NFL Plays Scrooge
• Ali Fight Figures As Financial Flop

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NHL standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 F Chicago Blackhawks (24-7-3) 2 1 1 4 California Golden Seals (10-17-7) 0 1 0 1 Att: 8,285 at Oakland Coliseum Game Summary

Team 1 2 3 F Vancouver Canucks (8-21-4) 0 0 0 0 Detroit Red Wings (11-16-6) 2 1 0 3 Att: 11,649 at Olympia Stadium Game Summary

Team 1 2 3 F Toronto Maple Leafs (15-10-8) 1 1 0 2 Montreal Canadiens (20-4-7) 0 3 1 4 Att: 17,167 at The Forum Game Summary

Team 1 2 3 F Pittsburgh Penguins (10-19-5) 0 1 1 2 New York Rangers (22-5-6) 1 1 2 4 Att: 17,250 at Madison Square Garden Game Summary

Team 1 2 3 F Los Angeles Kings (8-24-1) 0 2 0 2 St. Louis Blues (9-20-5) 1 0 0 1 Att: 17,907 at St. Louis Arena Game Summary