Sports headlines for Thursday December 21, 1972:

• All-Pro Team

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NHL standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 F Detroit Red Wings (14-15-3) 1 0 0 1 Boston Bruins (22-8-3) 1 2 5 8 Att: 15,003 at Boston Garden Game Summary

Team 1 2 3 F Vancouver Canucks (9-20-5) 1 2 1 4 New York Islanders (3-25-4) 2 1 1 4 Att: 9,461 at Nassau Coliseum Game Summary

Team 1 2 3 F Atlanta Flames (15-16-5) 3 2 0 5 New York Rangers (21-11-3) 1 1 0 2 Att: 17,500 at Madison Square Garden Game Summary

Team 1 2 3 F Los Angeles Kings (14-16-4) 2 0 1 3 Philadelphia Flyers (16-15-4) 2 1 3 6 Att: 16,220 at The Spectrum Game Summary

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WHA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 F New England Whalers (21-13-1) 2 2 0 4 Alberta Oilers (15-18-2) 1 2 2 5 Att: 3,531 at Edmonton Gardens Game Summary

Team 1 2 3 F New York Raiders (19-17-0) 1 1 0 2 Cleveland Crusaders (19-14-1) 1 2 3 6 Att: 2,565 at Cleveland Arena Game Summary

Team 1 2 3 F Winnipeg Jets (21-16-2) 0 0 0 0 Minnesota Fighting Saints (19-13-2) 0 0 3 3 Att: 6,027 at Saint Paul Auditorium Game Summary

Team 1 2 3 4 F Los Angeles Sharks (15-16-4) 2 0 2 0 4 Ottawa Nationals (14-16-2) 2 2 0 0 4 Att: 1,695 at Ottawa Civic Centre Game Summary