April 11, 1976

Marc Tardif Felled, Cowboys and Nordiques Engage in Ugly Brawl

Cowboys 8, Nordiques 4 QUÉBEC: The Cowboys scored six third-period goals to defeat a furious Calgary 2 0 6 - 8 and disheartened Québec Nordiques squad in the second game of the 1976 quarter- Québec 2 2 0 - 4 finals. Nordiques’ star was checked high by Calgary’s Rick Jodzio at 1st period: 1. Que: Tardif (Tremblay, Bernier) 3:43; 2. Cgy: Morrison (Chipperfield) 12:12; 3. 6:16 of the first period, setting off a thirty-minute brawl that resulted in eleven Que: Bernier 15:10; 4. Cgy: Tannahill (Evans, players ejected. Calgary lost Jodzio (match ), , Pat Westrum, Chipperfield) 17:51 Warren Miller, and (all game misconducts). Québec lost Gord 2nd period: 5. Que: Fitchner (Bernier, Cloutier) 2:10; 6. Que: Bernier (Hoganson) 10:28 Gallant (match penalty), Bill Prentice, Pierre Roy, Curt Brackenbury, Steve 3rd period: 7. Cgy: Morrison (Powis) 3:27; 8. Cgy: Sutherland and Gary Gresdal (all game misconducts). Tardif was hospitalized with Kirk (Tannahill, Chipperfield) 6:56; 9. Cgy: skull fractures and it was feared he would never play again. Québec was down to Lukowich (Powis) 9:24; 10. Cgy: Chipperfield (Terbenche, Kirk) 10:16; 11. Cgy: Kirk three defensemen and could not keep up with the Calgary attack later in the game. (Chipperfield, Terbenche) 15:35; 12. Cgy: Powis Ron Chipperfield had a and four assists for the Cowboys. (Lukowich) 17:31 Shots on goal Cgy on Brodeur 8 8 13 - 29 Que on McLeod 8 11 9 - 27

October 8, 1976 October 26, 1976 December 26, 1976 Bulls Win First in Real Cloutier Scores Five Times, Cloutier and Constantin Hat Land of Dixie Nordiques Pound Roadrunners Tricks Lead Nordiques’ Dozen

BIRMINGHAM: The brand-new Bulls QUÉBEC: Real Cloutier became the WINNIPEG: The Jets returned to impressed the opening-night audience sixth player in WHA history to score Winnipeg after two weeks at the in Birmingham with a 4-2 verdict over five goals in a single game as he led the Izvestia Tournament in Moscow, only the Houston Aeros. Tom Simpson Nordiques to an easy 11-3 beating of the to be crushed by a 12-3 verdict at the started the scoring, and the Bulls never Roadrunners. and Steve hands of the Québec Nordiques. The trailed in the contest. Simpson had an Sutherland each had a pair of goals, and Nordiques spotted the Jets a 1-0 lead assist, while Jean-Luc Phaneuf scored Chris Bordeleau assisted on four goals. before scoring seven first-period goals. and assisted as well. Charles Constantin scored three goals Nordiques 11, Roadrunners 3 scored late in the game, adding Phoenix 1 2 0 - 3 while Real Cloutier had seven points on Birmingham to his long list of goal- Québec 4 5 2 - 11 three goals and four assists. scoring locales. 1st period: 1. Que: Cloutier 10 (Tardif, C. had two points in a losing cause. Bordeleau) 1:08. 2. Que: Sutherland 1 (Roy, S. Bulls 4, Aeros 2 Bernier) 1:21. 3. Que: Sutherland 2 (P. Bordeleau, Nordiques 12, Jets 3 Houston 0 1 1 - 2 C. Bordeleau) 5:14. 4. Phx: Ftorek 11 8:51. 5. Que: Québec 7 3 2 - 12 Birmingham 1 2 1 - 4 Cloutier 11 (Baxter) 11:04. Winnipeg 1 1 1 - 3 1st period: 1. Bir: Simpson 1 (Phaneuf) 7:15 2nd period: 6. Phx: Huston 4 (Rautakallio) 0:51. 7. 1st period: 1. Wpg: Hedberg 31 (Nilsson) 0:53; 2. 2nd period: 2. Bir: Phaneuf 1 (Simpson) 2:41; 3. Phx: Liddington 3 (Cormier, Hobin) 3:45. 8. Que: Que: Constantin 8 (Baxter, Cloutier) 3:04; 3. Que: Hou: Preston 1 (Mark Howe) 14:48; 4. Bir: Napier Cloutier 12 (Tardif, Tremblay) 8:03. 9. Que: Sutherland 6 (P. Bordeleau) 6:23; 4. Que: Cloutier 1 (Kirk, Mahovlich) 15:34 Brackenbury 1 (Boudrias, Roy) 8:54. 10. Que: 28 (C. Bordeleau) 7:11; 5. Que: S. Bernier 26 3rd period: 5. Bir: Nistico 1 (Lagace) 3:31; 6. Hou: Tardif 5 (C. Bordeleau) 16:39. 11. Que: Cloutier 13 (Cloutier, Tremblay) 9:57; 6. Que: Cloutier 29 (S. G. Howe 1 10:50 (Fitchner) 16:55. 12. Que: S. Bernier 10 (P. Bernier, Tremblay) 14:08; 7. Que: Roy 1 (Boudrias, Shots on goal Bordeleau, Sutherland) 19:08. Fitchner) 16:15; 8. Que: Constantin 9 (Cloutier, C. Hou on Garrett 12 7 8 - 27 3rd period: 13. Que: S. Bernier 11 8:47. 14. Que: Bordeleau) 17:26 Bir on Grahame 6 14 7 - 27 Cloutier 14 (Lacombe, C. Bordeleau) 11:47. 2nd period: 9. Que: C. Bordeleau 16 (Cloutier, Shots on goal Dorey) 8:49; 10. Wpg: Nilsson 14 (Hull, Bergman) Phx on Brodeur 9 14 7 - 30 11:45; 11. Que: S. Berneir 27 (P. Bordeleau) 12:35; Que on Kurt, Hebenton 11 12 19 - 42 12. Que: Constantin 10 (C. Bordeleau, Tremblay) 17:26 3rd period: 13. Que: Cloutier 30 (Boudrias, Dorey) 8:25; 14. Wpg: Ruhnke 5 (Long, Lesuk) 11:19; 15. Que: P. Bordeleau 19 (Boudrias, Weir) 16:56 Shots on goal Que on Daley, Larsson 17 12 11 - 40 Wpg on Brodeur 7 5 12 - 24

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