SUPER SERIES: Poldi Kladno in
North America, 1976
Poldi Kladno vs.
WHA clubs December 1976
It was a very successfull year for
Team Czechoslovakia. They won the '76
World Championship in Poland, played vs. Team
Canada in the finals of the '76
Canada Cup and were on their way to capture
the second consecutive world title
and Izvestia Cup in the
upcoming 1977.
In December 1976, one of the best
Czechoslovakian clubs of the 1970s, Poldi Kladno
went on for another international challenge. Reinforced
with national team level players like goaltender
Vladimir Dzurilla and forwards Miroslav Pouzar,
Marian and Peter Stastny, Poldi played vs. top WHA
clubs in their first North American series against
the top pro teams.
GAME RESULTS
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December
12-22, 1976 |
12.12.1976 |
Poldi Kladno 5 Winnipeg
Jets 6 |
12.14.1976 |
Poldi Kladno 4 Edmonton
Oilers 6 |
12.15.1976 |
Poldi Kladno
5 Calgary Cowboys 4 |
12.17.1976 |
Poldi Kladno 2 Minnesota
Fighting Saints 3 |
12.20.1976 |
Poldi Kladno
4 New England Whalers 1 |
12.22.1976 |
Poldi Kladno 2 Indianapolis
Racers 3 |
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GAME SUMMARIES
Game
1. December 12, 1976
Poldi Kladno 5
at WINNIPEG JETS 6
Attendance: 10.023
FIRST PERIOD
No Goals Scored
Penalties: None.
SECOND PERIOD
1. Cze - Lybomir Bauer (Peter Stastny, Milan Novy)
5:21
2. Cze - Eduard Novak (Novy, P.Stastny ) 8:49
3. Cze - .Jaroslav Pouzar ( P.Stastny, Marian Stastny)
9:31
4. Cze - Vaclav Sykora ( Vejvota) 10:42
Penalties: Neliba Cze 1:34, Ketola Win 16:30
THIRD PERIOD
5. Win - Hedberg (Nilsson, Miller) 4:01
6. Win - Labraaten ( Bergman, Lindstrom) 6:22
7. Win - Bergman ( Nilsson, Hedberg) 8:01
8. Win - Ruhnke ( Hull, Green) 11:47
9. Win - Lindh ( Lesuk) 13:46
10. Cze - Antonin Melc (Pouzar, P. Stastny) 15:41
11. Win - Sullivan ( Lindstrom, Labraaten) 16:02
Penalties: Melc Cze 1:53, Moffat Win 7:22
Shots:
Dzurilla (Poldi Kladno CZE) 6 4 10 - 20
Daley (Winnipeg) 12 9 10 - 31
Game
2. December 14, 1976
Poldi Kladno 4
at EDMONTON OILERS 6
Attendance: 15.294
FIRST PERIOD
1. Edm - Kirk 2:35
2. Edm - Flett ( Campbell, Sather) 4:31
3. Cze - Bauer (Frantisek Kaberle) 12:14
4. Cze - Novak ( Novy, Pospisil) 15:19
5. Edm - Beaton ( Russell, Hamilton) 17:59
6. Edm - Morris ( Patenaude, Campbell) 19:47
Penalties: Beaton Edm. 8:40, Vins Cze 19:15
SECOND PERIOD
7. Edm - Flett (Sather, Campbell) 15:28
Penalties: Bauer Cze 10:35
THIRD PERIOD
8. Edm - Rota (Nevin, Kirk) 2:06
9. Cze - Pouzar (M. Stastny) 11:48
10. Cze - Novak (Novy, M.Stastny) 13:38
Penalty: Patenaude Edm. 5:01, Beaton Edm. 12:46
Shots:
Broderick and Dryden (EDM) 6 12 20 - 38
Krasa and Termer (CZK) 10 5 5 - 20
Game
3. December 15, 1976
POLDI KLADNO 4
at Calgary Cowboys 6
Attendance: 7,095
FIRST PERIOD
1. Calg - Tannahill ( Miszuk) 2:43
2. Cze - Otakan Vejdova ( Sykora, Krivacek) 9:36
3. Cze - Zdenek Muller ( Sykora, Krivacek ) 13:22
4. Cze - M. Stastny ( Pouzar, P. Stastny) 15:59
5. Calg - Connelly ( Morrison, Sauveur) 18:36
Penalties: Miller Calg 2:22, Vins Cze 4:37, Powis
Calg (Misconduct) Posposil Cze (Major) 17:14
SECOND PERIOD
6. Calg - Ford ( Miller, Terbenche ) 1:20
7. Cze - M. Stastny ( Cermak) 3:55
8. Calg - Ford ( Terbenche, Chipperfield) 7:59
Penalties: Bauer Cze 7:09, Powis Calg. 10:43
THIRD PERIOD
9. Cze - Novy ( Novak) 19:26
Penalty: NONE
Shots:
McLeod (CALG) 11 14 13 - 38
Dzurilla (CZK) 12 8 7 - 28
Game
4. December 17, 1976
Poldi Kladno 2
at MINNESOTA FIGHTING SAINTS 3 (OT)
Attendance: 4.616
FIRST PERIOD
No Goals Scored
Penalties: Nelliba Cze 2:25, S. Carlson Min 4:39
and 8:26
SECOND PERIOD
1. Cze - Pouzar ( P. Stastny) 6:07
2. Cze - Novak (Pospisil, Novy) 18:55
Penalties: Deadmarsh Min. 6:49 , Pospisil Cze 16:30
THIRD PERIOD
3. Min - Adduano ( Patrick) 12:34
4. Min - Ward ( Adduano, Keon) 19:33
Penalty: Arbour Min. 12:21
OVERTIME
5. Min - Antonovich (Keon, McKenzie) 0:45
Penalty: NONE
Shots:
Levasseur, Curran (MIN) 12 22 14 0 - 48
Dzurilla (CZK) 9 9 12 1 - 31
Game
5. December 20, 1976
POLDI KLADNO 4
at New England Whalers 1
Attendance: 7.322
FIRST PERIOD
1. Cze - Jan Neliba ( Krivacek, Vejvoda) 6:35
Penalties: Cermak Cze 1:41, Swain NE 6:13, Busniuk
NE 11:06
SECOND PERIOD
2. Cze - M. Stastny ( Vins, Dzurilla) 5:50
3. Cze - M. Stastny ( Pouzar) 13:06
4. Cze - Novak ( Novy) 15:06
5. NE - Rogers ( Webster, Selwood) 18:40
Penalties: Busniuk NE 2:11, Selwood NE 3:49, Neliba
Cze 7:18,
Smedsmo NE and M. Stastny Cze 16:14
THIRD PERIOD
No Goals Scored
Penalty: G. Roberts NE 10:51, Busniuk NE 16:59,
Hangsleben NE 19:02
Shots:
Abrahamsson (NE) 17 12 16 - 45
Dzurilla (CZK) 6 9 4 - 19
Game
6. December 22, 1976
Poldi Kladno 2
at INDIANAPOLIS RACERS 3
Attendance: 4.974
FIRST PERIOD
1. Ind - Harris ( Clarkson, Parizeau) 13:36
2. Cze - M. Stastny ( P. Stastny) 14:20
Penalties: Novy Cze 4:29, Proceviat Ind. 9:17 and
15:26
SECOND PERIOD
No Goal Scored
Penalties: Proceviat Ind. 3:53, Pouzar Cze and
Mags Ind. 5:41, Cermak Cze9:36, Sicinski Ind. and
Neliba Cze 10:08, Stapleton Ind. 11:11, Cze (Bench
) by Vejvoda 13:31, Block Ind. 19:27
THIRD PERIOD
3. Ind - Paiement ( Sicinski, Mags) 0:54
4. Ind - Paiement ( Sicinski, Peacosh) 16:55
5. Cze - Kaberle ( Novy, Bauer) 19:49
Penalty: Cermak Cze 1:55, P. Stastny Cze 4:24,
Cze (Bench) By Neliba) 6:47
Shots:
Dion (IND) 8 9 8 - 25
Dzurilla (CZK) 7 11 11 - 29
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