He started the following year with the Cincinnati Stingers before being traded to Phoenix. Veneruzzo played one more year in the WHA, closing his career with the San Diego Mariners in 1976-77.
The next season, Veneruzzo joined the Cincinnati Stingers before being traded to Phoenix. He then spent another year in the WHA before wrapping up his career with the San Diego Mariners in 1976-77.