Russian coach Tikhonov had said one year earlier that Orr and Hull were by far the two best players in the world, and neither was able to play in this series. Too bad.
Best of the era? How about BEST EVER PERIOD!!?? Can't speak to the years BEFORE Bobby Orr......not old enough.....but as life long player and fan.......never seen anyone like Bobby Orr in his prime.
Gordie Howe retired in 1970 and did not make him comeback in the WHA till 1973. He never was going to play in 72 for he was retired. People forget that. But the other 2 and Derek Sanderson and JC Trembley were selected for the team, but banned after the NHL objected for all jumped to the WHA.
Funny you say that.... Back in the late 70's I beleive, the Soviets played the Flyers in a hockey game. The Soviets left the ice because the Flyers were to brutal and rough for them!
Although we won this Series,I am glad that we did and proud of Team Canada, Give these Soviet Players some Respect as well. They to played a great series.
Russians made 3 serious mistakes:#1: the coach must be A. Tarasov, not V. Bobrov.#2: Instead of Mikhailov-Petrov-Blinov it must be Mikhailov-Petrov-Kharlamov, the best Russian trojka#3: One of the best Russian forvard of all time A.Firsov didn't play.
this series in general,and game 8 in particular was more exciting than any super bowl,world series, nba playoff, soccer world cup,or any sporting event ever...
Canada have 650000 hockey players! USA have 500000 hockey players! Ovechkin's Russia have only 80000 hockey players today! Canada and USA should have 15 guys who have scored over 800 goals today!! Soccer have 250 million players vs Canada 650000 players that means The Soccer All Stars would beat Orr Gretzky Lemieux easily 100 game Series 93-7!! Soccer have 4 billion fans around the world! Cricket 2 billion fans!
@@RaineriHakkarainen+ Из овечкинской России и я тоже. Но в хоккей, в который играли русские, теперь играют все ваши вами перечисленные ,,звёзды НХЛ". Так что не чем вам гордиться,если только, что срисовали русскую комбинационную игру, которая действительно ИГРА В ХОККЕЙ,а не ваш заморский мордобой,особенно когда страшно проиграть, но лучше покалечить соперника,чем показать мастерство, или с честью признать своё поражение (любитель хоккея и ветеран во дворе).
Anyone else notice how Esposito was snubbed by the Soviets? They picked the stars of the game Henderson and Park, but not Esposito. He played the game of his life, 2 goals, 2 assists and made that save behind Dryden, he was everywhere. He refused to lose.
Seeker22000 My first thought "Hater's in the house...lol" Phil Esposito played a MONUMENTAL game (It seem like he was on every other shift and all power plays) This is coming from a LONG time N.Y. Rangers fan, who HATED Phil and the Bruins :-) (I just recently found out though that his trade to the Rangers was the Bruin's idea not his. I had always thought he went to the Rangers for the money but no internet in the 1970's )
Joseph Dungee He thought he was going to be a Bruin forever, the trade was a shock to him. He got to love NY though. His performance in that whole series, specialy in game 8, was one of those rare moments in sports where an athlete reaches deep inside and finds another level. Kind of like Connors at the '91 Open.
Seeker22000 Agree with that. He is still mad about it to this day (Rightfully so, the best Center in the world at the time). I would yell at the T.V. screen "Push him out of there because he would just park in front of the net. Was just watching "Cold War on Ice", an AMAZING documentary on this series and WOW the Canadians were SERIOUS about this (English Soccer serious..lol)
Joseph Dungee Well imagine if China came over and said "We're better at American football than you because we found a better way to play it". The response would be "Oh yeah ? BRING IT !" And yes, Cold War On Ice is an excellent documentary, it captures the intensity of series. It went from fun exhibition to all out war. Coming from behind against impossible odds. Hollywood would be hard pressed to come up with a better script and this happened in real life.
Seeker22000 Yep, though I don't think THAT will ever happen :) What I do think that help the Canadians in the Moscow leg of the series is Bobby Clarke breaking that guys ankle. He was one of their top 2 players and that made a difference.
The tying goal and the Canadians jumping into the crowd to "save" Eagelson always makes me laugh and brings a tear to my eye. What a moment. If the Canadian players knew how the Eagle was screwing them they likely would have left him to the KGB.:-)
If there was ever a Movie called The Best of Both Worlds it should be about this Ice Hockey series instead of putting this Title on a Star Trek series. Both Teams trying to figure each other out, absolutely fantastic!
They were not Robots, just well trained perfectionists. They had feelings too, just like us. They knew they could beat us after the first game in Montreal. We had more resolve, however dirty, but resolve. They never played any team as great as TCanada.
tdshaker, and TCanada never played a team as great as the russian nationals...remember even though i doubt that you will, one game, one goal,hardly means you are superior...
@@bencallos812 no what makes them superior is Canada'a dominance before during and after 1972. this particular tournament Canada faced many obstacles to WIN and that they did,best on best through the years look it up, who wins more than Canada, thats right no one does.ok occasionally whatever country comes along and has temporary success but it's only a matter of time till Canada is back on top for awhile.guess what that will never change, much like in basketball where some country can upset the USA but they are the best and everyone knows it.
i remember when this series happened.iwas 9 and didn't get 2 see it but knew it was a historic moment! thank you, thnkyou, thank you 4 putting these games on youtube!!
well, my canadian friends, you won, no question, but on the last minute of the last game. and it was supposed to be sweep. very close series. I think we all won. 15 years of a great hockey, canada-rassuia rivalry, culminating in 87 canada cup
EPIC, like the Thrilla in Manilla or Jesse Owens and the four gold medals. Maybe the greatest hockey game ever played (no offence to the Miracle on Ice).
The Miracle on Ice was overrated; Canada almost beat the U.S.S.R. a day or two earlier, and probably would have if the Canadians had had decent goaltending.
To think Canada still won this 8 game series practicing only a couple of months together not playing together conditioned 11 months of the year like the Russians do every year as Vladislav Tretiak said. Plus without Bobby Orr, Dave Keon, Tim Horton, Bobby Hull and Jean Beliveau (Retired the Year Before). To think an American team of amateur college players also defeated a professional team of Russians in 1980.
+Bill Bass I think we have to be honest and admit that Canada was lucky. It could more than easily, some will argue in fact, it should have gone to the USSR. I have seen this series many times and we did learn a very valuable lesson -yes, bring home the silverware but everyone did know.
+Bill Bass I think that's an important point. It's true that the Canadians were not *as* superior to the Soviet players as many originally thought but I think that Canada was at least more superior than the score indicated. The Soviet players had some advantages when they played in Canada including the conditioning and chemistry advantage you mentioned, they also played with international rules. But back in Moscow, the Canadians probably got some of their conditioning back and had a bit more time to play together so they reduced the Soviet's advantage in that area. But the Soviets had *everything* else. Wider rink, home crowd, those horrible referees and Canada still managed to win 3 games (by one goal) and lost 1 after a big lead. Imagine if they went back to Canada to play another 4 games.
Great performance by the skilled Soviets, who played without two of their best players (Firsov and Davydov), and during a time of the season when they weren't used to play competitive game, but yet was so close to defeat the violently playing Canadians.
+beitos44 Canada didn't have Orr and Bobby Hull so what? And as for time of season, was this the one month off they had all year? Because it is well known the Soviet Red Army worked eleven months of the year training. Meanwhile, this was the Canadians actual off season when they were used to finishing off a case of beer after coming home from shooting moose or elk.
ever heard of Bobby Orr and Bobby Hull? think they might have helped Canada? who the fuck are firsov and who? was Canada used to playing in september or did I miss something? and did Canada take literally the tournament to get in shape despite facing a well trained cohesive squad that had extensively trained together? Have a completely trained and fit Canadian team, with proper scouting with all available players playing and this series is not even close.
Who is Richards? If you mean Henri Richard, he was never selected tot he team for he was way too old, around 40 at the time. Jim Pappin was not selected to the team. The only 4 WHA players that were on the team originally before they jumped were Cheevers, Hull, Sanderson & JC Trembley. All would have made Team Canada better and Cheevers likely would have played some games for sure.
I think you need to look at this game and some of the others again. I see a lot of stick work, interference and especially DIVING on the part of the Soviets. Russian fans always have criticism for referees or other things when their team loses. It is called Cognitive Dissonance. Look it up in psychology books. In 1981 Soviets won and we congratulated them. In 79 they also won and they were congratulated. I could sit here and say things like NHL chose wrong goalie in game 3 of the Challenge Cup. Certainly Gerry Cheevers was a very poor goalie but he was there, not because of his rank as a goalie, but because of the All-Star voting format. In 81, Mike Liut, had a very bad game. Saying these word diminishes the Soviet victory. Is saying so "fair" or aligned with good sportsmanship? No. It's not. The Canadian people got together and made a replica Canada Cup for the Soviet team in 81. Is that the sign of a sore loser? No. They did it because the Cup was property of Hockey Canada. They could not allow it out of the country. So the people of Canada, humbly and unselfishly fabricated a replica for the Soviet team. When Canada sends its best players the results are very different than when the Soviets played the poorly assembled teams with only some NHL players or none as in the Olympics for many years. It's about time for Russian people to wake up and learn to win -- and lose -- with honor. This is a big problem in Russia, that the Russian people do not realize. Their pride is excessive, and keeps them blind, and that is how the rulers of the country keep the people just above poverty. I know how this will be answered. There will be denial, and anger and outbursts that I am talking crazy. But, the fact is I have talked to many Russian people on the internet and they share with me the thoughts about Russia in the past and now. If Russians want to live a better, prosperous, happy life they need to take their heads out of their asses and learn to see the world objectively, not through the eyes of corrupt politicians that use fear and pride to control them. The Soviet team was great, there is no doubt about that. The skill level is awesome. There is all good reasons to be proud of the team and of all of the players in this series. It is a first in the history and would have been a tremendous amount of pressure on them. Canada fought back with three goals in the final game and won fairly. Making excuses and diminishing the victory is not in keeping with being a good sport or a good human being.
In central NY we were lucky to see this series. Some programmer working for PBS must have liked hockey because NY-PBS broadcast all the games from Moscow. They also broadcast the SC finals out of MSG in 1972. It was a great series with the Canada getting stronger and stronger as the series progressed. Winning 3 straight in Moscow despite the "homer" officiating and all the other off-ice harassment - clearly Canada was better and they remain so.
The refs were from Sweden, West Germany, Poland and Chechoslavakia...How about the disallowed Russian goal in Game 2, with an American referee. admitting his mistake after.
@@standinsmore9962 Kompalla was East German. You can bet that the KGB put a bug in his ear about making calls against the Canadians. Anyone who denies this is hasn't a brain in their head. The Russians insisted that he referree game 8, despite a previous agreement that he wouldn't. If that doesn't smell of something rotten, nothing does.
Canada thought they would win easily and banned Hull and other WHA players from playing for the NHL owners were angry they left the NHL to the WHA. Stupid decision. Hull deserved to be on that team as the other 3 players selected originally Cheevers, Sanderson and JC Trembley.
@@muskox63 Gerry Cheevers woud have been a huge mistake. He was a plug. Orr was injured. Bernie Parent would have been a much better choice than Dryden.
I was in the third grade when this game was played. School was a joke that afternoon. Every classroom had the game on the radio over the PA system. Nobody was doing any schoolwork. I had a female teacher who knew zilch about hockey and was too dense to realize this was part of Canadian history. She chastised the class for cheering too loudly when Henderson scored!
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I remember when our school wheeled the tv into the gymnasium and the whole school watched , we didn't understand the cold war and the reality that less than 700 miles away Canada had 2 squadrons of F104s armed with nuclear weapons
Canada in 1972 and United States in 1980 both proved that North American team players will and emotion can defeat a superior machine team of Russian robots from the Soviet Union.
Bill Bass, they the russians were great hockey players, but dont continue that crap that they were robots,they had tremendous emotions too, and they were the perfect example of team play.and i notice you fail to mention the many,many, times they defeated north american teams...
It's to bad Bobby Orr was hurt .I would of loved to see him play and watch the Russians trying to get the puck from him.Look what he did in the 76 series playing on one good leg he was the best player on the ice.Also would of loved to see Bobby Hull great slapshot zip past Tretiak
Good thing Espo didn't make make contact with the puck with his high stick on his rebound on the tying 3rd period goal. The play would have been whistled down!
1:03:44 of the clip: The first of two goals that would rattle the Soviet hockey machine (the second was scored by Team U.S.A. captain Mike Eruzione against the Soviets in the semifinals of the 1980 Winter Olympic men's hockey tournament).
I was also 8 at the time - and listened to the game on a small transistor radio in a school yard in Oshawa with a bunch of buddies. We went apeshit when Henderson scored that final goal. All these years later I still remember it as crystal clear. And a few years ago I got to meet Henderson at a local highschool during one of his tour speeches.
You guys won in 74, a series that is nearly forgotten here in Canada. That last game in 72 was one of the best ever games. And the tension, desire and what it meant to both sides is something I shall never forget. Only twice a series like that was played in 72 and 74.
we were all sent down to the gymnasium in grade 2, and watched on a black and white on one of those stands. Eagleson was protesting that the goal light was not on, and the goal not allowed, but he was being rescued by the players as the Soviets were about to arrest him.
The Canadian players were dirty and unsportsmanlike, look at one of there coaches hand gestures after that final goal, disgusting. I lived in Canada and watched all the Canada - Soviet games from 74 onwards. I always wanted the Soviets to win, they played with style, grace and decency.
If my memory serves me correct, Bob Cole did the Canadian radio broadcast on CBC Radio, while Boston broadcaster Bob Wilson did the U.S. radio broadcast on Mutual.
Look at Esposito being mauled at 44:12. If one of the Canadian players did this to the Russian player, penalty for sure. Wow, I never realized how biased the referees were in these games.
Bobby Orr and Bobby Hull. Both didn't play. Orr was injured, but, Hull wasn't allowed because of the WHA at the time. Also, Canada never played as a team, the Russians played as a team for a long time. Canada took the Russians lightly, and put a team together that had little(no) experience together as a team. It almost failed, but, Canada eventually through heart/luck won.
Benjamin Shanklin You mean Bobby HULL!!! With the NHL barring him from participating. Also, Bobby Clarke cheap-shot slash of that Soviet player changed the series, I hated how Team Canada did all of that whining and intimidating of the referees (Particularly Phil Esposito)
I think you need to look at this game and some of the others again. You call it Lumber jacks. I see a lot of stick work, interference and especially DIVING on the part of the Soviets. Russian fans always have criticism for referees or other things when their team loses. It is called Cognitive Dissonance. Look it up in psychology books. In 1981 Soviets won and we congratulated them. In 79 they also won and they were congratulated. I could sit here and say things like NHL chose wrong goalie in game 3 of the Challenge Cup. Certainly Gerry Cheevers was a very poor goalie but he was there because of he All-Star voting. In 81, Mike Liut, had a very bad game. So saying this takes away from the Soviet victory. Is saying so "fair" or aligned with good sportsmanship? No. It's not. The Canadian people got together and made a replica Canada Cup for the Soviet team in 81. Is that the sign of a sore loser? No. They did it because the Cup belonged to Hockey Canada. They could not allow it out of the country. So the people of Canada, humbly and unselfishly fabricated a replica for the Soviet team. When Canada sends its best players the results are very different than when the Soviets played the poorly assembled teams with only some NHL players or none as in the Olympics for many years. It's about time for Russian people to wake up and learn to win -- and lose -- with honor. This is a big problem in Russia that the Russian people do not realize. Their pride is excessive, and that is how the rulers of the country keep the people just above poverty. I know how this will be answered. There will be denial, and anger and outbursts that I am crazy. But, the fact is I have talked to many Russian people on the internet and they share with me the thoughts about Russia in the past and now. If Russians want to live a bette, prosperous, happy life they need to take their heads out of their asses and learn to see the world objectively, not through the eyes of corrupt politicians that use fear and pride to control them.
@@jimturner4937 Again, clearly you don't give an impression you know what you're talking about and the fact that you quote psychology books in this context makes it even more hilarious. I lived in both countries and can tell you from first hand experience there are super cool and humble people on both sides, just like there are plenty of assholes as well. So I wouldn't be generalizing and slapping labels onto "people of ...". Funny though that you mentioned pride. I suppose you don't consider the following as symptoms of "excessive pride", do you: Journalist Dick Beddoes of Toronto's The Globe and Mail offered to eat his words "shredded at high noon in a bowl of borscht on the steps of the Russian Embassy" if the Soviets won one game. Canadian journalists Milt Dunnell (Toronto Star), Jim Coleman (Southam) and Claude Larochelle (Le Soleil) predicted results of seven wins for Canada to one for the Soviets. American journalists Gerald Eskenazi (New York Times) and Fran Rosa (Boston Globe) predicted eight wins to none, while Mark Mulvoy (Sports Illustrated) predicted seven wins to one for Canada. Before the first game, former Canadiens' star goaltender Jacques Plante gave Soviet goaltender Tretiak advice on how to play the NHL forwards. Plante did this because he was "thinking of the humiliation he was almost certain to suffer". Plante himself predicted Canada would win "eight straight". In a game scouted by Team Canada, Tretiak had given up eight goals in a game played the day before his wedding. Of course I could also add things like swinging hockey sticks at refs, throwing chairs on the ice, flipping off the entire stadium, signaling cutting throats from the bench, intentionally injuring players, you know, all those things that come to mind when we think of a "professional" hockey player, but I expect you're not paying attention to those things because they don't fit into your narrative you created for yourself... so speaking of cognitive dissonance hah give me a break. I wish I had actually not watched this series, as I was of a better opinion about Team Canada at the time than I am now. I still consider Canada Cups as the best hockey there ever was though. I miss those very much. If there is one thing only that I miss about the Cold War, it's the Canada Cups. Cheers.
Eagleson was protesting that the goal light did not come on after the tying goal. Does anyone know, did he jump on the ice and run over to the score table to protest?
Esposito's 5-5 equalizer should have been disallowed for high sticking, shouldnät it? Look at the replay att 51:22. His stick is even above the Russian's head!
+beitos44 Not at all. Esposito's stick was high at the point where he began to swing down at the puck but at the point of contact, thestick was at or below his shoulder. The fact is the Soviets did not protestthe goal so we can assume the referee was correct in not blowing down the play.
Big Frank was terrible in the series-way too slow and his moves never worked and he was never in shape. He was lucky to have played as many games as he did. Guys like Ellis-Gilbert-D Hull and even Red Berenson brought a lot more to the series then Frank.
Hockey Dude Agreed, Frank was just hitting slap-shots. Definitely my man Rod Gilbert had a great series (A member of the G-A-G line along with Jean Ratelle and Vic Hadfield, Go Rangers!!)
+Peter Grimshaw Frank never did fit into this team. Frank's feat to fame was the rush on the left wing and a big slap shot. In real hockey, this does not work and he was not up to par. He was selected because he....so be it. It does go back 43+ years ago.
Peter Grimshaw ...This was not Frank's best hockey. Frank was a good player for a longer time, but when Pete was playing his best hockey he was a better player than Frank ever was.
What are you talking about? He played for the Maple Leafs in 1971 - 72 and many years before and in 1972-73 then jumped to the WHA. Without him they would not have won. He played the best hockey of his life in the series.
The good guys LOST. Every Canadian knows in their heart, Kharlamov not cheapshoted in GM 6..CCCP would have won the sereis. Anyway they won the series if you look at it. 7- firstgame and they changed the way the game was played, FOREVER
That is pure speculation. And if you lived back in 1972 as I did, I was 7, the Russians were not the good guys. This was the cold war and it was not just a hockey game, it was a war, a battle between Communism and Capitalism and no Canadian in their right mind, would be cheering for the Soviets. They stopped schools so all the children could watch the game. That is how important the game was to Canadians and I still remember where I was when Henderson scored and remember the reaction of the Canadian audience watching. The Soviets did everything off the ice they could to put the Canadians off their game and cheat. They bugged the Canadians dressing room to hear their game plan, picked bias referees, stole their Coke and other supplies Canadians brought with them from Canadian, tried to disallow the tying goal, which is why Eagleson got involved to stop them and had to be rescued from the police by their players and even tried to say they would win the series if it remained tied because of a goal differential. From your pic, clearly you were not born in 72 and have no clue of what that game meant to Canadians and the whole country was behind the team like never before or since.
NO....my parents did not bring me up to the someone just because of the country they were from. During 1972 the country I live in called the USA were killing off a generation of poor and middle class kids in a bullshit war called Vietnam. The Russians WERE the god guys in this series. Always side with thetem trying to win not kill the other team. Kharlamov OWNED Canada@@muskox63
the reason why Canada did not wear helmets were these players were in the in the NHL at that time MOST OF THE PLAYERS DID NOT WEAR HELMETS which I thought was stupid they should be wearing helmets TODAY ALL PLAYERS MUST WEAR VISORS AND HELMETS WHEN U FINISH JR. HOCKEY THEY ALL WEAR HELMETS WELL WHEN THEY ENTER THE NHL THEY WEAR HELMETS SIR TAKE A LOOK NHL HOCKEY IS INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS FROM SWEDEN FINLAND USA RUSSIA GERMANY CZECHOSLAVAKIA
No Kharlamov hurt his ankle and still played in Game 7 though not very effectively. Orr tore his knee in the 72 Stanley Cup Playoffs and never played and never could for he had a torn knee and ended up tearing it 6 times in his career which is why he had to retire early at age 28.
Yeah great game two things happened Henderson set it up by winning the 7th game with the best goal of the series. J. P. Parise the pride of Smooth Rock Falls called the Russian bluff by threatening the referees life. After that the game was called much more fairly team Canada gelled and played as a much smother unit winning it all. If Harry Sindon had bothered to talk with coaches who knew their system they being the Russians the pros would have been better prepared and wrapped up the series much sooner. As far as Russians go I have met some since watching this game in 72 with few exceptions generally scum bags
Gordie Howe was retired. He did not make his comeback till 73. Hull was banned from playing and Orr was hurt. That is why all 3 never played. Howe & Hull played in the 74 Summit Series, which few even remember ever happened.
The thought of Bobby Orr on that big ice surface is scary. Too bad he wasn't there. The greatest player of that era by a wide margin.
Russian coach Tikhonov had said one year earlier that Orr and Hull were by far the two best players in the world, and neither was able to play in this series. Too bad.
Best of the era? How about BEST EVER PERIOD!!?? Can't speak to the years BEFORE Bobby Orr......not old enough.....but as life long player and fan.......never seen anyone like Bobby Orr in his prime.
Gordie Howe retired in 1970 and did not make him comeback in the WHA till 1973. He never was going to play in 72 for he was retired. People forget that. But the other 2 and Derek Sanderson and JC Trembley were selected for the team, but banned after the NHL objected for all jumped to the WHA.
@@muskox63 And the Golden Jet.
Phil Esposito was by far the best player in the tournament willing Canada to Victory!!
Phil made it pretty clear he would never give up. Really outstanding leadership.
What about Kharlamov?
@@antonboludo8886 the whiner girly 🖕
@@antonboludo8886 🤣🤣 this crybaby player was a joke himself
You mean Kharlamov?
I did not follow the series closely.
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As a Philly Flyers fan, we were very much Canadian during this historic series.
Funny you say that.... Back in the late 70's I beleive, the Soviets played the Flyers in a hockey game. The Soviets left the ice because the Flyers were to brutal and rough for them!
Although we won this Series,I am glad that we did and proud of Team Canada, Give these Soviet Players some Respect as well. They to played a great series.
Russians made 3 serious mistakes:#1: the coach must be A. Tarasov, not V. Bobrov.#2: Instead of Mikhailov-Petrov-Blinov it must be Mikhailov-Petrov-Kharlamov, the best Russian trojka#3: One of the best Russian forvard of all time A.Firsov didn't play.
realtome100 ...The final 3 victories for Canada would have been more one sided were it not for the biased officiating.
this series in general,and game 8 in particular was more exciting than any super bowl,world series, nba playoff, soccer world cup,or any sporting event ever...
Canada have 650000 hockey players! USA have 500000 hockey players! Ovechkin's Russia have only 80000 hockey players today! Canada and USA should have 15 guys who have scored over 800 goals today!! Soccer have 250 million players vs Canada 650000 players that means The Soccer All Stars would beat Orr Gretzky Lemieux easily 100 game Series 93-7!! Soccer have 4 billion fans around the world! Cricket 2 billion fans!
@@RaineriHakkarainen+ Из овечкинской России и я тоже. Но в хоккей, в который играли русские, теперь играют все ваши вами перечисленные ,,звёзды НХЛ". Так что не чем вам гордиться,если только, что срисовали русскую комбинационную игру, которая действительно ИГРА В ХОККЕЙ,а не ваш заморский мордобой,особенно когда страшно проиграть, но лучше покалечить соперника,чем показать мастерство, или с честью признать своё поражение (любитель хоккея и ветеран во дворе).
51:28:
"I have never seen Esposito play this type of hockey. I have to believe that Esposito is playing the greatest hockey of his career so far."
Anyone else notice how Esposito was snubbed by the Soviets? They picked the stars of the game Henderson and Park, but not Esposito. He played the game of his life, 2 goals, 2 assists and made that save behind Dryden, he was everywhere. He refused to lose.
Seeker22000 My first thought "Hater's in the house...lol"
Phil Esposito played a MONUMENTAL game (It seem like he was on every other shift and all power plays)
This is coming from a LONG time N.Y. Rangers fan, who HATED Phil and the Bruins :-) (I just recently found out though that his trade to the Rangers was the Bruin's idea not his. I had always thought he went to the Rangers for the money but no internet in the 1970's )
Joseph Dungee He thought he was going to be a Bruin forever, the trade was a shock to him. He got to love NY though.
His performance in that whole series, specialy in game 8, was one of those rare moments in sports where an athlete reaches deep inside and finds another level. Kind of like Connors at the '91 Open.
Seeker22000 Agree with that. He is still mad about it to this day (Rightfully so, the best Center in the world at the time). I would yell at the T.V. screen "Push him out of there because he would just park in front of the net.
Was just watching "Cold War on Ice", an AMAZING documentary on this series and WOW the Canadians were SERIOUS about this
(English Soccer serious..lol)
Joseph Dungee Well imagine if China came over and said "We're better at American football than you because we found a better way to play it". The response would be "Oh yeah ? BRING IT !"
And yes, Cold War On Ice is an excellent documentary, it captures the intensity of series. It went from fun exhibition to all out war. Coming from behind against impossible odds. Hollywood would be hard pressed to come up with a better script and this happened in real life.
Seeker22000 Yep, though I don't think THAT will ever happen :)
What I do think that help the Canadians in the Moscow leg of the series is Bobby Clarke breaking that guys ankle. He was one of their top 2 players and that made a difference.
1:06:33
"And I must say Foster, is that both these teams played so well, it's a shame that anybody had to lose."
The tying goal and the Canadians jumping into the crowd to "save" Eagelson always makes me laugh and brings a tear to my eye. What a moment. If the Canadian players knew how the Eagle was screwing them they likely would have left him to the KGB.:-)
in hind sight, for what he done to Bobby Orr, they should have left him there
Yes, he was an A-hole.
If there was ever a Movie called The Best of Both Worlds it should be about this Ice Hockey series instead of putting this Title on a Star Trek series. Both Teams trying to figure each other out, absolutely fantastic!
They were not Robots, just well trained perfectionists. They had feelings too, just like us. They knew they could beat us after the first game in Montreal. We had more resolve, however dirty, but resolve. They never played any team as great as TCanada.
tdshaker, and TCanada never played a team as great as the russian nationals...remember even though i doubt that you will, one game, one goal,hardly means you are superior...
@@bencallos812 no what makes them superior is Canada'a dominance before during and after 1972. this particular tournament Canada faced many obstacles to WIN and that they did,best on best through the years look it up, who wins more than Canada, thats right no one does.ok occasionally whatever country comes along and has temporary success but it's only a matter of time till Canada is back on top for awhile.guess what that will never change, much like in basketball where some country can upset the USA but they are the best and everyone knows it.
i remember when this series happened.iwas 9 and didn't get 2 see it but knew it was a historic moment! thank you, thnkyou, thank you 4 putting these games on youtube!!
well, my canadian friends, you won, no question, but on the last minute of the last game. and it was supposed to be sweep. very close series. I think we all won. 15 years of a great hockey, canada-rassuia rivalry, culminating in 87 canada cup
EPIC, like the Thrilla in Manilla or Jesse Owens and the four gold medals. Maybe the greatest hockey game ever played (no offence to the Miracle on Ice).
The entire series was played like sudden death overtime, really unforgettable. Miracle on Ice was the greatest upset I've seen, but that was one game.
The Miracle on Ice was overrated; Canada almost beat the U.S.S.R. a day or two earlier, and probably would have if the Canadians had had decent goaltending.
To think Canada still won this 8 game series practicing only a couple of months together not playing together conditioned 11 months of the year like the Russians do every year as Vladislav Tretiak said. Plus without Bobby Orr, Dave Keon, Tim Horton, Bobby Hull and Jean Beliveau (Retired the Year Before). To think an American team of amateur college players also defeated a professional team of Russians in 1980.
+Bill Bass
I think we have to be honest and admit that Canada was lucky. It could more than easily, some will argue in fact, it should have gone to the USSR. I have seen this series many times and we did learn a very valuable lesson -yes, bring home the silverware but everyone did know.
+Bill Bass I think that's an important point. It's true that the Canadians were not *as* superior to the Soviet players as many originally thought but I think that Canada was at least more superior than the score indicated.
The Soviet players had some advantages when they played in Canada including the conditioning and chemistry advantage you mentioned, they also played with international rules.
But back in Moscow, the Canadians probably got some of their conditioning back and had a bit more time to play together so they reduced the Soviet's advantage in that area. But the Soviets had *everything* else. Wider rink, home crowd, those horrible referees and Canada still managed to win 3 games (by one goal) and lost 1 after a big lead.
Imagine if they went back to Canada to play another 4 games.
well the Soviets lost confidence from this and 76 and they aged quite a bit
Their goalie was fantastic !!
cheep shoot .... where about was team Canada when US college team defeated USSR ....?
Great performance by the skilled Soviets, who played without two of their best players (Firsov and Davydov), and during a time of the season when they weren't used to play competitive game, but yet was so close to defeat the violently playing Canadians.
+beitos44
Canada didn't have Orr and Bobby Hull so what?
And as for time of season, was this the one month off they had all year? Because it is well known the Soviet Red Army worked eleven months of the year training. Meanwhile, this was the Canadians actual off season when they were used to finishing off a case of beer after coming home from shooting moose or elk.
No Keon, Pappin, Orr, Hull, Richards, Etc still won.
ever heard of Bobby Orr and Bobby Hull? think they might have helped Canada? who the fuck are firsov and who? was Canada used to playing in september or did I miss something? and did Canada take literally the tournament to get in shape despite facing a well trained cohesive squad that had extensively trained together? Have a completely trained and fit Canadian team, with proper scouting with all available players playing and this series is not even close.
Who is Richards? If you mean Henri Richard, he was never selected tot he team for he was way too old, around 40 at the time. Jim Pappin was not selected to the team. The only 4 WHA players that were on the team originally before they jumped were Cheevers, Hull, Sanderson & JC Trembley. All would have made Team Canada better and Cheevers likely would have played some games for sure.
I think you need to look at this game and some of the others again. I see a lot of stick work, interference and especially DIVING on the part of the Soviets. Russian fans always have criticism for referees or other things when their team loses. It is called Cognitive Dissonance. Look it up in psychology books. In 1981 Soviets won and we congratulated them. In 79 they also won and they were congratulated. I could sit here and say things like NHL chose wrong goalie in game 3 of the Challenge Cup. Certainly Gerry Cheevers was a very poor goalie but he was there, not because of his rank as a goalie, but because of the All-Star voting format. In 81, Mike Liut, had a very bad game. Saying these word diminishes the Soviet victory. Is saying so "fair" or aligned with good sportsmanship? No. It's not. The Canadian people got together and made a replica Canada Cup for the Soviet team in 81. Is that the sign of a sore loser? No. They did it because the Cup was property of Hockey Canada. They could not allow it out of the country. So the people of Canada, humbly and unselfishly fabricated a replica for the Soviet team. When Canada sends its best players the results are very different than when the Soviets played the poorly assembled teams with only some NHL players or none as in the Olympics for many years. It's about time for Russian people to wake up and learn to win -- and lose -- with honor. This is a big problem in Russia, that the Russian people do not realize. Their pride is excessive, and keeps them blind, and that is how the rulers of the country keep the people just above poverty. I know how this will be answered. There will be denial, and anger and outbursts that I am talking crazy. But, the fact is I have talked to many Russian people on the internet and they share with me the thoughts about Russia in the past and now. If Russians want to live a better, prosperous, happy life they need to take their heads out of their asses and learn to see the world objectively, not through the eyes of corrupt politicians that use fear and pride to control them. The Soviet team was great, there is no doubt about that. The skill level is awesome. There is all good reasons to be proud of the team and of all of the players in this series. It is a first in the history and would have been a tremendous amount of pressure on them. Canada fought back with three goals in the final game and won fairly. Making excuses and diminishing the victory is not in keeping with being a good sport or a good human being.
This is the greatest moment in Canadian history. Period.
Agreed. And Joe Carter's homer in '93 to take the World Series at home in SkyDome would be a close second.
This is on the short list of greatest hockey games ever played.
In central NY we were lucky to see this series. Some programmer working for PBS must have liked hockey because NY-PBS broadcast all the games from Moscow. They also broadcast the SC finals out of MSG in 1972. It was a great series with the Canada getting stronger and stronger as the series progressed. Winning 3 straight in Moscow despite the "homer" officiating and all the other off-ice harassment - clearly Canada was better and they remain so.
The refs were from Sweden, West Germany, Poland and Chechoslavakia...How about the disallowed Russian goal in Game 2, with an American referee. admitting his mistake after.
@@standinsmore9962 Kompalla was East German. You can bet that the KGB put a bug in his ear about making calls against the Canadians. Anyone who denies this is hasn't a brain in their head. The Russians insisted that he referree game 8, despite a previous agreement that he wouldn't. If that doesn't smell of something rotten, nothing does.
Would of loved to see Bobby Orr and Bobby Hull play in this series i wonder how much better Canada would of been
Canada thought they would win easily and banned Hull and other WHA players from playing for the NHL owners were angry they left the NHL to the WHA. Stupid decision. Hull deserved to be on that team as the other 3 players selected originally Cheevers, Sanderson and JC Trembley.
@@muskox63 Gerry Cheevers woud have been a huge mistake. He was a plug. Orr was injured. Bernie Parent would have been a much better choice than Dryden.
Yeah, and I would have loved to see Kharlamov, best Russian player. How come he didn't play in Game 7 and only partially in this one?
I was 19 and living in UK at the time.year following in Canada and had to be told about this amazing game.
Why when Henderson scores from Esposito the winning goal - does the video go blinking on and off - - in and out ?
3 Russian defenders all looking at their net - with their backs to Esposito as he back hands the puck to Henderson and then Magic occurs !
I was in the third grade when this game was played. School was a joke that afternoon. Every classroom had the game on the radio over the PA system. Nobody was doing any schoolwork. I had a female teacher who knew zilch about hockey and was too dense to realize this was part of Canadian history. She chastised the class for cheering too loudly when Henderson scored!
I remember when our school wheeled the tv into the gymnasium and the whole school watched , we didn't understand the cold war and the reality that less than 700 miles away Canada had 2 squadrons of F104s armed with nuclear weapons
Canada in 1972 and United States in 1980 both proved that North American team players will and emotion can defeat a superior machine team of Russian robots from the Soviet Union.
+Bill Bass
Law of averages and how the puck bounces from day to day. Some days, that piece of rubber refuses to cooperate with you. Let's be honest.
We own them!!! They are our hockey bitches!!!
Bill Bass, they the russians were great hockey players, but dont continue that crap that they were robots,they had tremendous emotions too, and they were the perfect example of team play.and i notice you fail to mention the many,many, times they defeated north american teams...
Kael7777,you might own them now but they owned you in the 70s,and into the early 80s.....
OH YEAH 'MURICA
Look at the dive at 54:48. Wow! That dude deserves a Golden Globe or an Academy Award.
I think game eight is the first game where Canada actually started to make 3 successful passes in a row!
It's to bad Bobby Orr was hurt .I would of loved to see him play and watch the Russians trying to get the puck from him.Look what he did in the 76 series playing on one good leg he was the best player on the ice.Also would of loved to see Bobby Hull great slapshot zip past Tretiak
Good thing Espo didn't make make contact with the puck with his high stick on his rebound on the tying 3rd period goal. The play would have been whistled down!
1:03:44 of the clip: The first of two goals that would rattle the Soviet hockey machine (the second was scored by Team U.S.A. captain Mike Eruzione against the Soviets in the semifinals of the 1980 Winter Olympic men's hockey tournament).
Mike who? The Famously great Mike Eruzione?
i was 8 this kind of moment😃😄😅😄😃😄😃😄😃😄😃
I was also 8 at the time - and listened to the game on a small transistor radio in a school yard in Oshawa with a bunch of buddies. We went apeshit when Henderson scored that final goal. All these years later I still remember it as crystal clear. And a few years ago I got to meet Henderson at a local highschool during one of his tour speeches.
14.15 .... The Game Changer moment.
this team wrote the book on haw never 2 give up
I was 13 and on opposite side...now Im happy for Canada!
You guys won in 74, a series that is nearly forgotten here in Canada. That last game in 72 was one of the best ever games. And the tension, desire and what it meant to both sides is something I shall never forget. Only twice a series like that was played in 72 and 74.
we were all sent down to the gymnasium in grade 2, and watched on a black and white on one of those stands. Eagleson was protesting that the goal light was not on, and the goal not allowed, but he was being rescued by the players as the Soviets were about to arrest him.
Wasn't the 1972 Summit Series broadcast by both CBC and CTV, Canada's two English-language TV networks at the time, who jointly produced the games?
The Canadian players were dirty and unsportsmanlike, look at one of there coaches hand gestures after that final goal, disgusting. I lived in Canada and watched all the Canada - Soviet games from 74 onwards. I always wanted the Soviets to win, they played with style, grace and decency.
If my memory serves me correct, Bob Cole did the Canadian radio broadcast on CBC Radio, while Boston broadcaster Bob Wilson did the U.S. radio broadcast on Mutual.
You also got to remember most of the Soviets played all year for years on the red army team while the Canadian team were put together for the series
Look at Esposito being mauled at 44:12. If one of the Canadian players did this to the Russian player, penalty for sure. Wow, I never realized how biased the referees were in these games.
1:03:40 - Paul Henderson's famous goal, eh!
Kenny Dryden just couldn't get it together in this series. Sinden should have played Esposito in this game.
18:09 You would think at that point the game was over...
I think Yakushev was actually better than Kharlamov. Not as flashy, but he sure had a knack.
Canada rules the ice!
They did good plays. Henderson made a good score.
Tnx Habs bro
Greatest International Hockey Series Ever! If Bobby Orr played in this series the Soviets wouldnt stand a chance.
Bobby Orr and Bobby Hull. Both didn't play. Orr was injured, but, Hull wasn't allowed because of the WHA at the time.
Also, Canada never played as a team, the Russians played as a team for a long time. Canada took the Russians lightly, and put a team together that had little(no) experience together as a team. It almost failed, but, Canada eventually through heart/luck won.
I was aware that Hull couldnt play and Orr having surgery during the series. But still with Orr Russia wouldnt stand a chance.
Benjamin Shanklin
Orr, was the greatest player to have played the game in my opinion, so I think your right.
i was 7 years old when this happened watching on a blk and white tv in our basement staying home from school till the game was over .
Benjamin Shanklin You mean Bobby HULL!!! With the NHL barring him from participating.
Also, Bobby Clarke cheap-shot slash of that Soviet player changed the series, I hated how Team Canada did all of that whining and intimidating of the referees (Particularly Phil Esposito)
A great game but horrible television quality (at the time).
+JRx45 Any live telecast from overseas was a marvel of technology in 1972.
Lumberjacks won. Loss for ice hockey. After 1979 series and 1981 Canada Cup final they realized.
I think you need to look at this game and some of the others again. You call it Lumber jacks. I see a lot of stick work, interference and especially DIVING on the part of the Soviets. Russian fans always have criticism for referees or other things when their team loses. It is called Cognitive Dissonance. Look it up in psychology books. In 1981 Soviets won and we congratulated them. In 79 they also won and they were congratulated. I could sit here and say things like NHL chose wrong goalie in game 3 of the Challenge Cup. Certainly Gerry Cheevers was a very poor goalie but he was there because of he All-Star voting. In 81, Mike Liut, had a very bad game. So saying this takes away from the Soviet victory. Is saying so "fair" or aligned with good sportsmanship? No. It's not. The Canadian people got together and made a replica Canada Cup for the Soviet team in 81. Is that the sign of a sore loser? No. They did it because the Cup belonged to Hockey Canada. They could not allow it out of the country. So the people of Canada, humbly and unselfishly fabricated a replica for the Soviet team. When Canada sends its best players the results are very different than when the Soviets played the poorly assembled teams with only some NHL players or none as in the Olympics for many years. It's about time for Russian people to wake up and learn to win -- and lose -- with honor. This is a big problem in Russia that the Russian people do not realize. Their pride is excessive, and that is how the rulers of the country keep the people just above poverty. I know how this will be answered. There will be denial, and anger and outbursts that I am crazy. But, the fact is I have talked to many Russian people on the internet and they share with me the thoughts about Russia in the past and now. If Russians want to live a bette, prosperous, happy life they need to take their heads out of their asses and learn to see the world objectively, not through the eyes of corrupt politicians that use fear and pride to control them.
@@jimturner4937 Again, clearly you don't give an impression you know what you're talking about and the fact that you quote psychology books in this context makes it even more hilarious. I lived in both countries and can tell you from first hand experience there are super cool and humble people on both sides, just like there are plenty of assholes as well. So I wouldn't be generalizing and slapping labels onto "people of ...". Funny though that you mentioned pride. I suppose you don't consider the following as symptoms of "excessive pride", do you: Journalist Dick Beddoes of Toronto's The Globe and Mail offered to eat his words "shredded at high noon in a bowl of borscht on the steps of the Russian Embassy" if the Soviets won one game. Canadian journalists Milt Dunnell (Toronto Star), Jim Coleman (Southam) and Claude Larochelle (Le Soleil) predicted results of seven wins for Canada to one for the Soviets. American journalists Gerald Eskenazi (New York Times) and Fran Rosa (Boston Globe) predicted eight wins to none, while Mark Mulvoy (Sports Illustrated) predicted seven wins to one for Canada.
Before the first game, former Canadiens' star goaltender Jacques Plante gave Soviet goaltender Tretiak advice on how to play the NHL forwards. Plante did this because he was "thinking of the humiliation he was almost certain to suffer". Plante himself predicted Canada would win "eight straight". In a game scouted by Team Canada, Tretiak had given up eight goals in a game played the day before his wedding.
Of course I could also add things like swinging hockey sticks at refs, throwing chairs on the ice, flipping off the entire stadium, signaling cutting throats from the bench, intentionally injuring players, you know, all those things that come to mind when we think of a "professional" hockey player, but I expect you're not paying attention to those things because they don't fit into your narrative you created for yourself... so speaking of cognitive dissonance hah give me a break. I wish I had actually not watched this series, as I was of a better opinion about Team Canada at the time than I am now. I still consider Canada Cups as the best hockey there ever was though. I miss those very much. If there is one thing only that I miss about the Cold War, it's the Canada Cups. Cheers.
I think at some points russians started playing it safe. to declare victory on goals diffs :) my kids memories
don't get canadian complains on refereeing. bad calls? yes. missing calls? yes. but to both sides
THEY WEREALL VERY GOOD HOCKEY PLAYERS
Eagleson was protesting that the goal light did not come on after the tying goal. Does anyone know, did he jump on the ice and run over to the score table to protest?
I guess the refs figured the soviet player could have played the puck near centre when Bill White shot the puck down the ice in the dying seconds.
Esposito's 5-5 equalizer should have been disallowed for high sticking, shouldnät it? Look at the replay att 51:22. His stick is even above the Russian's head!
+beitos44 Esposito scored Canada's 4th goal. The 5th was scored by Cournoyer on a backhand.
+R. Crompton You're right. But shouldn't the equalizer at 51:22 have been disallowed for high sticking?
+beitos44 Not at all. Esposito's stick was high at the point where he began to swing down at the puck but at the point of contact, thestick was at or below his shoulder. The fact is the Soviets did not protestthe goal so we can assume the referee was correct in not blowing down the play.
harlamov's still playing. with a fracture? can't believe
Frank Mahovilich felt left out in this series, he didnt even want to get off the bench when the game ended.
Big Frank was terrible in the series-way too slow and his moves never worked and he was never in shape. He was lucky to have played as many games as he did. Guys like Ellis-Gilbert-D Hull and even Red Berenson brought a lot more to the series then Frank.
Hockey Dude Agreed, Frank was just hitting slap-shots. Definitely my man Rod Gilbert had a great series (A member of the G-A-G line along with Jean Ratelle and Vic Hadfield, Go Rangers!!)
+Peter Grimshaw
Frank never did fit into this team. Frank's feat to fame was the rush on the left wing and a big slap shot. In real hockey, this does not work and he was not up to par. He was selected because he....so be it. It does go back 43+ years ago.
+Hockey Dude
Yes I agree with you but the last three you mention, didn't in fact bring a lot but Hull scored a couple I believe.
Peter Grimshaw ...This was not Frank's best hockey. Frank was a good player for a longer time, but when Pete was playing his best hockey he was a better player than Frank ever was.
so henderson was the hero-a hockey player who could not make- the toronto maple leafs-damn who put him on team canada
What are you talking about? He played for the Maple Leafs in 1971 - 72 and many years before and in 1972-73 then jumped to the WHA. Without him they would not have won. He played the best hockey of his life in the series.
The good guys LOST. Every Canadian knows in their heart, Kharlamov not cheapshoted in GM 6..CCCP would have won the sereis. Anyway they won the series if you look at it. 7- firstgame and they changed the way the game was played, FOREVER
Felony Strutter
The Russians were cheap in the way they rigged the officiating.
That is pure speculation. And if you lived back in 1972 as I did, I was 7, the Russians were not the good guys. This was the cold war and it was not just a hockey game, it was a war, a battle between Communism and Capitalism and no Canadian in their right mind, would be cheering for the Soviets. They stopped schools so all the children could watch the game. That is how important the game was to Canadians and I still remember where I was when Henderson scored and remember the reaction of the Canadian audience watching. The Soviets did everything off the ice they could to put the Canadians off their game and cheat. They bugged the Canadians dressing room to hear their game plan, picked bias referees, stole their Coke and other supplies Canadians brought with them from Canadian, tried to disallow the tying goal, which is why Eagleson got involved to stop them and had to be rescued from the police by their players and even tried to say they would win the series if it remained tied because of a goal differential. From your pic, clearly you were not born in 72 and have no clue of what that game meant to Canadians and the whole country was behind the team like never before or since.
NO....my parents did not bring me up to the someone just because of the country they were from. During 1972 the country I live in called the USA were killing off a generation of poor and middle class kids in a bullshit war called Vietnam. The Russians WERE the god guys in this series. Always side with thetem trying to win not kill the other team. Kharlamov OWNED Canada@@muskox63
the reason why Canada did not wear helmets were these players were in the in the NHL at that time MOST OF THE PLAYERS DID NOT WEAR HELMETS which I thought was stupid they should be wearing helmets TODAY ALL PLAYERS MUST WEAR VISORS AND HELMETS WHEN U FINISH JR. HOCKEY THEY ALL WEAR HELMETS WELL WHEN THEY ENTER THE NHL THEY WEAR HELMETS SIR TAKE A LOOK NHL HOCKEY IS INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS FROM SWEDEN FINLAND USA RUSSIA GERMANY CZECHOSLAVAKIA
One goalie Andy Brown in 1972 did not even wear a mask. Seems crazy now, but then it was like that, but few players then suffered head injuries.
oooohhhhhyes
14:19 Espo playing defense!!!???
just use philidiapia and montrel players for fk sakes
CORVEYER THE MASTER
do you mean cournoyer
wow foster couldn't even get the French names right, for half thbese games he was saying tret re ak
+andrelebaron
Foster Hewitt was too anglo-saxon to get the name correctly. It was a religion with him.
The goalie for the Soviet Union was Russian not French.
what happened to Bobby orr
He had problems with his knee .
Same thing as to Kharlamov.
No Kharlamov hurt his ankle and still played in Game 7 though not very effectively. Orr tore his knee in the 72 Stanley Cup Playoffs and never played and never could for he had a torn knee and ended up tearing it 6 times in his career which is why he had to retire early at age 28.
Yeah great game two things happened Henderson set it up by winning the 7th game with the best goal of the series. J. P. Parise the pride of Smooth Rock Falls called the Russian bluff by threatening the referees life. After that the game was called much more fairly team Canada gelled and played as a much smother unit winning it all. If Harry Sindon had bothered to talk with coaches who knew their system they being the Russians the pros would have been better prepared and wrapped up the series much sooner. As far as Russians go I have met some since watching this game in 72 with few exceptions generally scum bags
i must say that three of the best players in the world at that time bobby orr , gordie howe and bobby hull did not play !
Gordie Howe was retired. He did not make his comeback till 73. Hull was banned from playing and Orr was hurt. That is why all 3 never played. Howe & Hull played in the 74 Summit Series, which few even remember ever happened.
L must say that 3 of Russia's best players did not play: Igor Romishevsky, Anatoli Firsov, and Viktor Konavalenko.
We own them!! The USSR/Russians are our hockey bitches!!!
EVERYONE CAN AGREE THIS WILL BE AN EXCITING SERIES STARTS SEPT 17-OCT1
yes. I agree.
Oh, yes! especially last game Challenge cup-79 and Canada cup-81!
sometimes they dominated us too
but 72 was our time
Kael7777 1972 1976 1984 1987 1991 2004 2016 best on best turnys 2002 2010 2014 Olympics enough said Canada bests the Ruskies any day of the week.
Why did the Soviets have helmets while Canada did not?
That was thanks to NHL rules at the time. It wasn't 'til the late 1980's (I believe) that the NHL mandated helmets.
Cause Canada ain't pussies. Jk
Becauae we are cool!!! Soviets are wimps!!!
WELL I AM A CANADIAN LIKE U ARE BUT IT WAS A GREAT SERIES CANT WAIT FOR WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY TO START HOCKEY IS OUR GAME
Marc Aaron I agree. When does it start?
the goal-tending sure sucked in this series.
i hope you're joking
Look up the save %'s of all three goalies, especially Tretiak's, and you'll see that I'm not joking.
***** well yeah, the games were like 7-4, 4-1, 4-3
In eight games, Canada had 32 GA, and the USSR 31.
Very unimpressive stats. Goal-tending was virtually a non-issue in this series.
CANADIAN SUPÉRIORITY
all teams -were druged-the earth is flat