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1972 Summit Series
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Team Canada defenceman Gary Bergman (right) celebrates teammate Paul Henderson's winning goal in Canada's 6-5 win in Game 8 of the Canada-Russia hockey series in Moscow in this Sept. 28, 1972 photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP |
Game 3 tie in Summit Series left Canada disappointed by John Kreiser / NHL.com
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September 6th, 2012 http://1.cdn.nhle.com/nhl/images/upl...3_1972_325.jpg Forty years ago, the hockey world was fundamentally changed by the start of an eight-game series between national teams from Canada, loaded with NHL players in their prime, and the Soviet Union -- considered the two best hockey-playing nations in the world at the time -- that played out across the month of September. The series was a must-follow for hockey fans across the globe and after its dramatic conclusion --- a 4-3-1 series win for the Canadians -- there was no question that the NHL would never be the same again. This month, NHL.com looks at the historic Summit Series with a month-long collection of content. Today, NHL.com provides a look back at Game 3 of the series from some of those who helped make the history happen. Stay tuned for additional content throughout September (Game 1 recap, Game 2 recap). Though the Summit Series matched the best players in the NHL against the Soviet Union, Bobby Hull was a spectator throughout. Hull, who undoubtedly would have made the Canadian team, signed with the brand-new World Hockey Association during the summer and was left off the roster. Ironically, Game 3 of the series was played in Winnipeg, where Hull would play throughout the WHA's seven seasons. He and the rest of the 9,800 fans who packed Winnipeg Arena on the night of Sept. 6, 1972, had to wonder which Team Canada they would see -- the one that was shelled in Montreal or the one that dominated Game 2 in Toronto. GAME 3: CANADA 4, SOVIET UNION 4 Team Canada was left frustrated and stalemated in Game 3 of the 1972 Summit Series after the Soviet Union twice overcame two-goal deficits to leave with a 4-4 tie. First Period: 1, Canada, Parise 1 (White, P. Esposito) 1:54. 2, USSR Petrov 2, 3:16 (sh). 3, Canada, Ratelle 1 (Cournoyer, Bergman), 18:25. Second Period: 4, Canada P. Esposito 3 (Cashman, Parise), 4:19. 5, USSR, Kharlamov 3 (Tsygankov), 12:56 (sh). 6, Canada, Henderson 2 (Clarke, Ellis) 13:47. 7, USSR, Lebedev 1 (Anisin, Vasiliev), 14:59. 8, USSR, Bodunov 1 (Anisin), 18:28. Third Period: No scoring. Shots on goal: Soviet Union 9-8-8-25. Canada 15-17-6--38. Goalies: Soviet Union, Tretiak 1-1-1 (38 shots on goal, 34 saves). Canada, T. Esposito 1-0-1 (25-21) Attendance: 9,800 So did the Soviets, who tinkered with their lineup. Coach Vsevolod Bobrov's best move was his decision to reunite the trio of Alexander Bodunov, Yuri Lebedev and center Viachaeslav Anisin, who had helped the Soviet junior team dominate the 1971 World University Games in Lake Placid. The "Kid Line," as it was dubbed by the Canadian media, wound up having a major say in the outcome. If there was one area in Team Canada's game that needed no improvement, it was their starts. J.P. Parise swatted home the rebound of Bill White's shot 1:54 after the opening faceoff and Canada had the lead for the third time in as many games. But unlike its crisp performance two nights earlier in Toronto, Team Canada began to get sloppy -- and paid the price. Vladimir Petrov intercepted a bad pass by Frank Mahovlich in the Canadian zone and beat Tony Esposito at 3:15 for the Soviets' second shorthanded goal of the series. Jean Ratelle, back in the lineup but without his New York Rangers linemates Vic Hadfield and Rod Gilbert, put Canada back in front at 18:25 after a give-and-go with Yvan Cournoyer. When Phil Esposito beat Vladislav Tretiak from point-blank range 4:19 into the second period, Canada led 3-1, was dominating the game physically (too physically in the eyes of many of the Soviets), and appeared to be in control. Valeri Kharlamov made it 3-2 with another shorthanded goal at 12:56, but Paul Henderson restored Canada's two-goal lead less than a minute later. That's when the Soviets' Kid Line took over. Lebedev deflected a point shot by Valeri Vasiliev past Tony Esposito at 14:59. The young players leaped in the air and hugged each other to celebrate -- the first sign of emotion by any of the stoic Soviets during the series. Bodunov took a nice centering pass from Anisin and fired a shot over the goalie's right shoulder at 18:28 to tie the game 4-4. "They put out that young line we hadn't seen before and they dominated us," Team Canada coach Harry Sinden said after the game. Canada outshot the U.S.S.R. 32-17 through two periods, but the game was all even. It ended that way as the wearying Canadians hung on despite being outshot 8-6 during a scoreless third period. Tony Esposito robbed Alexander Maltsev on a breakaway in the final 15 seconds to preserve the tie -- one that was widely considered a loss for the home team. "We felt we should have won," Paul Henderson told NHL.com. "We had a couple of breakdowns in the [second] period. They jumped on them and we might have gotten a little complacent." Henderson's linemate Bob Clarke felt Team Canada's lack of conditioning might have taken a toll. "In Toronto, the emotions were so high and they carried us," he told NHL.com. "In Winnipeg, the emotions were just as high, but we weren't in condition to play at that level. It caught up to us." After the game, Sinden took a lot of heat from the press for his team's failure to dominate the series. But rather than criticize his players, Sinden paid tribute to the Soviets, who had surprised almost everyone with their showing in the first three games. "Do the Soviets compare with the NHL's best?" someone asked. "Absolutely." "As good as the Boston Bruins?" "Yes sir," Sinden said, comparing the Soviets to the franchise he had coached to the 1970 Stanley Cup. "As good as the Boston Bruins." After a pause, he added, "After all, whoever told us that we in Canada know all about hockey, except ourselves." |
Canadian Tire wants to bid for Summit Series jersey
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http://www.ctvnews.ca/polopoly_fs/1....ape_620/image. Team Canada's Phil Esposito takes a spill during the pre-game ceremonies of game five of the Canada-Russia Summit Series in Moscow, Friday, Sept.22, 1972. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/TASS) Team Canada's Phil Esposito takes a spill during the pre-game ceremonies of game five of the Canada-Russia Summit Series in Moscow, Friday, Sept.22, 1972. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/TASS) The Canadian Press Published Wednesday, June 2, 2010 6:17PM EDT MONTREAL - Canadian Tire is making a play for one of Canada's most valuable pieces of hockey memorabilia. The company says it will submit an opening bid of $200,000 for Paul Henderson's 1972 Summit Series jersey. The Team Canada sweater went up for auction last month. As of Wednesday afternoon, the highest bid was $158,678. Canadian Tire plans to submit its bid to Classic Auctions on Thursday. Related Links Who will buy Paul Henderson's famous hockey jersey? Henderson wore the jersey when he scored the winning goal in the 1972 Summit Series against the former Soviet Union. If its bid is successful, Canadian Tire says it will take the jersey on a cross-country tour through its 480-store network. The company will then loan the sweater to sports and hockey museums such as the Hockey Hall of Fame and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Henderson gave the jersey away as a gift to Team Canada trainer Joe Sgro, who later sold it. Years later, Henderson tried -- but failed -- to buy it back in hope of donating it to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. "Hockey is part of that fabric and Canada's game," Mike Arnett, president of Canadian Tire retail, said in a release. "We are Canada's hockey store. That is Canada's hockey jersey -- and we want to help bring it home for the enjoyment of all Canadians." The sweater's owner, who wishes to remain anonymous, is a cancer survivor who plans to donate some of the proceeds of the eventual sale to charity. Canadian Tire said it will not discuss its bidding strategy between now and the online auction's close on June 22. |
1972 Summit Series 40th Anniversary: Game 8
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https://d.radikal.ru/d17/2106/a9/7fe1b5a84d1a.jpg By Kent Basky on Sep 28, 2012, 12:24p 17 On the day of the biggest goal in Canadian hockey history, Nucks Misconduct is proud to bring you our game commentary. We hope you've enjoyed it as much as we have in reliving these incredible moments. Tweet Share (17) Pin Venue: Luzhniki Ice Palace, Moscow, USSR Attendance: 15,000 Series: 3-3-1 Prologue It all comes down to one game. And while theoretically the series could end up tied, the Soviets were already announcing they would declare themselves the winners in the event of a tie, thanks the goal differential. So to help their chances, they went to work behind the scenes, and it almost ended the series before the puck was dropped for Game 8. The two countries had agreed that the officiating pair that worked Game 7, Owe Dahlberg of Sweden and Rudolf Bata of Czechoslovakia would also work Game 8. But when it was announced that Dahlberg had suddenly come down with a bad case of food poisoning, the Canadian contingent weren't buying it. The Soviets announced that because of Dahlberg's sudden illness, they had no choice but to bring back the officials from Game 6: Josef Kompalla and Franz Baeder. The Canadians balked at the idea, and Alan Eagleson even threatened to pack the boys up and go home the night before the game, something which the players supported. The Soviets probably hadn't counted on this reaction, and when considering the sizable television revenues they'd lose if the game were cancelled, reached a late night compromise: each team would choose one official. The Canadians chose Bata. The Soviets, to no one's surprise, chose Kompalla. In hindsight, this was a poor strategic move by the Soviets, as an already fired up Canadian team had even more fuel heading into this final game of the series. First Period Two changes for Team Canada, Frank Mahovolich returns to the lineup in place of Bill Goldsworthy, and Tony Esposito is out, replaced by Ken Dryden in goal. The Soviets made one change, Valeri Kharlamov returned after missing Game 7, and he took the place of Alexander Ragulin. "Tonight we are making hockey history" states Foster Hewitt in the pregame, and truer words were never spoken. The teams come out for the pregame presentations, the Canadians carrying white Stetsons for the gift exchange. Bergman gets a huge whistle from the Soviet crowd, and flashes them the 'V for victory' sign. Boris Mikhailov gets a hearty boo from the Canadian fans in the stands, and with the introductions made, we're ready to drop the puck. An entire nation is at a standstill, people crowded around any tv they can find, ready to cheer on Team Canada. The Soviets get an early chance on Dryden, Anisin testing him, but Dryden's ready for it and steers it aside. The Soviets are dominating the play early, no really dangerous chances, but it's decidedly one-sided. It doesn't take long for Kompalla to get into the act, calling a tripping penalty on Bill White after a brutal dive by Maltsev, who drops to his belly as soon as he feels contact from White. The Soviets scored two big power play goals in the last game, and Canada's worst fears about the inclusion of Kompalla are being realized, as another Soviet dives, this time it's Peter Mahovolich gets called for holding, giving the Soviets a 5 on 3. Little M slams the penalty door in disgust, and it's now pretty clear why the Soviets wanted Kompalla. The Soviets work the puck around masterfully, and Yakushev bangs home a rebound past Dryden, and his 6th goal of the series makes it 1-0 USSR. Vladimir Petrov gets called for hooking, and even he's confused by the call, shrugging his shoulders as he heads to the box. 4 on 4 hockey, but shortly after the penalty, Parise is called for elbowing on another embarrassingly brutal dive, and he is, to quote the kids "losing his shit". He slams his stick on the ice and skates to the box, stepping in, then back out again, and spins back towards Kompalla. He is pushed away by teammates and skates over to the Canadian bench, then moves back over, while Esposito argues with the officials, when Parise charges at Kompalla, threatening to swing his stick. What caused the furor was Petrov lobbying Kompalla for a call, which came very late. There are those of you who would say that Team Canada is exhibiting poor sportsmanship here, but put yourself in their shoes. You're playing the biggest game of your life, and it is blatantly being stolen from you, right before your eyes. The officials give Parise a 10 minute misconduct and eject him from the game, and coach Harry Sinden throws a bench and a chair onto the ice in disgust. The Canadian fans in the crowd have had enough, and are now chanting "LET'S GO HOME!! LET'S GO HOME!!" The fix, is very obviously in, friends. Frank Mahovolich is still berating the officials, along with a number of the Canadian players. Remember, we're not even 5 minutes into the game. There seems to be something happening with fans over by the Canadian bench, but they're separated by a fairly large contingent of Soviet soldiers and police officers. Parise leaves the ice finally and we're back to hockey. The Soviets set up again, looking for another power play marker 4 on 3, but they go offside. Mahovolich returns to the ice and tries to set up his brother Frank, but he's unable to get a shot away, as he's taken out of the play by the Soviet defender. The Soviet player returns to the ice and not long after Hull (who was serving Parise's original penalty) is out of the box, a major bullet dodged there. 13:44 left in the first. Tsygankov ties up Henderson as he tries to break free, a pretty blatant interference call, and Canada gets a power play, and Phil Esposito is Johnny on the spot once again, as Brad Park shoots one from the point, Esposito bangs home the rebound and the Canadians answer back, showing that they're not gonna be intimidated by the Soviet attempts to cheat their way to victory. Canada nearly takes the lead when Tretiak bobbles an Esposito shot, and Yvon Cournoyer knocks it out of the air, nearly putting it past Tretiak. After the faceoff Tretiak makes another big save, this time on a snap shot from Rod Gilbert in the slot. Petrov is left all alone at the side of the net, but he hammers the puck wide, then after losing his stick, takes an interference penalty when he grabs Phil Esposito. Yakushev dives, but White drops his stick, and the officials don't buy it. A lot of back and forth chances now, and after a period of relative calm, when Cournoyer takes an interference penalty, the Russian player falling like he was shot, and once again the Soviets set up, getting a screen in front of Dryden, and Vladimir Lutchenko blasts one from the point, beating Dryden to take the lead. Savard does another spin-o-rama at the point, but this time shoots, and it just misses the net. Park moves in, and works a beautiful give and go with Jean Ratelle on the 2 on 1, and Park puts the shot past Tretiak stickside to tie the game at 2 late in the first period. Conacher and Hewitt remark that Ratelle and Park being Rangers teammates likely contributed to that play, each knowing what the other would do as they moved in. Chances at both ends as the game opens up once again. Conacher states that at full strength, the Canadians are carrying the play while the Soviets are much better with the man advantage. In hindsight, this certainly lends credence to those who felt that the Soviets tried to use Kompalla to steal the final game. 1 period is in the books, and it was far more dramatic than anyone had anticipated. Second Period The netting at the back end of the ice gives the Soviets a lucky break as the second period starts, a shot caroms out to Shadrin, and he hammers it past Dryden, who was unable to follow the bounce, and Canada once again finds themselves trailing just 21 seconds into the 2nd period. Canada doesn't back down, and Bobby Clarke rips a one timer off a drop pass, and Tretiak has a little trouble with it, but manages to hang on. The checking is tight, and though the game continues it's breakneck pace, chances by both teams are being broken up. Blinov has an opportunity, but a sprawling Stapleton blocks his pass and breaks it up. Esposito gets a chance at the other end, which is quickly followed by a 2 on 1 for the Soviets, but nothing comes of it. The picture drops out as Henderson gets another chance, fighting off 2 checkers to get a shot on Tretiak. Scrambly play now, but Canada is pressing, just not able to get shots at the Soviet goal. Gusev tries to break in, but can't fight off 3 Canadian defenders. Gilbert and Ratelle both have chances, and as the puck heads up the ice, Kharlamov tests Dryden, who bobbles it but makes the save. The Soviets once again seem to be making one pass too many. Esposito is taken down with no call, but it is refreshing to not see the parade to the penalty box we saw in the first. Peter Mahovolich dishes to Cournoyer, and Tretiak makes his best save of the game on a hard shot from the speedy Montreal Canadien forward. Yakushev continues to be the one Soviet player that the Canadians can't seem to contain, and he feathers a drop pass for Anisin, who fires a high shot that Dryden handles. A face off in the Soviet zone, and Bill White taps in a Sedin-style slap-pass from Rod Gilbert, Tretiak way out of position on the play, and they've tied it once again. Shortly after that Gilbert gets Tretiak down, but can't get the puck to sit enough to get it over top of the sprawled Soviet keeper. Furious Canadian pressure, but it leads to a 2 on 1 break for the Soviets, Vikulov feeds Mikhailov, but both Stapleton and Dryden play it perfectly. There's a face off, and Yakushev gets the puck in the slot and throws a little fake on Dryden, putting the puck behind him, the goal definitely coming against the run of play over the last few minutes. The Canadians have to be frustrated at this point. They've outplayed the Soviets for most of the game so far, but have nothing to show for it. The play is still down in the Soviet end more than Canada's, but they're not getting enough shots on Tretiak, full credit to the tenacious checking of the Soviets. Petrov passes to Blinov and he sets up a streaking Soviet winger with a spin-o-rama pass, but Dryden is there, and Blinov gets the puck back, has Dryden down and out, but Phil Esposito is there to stop the puck on the goal line. This is massive. Blinov tosses his hands up and looks skyward, incredulous that he didn't score. Stapleton goes to the box for crosschecking, and the Soviets go for the jugular with their power play once again. They're having trouble making passes connect early on though, and the Canadian defenders are repeatedly clearing the zone. Foster Hewitt remarks that the line changes are getting close to being illegal, and on a delayed Canadian penalty Shadrin sneaks in behind the Canadian defence and taps home a Vasiliev pass for a 5-3 lead. There's some confusion on the ice as the officials try to put a Canadian player in the box, but they relent, and rightfully so since the Soviets scored on the delayed call. Mikhailov and Petrov break in 2 on 1, but Dryden comes across to stop Petrov and keep the Soviets from potentially putting this game out of reach. Scrambly play around the Soviet net, and it leads to Kuzkin getting an elbowing call at 18:06. The Canadians try to get set up on the power play, but they're having trouble controlling the puck. Henderson gets drilled on the side boards, but as we've seen, it will take more than a hard hit to stop him. The Second period comes to an end, and things are not looking good for Team Canada. They're down two goals behind enemy lines, with hostile officials hindering them at every step. What they need right now are two things: a hero, and a lucky break. Third Period Yakushev uses his speed to create a chance, and Anisin gets a hard shot away, but it's played well by Dryden. Shortly after, Vasiliev has a nice chance from the slot, but his shot goes a little wide. The Soviets are swarming now, and Canada looks gassed, not a good sign for the start of the decisive third period. Mahovolich gets the puck in the corner and laying on the ice feeds Phil Esposito in the slot. His first shot is blocked, but the second attempt beats Tretiak, and it's another huge goal for the best player for the Canadians in this series, his 7th, to move Canada within one of the Soviets. After Dryden covers up a fight breaks out between Gilbert and Myshikov, and they get up off the ice, a bloodied Myshakov is ready to go with Gilbert, albeit behind the safety of the officials. There's a bit of a surprise as neither player is ejected for fighting, which is standard in European hockey at the time. They're back to the action, both teams a man short. Clarke intercepts a pass and has a chance to break in home free, but Vasiliev gets called for tripping as he nails Clarke with a beautiful hip check. I could understand interference, but in all likelihood, this shouldn't have been a penalty call. 4 on 3 for Canada now, but they're struggling to set up in the Soviet zone, and Petrov chips the puck past Park for a bit of a break, but he's angled to the boards and his shot sails wide. Ratelle has a chance to tie it on a backhander just before the penalty ends, but Tretiak stands his ground and Ratelle watches his shot trickle wide. Canada starting to turn up the heat, looking for the equalizer, and it's now the Soviets who can't seem to get anything going, getting stood up everytime they try to cross into the Canadian zone with the puck. Gilbert and Myshikov return to the ice, and the Soviets are working hard to not give the Canadians any room to move. There's a mad scramble off a faceoff and both Esposito and Cournoyer have chances, but can't get the puck past Tretiak. Maltsev and Myshikov break up the ice 2 on 1, but Dryden shuts the door once again. The 10 minute buzzer goes, and they change sides for the final 10 minutes of Game 8. Dennis Hull nails Blinov trying to leave the Soviet zone and creates an opportunity, but it's blown down on the offside. The vocal Canadian fans are desperately cheering the boys on now, trying to will a tying goal as the time becomes an issue. Both sides showing signs of fatigue as they head into the home stretch. Esposito comes in and gets a shot on Tretiak, a great individual effort, and he gets his own rebound behind the net, feeding Cournoyer in the slot. Tretiak stops the first one, but Cournoyer hammers home the rebound and the game is tied. Shortly after the goal a confrontation breaks out along side the boards in the crowd. Soviet soldiers are trying to drag Alan Eagleson from the rink. We would find out later it was because Eagleson began screaming at the fact that the goal judge did not turn the light on. Unable to count on the on ice officials, they were now going to flat out cheat their way to victory it seems. The Canadian team swarms off the bench, and a couple players, including Peter Mahovolich brandish their sticks at the soldiers, forcibly taking Eagleson back and bringing him onto the ice with them. It still seems so surreal, no matter how many times you watch this. They escort Eagleson to the Canadian bench, and he shakes his fist at the goal judge as the whistles, and boos from the Canadian fans rain down onto the ice. Such high drama, setting the stage for an amazing finish. About 7 minutes left now, and you can see the Canadian energy is back. Ellis has a chance in front, but the puck rolls off his stick. Yakushev is out for the Soviets, prowling the Canadian zone, and if there's one player on the ice who could break the tie, it's Alexander Yakushev. Hull and Petrov are going off, Hull for high sticking, and Petrov for elbowing at 15:24. The Canadians know a tie is not good enough, and with no overtime, this game has to be settled. Both sides are trying everything they can, but they're not giving an inch of room out there at either end. Yakushev tries to break in but Mahovolich goes low on him, sending the dangerous Soviet forward tumbling away. Not sure I agree with Brian Conacher that it was clean, Brad Marchand loved it, I hear. The teams are back at full strength, 2:26 remaining. The line changes seem to take forever, but the officials aren't enforcing it, recognizing both teams are exhausted. Faceoff in the Canadian zone. Mahovolich tries to feed a streaking Cournoyer, but it's whistled down offside. Last minute now. The Soviets try to clear the zone but it's held in, and Cournoyer hits a streaking Henderson, but he falls as he tries to connect. Esposito gets a shot from the faceoff circle, and no one takes Henderson, who goes to the net, taking the rebound and putting it past a falling Tretiak. 34 seconds. That close to being an event we'd rather forget. They kill off the remaining seconds, and the Canadian fans count down the remaining seconds. From stumbling through the first 4 games at home, so many fans and definitely the media calling them out for their lack of success, to regrouping and winning 3 of 4 on Moscow ice to win the series. Aftermath (Sean Z.) >> First of all, a huge thank you to Joe Pelletier for putting together the website called 1972 Summit Series:A September To Remember. That site was referenced repeatedly. Nice work, Joe! >>Canada was almost disqualified from the series in Game 8. (Globe and Mail) >>The passion of John Ferguson Drove Canada in the Summit Series (CBC). Passion, like "HEY BOBBY! TAKEOUT KHARLAMOV'S ANKLE!" >> If you watched the highlights video at the top of the article Henderson tells the story of how he called Mahovlich off the ice because he had a feeling he was going to score the winner. It's a story Henderson has told for 40 years. He told TSN recently: Öèòàòà:
When Henderson scored the winner, there were still 34 seconds left, as Kent mentioned above. All of the players flocked onto the ice to mug Paul in celebration. Even goalie Ken Dryden skated all the way across the ice to join the fray. But reality set in quickly for the Canadiens' legendary goaltender: Öèòàòà:
>> I have talked to several people who were old enough to watch this final game. Most of them were in school and as was the case across the country, most teachers brought radios or tv's into classrooms or gymnasiums so everybody could watch. It was a huge event that brought a country together. I wish I was alive at the time, but I still watch this series over and over again and I get that same patriotic feeling and chills every time I watch it. This is Canada. Henderson's goal is one of the biggest moments in our history, and we should forever be proud of it. More from Henderson: "I think one of the things we don't do well as Canadians is celebrate a lot of times, but especially with hockey," Henderson said. "When Crosby scored, man, I was jumping up and down and so I understand what Canadians were doing when I scored." >> Of course, much of the younger generation will say Sidney Crosby's golden goal was bigger. It wasn't. But, when I watch the golden goal and remember the jubilation I felt afterwards, I can now say I felt some of the same joy and ecstacy that Canadians felt on September 28, 1972. >>The Canadian players did not understand the magnitude of the situation until their plane landed on Canadian soil. They were heroes. Henderson was a god. Not only did he score the Game 8 winning goal, he had scored the winning goal in the two previous games as well. Games that Canada HAD to win. He had his ups and downs with his new found popularity, which he describes in his book, Shooting For Glory. For all of Henderson's heroics, the one player that stood out in every game of the Series for the Canadians was Phil Esposito. He led the tournament in scoring with 7 goals and 6 assists, followed by Alexander Yakushev who scored 7 goals and 4 assists. Henderson finished 3rd with 7 goals and 3 assists. I just thought Esposito and Yakushev were the most dominant throughout the series. Today, Paul Henderson is 69 years old, battling cancer, and still has not been inducted into the Hockey Hall Of Fame. Sure, he wasn't a star at the NHL level, but he wasn't terrible either. And kicking ass in the Summit Series does count for something. Speaking publicly to kids and at other events for all these years accounts for something. What's it going to take, his passing to get him in there? What do you think? |
How Vancouver's Surly Fans Helped Win the '72 Summit
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And key people who propelled the drama. By Steve Burgess, 8 Sep 2012, TheTyee.ca Share article via email Print this article http://thetyee.ca/Life/2012/09/07/Summit-overlay.jpg Summit-overlay.jpg PM Pierre Trudeau was all smiles officiating the opening face-off for Game One of the 1972 Summit Series between the Soviet Union and Canada in Toronto. By Game Four in Vancouver, the mood was grim. Related The Millionaire Forgotten By the Stanley Cup Honour Ken Mallen, whose name was left off the coveted trophy 96 years ago. Opera on Ice Writing the book on Hockey: A People's History. Vancouver's Forgotten Track Star Shy Percy Williams shocked the world winning two Olympic golds and put Vancouver on the map. With archival photo essay. Take pride, Vancouver. You played a key role in Canadian hockey's finest hour. Today, Sept. 8, marks the 40th anniversary of Game Four in the epic 1972 Summit Series, played at the Pacific Coliseum. For Team Canada, Vancouver would prove to be the low point. The booing began during Team Canada's pre-game warm-ups, while Soviet players were cheered during introductions. The game ended in a decisive 5-3 Soviet win as Team Canada fell behind in the series, 1-2-1, heading into the four Russian games. Our Canadian heroes were booed off the Coliseum ice. And that upset Phil Esposito. "Every one of us guys, 35 guys that came out and played for Team Canada, we did it because we love our country, and not for any other reason," Esposito told the TV audience as he stood on the ice that night. "They can throw the money for the pension fund out the window.... We came because we love Canada... and I don't think it's fair that we should be booed." It's often claimed that Espo's televised outburst was the turning point. Just like we planned it, Vancouver. In some ways it's an odd choice for a national defining moment. Unlike America's feel-good Miracle on Ice in 1980, the 1972 Canada-Soviet Summit Series was not a David vs. Goliath story -- unless you cast Canada in the role of Goliath. Our hockey establishment was indeed smug, swaggering and overconfident until those stones started flying. The basic facts are practically tattooed on our national coat of arms: Early shocks, desperate times, the string of must-win victories back in Russia, and finally Paul Henderson's joyous leap with 34 seconds left in the eighth and final game. Goliath, bloody but unbowed, had come through. Some players and people who made up the drama: Tretiak Scouting can be a tough business. In 1962 a Decca Records talent scout declined to sign a Liverpool group, remarking, "The Beatles have no future in show business." Ten years later, just days before the opening of the Summit Series, Toronto Maple Leafs head scout Bob Armstrong was quoted after watching a Soviet team practice: "We saw Vladimir Tretiak -- their No. 1 goalie -- and he didn't look particularly good." The 1972 remark may tell you more about the future of the Leafs than it did about Tretiak. But in fairness, Tretiak was somewhat distracted that day. He'd gotten married the day before. "Two days later I was back in training and a day after that the team left for Canada," Tretiak said afterwards. "I tell people I spent my honeymoon with Canadian hockey players." The Summit Series would make Tretiak arguably the most famous goalie never to play in the NHL -- the first non-NHL player to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. The Cassandras The overconfidence of the Canadians has become legendary. A Canadian Press story from Aug. 24, 1972 was given the headline Scouts Suggest Eight Game Sweep in the Simcoe Reformer. But there were Cassandras out there. Montreal Star sports columnist John Robertson promised that if the Canadians somehow prevailed, he would eat his column. In an eerily prescient interview, former Canadian national team player Herb Pinder warned of what was coming. "The Russians will have an edge in conditioning no matter how hard Sinden works his players," Pinder told the Canadian Press in August 1972. "We just aren't prepared to pay the price to get in shape like the Russians.... They shoot hard and they don't waste shots.... They can hit, they are big and they are in better condition." "You could see the refereeing so bad that they (the Canadians) pull out and come home. People don't know how bad it can get." They found out. Team Canada's J.P. Parise became so incensed with German referee Josef Kompalla he threatened to decapitate the ref with his stick. As for Robertson, his warnings had essentially been proven right. But a promise is a promise. At a Montreal restaurant not long after the series ended, he choked down a bowl of shredded newsprint. Not by itself, of course -- the column was served up with tasty Russian dressing. The Missing In 1997 The Hockey News compiled a list of hockey's all-time greatest players. Three of the Hockey News top ten -- Bobby Orr, Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull -- were active at the time of the Summit Series. None played in it. Orr was listed on the roster but had just had knee surgery. Hull was named to the team by coach Harry Sinden but had committed the unpardonable sin of defecting to the upstart World Hockey Association. He was blackballed by tournament organizers, in spite of a direct plea from Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Hull and Howe, who had also gone to the new league, would get their chance two years later when the WHA staged its own version of the Summit Series. Lacking the same sort of supporting cast, the WHA all-stars were beaten soundly, 4-1-3 -- despite the presence of 1972 hero Paul Henderson, who had since joined the new league. Hull did prove himself against the Soviets, leading the series in scoring with seven goals. Howe scored three. Not bad, considering he was 46 years old at the time. The Posterized Boy In the NBA they call it "being posterized." Every bedroom wall poster of a monster dunk co-stars some unfortunate defender standing flat-footed, or perhaps leaping ineffectually as the ball slams through the hoop. Superstar vs. stooge, in a frozen image that never changes. So pity poor Yuri Liapkin -- posterized on the most famous goal in Canadian hockey history. By 1972 Liapkin was established as a great defenseman for Soviet league teams Khimik Voskresensk -- he would later join Spartak Moscow. He was the national team's highest-scoring defenseman. It's no wonder #25 was out there for the final crucial seconds of Game Eight along with #6, Moscow Dynamo defenseman Valery Vasiliev. After Henderson's first wild swing at the puck that carried him behind the net, the puck ricocheted off the side boards toward Vasiliev, who could not corral it. The puck then seemed to carom off Liapkin, positioned just beside Vasiliev. Henderson, back on his feet, grabbed the loose puck and swung around a diving Tretiak to deposit the winner. http://thetyee.ca/Life/2012/09/07/Paul-Henderson.jpg Paul-Henderson Skating forlornly behind a jubilant Paul Henderson, Yuri Liapkin ponders, perhaps, his impending posterization. It is hard to watch that video and pin the blame solely on Liapkin. Yet in that iconic photograph, as familiar to Canadian boomers as the flag, there is a despondent Liapkin skating just behind the jubilant Henderson. Mercifully for the Russian he was cropped out of the photo that graced most Canadian front pages the next day (near-identical versions were shot by photographers Frank Lennon of the Toronto Star and Montreal Canadiens team photographer Denis Brodeur, father of Martin Brodeur). But fairly or not he is still cast as the goat. "It turned out to be my worst nightmare," Liapkin later said. "Now all these years later everyone knows Henderson scored when Yuri Liapkin gave up the puck." The (Larger) Turning Point At the start of the 72-73 season NHL rosters featured three Swedes: Juha Widing, who had played his junior hockey with the Brandon Wheat Kings; Bobby Nystrom, who had moved to Canada with his family at age four; and Thommie Bergman. The Bruins' Ken Hodge had been born in England and Ranger Walt Tkaczuk in Germany. That was it for Europeans. Ten years later Europeans would make up slightly more than 10 per cent of NHL rosters. 1982 was also the year that a Soviet player first took the ice in an NHL game: Viktor Netchaev played three for the Los Angeles Kings. (He had married an American.) Not until the defection of Alexander Mogilny before the 1989/90 season would a Soviet-trained player really star in the NHL. Eventually Mogilny would make his way to the Vancouver Canucks, joining superstar Pavel Bure in 1995. It made sense. After all, Vancouver fans started cheering for Russians early. [Tyee] |
1972 Summit Series remains one of Canada's greatest hockey moments
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http://www.montrealgazette.com/cms/binary/5627936.jpg RED FISHER, The Gazette 10.30.2011 Team Canada linemates Paul Henderson, second from left, and Bobby Clarke square off against the Soviets in Game 1 of the 1972 Summit Series in Montreal. Team Canada linemates Paul Henderson, second from left, and Bobby Clarke square off against the Soviets in Game 1 of the 1972 Summit Series in Montreal.Denis Brodeur / Image supplied Paul Henderson Hockey legend Paul Henderson was in Regina on March 21, 2011, complete with a semi-trailer full of Team Canada 1972 memorabilia and his jersey from Canada-Russia Summit Series.Bryan Schlosser / Leader-Post 1972-summit.jpg Team Canada's Phil Esposito (7) and teammate Yvan Cournoyer battle with Russian goalie Vladislav Tretiak and defenceman Valery Vasiliev (6) in Moscow during the historic 1972 Summit Series. The series, still widely considered to be arguably the most historically significant international hockey event by many, was won by Canada four games to three, with one tie.Courtesy / DENIS BRODEUR Share Adjust Comment MONTREAL - As you’ve noticed, our Prime Minister has written a 5,000-word foreword to new book by Summit Series hero Paul Henderson in which he suggests that when people ask him about Canada’s greatest moments in international play, he doesn’t want to take anything from the Sidney Crosby overtime goal at the 2010 Olympics. “It had a huge significance, especially for any Canadian that was much younger than I am,” Stephen Harper writes. “That was the moment of their lives in hockey. “The game in ’72, (a reference to Game 8 in which Henderson scored the winner with 36 seconds remaining) was between two hockey worlds, featuring athletes who did not know each other and didn’t approach the game in remotely the same way or play the same style. As the series progressed, it actually became a confrontation of systems, a confrontation of values. It became a microcosm of the fact that Canada was allied with the West against Communism and the East in the Cold War. As the series progressed, the intensity rose. “What it came down to was whether the system of a free people was going to triumph over the system of one that had no respect for individuals. I was 13 years old at the time, but I was of that time. For someone who was right of centre, it was an event that reminded Canadians of why we were in the Cold War. It was a pretty important moment in history.” How right he is. So many years later, Game 8 and The Goal remains freshest in the minds of Canadians who watched it on television and even more so to the 3,000 Canadians at Luzhniki Arena in Moscow. A close second in my mind was Game 5, the first of four games in that city after everyone across our land were left stunned after a 7-3 loss in Game 1 at the Forum, a win in Toronto, a tie in Winnipeg and an embarrassing loss in Vancouver. My seat in the arena was a few rows below a private box where Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev, the general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union sat with several of his principal aides. Brezhnev was to preside over the country from 1964 until his death in 1982 – an 18-year term second only to that of Josef Stalin. A Soviet win would leave Canada with the daunting challenge of winning the next three games in Moscow. It would show that Communism ruled and Brezhnev was there to see it happen, but as it developed, the USSR’s most powerful person was not a happy camper for more than two periods. Jean-Paul Parise opened the scoring with the only goal of the first period. Bobby Clarke scored early in the second, assisted by Henderson, and Henderson lifted Team NHL into a 3-0 lead shortly after the period’s midway point. A quick glance at general secretary Brezhnev showed him staring straight ahead, eyes unseeing. Early in the third period, Yuri Blinov scored, but a little more than a minute later, Clarke set up Henderson for his second goal. Canada 4, USSR 1. A little more than 15 minutes remained – and the series would be tied. In his private box, president Brezhnev still stared straight ahead … his lips pressed together in what appeared to be an angry slash. I wondered: what was he thinking In the 10th minute of the period, Vyacheslev Anisim lifted the Soviets within two goals. Still no problem, but only eight seconds after the faceoff, Vladimir Shadrin scored – and now, the Canadian fans in the roaring arena were stilled. What was going on here? A little more than two minutes later, Alexander Gusev’s goal tied the game. Then, only three minutes beyond that, Valery Kharlamov, the Soviets’ best player, set up Vladimir Vikulov with the winning goal. Four goals in five minutes and 41 seconds by the Soviets in this 5-4 victory! How could this happen? Why? Another quick glance at the USSR secretary general now showed him sitting back in his seat wearing what appeared to be a tight smile. Not for long, but a smile, nevertheless. As Prime Minister Harper mentioned, this West versus East series was so much more than hockey games. It was a clash of systems, about which I learned a little early in the game when I visited Moscow in July to write a pre-series series on the Soviet players for The Montreal Star. Following my first meeting with a group of roughly 20 stern-looking hockey officials who grilled me for an hour about the makeup of Team Canada, I was introduced to a short, stocky man who I was told was a sportswriter with one of the Soviet newspapers. He would be my interpreter for the 10 days I would spend in Moscow. We got along extremely well throughout the July visit, to the point where we exchanged gifts for our children. Not so well after Game 5, and not at all while Team Canada went about the business of winning the next three games. However, I still was able to ask him what he would be doing after the series. “I believe,” the ‘sportswriter’ replied, “I will be assigned to our embassy in Iran.” rfisher@montrealgazette.com |
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1972 Summit Series 40th Anniversary: Game 6 - Canada 3 USSR 2
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https://d.radikal.ru/d30/2106/ee/c68ac56c592e.jpg By Kent Basky on Sep 27, 2012, 12:50a 21 CBC.ca After blowing a 3 goal lead in the 3rd period, Team Canada is facing a must win situation the rest of the way. Cue the hero (and anti-hero) as they battle the Red Menace and the worst. referees. ever. Tweet Share (3) Pin Venue: Luzhniki Ice Palace, Moscow, USSR Attendance: 14,000 Series: 1-3-1 Do or die. After the last game, and the heart breaking loss after things fell apart in the 3rd period, Team Canada could not lose another game if they hoped to win the series. Winning 3 in a row is tough enough. Winning 3 in a row on the road? Even tougher. Winning 3 straight against this fearsome opponent? The odds weren't in their favour, that's for sure. A couple lineup changes for Team Canada, as they inserted Red Berenson and Dennis Hull in for Rod Seiling and Serge Savard and Ken Dryden in place of Phil Esposito in goal, while the Russians dropped Gusev and Kuzkin, along with Blinov, Martinyuk and Mishakov for Vasiliev, Shatalov, Lebedev, Bodunov and Volchkov. Also of note, tonight's officials: Josef Kampala and Franz Baeder. First Period One thing that's immediately apparent watching this one, is the level of physicality Team Canada brings to the game. The number of times you hear the shrill whistles of the Soviet fans as they voice their disapproval of the play is almost comical as the game goes on. The post whistle scrums last longer, and are far more intense than any previous game. No whistle for a 5 minute stretch early on, and some very intense hockey out of the game, predominantly in the Soviet end. Both teams are coming out full steam, and early on both goaltenders look sharp, being called on to make some big saves. Bergman gets called for tripping, and the reaction of the Canadian players on the ice lets you know they're already wise to the officials and their incompetence. It only gets worse when they call Canada for icing on the penalty kill. Yes, you read that right. The frustration level of the Canadians is evident, as their conversations with Kampala and Baeder grow increasingly heated. Team Canada manages to kill off the penalty, but Kampala strikes again, this time calling a double minor for charging on Phil Esposito, causing Esposito to make a choking gesture from the penalty box at the officials. Decent penalty kill from Canada, as they do a great job keeping the Soviets on the perimeter, and giving Dryden good views of the shots. Another thing is apparent in this period: The advantage that the Soviets seemed to have in their conditioning early in the Series now seems to have been evened, as the Canadians are now in game shape and not just keeping up with the speedy Soviets, but with players like Cournoyer, taking the play to them. Vikulov has an incredible chance late in the period on a play started by Kharlamov, but Dryden makes a spectacular sprawling save across the goal-line, taking away the easy tap-in. Second Period The Soviets score early as Liapkin fires a low, hard slapshot from the blueline that beats Dryden, with assists to Yakushev and Shadrin. Tensions start to rise as Ragulin is called for interference. Sticks are starting rise, words yelled rather than spoken and the pushing and shoving is becoming more common. A bit a light moment as Ragulin sits down in the Canadian penalty box originally. The Soviets are coming out hard on the PK, dictating the play, but later the play moves up the ice and Esposito drills one from the slot, forcing Tretiak to make a big stop. Esposito keeps the pressure up after the penalty is killed off, and he and Rod Gilbert set up Dennis Hull who fires it past Tretiak to tie the game. Shortly after that, Cournoyer takes a pass in the slot from Red Berenson, and just like that, it's a 2-1 Canada lead. They hadn't even announced the 2nd goal, when Henderson crosses the blueline and catches Tretiak completely unprepared, ripping a low shot past him for a 3-1 lead. 3 goals in 1:23, very reminiscent of the Soviet outburst in the 3rd period of Game 5. Vasiliev and Serge Savard exchange punches in the corner, and both end up in the box. One thing that really stands out about these games in Moscow is the netting at the end of the ice, rather than plexiglass. It was a direct cause of the second goal for Canada, as Berenson played the carom beautifully, before firing it to Cournoyer in the slot. Peter Mahovolich tosses a stick onto the ice as the officials blow the play dead on what would have been a potential Canadian breakaway. Then comes the hack heard round the world, as Bobby Clarke, on direction from Team Canada assistant coach John Ferguson, went after the Soviets best player Valeri Kharlamov and 2 handed him in the ankle. Kharlamov, to his credit didn't lose his footing, but with his ankle cracked, would miss the next game. He returned for game 8, but was largely ineffective. Clarke recieved a 2 minute slashing penalty and a 10 minute misconduct. The Canadian frustration with the officials is growing, and they're in the faces of Kampala and Baeder after every whistle. Berenson breaks in alone, but doesn't get a good shot away, Tretiak turning it away easily. Sinden and the rest of the Canadian bench lose it as they get called for icing. How bad was this call? See for yourself... Offside? Don't blame them for being angry on this one, as an odd-man rush for Canada was blown down. It's such a cliche, but it was certainly beginning to look at this point as though the West German refs were in the Soviets' pocket. Late in the period Dennis Hull gets called for slashing, and it takes just 9 seconds for the vaunted Soviet PP to strike, Yakuskev from Shadrin and Liapkin, and it's a 1 goal game once again. Not long after though, another bad offside call gets Esposito irate with Kampala and Baeder, and when Esposito highsticked Ragulin, he was given a 5 minute penalty for highsticking, and they tacked on a bench minor, primarily because of Ferguson's screaming and yelling. A five minute PP after that last display of their might on the man advantage, the first two minutes of it played 5 on 3. A kill for Canada could go a long way to helping ensure victory. You can't ever count this Soviet team out though, as we saw in Game 5. Close call as the Soviets hit the side of the net, Kharlamov had Dryden down and out, but wasn't able to put it home. Third Period After giving up a 3 goal lead in the last game, you had to think Canada are wary of giving the Soviets any type of opening, and need to come up with a solid defensive period, and above all else, stay disciplined and do their best to stay out of the box. But let's face it, these refs are calling things that defy logic. They start the period still killing off Esposito's 5 minute high sticking call, but are doing a damn fine job of keeping the Soviets from setting up on the power play, frequently forcing them to go back into their own zone to get the puck and regroup. A big cheer from the 3,000 Canadian fans signals Esposito's return to the ice, and while they dodged that bullet, they're not home free yet. A 3 on 1 break for the Soviets looks like trouble, but the shot goes wide. Another cheer as Clarke returns to the ice, having served his misconduct penalty. 40 years later and I still struggle with it. There's no doubt it was a huge turning point in the series. Kharlamov was hands down the best player for the Soviets. And this was so much more than just a hockey game. This was not even 2 nations at war on the ice, but 2 political ideologies duking it out for supremacy. And yet taking all that into consideration, I still have such a difficult time with it, because it was just so blatantly dirty. A couple good chances for Canada, first Ellis streaking in, then later Esposito, but both miss the net. Canada's defensive play is really starting to take center stage here, as they continue to take away time and space from the Soviet forwards when they try to head into the Canadian zone. The Canadians have kept the Soviets pinned in their zone for well over a minute, aggressively looking for some insurance. Cournoyer uses his speed to get away from the Soviet defenders and tries to beat Tretiak on a wrap-around, but the Soviet netminder gets across the crease in time to keep the puck out. The Canadian crowd chants 'NYET, NYET SOVIET! DA, DA CANADA!'. I can remember this vividly watching the games as a young lad in Saskatoon, and for the longest time, when playing street hockey, I could hear this chant in my head as I played, imagining I was leading Team Canada to glory against the hated Soviets. The teams switch ends after the 10 minute mark (I have always loved this about international hockey, and wouldn't complain if they did this in the NHL, though I suppose it would never happen, what with home ice advantage and the long change for the visitors being something the home teams use to their benefit). Canada continuing to press, and they're looking far more confident and composed, but so much more physical than any previous game in this series. 7 minutes left, and you can just feel the Soviets almost getting desperate, but once again, Canada's team defensive play is snuffing out Soviet rushes time after time. So much is said about the play of Esposito and Henderson, but another key player for the Canadians is Serge Savard. He suffered a foot injury in the games back in Canada and didn't play in the games against Sweden. His rock-steady defensive play, especially in Game 6 has been one of the reasons for Canada's success. They're getting close to victory when potential disaster strikes: A Ron Ellis holding call with less than 3 minutes remaining. A Soviet PP seems like the worst possible thing this late in the game, but led by Savard and his Montreal D partner Guy Lapointe, the Canadian penalty killers, along with Ken Dryden are holding them off. They kill off the penalty and for now, the Canadians still have hope. A win in Game 7 means they can still win the series. A loss, and it's all over. A great game for Dryden in this one as he stopped 27 of 29 shots. |
Winners: Phil Esposito, Ice Hockey
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http://www.conacher-rosenfeld.ca/pho...sito/2/000.jpg Phil Esposito about to score in the Summit Series Phil Esposito about to score on Vladislav Tretiak in the first Canada-Russia series. Date: September 4, 1972 Collection: CP photo 1972 - Feature Story A newspaper cartoon called him “Canada’s First Italian Prime Minister” and had Phil Esposito run for office he probably would have won in a landslide. The 30-year-old Boston Bruins centre, from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, enjoyed a memorable year that showcased not only his hockey skills but his leadership qualities. In the spring of 1972 he won his third Art Ross trophy as NHL points scoring leader. Months later, Canada met the Soviet Union in an eight-game hockey Summit Series. The event did not begin well for Canada as the Soviets prevailed 2-1-1 after the first four games. Fans booed the host team after a 5-3 loss in Vancouver and on national television Esposito chastised Canadians and called for their support through the next four games in the Soviet Union. Canada rallied to win the final three games and the series. Esposito was the campaign’s top scorer with seven goals and six assists. In 1972, he was one of 67 Canadians named to the Order of Canada. |
Game 5 loss pushed Canada to brink in Summit Series
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http://1.cdn.nhle.com/nhl/images/upl...IES_72_GM5.jpg by John Kreiser / NHL.com September 22nd, 2012 Forty years ago, the hockey world fundamentally was changed by the start of an eight-game series between national teams from Canada, loaded with NHL players in their prime, and the Soviet Union -- considered the two best hockey-playing nations in the world at the time -- that played out across the month of September. The series was a must-follow for hockey fans across the globe and after its dramatic conclusion --- a 4-3-1 series win for the Canadians -- there was no question that the NHL never would be the same again. This month, NHL.com looks at the historic Summit Series with a month-long collection of content. Previous 1972 Summit Series recaps: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 Two weeks after being booed off the ice in Vancouver, Canada understandably felt pretty much alone as the second half of the Summit Series began on Sept. 22, 1972. They named themselves "Team 50," representing the 50 players, coaches, trainers and other personnel who made the trip for the four games in Moscow's Luzhniki Ice Palace. But surprisingly, the fan support the team hadn't gotten at home was very much in evidence on the road. Nearly 3,000 Canadian fans made the trip to Moscow, forming a red-clad island of noise in an otherwise stoic gathering of 15,000 people. Tens of thousands more Canadians sent telegrams of support that were passed among the players in the dressing room. It was the kind of support that had largely been missing during the four games in Canada. GAME 5: SOVIET UNION 5, CANADA 4 The Soviet Union scored five third-period goals on just 11 shots for a stunning 5-4 victory in Game 5 to open up a 3-1-1 lead over Team Canada in the 1972 Summit Series. Öèòàòà:
Goalies: Canada, T. Esposito 1-1-1 (33 shots on goal, 28 saves). Soviet Union, Tretiak 3-1-1 (37-33). Attendance: 15,000 "It certainly became a highly charged atmosphere, especially when we got down and had to go to Russia and try to win," Paul Henderson told NHL.com. "It took on a whole different dimension from our point of view. I would say unequivocally that without the 3,000 Canadian fans that came with us, I don't think we would have won the series. They were such an inspiration. They were incredible." There were 13 days between Games 4 and 5, with Canada preparing for the bigger international ice surface by playing two games in Sweden -- winning 4-1 and tying 4-4 -- that featured a lot of stick work by the Swedes (Wayne Cashman needed 50 stitches to close a cut in his mouth after being high-sticked) and rough play by international standards from the Canadians. Being away from home appeared to be serving as a bonding experience for Canada, which dominated the first two periods of Game 5. J.P. Parise opened the scoring 15:30 into the game, and second-period goals by Bob Clarke and Henderson made it 3-0 after 40 minutes. The Soviets got on the board early in the third period, but Henderson scored again at 4:56 -- only a few minutes after crashing headfirst into the boards and lying motionless for several moments before being helped off the ice. Fortunately for Henderson, he was wearing a helmet, and he talked coach Harry Sinden into letting him return despite a concussion. With 11 minutes to play, Canada was up 4-1 and appeared to be cruising. But as if flicking a switch, the Soviets came to life -- and Canada stopped skating, ignoring their coach's warning not to try to sit on the lead. Vyacheslav Anisin and Vladimir Shadrin scored eight seconds apart to make it a one-goal contest and get the normally quiet crowd back into the game. Alexander Gusev tied it at 11:41, beating Tony Esposito with a screened slapper from the point, and Vladimir Vikulov completed the comeback by scoring on a breakaway at 14:46 -- Esposito slammed his stick in frustration after the goal. The Soviets ended up scoring five third-period goals on 11 shots for a stunning 5-4 victory and a 3-1-1 lead in the series. Despite the loss, the Canadian fans stood and cheered as the players left the ice. "It was a long, long way from home, and having those people there was comforting," Clarke told NHL.com. But the cheers of the Canadian fans weren't much comfort right after the game. Sinden stormed off into the coaches' room and wound up hurling a cup of coffee against the wall, splattering the liquid all over his suit. But the Canadian team got even angrier the next day when they found out the supplies of beef, milk and beer than they had brought from home had been stolen and were being sold to the guests at the same hotel where they were staying. "We had problems with people waking us up in the middle of the night," Rod Gilbert told NHL.com. "We had problems with our food -- they stole our beer. That was worse than the food." But the loss also had a galvanizing effect on Canada. "We lost the first game in Moscow; we had a 3-0 lead. We got together afterward and said we weren't going to lose another game," Gilbert said. "We had to fight the referees and everyone else. They tried to distract us. It really united the team." |
PHOTOS: The 1972 Summit Series
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1972 Summit Series: A battle for hockey supremacy
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http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/hoc...uto-223080.jpg By Gord Stellick Posted: Saturday, September 1, 2012 | 01:00 PM Back to accessibility links With NHL stars like Phil Esposito, left, Peter Mahovlich, centre, and Paul Henderson, Team Canada was expected to walk over the With NHL stars like Phil Esposito, left, Peter Mahovlich, centre, and Paul Henderson, Team Canada was expected to walk over the "amateur" Soviet players in September 1972. (Peter Bregg/Canadian Press) Forty years ago, Canada was wrapped in the emotions of what we now know as the Summit Series, a battle against the Soviet Union for hockey supremacy. CBCSports.ca is bringing back the original radio broadcasts of the legendary eight-game series, featuring the voices of Bob Cole and Fred Sgambati. You can listen to the games as they were originally heard, and then hear Hockey Night in Canada Radio host Gord Stellick talk to some of the key Canadian players about each of the games. The clips will be available here beginning Saturday at noon. In our first written installment, Stellick sets up the series. It was finally happening. A chance to prove what we had all had known for years: There was no hockey power in the world as strong as Canada. We had suffered the indignity of watching our amateur players being shamed time after time by the top "amateurs" from the powerhouse Soviet Union, who we all knew were actually professional hockey players but were deemed by nefarious bureaucrats to be amateurs. Then came the Summit Series. We had no doubt that we were going to prove once and for all that we were superior. The creme de la creme of the National Hockey League, the very best Canadian hockey players, the true NHL professionals, would take on the best of the Soviet Union. And teach them a lesson. An "exhibition" of sorts was arranged for Team Canada and the Soviet Union to engage in an eight-game Summit Series in September, 1972. Team Canada would also play two games in Sweden before heading on to Moscow for the final four games of the series on Soviet soil. They would also play one game in Czechoslovakia after that and come back to a triumphant return. Thirty-five of the best players in the NHL were selected to teach the Soviets how to play the game. But calling the group the "best" Canadian players would prove to be a misnomer. The upstart World Hockey Association was about to begin its first season as a rival professional hockey league in direct competition to the NHL. Four WHA players who had been slated to be on the 35-man roster were declared ineligible by virtue of their signing with the NHL's new bitter rival. Bobby Hull, J.C. Tremblay, Derek Sanderson and Gerry Cheevers were omitted as Team Canada became more of a Team Canada NHL. Looking back, it's hard to believe that Harry Sinden was unemployed and looking for work. The perception now is that Sinden enjoyed a long uninterrupted executive career with the Boston Bruins. In fact, he had left the Bruins to work in private business and was back looking for work when his new company went bankrupt. He was hired as the head coach who would have to work at getting all 35 players into games as Team Canada was expected to roll to an easy rout. To put it in perspective, Team Canada '72 was expected to dominate the Soviet Union on the ice in the manner that the U.S. Olympic Basketball Dream Team would at the Olympics in 1992. It didn't quite happen that way. No 'friendly' exhibition He'd later become one of the most controversial figures in hockey, exiled and shunned by many of those Team Canada players. But in 1972, Alan Eagleson was the unquestioned architect of the Summit Series and a pivotal and important individual throughout. The pretense of a "friendly exhibition" would quickly unravel during the first game at the Montreal Forum on September 2, 1972. Canadian hockey fans would see their confidence and smugness shattered in one evening and it would never return to the same degree. They would ride a month-long rollercoaster of every emotion imaginable. In the end it would all be worth it, the many twists and turns making it an event that has stood the test of time and continues to be an incredible hockey benchmark event and memory. Head coach Harry Sinden and his assistant, John Ferguson, would have to do some of their best coaching and handling of players both on and off the ice. All 35 players had been promised at least one game, but that wasn't to be the case. A few never hit the ice, including future Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne. Four disgruntled players would leave the team while in the Soviet Union and return to their NHL training camps. While superstar Phil Esposito would play arguably the best hockey of his illustrious career, it wasn't the biggest stars that made the difference in Canada ultimately winning the series by the slimmest of margins. It was great team players like J.P. Parise, Peter Mahovlich, Gary Bergman, Bill White and the lesser-known line of Paul Henderson, Bobby Clarke and Ron Ellis that would shine. Serge Savard was hampered by injuries throughout the series, but he established a presence as a very underrated leader as well. When it was all over, Canadian hockey fans were able to exhale in unison and thump our chests with pride once again as the greatest hockey nation in the world. But it was a different thump. We had gained an admiration for the Soviet players' abilities and their style. As they had with us. And the loathed and despised "commies" were actually humanized to a degree over the month. It would signal the start of greater things in the international world for "our" great game, as the following years would see an overall softening of the Cold War and Russian and other players would be joining "our" NHL. But in September, 1972, it was simple for a teenage kid to figure out. It was Us vs. Them. Our "proper way of life" vs. their "oppressive society." Our "innovative" style of hockey vs. their "outdated and inferior" style of hockey. And it would be much, much more than that. To those now age 50 and over, the 40th anniversary of the Summit Series is a fabulous opportunity to relive being younger and all that passion that has been rarely repeated. For those under 50, hopefully this is a chance to enjoy and maybe understand why the series has retained such significance and why Team Canada '72 has been named Canada's Team of the Century. |
Game 8 Moscow, Sept. 28, 1972 - Canada 6 - Soviet Union 5
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http://www.1972summitseries.com/titlebar2.jpg http://www.1972summitseries.com/phot...boardfront.jpg "Henderson Has Scored For Canada!" Description: C:\Users\Joe Pelletier\Documents\Hockey -International\1972 Summit Series.com\photos\scoreboardfront.jpg Almost any Canadian who is old enough can tell you exactly what he or she was doing on September 28, 1972, when Paul Henderson scored the 6-5 goal at 19:26 of the final period. For a moment, our world stood still, and then as the red light flickered behind Vladislav Tretiak, our hearts filled with joy, and relief. "Here's a shot. Henderson makes a wild stab for it and falls," Foster Hewitt breathlessly described. "Here's another shot. Right in front. They Score!! Henderson has scored for Canada!" As Foster Hewitt's ghostly words described "the goal heard around the world" millions of Canadians danced and hugged in a scene that was reminiscent of the celebrations at the end of World War II. Never has a single sporting moment meant so much to so many Canadians a sense of unparalleled nationalism. Paul Henderson's goal sealed a remarkable comeback victory over a Soviet squad that had pushed Canada to the brink of defeat. Of course, none of this was supposed to happen. Team Canada was composed of the NHL's greatest stars, and were expected to easily defeat their communist counterparts. The success of the Soviets stunned Canadians, who had always unquestioningly believed in their country's hockey supremacy. Team Canada restored the faith of fans by fighting back to win the final 3 games of the series, all on game winning goals by Paul Henderson. Henderson was a talented but unspectacular left winger who was the unlikeliest of heroes. Unlikely heroes have come to define Canadian hockey. "I found myself with the puck in front of the net," remembers Henderson. "Tretiak made one stop and the puck came right back to me. There was room under him, so I poked the puck through." "When I saw it go in, I just went bonkers." Millions of thrilled and extremely relieved Canadians went bonkers as well. Thirty years later, Canadians are still going bonkers about the series. Russians too have equally fond although often different memories about the clash at the top of the hockey world three decades ago. MANY MORE ORIGINAL ARTICLES www.1972summitseries.com |
#17 Valeri Kharlamov Valeri Kharlamov awed Canadian audiences. His slick foot and stick work and amazing speed and shot accuracy places him as perhaps the single most talented player in the e
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http://www.1972summitseries.com/titlebar.gif Valeri Kharlamov awed Canadian audiences. His slick foot and stick work and amazing speed and shot accuracy places him as perhaps the single most talented player in the entire tournament. It is arguable that Kharlamov was as talented as Gretzky or Lemieux. Kharlamov was also feisty, leading the Soviets in penalty minutes with 16. http://www.1972summitseries.com/photos/kharlamov.jpg Kharlamov's effectiveness was limited in games 8 due to a fractured ankle courtesy of Bobby Clarke. Had he been healthy....who knows? "I am convinced that Bobby Clarke was given the job of taking me out of the game," said Kharlamov. "Sometimes, I thought it was his only goal. I looked into his angry eyes, saw his stick which he wielded like a sword, and didn't understand what he was doing. It had nothing to do with hockey." Aside from the goaltender Tretiak, it was Kharlamov who impressed the Canadians the most. "He was fast, so hard to defend against out there," remembered Don Awrey, who was burned several times by #17. "I admired the way he used to come from behind and how he kept everyone on their toes. he was simply outstanding!" SUMMIT STATISTICS Pos. GP G A P PIM -------------------------------------------- Valeri Kharlamov LW 7 3 4 7 16 -------------------------------------------- Career Profile Russia and the former Soviet Union have an incredibly rich hockey history only bettered by that of Canada. But who is the greatest Russian ever? It's a question that is hard to answer because of the Cold War and the communists Iron Curtain politics. While many of today's fans will claim Sergei Fedorov or Pavel Bure or maybe Alexander Mogilny is the greatest ever, it is almost impossible to determine Russia's greatest player from a Canadian's vantage point. While the top Russian and eastern European stars are now allowed to come to North America and pursue a career in the NHL, this was not always so. Not until the late 1980's were the top older players given permission to leave. Prior to that point the only time we saw the Russians was in major tournaments such as the Canada Cup and the Olympics. What we did get to see of them left us in awe of the immense skill and team work. While we have had a chance to watch such as Soviet superstars like Larionov, Makarov and Fetisov, their best years were all behind the Iron Curtain. Those three get much consideration when discussing the topic of the greatest Russian players. Vladislav Tretiak of course also gets high rankings. However very arguably the greatest Russian player was Valeri Kharlamov, and we were almost completely robbed of enjoying his immense package of skills. Valeri Kharlamov played during the 1970's prior to the arrival of Larionov and Makarov and co. His skating was unequalled and his passing and shooting was simply uncanny. He perhaps had the greatest arsenal of skill of any player ever, maybe even more so than Gretzky or Lemieux, but we never had the chance to really determine that. One European hockey expert described Kharlamov as a combination of Mike Bossy and Pavel Bure. How good are his credentials? He won 2 Olympic Gold Medals, 8 World Championships with the USSR National team and numerous USSR league championships with Moscow Central Red Army. Whenever an NHL team would have an exhibition game against the Red Army, Kharlamov was a target of cheap and dirty play. They would brutally dominate the small Russian because they feared his ability. Stop Kharlamov from scoring was half the battle against the Soviets, the other half of course was trying to score against Tretiak. Valeri Kharlamov was taken from us far too soon however. On August 27, 1981 he died from injuries that occurred as a result of a terrible car crash as he and his wife were returning from a summer's vacation. Kharlamov is survived by, among possibly others, his son Alexander. Alexander was a first round draft pick (1994) of the Washington Capitals. Alexander was once considered a decent prospect but more of a defensive minded winger than a skilled player. He has spent most of his career playing the lower North American pro leagues, but returned to Russia in 2000. Career Statistics Born: January 14, 1948 in Moscow Died: August 27, 1981 in Moscow Height: 5'8" Weight: 165lbs Position: LW Shoots: L Team Year GP G A Pts PIM Zvezda Chebarkul (Division.3) 1967-68 STATISTICS UNAVAILABLE CSKA Moscow 1967-68 15 2 3 5 6 CSKA Moscow 1968-69 42 37 12 49 24 CSKA Moscow 1969-70 33 33 10 43 16 CSKA Moscow 1970-71 34 40 12 52 18 CSKA Moscow 1971-72 31 26 16 42 22 CSKA Moscow 1972-73 27 19 13 32 22 CSKA Moscow 1973-74 26 20 10 30 28 CSKA Moscow 1974-75 31 15 24 39 35 CSKA Moscow 1975-76 34 18 18 36 6 CSKA Moscow 1976-77 21 18 8 26 16 CSKA Moscow 1977-78 29 18 24 42 35 CSKA Moscow 1978-79 41 22 26 48 36 CSKA Moscow 1979-80 42 16 22 38 40 CSKA Moscow 1980-81 30 9 16 25 14 Soviet League Totals 436 293 214 507 318 Hockey Card Notes: #1 - Valeri Kharlamov - Hockey Card #108 Future Trends 1991 Canada Cup retrospective set. |
Clarke Did What He Had To Do
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http://www.1972summitseries.com/titlebar.gif Twenty two year old Bobby Clarke launched his career into the superstar stratosphere in these 8 games in September of 1972. Which may have been a surprise to some, as he was the last player to make the team. http://www.1972summitseries.com/photos/bobbyclarke.jpg The Philadelphia Flyer's infamous yet voracious leader made the team loaded with center icemen thanks largely to a great gelling with linemates Paul Henderson and Ron Ellis. Right from early on in the series, this surprising trio emerged as Canada's best line. Clarke is quick to credit the trio's status as borderline players as to whether or not they would make the team as their biggest advantage, as they took the training and preparations more seriously than many of the superstars who were all but guaranteed a spot on Team Canada. Clarke earned the respect of many in the series for his determined play, his near-flawless faceoff ability and his solid two-way play. "There were guys on Team Canada who took their game to new heights in that series. A perfect example would be Bobby Clarke," stated Wayne Cashman. Paul Henderson, who benefited greatly from playing with Clarke, admired him greatly. "Bobby Clarke turned out to be one of the most dedicated hockey players that ever played the game. The best thing that could have happened to Ronnie (linemate Ron Ellis) and me was to get this young kid making plays for us. He was terrific!" Henderson enthusiastically stated. The "Flin Flon Bomber" also earned the despise of many as he is of course remembered for a vicious two handed slash on Soviet superstar Valeri Kharlamov's sore ankle, which caused him to miss the final game. Many have chastised Clarke for his dirty actions. It is a bit of a trademark image for Clarke, who was known as a gritty but sometimes dirty player who would do whatever it took for his team to win. Clarke was once asked by famous hockey journalist Dick Beddoes about the slash. Clarke, in typical fashion, downplayed the "tap on his sore ankle" as a part of hockey. "If I hadn't learned to to lay on a two-hander once in a while, I'd never have left Flin Flon." "Team Canada '72 is right at the very top of my hockey life. I always considered winning the Stanley Cup more important, but certainly, they're close to being equal," Clarke stated in Brian McFarlane's excellent book: Team Canada 1972 Where Are They Now? 1972 Summit Series.com Player Profile Team Canada #28 - Bobby Clarke - Center Position: C Shoots: Left Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 Born: 8/13/1949 Flin Flon Manitoba 1972 NHL Team: Philadelphia Flyers http://www.1972summitseries.com/bobbyclarkephoto.jpg Summit Series Statistics GP G A Pts PIM SOG SAG +/- 8 2 4 6 18 13 25 2 Other Team Canada Appearances - Captain of the 1976 Canada Cup team that captured the inaugural Canada Cup championship. Scored 1 goal, 3 points in 6 games. Also represented Canada in the 1982 World Championships and won a bronze medal. NHL Career Notes - Clarke as one of the NHL's all time greats. His Hall of Fame career includes 2 Stanley Cups, 3 MVP awards (Hart Trophy), 4 All Star nods as well as the Masterton, Pearson, Patrick and Selke Trophies. A great leader and playmaker, Clarke was as controversial through his career and in retirement as a general manager as he was in the 1972 Summit Series. Love him or hate him, he is a winner. Career NHL Statistics GP G A Pts PIM Regular Season 1144 358 852 1210 1453 NHL Playoffs 136 42 77 119 152 http://www.1972summitseries.com/teamcanada1972book.jpg Book Feature Read Bobby Clarke's memories of the Summit Series in Team Canada 1972: Where Are They Now? By Brian McFarlane $21.26 Cdn cover Special Offers 1972 Summit Series Games Game One Game Two Game Three Game Four Game Five Game Six Game Seven Game Eight http://www.1972summitseries.com/summitdvd.jpg Buy the DVD! Canada's Team of the Century cover |
Game One: We Lost!
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http://www.1972summitseries.com/titlebar.gif It was supposed to be a cake walk for Canada. The Soviet amateurs would be crushed by Canada's top professionals. Oh, we'll show them just how good Canadian hockey really is. Sure, they could beat our amateur teams that were made up of mill workers and car salesmen, but this was going to be different. Everything was going according to the script when Canada scored on the first scoring chance of the game just 30 seconds into the action. Phil Esposito, who seconds earlier enthusiastically won the ceremonial faceoff, potted a Frank Mahovlich rebound past a flopping Russian goalie named Vladislav Tretiak. By the 6:32 mark Canada upped the score to 2-0 when Paul Henderson wired a hard, but seemingly harmless shot to Tretiak's far side. Tretiak looked awkward as he feebly attempted to knock down the puck. The predicted rout was on. The party was on. "When I got on the ice," remembered Rod Gilbert in Scott Morrison's excellent book The Days Canada Stood Still, "it was already 2-0. Before I played my first shift it was 2-0, so I'm sitting on the bench saying, 'Let me on. Let me score my goals.' I figured it was going to be 15, 17-0, and I wanted to score a few goals." Gilbert's thoughts at that point were the common thoughts of almost every Canadian watching the game, and certainly of all the players playing in it. It was a feeling that Canadians not only shared during those opening minutes, but during the entire training camp and since the day the tournament was announced. For that matter, Canadians felt that confident about their hockey dominance ever since the Soviets arrived on the international hockey scene in the 1950s. Those thoughts were abolished forever before the night was over. The Soviets settled their nerves after falling behind early. They began to play their game of wonderful passing and skating. The overconfident Canadians eased up, and, as the initial awestruck feeling eased away, the Soviet players took full advantage. Evgeny Zimin, a miniature speed demon, took a pass from gigantic Alexander Yakushev and bulged the twine behind Ken Dryden at 11:40. Before the period was over the Soviets scored a back-breaking goal while killing a Canadian power play. The great Vladimir Petrov scored as he easily tapped a Boris Mikhailov rebound past a hapless Dryden. The score was tied at 2. The Soviets went on to simply dominate the second half of the period. They mesmerized the unsuspecting Canucks with their precision playmaking, effortless skating, and intricate and inventive offense. "I remember walking into the dressing room after the first period and talking to Yvon Cournoyer," Marcel Dionne said in The Days Canada Stood Still. "He just looked at me and said, 'You can't believe their strength and conditioning.'" 1972 Summit Series.com: Game One Box Score Sept. 2, 1972 - USSR 7 - Canada 3 First Period 1-Canada P. Esposito (F. Mahovlich, Bergman) :30 2-Canada Henderson (Clarke) 6:32 3-USSR Zimin (Yakushev, Shadrin) 11:40 4-USSR Petrov (Mikhailov) 17.28(SH) Penalties: Henderson (tripping) 1:03, Yakushev (tripping) 7:04, Mikhailov (tripping), 15:11, Ragulin (tripping) 17:19 Second Period 5-USSR Kharlamov (Maltsev) 2:40 6-USSR Kharlamov (Maltsev) 10:18 Penalties: Clarke (slashing) 5:16, Lapointe (slashing) 12:53 Third Period 7- CANADA Clarke (Ellis, Henderson) 8:22 8-USSR Mikhailov (Blinov) 13:32 9-USSR Zimin 14:29 10-USSR Yakushev (Shadrin) 18:37 Penalties: Kharlamov (high sticking) 14:45, Lapointe (cross checking) 19:41 Shots on Goal: Soviets 10 10 10 - 30 Canada 10 10 12 - 32 Goalies: Tretiak (29/32) 60 minutes played, 3 goals Dryden (23/30) 60 minutes played, 7 goals Game MVPs: USSR - Kharlamov Canada - Clarke Attendance 18,818 (Montreal, Quebec) Players on ice: Canada: Bergman, Park, Ellis, P. Esposito, Gilbert, Hadfield, Cournoyer, Berenson, Seiling, Ratelle, Henderson, P. Mahovlich, Redmond, Lapointe, Awrey, F. Mahovlich, Clarke Soviet Union: Gusev, Lutchenko, Kuzkin, Ragulin, Vasiliev, Tsygankov, Blinov, Maltsev, Zimin, Mishakov, Mikhailov, Yakushev, Petrov, Kharlamov, Vikulov, Shadrin, Liapkin, Paladiev Photo Feature http://www.1972summitseries.com/photos/kharlamov.jpg Valery Kharlamov made an everlasting impression on Canadian hockey fans with his explosive speed and awesome goal scoring theatrics in game one. 1972 Summit Series Games http://www.1972summitseries.com/summitdvd.jpg Buy the DVD! Canada's Team of the Century cover The Soviets continued to impress their opponents and the increasingly quiet Montreal Forum faithful in the second period. Specifically the electrifying Valeri Kharlamov impressed the most. Considered by many to be the greatest Soviet player of all time, Kharlamov scored twice in the middle frame. His explosive speed and scoring ability made him a household name in Canada after that fine period of play. The rout was still on, but definitely not as predicted. The Canadians had a brief moment of hope in the third period when Bobby Clarke, who was named Canada's best player in this historic game, scored to make it 4-3. The Canadians came out and played their best hockey in the opening 10 minutes of that third period, creating several scoring chances only to be foiled by the amazing Tretiak. The scouting reports were wrong about Tretiak -- not only could he stop the puck, but time would prove he was one of the all-time greats. The Soviets were able to withstand the Canadian onslaught by playing a patient defensive game. They waited for good opportunities to counter attack against the tiring Canadians, and when they did arrive, they capitalized. Mikhailov and Zimin scored 57 seconds apart to put the game out of reach by the 14:29 mark. Yakushev added one final blow late in the period. Everyone was surprised by how good the Soviets were -- including the Soviets themselves. They came to Canada largely believing all the hype about how Canada's professionals would easily defeat the "amateurs" from Russia The Russians used their advantages to their fullest extent. They were a team in the truest sense of the word. They had been playing and practicing together for months, not weeks like the Canadian players, and it showed. They were also incredibly better conditioned -- they trained year round, while the Canadians enjoyed their summers of beer and golf and relied on training camp to get back into playing shape. |
Game Two: Redemption
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http://www.1972summitseries.com/titlebar.gif Canada redeemed themselves nicely in Game 2, thanks largely to a couple of brother acts, and a radically different game plan. Canada's arrogant thoughts of easily crushing their communist counterparts had backfired, meaning they simply had to win this game to restore confidence in the Canadian people and themselves. In that sense, Game 2 was the most important game of the series for Canada. And win they did. They held the upper hand on the Soviets most of the night, but had significant trouble beating the skinny 20-year-old goalie Vladislav Tretiak. After a scoreless first period, Phil Esposito, who was quickly establishing himself as the undisputable leader of Team Canada, opened the scoring in the second period. Yvan Cournoyer used his blazing speed to make the Russian defense look slow on an early power-play marker in the third period, but the Big Yak, Alexander Yakushev, pulled the Soviets to within one just 4 minutes later on the feared Russian power-play unit. Yakushev's goal was the only one that would get by Chicago Blackhawks goaltending great Tony Esposito. Phil's brother had replaced Ken Dryden in the Canadian nets for this game. It was a good move as Esposito played well and adapted better to the Soviet's criss-crossing offense. On the same power play, Pete Mahovlich scored on what was perhaps the most remarkable individual effort of the series. With Canada killing a penalty, the lanky "Little M" picked up a Phil Esposito clearing attempt just inside the center line. Faking his patented slapshot, Mahovlich deked a Soviet defender and drove in alone on Tretiak. He faked a forehand shot, went to his backhand, and while falling on top of Tretiak managed to slip the puck into the net by using his impressive long reach. To this day Tretiak is puzzled as to how the puck made it past him, as he knows he played the shot perfectly. Mahovlich's Miracle Goal - TSN/ESPN Classic Canada Peter's amazing solo rush awed the Soviets. Big brother Frank Mahovlich teamed up with Czechoslovakian-born Stan Mikita a little more than two minutes later to cement the win. Mikita stole the puck behind the goal and centered to the unchecked Big M, who one-timed a shot off of the post and behind Tretiak. Led by Phil Esposito's inspiration and Tony Esposito's stellar goaltending, and Pete and Frank Mahovlich's heroic goal scoring, all was well in Canada again. The Canadians were successful because they played the simplest of game plans. They dressed a more physical lineup and focussed on a fierce forechecking game as well as a tight defensive game. The players were willing to listen to their coaching staffs after being stunned and humiliated in game one. The arrogant NHLers didn't believe that what happened could happen in Game 1, and after it did they were all very attentive to their coaches advice. By doing so, they restored their pride. "They were more respectful of us in the second game," said Soviet captain Boris Mikhailov. "They understood we could play good hockey. They played very well, a very physical game. We had not seen such a style of game." 1972 Summit Series.com: Game Two Box Score Sept. 4, 1972 - Canada 4 - USSR 1 First Period No Scoring Penalties: Park (cross checking) 10:08, Henderson (tripping) 15:19 Second Period 1-Canada Phil Esposito (Park, Cashman) 7:14 Penalties: Gusev (tripping) 2:07, Soviet Union Bench Minor (served by Zimin) 4;13, Bergman (tripping) 15:16, Tsygankov (slashing) 19:54, Kharlamov (10 minute misconduct) 19:54 Third Period 2-CANADA Cournoyer (Park) 1:19 (PP) 3-USSR Yakushev (Liapkin, Zimin) 5:53 (PP) 4-CANADA P. Mahovlich (P. Esposito) 6:47 (SH) 5-CANADA F. Mahovlich (Mikita, Cournoyer) 8:59 Penalties: Clarke (slashing) 5:13, Stapleton (hooking) 6:14 Shots on goal: Soviet Union: 7 5 9 - 21 Canada: 10 16 10 - 36 Goalies: Tretiak (32/36) 60 minutes, 4 goals against T. Esposito (20/21) 60 minutes, 1 goal against Game MVPs: USSR - Tretiak Canada - P. Esposito & T. Esposito Attendance 16,485 (Toronto) Players on Ice: Canada: Bergman, Stapleton, Park, Ellis, P. Esposito, Goldsworthy, Cournoyer, Cashman, White, Henderson, P.Mahovlich, Mikita, Parise, Savard, Lapointe, F. Mahovlich, Clarke Soviet Union: Gusev, Lutchenko, Kuzkin, Ragulin, Tsygankov, Starshinov, Maltsev, Zimin, Mishakov, Mikhailov, Yakushev, Petrov, Kharlamov, Shadrin, Anisin, Liapkin, Paladiev Photo Feature http://www.1972summitseries.com/phot...yesposito2.jpg Tony Esposito was instrumental in stopping Soviet shooters in game 2. At the other end of the ice brother Phil scored 1 goal and 1 assist en route to Canada's first victory of the series. 1972 Summit Series Games http://www.1972summitseries.com/summitdvd.jpg |
Game Three: The Win That Got Away
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http://www.1972summitseries.com/titlebar.gif One of Canada's top players was deliberately left off the Team Canada roster for the 1972 Summit Series. Bobby Hull had jumped to the World Hockey Association, and the NHL decided there was no way he would be included on Team Canada. Hull would be forced to watch in the stands in his new hometown of Winnipeg on September 6. He, like the rest of Canada, wondered which Team Canada would show up: The one that bombed in Montreal, or dominated in Toronto? The answer was both. Canada probably should have won the game, but they blew two two-goal leads during this game. It became obvious that this team was not yet in good enough condition or playing as a cohesive unit. Despite out-shooting the Russians 15-9 in the first period, Team Canada only led by a 2-1 margin. Canada played very well in the first period, led by Jean-Paul Parise's goal just 1:54 into the game. Vladimir Petrov answered back for the Soviets, but Jean Ratelle tapped in a wonderful pass from Yvan Cournoyer to give Canada the lead after one. Canada was playing a very physical game, however Wayne Cashman was being watched closely. He made his presence felt in Game 2 so much that he was all the Russians would talk about after the game. They didn't appreciate the physical liberties he took on them, nor did they appreciate the referees failure to enforce the rules. In this game, he wasn't being allowed to use his usual tricks. A wild second period saw the Soviet's secret weapon unveiled. In what amounted to the Russian version of the "Kid Line," the Russians dressed Yuri Lebedev, Alex Bodunov and Viacheslav Anisin for the first time. The trio represented the future of Soviet hockey, and they contributed hugely to the tie in Winnipeg. Canada opened the second period scoring thanks to Phil Esposito. Valeri Kharlamov answered with a short handed goal only to have Paul Henderson restore the impressive 2 goal lead. Cue the Kid Line. At 14:59 of the second period, Yuri Lebedev deflected a Valeri Vasiliev point shot. Then at 18:28, the talented Alexander Bodunov took a nice centering pass from Viacheslav Anisin to tie the game at 4. "They put out that young line we hadn't seen before and they dominated us," said coach Harry Sinden. The third period featured no scoring and relatively few shots. But the period wasn't nearly as close in terms of territorial play. The Canadians tired noticeably in the third period and were lucky that the Soviets didn't display more of a killer instinct. 1972 Summit Series.com: Game Three Box Score Sept. 6, 1972 - Canada 4 - USSR 4 First Period 1-Canada Parise (White, P. Esposito) 1:54 2-USSR Petrov 3:16 (SH) 3-Canada Ratelle (Cournoyer, Bergman) 18:25 Penalties: Vasiliev (elbowing) 3:02, Cashman (slashing) 8:01, Parise (interference) 15:47 Second Period 4-Canada P Esposito (Cashman, Parise) 4:19 5-USSR Kharlamov (Tsygankov) 12:56 (SH) 6-Canada Henderson (Clarke, Ellis) 13:47 7-USSR Lebedev (Anisin, Vasiliev) 14:59 8-USSR Bodunov (Anisin) 18:28 Penalties: Petrov (interference) 4:46, Lebedev (tripping) 11:00 Third Period No Scoring Penalites: White (slashing), Mishakov (slashing) 1:33, Cashman (minor, slashing and 10 minute misconduct) 10:44 Shots on goal: Soviet Union: 9 8 8 - 25 Canada 15 17 6 - 38 Goalies: Tretiak (34/38) 60 minutes, 4 goals T. Esposito (21/25) 60 minutes, 4 goals Game MVPs: USSR - Tretiak Canada - Henderson Attendance 9,800 (Winnipeg) Players on ice: Canada: Bergman, Stapleton, Park, Ellis, P. Esposito, Cournoyer, Cashman, White, Ratelle, Henderson, P. Mahovlich, Mikita, Parise, Savard, Lapointe, F. Mahovlich, Clarke http://www.1972summitseries.com/phot...ada72front.jpg Soviet Union: Gusev, Lutchenko, Kuzkin, Vasiliev, Tsygankov, Maltsev, Mishakov, Mikhailov, Shatalov, Yakushev, Petrov, Kharlamov, Shadrin, Solodukhin, Anisin, Lebedev, Bodunov Photo Feature http://www.1972summitseries.com/photos/thn1972.jpg The above issue of The Hockey News summed up the shock in Canada following the first four games in Canada.. 1972 Summit Series Games http://www.1972summitseries.com/summitdvd.jpg Buy the DVD! Canada's Team of the Century |
Game Four: Canada Booed Off Ice
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http://www.1972summitseries.com/titlebar.gif After a shocking loss in Montreal and a less than impressive effort in Winnipeg, it was becoming obvious that Canadian fans were becoming increasingly frustrated with the results. That would be hammered home by the end of the night. Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum played host to Game 4, but it would not be a friendly venue for Team Canada. Canada, playing without defensive standouts Guy Lapointe and Serge Savard due to injury, got into penalty trouble early. Bill Goldsworthy, inserted into the lineup because of his energy and physical play, was too exuberant and was penalized twice in the opening six minutes. The Soviets made full advantage of their excellent special teams. Two power-play goals by Boris Mikhailov gave the powerful Soviets a commanding 2-0 lead early From that point on it was the Vladislav Tretiak show. Tretiak, quickly becoming a hero in Canada even though he was the star of the enemy team, stopped 38 of 41 shots, including 21 in the final period. Gilbert Perreault scored a beautiful goal to get Canada on the board. It was ironic that it was Perreault who scored such a wonderful goal in Vancouver, as Perreault almost became a Vancouver Canuck a couple years earlier. But after Perreault's goal the Soviets answered with two second period goals of their own. Vladimir Petrov set up Yuri Blinov for a nice goal on a two-on-one break. Later in the period Vladimir Vikulov capitalized from the slot while Team Canada's defenders were hopelessly out of position. Canada played pretty well in the third period, but most of their 21 third period shots were from far out. Two goals by Dennis Hull and the goat earlier in the game Bill Goldsworthy surrounded Vladimir Shadrin's mid-period tally. The 5-3 score was actually flattering to Canada on this night. Alan Eagleson honestly admitted "We stunk the joint out." A crowd of 15,570 Vancouver fans echoed the rest of Canada's sentiments as they routinely booed Team Canada. At the conclusion of the game, Team Canada was booed right off the ice, which led to Phil Esposito's famous emotional outburst on national television. "To the people across Canada, we tried. We gave it our best. To the people who booed us, geez, all of us guys are really disheartened. We're disillusioned and disappointed. We cannot believe the bad press we've got, the booing we've got in our own building. "I'm completely disappointed. I cannot believe it. Every one of us guys -- 35 guys -- we came out because we love our country. Not for any other reason. We came because we love Canada." Espo was in disbelief that Canadians would boo their players and that he assured Canadians that the players were giving "150 percent" and acknowledge the Soviets as a great team with great players. This speech seemed to light a fire under Team Canada and the whole country. It helped to jell a team of players who were together for only a few weeks, and who were enemies during the NHL season. Team Canada went to the Soviet Union as a team. And 3,000 boisterous and proud flag waving Canadian fans accompanied them. 1972 Summit Series.com: Game Four Box Score Sept. 8, 1972 - USSR 5 - Canada 3 First Period 1-USSR Mikhailov (Lutchenko, Petrov) 2:01 (PP) 2-USSR Mikhailov (Lutchenko, Petrov) 7:29 (PP) Penalties: Goldsworthy (cross checking) 1:24, Goldsworthy (elbowing) 5:58, P. Esposito (tripping) 19:29 Second Period 3-Canada Perreault 5:37 4-USSR Blinov (Petrov, Mikhailov) 6:34 5-USSR Vikulov (Kharlamov, Maltsev) 13:52 Penalties: Kuzkin (tripping) 8:39 Third Period 6-Canada Goldsworthy (P. Esposito, Bergman) 6.54 7-USSR Shadrin (Yakushev, Vasiliev) 11:05 8-Canada D. Hull (P. Esposito) 19:38 Penalties: Petrov (holding) 2:01 Shots on Goal: Soviet Union: 11 14 6 - 31 Canada: 10 8 23 - 41 Goalies: Tretiak (38/41) 60 minutes, 3 goals against Dryden (26/31) 60 minutes, 5 goals against Game MVPs: USSR - Mikhailov Canada - P. Esposito Attendance 15,570 (Vancouver) Players on ice Canada: Bergman, Stapleton, Park, Ellis, P. Esposito, Gilbert, Goldsworthy, D. Hull, Hadfield, Cournoyer, Seiling, White, Henderson, Awrey, F. Mahovlich, Clarke, Perreault Soviet Union: Lutchenko, Kuzkin, Ragulin, Vasiliev, Tsygankov, Blinov, Maltsev, Mikhailov, Yakushev, Petrov, Kharlamov, Vikukov, Shadrin, Anisin, Lebedev, Bodunov, Paladiev Photo Feature http://www.1972summitseries.com/phot...nd_tretiak.jpg Phil Esposito's famous rant followed the disappointing performance in game 4 (Photo courtesy CNNSI.com). 1972 Summit Series Games http://www.1972summitseries.com/summitdvd.jpg Buy the DVD! Canada's Team of the Century |
Game Five: Buried in Moscow
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http://www.1972summitseries.com/titlebar.gif Team Canada nicknamed themselves as Team 50 once they arrived in the Soviet Union. After being unceremoniously booed off the ice in the final game in Canada, the team felt alone in the world. Seemingly it was just the 50 of them (players plus the coaches, trainers, doctors, etc.) behind the vaunted Iron Curtain, and they were taking on the mighty Soviet empire all by themselves. Or so they thought. It quickly became obvious that they did, in fact, have the support of the Canadian public, and that played a major role in Canada's successes in Russia. Approximately 3,000 Canadian fans made the trip to Moscow. They cheered on their heroes from bad seats in Luzhniki Ice Palace, but they didn't care. They cheered and partied so enthusiastically that the usually calm and collected Russian spectators seemed to be taken aback by the Canadians' behaviour. And tens of thousands of Canadians back home sent best wishes in the form of telegrams to the team. The team pasted these telegrams in their dressing room so that they would be reminded of the support that they did indeed have -- the support that they thought they had last after the first four games of the series. Thirteen days separated Games 4 and 5. Canada prepared for the Moscow leg of the trip in Sweden where they would get used to the large ice surface by playing a couple of rough exhibition games. Nearly everyone agreed that there was too much time between games, so everyone was relieved to drop the puck for Game 5. The Canadians were anxious and ready to get it back on. Before the puck drop however there were some long pre-game ceremonies to go through. During the player introductions, Phil Esposito immediately made himself a crowd favorite in Russia as he slipped on the ice when he was introduced. The crowd chuckled while the blushing Esposito got up and bowed to the crowd with a huge smile on his face. That was just one of many memorable moments to come in Moscow. Team Canada opened game 5 by playing the best first 40 minutes that they had played yet. They built a 3-0 lead, and were dominating the game. Jean-Paul Parise opened the scoring in the 1st period, making him the first Canadian professional to score a goal in Russia. Paul Henderson was the star of this game. Already with one goal, he would crash heavily into the boards and lay motionless for sometime. He suffered a concussion, but refused to listen to doctor's advice and even the team's advice to sit for the rest of the game. He came back and scored on his very next shift. That goal gave Canada a commanding 4-1 lead in the third period. Team Canada just seemed to stop skating in the third period and the Russians capitalized. It was just as if they flicked on a switch. Five third period goals on 11 shots had unthinkably given the Russians the 5-4 win. The Russians had Team Canada backed into a corner. With a 3-1-1 lead, it now seemed next to impossible for Canada to win. The tides had turned. Team Soviet became complacent and arrogant. Canada was ready to fight back, and were coming together just at the right time. CBC Radio Coverage Of Game Five - CBC Radio (3:04) 1972 Summit Series.com: Game Five Box Score Sept. 22, 1972 - USSR 5 - Canada 4 Game 5 Moscow, Sept. 22, 1972. USSR 5 - Canada 4 First Period 1-Canada Parise (Perreault, Gilbert) 15:30 Penalties: Ellis (tripping) 3:49, Kharlamov (slashing) 12:25 Second Period 2-Canada Clarke (Henderson) 3:34 3-Canada Henderson (Lapointe, Clarke) 11:58 Penalties: Ellis (slashing) 5:38, Kharlamov (holding) 5:38, Bergman (roughing) 8:13, White (slashing) 20:00, Blinov (slashing) 20:00 Third Period 4-USSR Blinov (Petrov, Kuzkin) 3:34 5-Canada Henderson (Clarke) 4:56 6-USSR Anisin (Liapkin, Yakushev) 9:05 7-USSR Shadrin (Anisin) 9:13 8-USSR Gusev (Ragulin, Kharlamov) 11:41 9-USSR Vikulov (Kharlamov) 14:46 Penalties: Clarke (holding) 10:25, Tsygankov (high sticking) 10:25, Yakushev (hooking) 15:48 Shots on goal: Canada: 12 13 12 - 37 Soviet Union: 9 13 11 - 33 Goalies: Tretiak (33/37) 60 minutes, 4 goals against T. Esposito (28/33) 60 minutes played, 5 goals against Game MVPs: USSR - Petrov - Yakushev Canada - T. Esposito - Henderson Attendance 15,000 (Moscow) Players on ice: Canada: Bergman, Stapleton, Park, Ellis, P. Esposito, Gilbert, Cournoyer, Seiling, White, Ratelle, Henderson, P. Mahovlich, Parise, Lapointe, F. Mahovlich, Clarke, Perreault Soviet Union: Gusev, Lutchenko, Kuzkin, Ragulin, Tsygankov, Blinov, Maltsev, Misahkov, Mikhailov, Yakushev, Petrov, Kharlamov, Vikulov, Shadrin, Anisin, Liapkin, Martyniuk Photo Feature http://www.1972summitseries.com/photos/maltsev.jpg Alexander Maltsev's speed impressed North American fans, but those fans never really witnessed the true greatness of Maltsev in the '72 series as he never quite found his "A" game.. 1972 Summit Series Games http://www.1972summitseries.com/summitdvd.jpg Buy the DVD! Canada's Team of the Century cover |
Game Six: The Slash
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http://www.1972summitseries.com/titlebar.gif After the Soviet come-from-behind victory in Game 5 to take a commanding 3-1-1 series lead, you would have expected Team Canada to be demoralized and dejected and Russia would have gone for the kill. Things didn't exactly unfold that way, however. Canada kept positive and felt that they could still win, while Russia, admittedly in hindsight, became overconfident and ultimately allowed the Canadians back into the series. Canada had felt like they were finally coming into form. Remember this was the beginning of the professionals' seasons, and unlike the Soviets who trained almost year round, the Canadians were just coming into game shape. And remember also that while the Russians knew all about the Canadian game, the Canadian knowledge of the Soviet strategy was nonexistent entering the series. Now, after five games, Canada felt they were prepared to play the Soviets. The first period wasn't dominated by Esposito or Mahovlich, or by Yakushev or Kharlamov, but rather by two guys named Kompalla and Bata. They were the two referees from West Germany that were so brutally bad that it was charged that they were blatantly biased against the Canadian players. Canadian players were repeatedly sent to the penalty box for questionable and phantom penalties. Phantom offsides were being called as well. Somehow the Soviets were rarely being called for penalties, though. You can chalk it up to cultural differences in the differing styles of hockey. By the end of the game, the penalty minutes were 31 for Canada, just four for Russia. Fortunately Team Canada's penalty killing was in top shape for this game, as the Soviets possessed a lethal power play. After a scoreless first period, a flurry of scoring filled the second stanza. The Soviets opened the scoring as a low shot from the blue line by Yuri Liapkin. The Canadians would not deflate after falling behind yet again. Instead they responded with several strong minutes of sustained attacks. The pressure paid off when they shocked the Soviets with three goals in a short span of just 1 minute and 23 seconds. Dennis Hull flipped a Rod Gilbert rebound over a fallen Vladislav Tretiak for Canada's first goal at 5:13. Then at 6:31 Red Berenson was able to center the puck to an open Yvan Cournoyer. The Roadrunner buried the shot from the slot. And then just 15 seconds later, Paul Henderson scored what proved to be the game winning goal. He intercepted a pass by a Soviet defender and wired a slapshot past the unprepared Tretiak. One penalty that was issued to Canada was definitely well deserved. Bobby Clarke, at the encouragement of assistant coach John Ferguson, controversially attacked the Soviet's flashiest player. Clarke cracked the ankle of Valeri Kharlamov. Kharlamov didn't lose his footing and actually turned around to say a word or two to Clarke - this made the play seem less harmful than it truly was. Kharlamov would miss the next game and was ineffective in the final game. Team Canada's penalty killing played a huge roll in the outcome. The Soviets awesome powerplay was held to just one goal. That goal came late in the game as Alexander Yakushev made it 3-2 with a little over 2 minutes left. 1972 Summit Series.com: Game Six Box Score Sept. 24, 1972 - Canada 3 - USSR 2 First Period No Scoring Penalties: Bergman (tripping) 10:21, P. Esposito (double minor, charging) 13:11 Second Period 1-USSR Liapkin (Yakushev, Shadrin) 1:12 2-Canada Hull (Gilbert) 5:13 3-Canada Cournoyer (Berenson) 6:21 4-Canada Henderson 6:36 5-USSR Yakushev (Shadrin, Liapkin) 17:11 (PP) Penalties: Ragulin (interference) 2:09, Lapointe (roughing) 8:29, Vasiliev (roughing) 8:29, Clarke (minor slashing, and 10 minute misconduct) 10:12, D Hull (slashing) 17:02, P. Esposito (major, high-sticking) 17:46, Team Canada bench minor (served by Cournoyer) 17:46 Third Period No Scoring Penalties: Ellis (holding) 17:39 Shots on Goal: Canada 7 8 7 - 22 Soviet Union 12 8 9 - 29 Goalies: Tretiak (19/22) 60 minutes, 3 goals against Dryden (27/29) 60 minutes, 2 goals against Game MVPs: USSR - Lutchenko - Yakushev Canada - Dryden - Bergman Attendance 15,000 (Moscow) Players on ice: Canada: Bergman, Stapleton, Park, Ellis, P. Esposito, Gilbert, D. Hull, Cournoyer, Berenson, White, Ratelle, Henderson, P. Mahovlich, Parise, Savard, Lapointe, Clarke Soviet Union: Lutchenko, Ragulin, Vasiliev, Tsygankov, Maltsev, Mikhailov, Shatalov, Yakushev, Petrov, Kharlamov, Vikulov, Shadrin, Anisin, Lebedev, Bodunov, Liapkin, Volchkov Photo Feature http://www.1972summitseries.com/photos/bobbyclarke2.jpg Perhaps the most controversial moment of the series came in game six when he deliberately attacked Valery Kharlamov's ankle by wielding his stick. It was perhaps never so controversial as during the 30th anniversary celebrations. (Photo courtesy of CNNSI.com). http://www.1972summitseries.com/summitdvd.jpg Buy the DVD! Canada's Team of the Century cover The Soviets were actually unlucky to not have tied the game. Late in the second period, some people felt that the Soviets had scored a goal, but the officials never noticed and the Soviets never protested. Valeri Kharlamov was able to flip a light shot over Ken Dryden, but the puck seemed to be stopped by the old-style netting that hung down from the crossbar. The idea of the netting was to keep the puck in the net once it zoomed in there. But in this case, it slowed the puck down, and Dryden was able to reach back and glove it. The call by announcers was that the puck hit the goalpost. |
Game Seven: Canada Forces Game 8
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http://www.1972summitseries.com/titlebar.gif Game 6 was Canada's first victory since Game 2. This sparked an outpouring of excitement back home, as some 50,000 rejuvenated fans sent telegrams and best wishes to the team. This helped motivate Team Canada, who were all but alone in the powerful, undemocratic country. Somehow the victory in Game 6 provided a great sense of confidence in the team. No matter how unlikely it may have seemed to an outsider, the team truly believed that they would win Game 7, and then Game 8. Russia would have to play the game without their flashiest superstar in Valeri Kharlamov, who was sitting out this game with a badly bruised ankle thanks to the dastardly Bobby Clarke in Game 6. At the urging of Team Canada co-coach John Ferguson, Clarke wielded his stick in axe like fashion to chop down the flashy star. Clarke would later admit he had every intention of breaking the ankle he was aiming for. Canada got off to a strong start in what might have been the best played game of the series. At just 4:09 of the game Phil Esposito opened the scoring thanks to a Ron Ellis centering pass. Six minutes later the Soviets tied it up. Alexander Yakushev took advantage of a stumbling Brad Park to break in alone on Tony Esposito, slipping the puck between the goaltender's pads. Park was victimized again for the 2-1 goal late in the period. While killing a penalty the puck bounced off of Park's skate directly to Vladimir Petrov's stick. Petrov easily converted. Before the period was over Phil Esposito somehow managed to get the puck through a maze of players in front of the Soviet net and past the screened Vladislav Tretiak. Goaltending was the story of the second period, particularly by Tony Esposito. Russia outshot Canada 13-7 in the frame, but no one was able to beat either puck stopper. The tie was finally broken early in the third period when Rod Gilbert emerged from behind the net to stuff a backhand shot behind Tretiak. The lead would be short lived as Yakushev scored his second of the game to tie the score at 3. Those Soviet teams were so amazing. Whenever the opposition thought they finally got a break against them, the Russians would seemingly always respond quickly and emphatically. After the tying goal Russia seemed to put their offensive attack into a higher gear, but Tony Esposito was up to the task. He made half a dozen spectacular saves. However the Soviet momentum soon subsided, and the teams played tight, defensive hockey for the rest of the game. Neither team wanted to make a mistake. At 16:26 of that final period, one of the most disturbing scenes in hockey history occurred. Soviet captain Boris Mikhailov and Canadian defenseman Gary Bergman collided along the side boards and began to push and shove. That's when the overmatched Mikhailov committed hockey's cardinal sin and used his skates as a weapon. He kicked at Bergman's shins repeatedly. Bergman, who was cut but not seriously injured on the play, responded by ramming Mikhailov's head into the chicken wire that was used in Luzhniki Ice Palace instead of Plexiglas. 1972 Summit Series.com Game Seven Box Score Sept. 26, 1972 - Canada 4 - USSR 3 First Period 1-Canada P. Esposito (Ellis, Park) 4:09 2-USSR Yakushev (Shadrin, Liapkin) 10:17 3-USSR Petrov (Vikulov, Tsygankov) 16:27 (PP) 4-Canada P. Esposito (Parise, Savard) 17:34 Penalties: Mikhailov (tripping) 2:00, P. Mahovlich (roughing) 5:16, Mishakov (holding) 5:16, Mishakov (holding) 11:09, P. Esposito (cross checking) 12:39, White (interference) 15:45 Second Period No Scoring Penalties: Gilbert (hooking) 00:59, Parise (slashing) 6:04, Anisin (hooking) 6:11, P. Esposito (roughing) 12:44, Kuzkin (roughing) 12:44, Parise (roughing) 15:14, Kuzkin (roughing) 15:14, Stapleton (holding) 14:24 Third Period 5-Canada Gilbert (Ratelle, Hull) 2:13 6-USSR Yakushev (Maltsev, Lutchenko) 5:15 (PP) 7-Canada Henderson (Savard) 17:54 Penalties: Bergman (holding) 3:26, Gilbert (charging) 7:25, Bergman (major, roughing) 16:26, Mikhailov (major, roughing) 16:26 Shots on goal: Canada 9 7 9 - 25 Soviet Union 6 13 12 - 31 Goalies: Tretiak (21/25) 60 minutes, 4 goals against T. Esposito (28/31) 60 minutes, 3 goals against Game MVPs: USSR - Mikhailov - Yakushev Canada - P. Esposito - White Attendance 15,000 (Moscow) Players on ice: Canada: Bergman, Stapleton, Park, Ellis, P. Esposito, Gilbert, Goldsworthy, D. Hull, Cournoyer, White, Ratelle, Henderson, P. Mahovlich, Parise, Savard, Lapointe, Clarke Soviet Union: Gusev, Lutchenko, Kuzkin, Ragulin, Vasiliev, Tsygankov, Blinov, Maltsev, Mishakov, Mikhailov, Yakushev, Petrov, Vikulov, Shadrin, Anisin, Liapkin, Volchkov Photo Feature http://www.1972summitseries.com/phot...ersongame7.jpg Paul Henderson scored the tournament's most exciting goal in game 7 to ensure Canada would have a chance to pull out a series victory in a decisive game 8. It was just a hint of what was to come. 1972 Summit Series Games http://www.1972summitseries.com/summitdvd.jpg Buy the DVD! Canada's Team of the Century cover The melee could have turned into an all-out brawl, as both team benches emptied. Fortunately the two sides were out there to break up the fight and restore calm. A brawl would have been a major disaster for the participants and the sport in general. The players settled down but it was Canada who seemed to find an edge of momentum once play resumed. And that enabled Paul Henderson to score his second consecutive game-winning goal. With less than three minutes left to play, Henderson was sprung lose thanks to a nice pass from Serge Savard. Henderson was in alone on two Soviet defenseman -- normally an impossible scoring chance. He crossed so that the two defensemen were forced to cross positions as well, resulting in a moment of confusion between the two comrades. Henderson slid the puck through the defenseman's legs and went around. Instead of playing the man, defenseman Evgeny Tsygankov tried to play the puck. He failed to stop the puck and Henderson was in alone. He scored just under the crossbar while falling down as the defenders tackled him. Henderson seemed as surprised as anyone that he was able to score that goal. Henderson was a role player, not a superstar, yet that was a superstar's goal. It is one of the prettiest goals ever caught on film. Yet it was just a hint of what was to come for Canada's newest hero. "I sat there after the game and said: 'I will never score a bigger goal than this in my life and I can die a happy man,'" Henderson remembered 30 years later. Of course he would be even happier a couple of nights later. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCejw...eature=related |
Game Eight: Henderson Has Scored For Canada!
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http://www.1972summitseries.com/titlebar.gif Momentum was clearly on the Canadian side heading into decisive Game 8, yet they still had to win the game in order to claim victory in the series. A tie game would result in a tied series, but the Russians would have claimed victory because they had scored one more goal. That didn't sit well with the Canadians, so Team 50 set out to make sure that would not happen. It became apparent early on that the Russian bureaucrats were going to do everything they could to see that the Russian hockey would be victorious, including cheating. And cheating is exactly what they did. On the evening before the concluding game, the Russians switched officials. It was agreed upon earlier that Swedish referee Uve Dahlberg and Czechoslovakian referee Rudy Bata would officiate the final game, but Dahlberg had suspiciously fallen ill -- food poisoning was the story. The Russians said that West German officials Josef Kompalla and Franz Baader, who both horrendously officiated Game 6, would have to officiate the final game. But Canada wanted no part of that. Those two, Kompalla in particular, proved to be brutally incompetent. The power-play advantages given to the Soviets so outrageously outnumbered the advantages given to Canada in Game 6 that one had to wonder if they were deliberately trying to throw the game. Canada wanted no part of such an arrangement. Alan Eagleson had threatened to leave without ever playing Game 8, and, at least on the night prior to the big game, he had the support of the players on that issue. By doing so the Soviets would lose out on thousands of dollars of television money. An agreement was made just hours before game time. The Canadians would stay and play Game 8 and each team would choose one official each. Canada chose Bata, while Russia chose Kompalla. CBC Radio Coverage Over Referee Dispute Prior to Game Eight - CBC Radio (5:02) The Soviet's actions may have done more harm to their cause than good. Team Canada was able to redirect some of the pressure facing them because of this distraction. Yet they remained not only focussed on the hockey game itself, but were more intense and angrier than ever before. Canada coupled that intensity with the momentum and confidence they had gained in the previous two victories. Team Canada's fears about referee Kompalla were quickly realized. Just 2:25 into the game Bill White was given a questionable penalty, followed by another to Peter Mahovlich just 36 seconds later. The game was just three minutes old and already Canada was having to kill off a two-man disadvantage. Thirty-three seconds later Alexander Yakushev opened the scoring. 1972 Summit Series.com Game Eight Box Score Sept. 28, 1972 - Canada 6 - USSR 5 First Period 1-USSR Yakushev (Liapkin, Maltsev) 3:34 (PP) 2-Canada P. Esposito (Park) 6:45 (PP) 3-USSR Lutchenko (Kharlamov) 13:10 (PP) 4-Canada Park (Ratelle, Hull) 16:59 Penalties: White (holding) 2:25, P. Mahovlich (holding) 3:01, Petrov (hooking) 3:44, Parise (minor, interference, 10 minute misconduct, game misconduct) 4:10, Tsygankov (interference) 6:28, Ellis (interference) 9;27, Petrov (interference) 9:46, Cournoyer (interference) 12:51 Second Period 5-USSR Shadrin 0:21 6-Canada White (Gilbert, Ratelle) 10:32 7-USSR Yakushev 11:43 8-USSR Vasiliev 16:44 (PP) Penalties: Stapleton (cross checking) 14:58, Kuzkin (elbowing) 18:06 Third Period 9-Canada P. Esposito (P. Mahovlich) 2:27 10-Canada Cournoyer (P. Esposito, Park) 11-Canada Henderson (P. Esposito) 19:26 Penalties: Gilbert (major, fighting) 3:41, Mishakov (major, fighting) 3:41, Vasiliev (tripping) 4:27, D Hull (high sticking) 15:24, Petrov (elbowing) 15:24 Shots on Goal Canada 14 8 14 - 36 Soviet Union 12 10 5 - 27 Goalies: Tretiak (30/36) 60 minutes, 6 goals against Dryden (22/27) 60 minutes, 5 goals against Game MVPs: USSR - Shadrin - Yakushev Canada - Henderson - Park Attendance 15,000 (Moscow) Players on Ice: Canada: Bergman, Stapleton, Park, Ellis, P. Esposito, Gilbert, D. Hull, Cournoyer, White, Ratelle, Henderson, P. Mahovlich, Parise, Savard, Lapointe, F. Mahovlich, Clarke Soviet Union: Gusev, Lutchenko, Kuzkin, Vasiliev, Tsygankov, Blinov, Maltsev, Mishakov, Mikhailov, Yakushev, Petrov, Kharlamov, Vikulov, Shadrin, Anisin, Liapkin, Volchkov Photo Feature http://www.1972summitseries.com/phot...boardfront.jpg The scoreboard says it all - Canada scores the go-ahead goal with just 34 seconds left in the game. | Watch The Goal | 1972 Summit Series Games http://www.1972summitseries.com/summitdvd.jpg Buy the DVD! Canada's Team of the Century cover Less than a minute later, Kompalla was at it again. At 4:10 J.P. Parise was given a minor penalty that was even more questionable than the others. Parise became enraged, slamming his stick on the ice so that it splintered while he yelled obscenities. Kompalla added a 10-minute misconduct on top of the two-minute minor. That almost pushed Parise over the top. Parise aggressively skated up to Kompalla, who was positioned along the boards. Parise stopped just shy of doing what would have been one of the blackest marks in hockey history. He pulled his stick well over his head and was about to whack the referee like he was a piñata. Thankfully he stopped himself in time. Kompalla rightfully added a game misconduct on to Parise's penalty total. Team Canada seemed to settle down after the outburst. And, for whatever reason, the refereeing improved somewhat, too. Canada was still getting penalties, but so were the Soviets. At least the bias wasn't as obviously blatant from that point on in the game. Phil Esposito scored at 6:45 to tie the game for a few minutes. But by 13:10 Soviet defenseman Vladimir Lutchenko tallied on a power play but Canada left the first period tied at two thanks to a wonderful passing play finished off by Brad Park. Canada had survived the early moments and appeared to be in good shape heading into the second period. But a fluke goal put the Soviets back in the lead just 21 seconds into the second frame. Vladimir Shadrin tapped in a crazy rebound behind a surprised Ken Dryden in the Canadian goal. Big Yakushev fired the puck well over the net, hitting the mesh netting that accompanied the boards instead of Plexiglas as in North American rinks. The springy wiring caused the puck to bounce right back into the slot where Shadrin was waiting. The goal deflated Canada, and the Russians could feel it. They pressured the Canadian zone throughout the second period, feeling that the game could be put away if they could jump on Canada at this point. Despite the brilliant netminding by Ken Dryden in the period, the Russian's persistent attack paid off with three goals compared to Canada's one. The Russians held a commanding 5-3 lead after two periods of play. Despite the score, Canada headed into the second intermission very positively. They felt they were playing a good game thus far. And oddly enough, every player on that team will tell you there was an unreal aura of confidence in the room that they were going to comeback. There was not a negative thought among them. Canada took to the ice led by Phil Esposito. He had an incredible period of hockey. Coach Harry Sinden called period 3 "his finest hour," which is really saying something since he had been Canada's undisputed leader all series. It was Espo who scored the all important early goal at just 2:27 of the third, narrowing the score to 5-4. Canada continued to pour it on, and at 12:56 tied up the score, thanks to Esposito once again. Espo refused to be denied as he shook off two defenders and tested Tretiak with a good shot. Tretiak made the stop, but he was unable to stop Yvan Cournoyer's tap in on the rebound. An interesting melee erupted after that goal was scored, but this didn't involve Team Canada and their on ice opponents, but rather Team Canada and the military policemen in the stands. The Soviet goal judge did not turn on the red light when Cournoyer tied the score. This enraged Alan Eagleson, who feared the Soviets were going to cry "no goal." Eagleson, who was in the stands, tried to make his way to the public address announcer's booth to make sure that the goal was announced. He pushed his way past several of these military men who did not appreciate Eagleson's actions. They apprehended Eagleson and started to drag him off. That's when big Peter Mahovlich showed up and poked the militia men with his stick. Mahovlich, who actually hopped the boards and was in the crowd in a scrum with the Russian military men, was quickly followed by his teammates. Of course now the common joke is that they never should have rescued Eagleson, given his history which was revealed years later. But at the time it was quite something to witness. It was said that Team Canada was at war when they were in Moscow. For a few minutes, they actually did fight Soviet soldiers. Eagleson was escorted across the ice to the Canadian bench. Embarrassingly, Eagleson shook his fist at the crowd in disgust, while trainer Joe Sgro, dressed in an embarrassing 1970s outfit of red pants, red shirt and red jacket, fingered the crowd. Somehow, Team Canada was able to remain composed despite this, while the Soviets seemed to be on the ropes and playing for the tie. For much of the rest of the period it appeared that the Soviets would get that tie, and then they would claim victory on a goals for ratio of 32 to 31. Then the greatest moment in Canada's sporting history, perhaps in Canadian history period, was delivered by two familiar names. Yvan Cournoyer intercepted a Soviet clearing attempt and fired a cross ice pass to a streaking Paul Henderson, who had called off the line's usual left winger Peter Mahovlich in order to get on the ice. The pass was behind Henderson. No. 19 was also tripped up on the play and went crashing into the end boards behind the Soviet defenders. Fortunately for Canada, Phil Esposito was following up on the play. He was dead tired and probably should have gone to the bench, but he was determined to be out there until the end of the game. Espo poked the puck towards Tretiak for an easy save, but by this time Henderson had gotten back on his feet and gained the rebound. Henderson shovelled the puck towards the goal line. Tretiak made yet another save, but left another rebound, too. Henderson, unchecked by any Soviet player, was able to flip the final rebound over a sprawled-out Tretiak. The country erupted as did the Team Canada bench. Henderson jumped into Cournoyer's arms just long enough for Denis Brodeur (Martin Brodeur's father) to snap the most famous photograph in hockey history. Shortly afterwards the duo was mobbed by the entire Canadian roster who vacated their bench. Canada needed to compose themselves for a final 34 seconds, as the Soviets were more than capable of tying up the game in such a short time frame. Canada sent out a line of Esposito with Pete Mahovlich and Ron Ellis and shut them down for 34 seconds that must have felt like 34 minutes for Team Canada. When the final buzzer sounded, 3,000 Canadian fans burst into the sweetest rendition of O Canada ever heard, as the players embraced on the ice. Some openly wept, something rarely seen among NHL professionals, even after capturing the Stanley Cup. |
Team Canada player Jean-Paul Parise raises his arms in joy after scoring first goal for Canada in Prague against the Czech National team
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(The Canadian Press) https://c.radikal.ru/c20/2106/0b/00956d84c901.jpg J.P. Parise, a member of Canada’s 1972 Summit Series team, dies at 73 Stephen Whyno The Canadian Press Published Thursday, Jan. 08, 2015 11:31AM EST Last updated Thursday, Jan. 08, 2015 1:02PM EST J.P. Parise, a member of Canada’s 1972 Summit Series team who played for the Minnesota North Stars and New York Islanders over his NHL career, has died from lung cancer. He was 73. The Minnesota Wild said that Parise died Wednesday night at his home in the Minneapolis suburb of Prior Lake. Son and Wild star Zach Parise informed the team of his father’s death. “We appreciate the outpouring of support we have received from family, friends and the entire hockey community during this difficult time,” the Parise family said Thursday in a statement. “J.P. was a great husband, father and grandpa and will be greatly missed by all of us.” During his playing career, Parise is most remembered for skating on a line with Phil Esposito and Wayne Cashman during the Summit Series and getting ejected in the eighth game, which Canada won on Paul Henderson’s famous goal. Parise played in six of the eight games during the legendary series against the Soviet Union. Hockey Canada chief operating officer Scott Smith credits that team for the growth of the game across Canada. “I think that group of 1972 players contributed greatly to both things: the interest in international hockey and the significance of any Canada-Russia game but also for the development of coaches at the grassroots level,” Smith said in a phone interview. Sidney Crosby, who played for Parise at Shattuck-St. Mary’s prep school, said during Canada’s 2014 Olympic orientation camp that some of what he knows of the Canada-Russia rivalry came from his coach. Parise, a native of Smooth Rock Falls, Ont., spent most of his NHL career with the North Stars and was a two-time all-star. He had 594 points (238 goals, 356 assists) in 890 games from 1965-79 with the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, North Stars, Islanders and Cleveland Barons. “The National Hockey League family mourns the passing and cherishes the memory of J.P. Parise,” NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement. “Especially in his adopted home state of Minnesota, J.P. was a consummate player, teacher and administrator in the game. “The Parise name has been prominent in Minnesota hockey since the 1960s, and J.P.’s commitment and passion for the NHL lives on through his son, Zach. The NHL sends heartfelt condolences to J.P.’s family, to his friends, to the Minnesota Wild organization and to all the organizations J.P. represented with such passion.” After retirement, Parise spent nine seasons as a North Stars assistant coach. He later ran the hockey program at Shattuck-St. Mary’s school in Faribault, one of the top prep hockey schools in the U.S. Parise helped oversee the growth of NHL stars such as Crosby and Jonathan Toews. In an interview last year with the Star Tribune, Parise was philosophical about his cancer. “That’s life,” he said. “If someone was to tell you today that you’re going to be going at 77, 78, you’d say, ‘Boy, that’s not bad.’ I never think of this shortening my life, this shortening anything I’m going to do. I’m still going to travel, I’m still going to watch hockey.” Over the weekend, Zach Parise talked about the impending loss of his father with the Star Tribune. “It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever had to deal with in my life,” he told the newspaper. “You try and find that separation, you try to come here and be around the guys and not think about it, and Yeozie (coach Mike Yeo) has been really good and the team’s been really good giving me the day off, saying basically, ‘Just show up for games.’ They’ve been really supportive about it, but the hard part about it is you try to go to the rink and forget about stuff, but the hard part is, this was kind of our thing.” “Hockey was our thing,” Parise added, fighting back tears. “Him coming to every game or watching every game and talking to him after every game and talking hockey, that’s not there anymore.” Zach Parise also went to Shattuck and is now in his 10th NHL season and third with the Wild. Former Stars forward Mike Modano posted a note on Twitter after hearing the news. “Our Thoughts and prayers go out to Zach Parise and his family on the passing of J.P. All our best,” Modano tweeted. Funeral arrangements were pending. With files from The Associated Press |
Game 5 loss pushed Canada to brink in Summit Series by John Kreiser / NHL.com
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September 22nd, 2012 http://1.cdn.nhle.com/nhl/images/upl...IES_72_GM5.jpg Forty years ago, the hockey world fundamentally was changed by the start of an eight-game series between national teams from Canada, loaded with NHL players in their prime, and the Soviet Union -- considered the two best hockey-playing nations in the world at the time -- that played out across the month of September. The series was a must-follow for hockey fans across the globe and after its dramatic conclusion --- a 4-3-1 series win for the Canadians -- there was no question that the NHL never would be the same again. This month, NHL.com looks at the historic Summit Series with a month-long collection of content. Previous 1972 Summit Series recaps: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 Two weeks after being booed off the ice in Vancouver, Canada understandably felt pretty much alone as the second half of the Summit Series began on Sept. 22, 1972. They named themselves "Team 50," representing the 50 players, coaches, trainers and other personnel who made the trip for the four games in Moscow's Luzhniki Ice Palace. But surprisingly, the fan support the team hadn't gotten at home was very much in evidence on the road. Nearly 3,000 Canadian fans made the trip to Moscow, forming a red-clad island of noise in an otherwise stoic gathering of 15,000 people. Tens of thousands more Canadians sent telegrams of support that were passed among the players in the dressing room. It was the kind of support that had largely been missing during the four games in Canada. GAME 5: SOVIET UNION 5, CANADA 4 The Soviet Union scored five third-period goals on just 11 shots for a stunning 5-4 victory in Game 5 to open up a 3-1-1 lead over Team Canada in the 1972 Summit Series. First Period: 1, Canada, Parise 2 (Perreault, Gilbert), 15:30. Second Period: 2, Canada, Clarke 2 (Henderson), 3:34. 3, Canada, Henderson 3 (Lapointe, Clarke), 11:58. Third Period: 4, USSR, Blinov 2 (Petrov, Kuzkin), 3:34. 5, Canada, Henderson 4 (Clarke), 4:56. 6, USSR, Anisin 1 (Liapkin, Yakushev), 9:05. 7, USSR, Shadrin 2 (Anisin), 9:13. 8, USSR, Gusev 1 (Ragulin, Kharlamov) 11:41. 9, USSR, Vikulov 2 (Kharlamov), 14:46. Shots on goal: Canada 12-13-12--37. Soviet Union 9-13-11-33. Goalies: Canada, T. Esposito 1-1-1 (33 shots on goal, 28 saves). Soviet Union, Tretiak 3-1-1 (37-33). Attendance: 15,000 "It certainly became a highly charged atmosphere, especially when we got down and had to go to Russia and try to win," Paul Henderson told NHL.com. "It took on a whole different dimension from our point of view. I would say unequivocally that without the 3,000 Canadian fans that came with us, I don't think we would have won the series. They were such an inspiration. They were incredible." There were 13 days between Games 4 and 5, with Canada preparing for the bigger international ice surface by playing two games in Sweden -- winning 4-1 and tying 4-4 -- that featured a lot of stick work by the Swedes (Wayne Cashman needed 50 stitches to close a cut in his mouth after being high-sticked) and rough play by international standards from the Canadians. Being away from home appeared to be serving as a bonding experience for Canada, which dominated the first two periods of Game 5. J.P. Parise opened the scoring 15:30 into the game, and second-period goals by Bob Clarke and Henderson made it 3-0 after 40 minutes. The Soviets got on the board early in the third period, but Henderson scored again at 4:56 -- only a few minutes after crashing headfirst into the boards and lying motionless for several moments before being helped off the ice. Fortunately for Henderson, he was wearing a helmet, and he talked coach Harry Sinden into letting him return despite a concussion. With 11 minutes to play, Canada was up 4-1 and appeared to be cruising. But as if flicking a switch, the Soviets came to life -- and Canada stopped skating, ignoring their coach's warning not to try to sit on the lead. Vyacheslav Anisin and Vladimir Shadrin scored eight seconds apart to make it a one-goal contest and get the normally quiet crowd back into the game. Alexander Gusev tied it at 11:41, beating Tony Esposito with a screened slapper from the point, and Vladimir Vikulov completed the comeback by scoring on a breakaway at 14:46 -- Esposito slammed his stick in frustration after the goal. The Soviets ended up scoring five third-period goals on 11 shots for a stunning 5-4 victory and a 3-1-1 lead in the series. Despite the loss, the Canadian fans stood and cheered as the players left the ice. "It was a long, long way from home, and having those people there was comforting," Clarke told NHL.com. But the cheers of the Canadian fans weren't much comfort right after the game. Sinden stormed off into the coaches' room and wound up hurling a cup of coffee against the wall, splattering the liquid all over his suit. But the Canadian team got even angrier the next day when they found out the supplies of beef, milk and beer than they had brought from home had been stolen and were being sold to the guests at the same hotel where they were staying. "We had problems with people waking us up in the middle of the night," Rod Gilbert told NHL.com. "We had problems with our food -- they stole our beer. That was worse than the food." But the loss also had a galvanizing effect on Canada. "We lost the first game in Moscow; we had a 3-0 lead. We got together afterward and said we weren't going to lose another game," Gilbert said. "We had to fight the referees and everyone else. They tried to distract us. It really united the team." |
1972 Summit Series 40th Anniversary: A Preview
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https://a.radikal.ru/a23/2106/77/a635775aa147.png By Zanstorm http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...mitseries1.jpg @zanstorm on Aug 31, 2012, 12:00p 48 Tweet Share (2) Pin The Canadian players and fans alike all had the same feeling. That we were better at hockey than the Russians. That we were gonna "wipe the floor" with them. That they didn't have a chance against a super NHL-laden roster. This was the first time any Russian team had played a group from Canada that was this talented. It was the first time they played NHL players. Usually Canada sent amateurs to any international hockey events. The Russians stated before the series started that they were a bit scared. They saw the size of some of the Canadian players, but they were more fearful of getting their butts handed to them in an 8-game series. Keep in mind that all 8 games were going to be played no matter what. The Russians knew how good the Canadian players were. They heard the stories. We were legends, and here they are coming all the way over here, most of them for the first time ever, to play a series against these giant skilled players. What transpired was absolutely unpredictable. History was about to be made. A nation that was quite divided at the time was about to come together for a hockey series. The Soviet team and it's attention to detail and skill was about to surprise everyone, to the point of Canadian fans booing their own players with our hockey supremacy pushed to the brink of defeat. So what is the greatest sports event in Canadian (and arguably even hockey) history? Sidney Crosby's golden goal in Vancouver at the 2010 Winter Olympics? |
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How Vancouver's Surly Fans Helped Win the '72 Summit
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And key people who propelled the drama. By Steve Burgess, 8 Sep 2012, TheTyee.ca Share article via email Print this article http://thetyee.ca/Life/2012/09/07/Summit-overlay.jpg PM Pierre Trudeau was all smiles officiating the opening face-off for Game One of the 1972 Summit Series between the Soviet Union and Canada in Toronto. By Game Four in Vancouver, the mood was grim. Related The Millionaire Forgotten By the Stanley Cup Honour Ken Mallen, whose name was left off the coveted trophy 96 years ago. Opera on Ice Writing the book on Hockey: A People's History. Vancouver's Forgotten Track Star Shy Percy Williams shocked the world winning two Olympic golds and put Vancouver on the map. With archival photo essay. Take pride, Vancouver. You played a key role in Canadian hockey's finest hour. Today, Sept. 8, marks the 40th anniversary of Game Four in the epic 1972 Summit Series, played at the Pacific Coliseum. For Team Canada, Vancouver would prove to be the low point. The booing began during Team Canada's pre-game warm-ups, while Soviet players were cheered during introductions. The game ended in a decisive 5-3 Soviet win as Team Canada fell behind in the series, 1-2-1, heading into the four Russian games. Our Canadian heroes were booed off the Coliseum ice. And that upset Phil Esposito. "Every one of us guys, 35 guys that came out and played for Team Canada, we did it because we love our country, and not for any other reason," Esposito told the TV audience as he stood on the ice that night. "They can throw the money for the pension fund out the window.... We came because we love Canada... and I don't think it's fair that we should be booed." It's often claimed that Espo's televised outburst was the turning point. Just like we planned it, Vancouver. In some ways it's an odd choice for a national defining moment. Unlike America's feel-good Miracle on Ice in 1980, the 1972 Canada-Soviet Summit Series was not a David vs. Goliath story -- unless you cast Canada in the role of Goliath. Our hockey establishment was indeed smug, swaggering and overconfident until those stones started flying. The basic facts are practically tattooed on our national coat of arms: Early shocks, desperate times, the string of must-win victories back in Russia, and finally Paul Henderson's joyous leap with 34 seconds left in the eighth and final game. Goliath, bloody but unbowed, had come through. Some players and people who made up the drama: Tretiak Scouting can be a tough business. In 1962 a Decca Records talent scout declined to sign a Liverpool group, remarking, "The Beatles have no future in show business." Ten years later, just days before the opening of the Summit Series, Toronto Maple Leafs head scout Bob Armstrong was quoted after watching a Soviet team practice: "We saw Vladimir Tretiak -- their No. 1 goalie -- and he didn't look particularly good." The 1972 remark may tell you more about the future of the Leafs than it did about Tretiak. But in fairness, Tretiak was somewhat distracted that day. He'd gotten married the day before. "Two days later I was back in training and a day after that the team left for Canada," Tretiak said afterwards. "I tell people I spent my honeymoon with Canadian hockey players." The Summit Series would make Tretiak arguably the most famous goalie never to play in the NHL -- the first non-NHL player to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. The Cassandras The overconfidence of the Canadians has become legendary. A Canadian Press story from Aug. 24, 1972 was given the headline Scouts Suggest Eight Game Sweep in the Simcoe Reformer. But there were Cassandras out there. Montreal Star sports columnist John Robertson promised that if the Canadians somehow prevailed, he would eat his column. In an eerily prescient interview, former Canadian national team player Herb Pinder warned of what was coming. "The Russians will have an edge in conditioning no matter how hard Sinden works his players," Pinder told the Canadian Press in August 1972. "We just aren't prepared to pay the price to get in shape like the Russians.... They shoot hard and they don't waste shots.... They can hit, they are big and they are in better condition." "You could see the refereeing so bad that they (the Canadians) pull out and come home. People don't know how bad it can get." They found out. Team Canada's J.P. Parise became so incensed with German referee Josef Kompalla he threatened to decapitate the ref with his stick. As for Robertson, his warnings had essentially been proven right. But a promise is a promise. At a Montreal restaurant not long after the series ended, he choked down a bowl of shredded newsprint. Not by itself, of course -- the column was served up with tasty Russian dressing. The Missing In 1997 The Hockey News compiled a list of hockey's all-time greatest players. Three of the Hockey News top ten -- Bobby Orr, Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull -- were active at the time of the Summit Series. None played in it. Orr was listed on the roster but had just had knee surgery. Hull was named to the team by coach Harry Sinden but had committed the unpardonable sin of defecting to the upstart World Hockey Association. He was blackballed by tournament organizers, in spite of a direct plea from Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Hull and Howe, who had also gone to the new league, would get their chance two years later when the WHA staged its own version of the Summit Series. Lacking the same sort of supporting cast, the WHA all-stars were beaten soundly, 4-1-3 -- despite the presence of 1972 hero Paul Henderson, who had since joined the new league. Hull did prove himself against the Soviets, leading the series in scoring with seven goals. Howe scored three. Not bad, considering he was 46 years old at the time. The Posterized Boy In the NBA they call it "being posterized." Every bedroom wall poster of a monster dunk co-stars some unfortunate defender standing flat-footed, or perhaps leaping ineffectually as the ball slams through the hoop. Superstar vs. stooge, in a frozen image that never changes. So pity poor Yuri Liapkin -- posterized on the most famous goal in Canadian hockey history. By 1972 Liapkin was established as a great defenseman for Soviet league teams Khimik Voskresensk -- he would later join Spartak Moscow. He was the national team's highest-scoring defenseman. It's no wonder #25 was out there for the final crucial seconds of Game Eight along with #6, Moscow Dynamo defenseman Valery Vasiliev. After Henderson's first wild swing at the puck that carried him behind the net, the puck ricocheted off the side boards toward Vasiliev, who could not corral it. The puck then seemed to carom off Liapkin, positioned just beside Vasiliev. Henderson, back on his feet, grabbed the loose puck and swung around a diving Tretiak to deposit the winner. https://thetyee.ca/Life/2012/09/07/Paul-Henderson.jpg Skating forlornly behind a jubilant Paul Henderson, Yuri Liapkin ponders, perhaps, his impending posterization. It is hard to watch that video and pin the blame solely on Liapkin. Yet in that iconic photograph, as familiar to Canadian boomers as the flag, there is a despondent Liapkin skating just behind the jubilant Henderson. Mercifully for the Russian he was cropped out of the photo that graced most Canadian front pages the next day (near-identical versions were shot by photographers Frank Lennon of the Toronto Star and Montreal Canadiens team photographer Denis Brodeur, father of Martin Brodeur). But fairly or not he is still cast as the goat. "It turned out to be my worst nightmare," Liapkin later said. "Now all these years later everyone knows Henderson scored when Yuri Liapkin gave up the puck." The (Larger) Turning Point At the start of the 72-73 season NHL rosters featured three Swedes: Juha Widing, who had played his junior hockey with the Brandon Wheat Kings; Bobby Nystrom, who had moved to Canada with his family at age four; and Thommie Bergman. The Bruins' Ken Hodge had been born in England and Ranger Walt Tkaczuk in Germany. That was it for Europeans. Ten years later Europeans would make up slightly more than 10 per cent of NHL rosters. 1982 was also the year that a Soviet player first took the ice in an NHL game: Viktor Netchaev played three for the Los Angeles Kings. (He had married an American.) Not until the defection of Alexander Mogilny before the 1989/90 season would a Soviet-trained player really star in the NHL. Eventually Mogilny would make his way to the Vancouver Canucks, joining superstar Pavel Bure in 1995. It made sense. After all, Vancouver fans started cheering for Russians early. [Tyee] |
Canada rallies to win Game 6 of Summit Series
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by John Kreiser / NHL.com September 24th, 2012 http://2.cdn.nhle.com/nhl/images/upl...72_GM6_325.jpg Forty years ago, the hockey world fundamentally was changed by the start of an eight-game series between national teams from Canada, loaded with NHL players in their prime, and the Soviet Union -- considered the two best hockey-playing nations in the world at the time -- that played out across the month of September. The series was a must-follow for hockey fans across the globe and after its dramatic conclusion --- a 4-3-1 series win for the Canadians -- there was no question that the NHL never would be the same again. This month, NHL.com looks at the historic Summit Series with a month-long collection of content. Previous 1972 Summit Series recaps: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 When a team is in the kind of hole Canada was entering Game 6 of the Summit Series -- down 3-1-1 and facing three more games in a hostile building -- it's sometimes best to look at the little picture, rather than the big one. That's what coach Harry Sinden did at practice, encouraging his players to think about the next shift and the next period, rather than the entirety of the task at hand. He also changed strategies, getting away from the straight-line tactics that were common in the NHL and pushing the tempo with head-man passes and criss-crosses to take advantage of the Soviets' biggest weakness: their play in their own zone. The Canadian players were also starting to round into shape as they took the ice on Sept. 24, 1972 -- and they were becoming more familiar with the Soviets' tactics, which were unlike anything they had seen in the NHL. GAME 6: CANADA 3, SOVIET UNION 2 Canada left the ice after Game 6 with a 3-2 victory that gave them renewed confidence and kept alive their hopes of winning the 1972 Summit Series. First Period: No scoring Second Period: 1, USSR, Liapkin 1 (Yakushev, Shadrin), 1:12. 2, Canada, Hull 2 (Gilbert), 5:13. 3, Canada, Cournoyer 2 (Berenson), 6:21. 4, Canada, Henderson 5, 6:36. 5, USSR, Yakushev 3 (Shadrin, Liapkin), 17:11 (pp). Third Period: No scoring. Shots on Goal: Canada 7-8-7-22. Soviet Union 12-8-9--29 Goalies: Canada, Dryden 1-2-0 (29 shots on goal, 27 saves). Soviet Union, Tretiak 3-2-1 (22-19) Attendance: 15,000 "It caused us, and especially our goaltenders, a lot of problems early," Bob Clarke told NHL.com when asked about the Soviets' style of play. "They would pass from areas where we would always shoot. That led to a lot of confusion with our goalies and with our team. Also, our conditioning was poor. But once we got into shape and were at the same level of physical conditioning as them, we were able to handle it. And once we got into the same condition as them and had some games under our belt, they couldn't handle us." The specter of having to return to Canada after losing to a team they were expected to rout provided some additional incentive. "Fear is a wonderful motivator," Paul Henderson told NHL.com. "After we lost the first game [in Moscow], I said to my wife, 'If we don’t win the last three games, we're going to be known as losers for the rest of our lives. We have got to win the last three games.'" In addition to dealing with Canada on the ice, the Soviet authorities were trying to figure out how to tamp down the enthusiasm of the 3,000 Canadian fans that had made the trip to Moscow. The noise and behavior of the visiting fans was such that Soviet authorities broke up the visitors' section and scattered the fans around the building. All that succeeded in doing was getting the red-clad visiting fans to cheer louder. Their cheers in the first period were for goaltender Ken Dryden, who hadn't expected to play for the rest of the series but got the start after the Soviets' five-goal barrage against Tony Esposito in the third period of Game 5. Dryden stopped all 12 shots he faced in the opening 20 minutes as the Canadians killed off three power plays called by the West German officiating crew of Franz Baader and Josef Kompalla. Yuri Liapkin fired a slap shot through a screen and past Dryden 1:12 into the second period to put the Soviets ahead, but Canada retaliated with three goals in a span of 83 seconds. Dennis Hull flipped the rebound of Rod Gilbert's shot over Viacheslav Tretiak at 5:13. Red Berenson hit Yvan Cournoyer in the slot for a blast that found the net at 6:31, and Henderson intercepted a pass, split the defense and blasted a slapper past a surprised Tretiak 15 seconds later for a 3-1 lead. In a game and a series that was becoming increasingly nasty, Soviet star Valeri Kharlamov had become a marked man. Clarke drew a minor and a misconduct after a scrum with Kharlamov; after serving his penalties, he returned to the ice and slashed the Soviet star in the ankle -- which remarkably went unpenalized, though Hull was called for a mysterious slashing call seconds later, at 17:02. Alexander Yakushev, another Soviet player who was making a major impression on the NHL, got one back by scoring a power-play goal nine seconds after Hull was penalized. But Canada's penalty-killing was flawless the rest of the way, shutting down the Soviets during a high-sticking major to Esposito late in the period that turned into a two-man advantage for 2:00 when Canada was given a bench minor for protesting the call -- Sinden and assistant coach John Ferguson were so irate that Berenson had to calm them down. The Canadians completely stifled the Soviets in the third period, killed off a final power play when Ron Ellis was called for holding with 2:21 left in regulation, and left the ice with a 3-2 victory that gave them renewed confidence and kept alive their hopes of winning the series. "The most important thing was the psychological power that derived from not wanting to be what my brother called 'a bunch of bums' and 'a disgrace to my country,'" Gilbert said. "We didn't want to lose. We couldn't have come back to Canada." |
Summit Series: Russians outclass Canada, Esposito fumes
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http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/hoc...uto-226275.jpg By Malcolm Kelly Posted: Saturday, September 8, 2012 | 11:01 PM Back to accessibility links Phil Esposito, left, gave an interview for the ages after his Canadian team lost to the Russians in Game 4 of the Summit Series in Vancouver. (Peter Bregg/Canadian Press) Phil Esposito, left, gave an interview for the ages after his Canadian team lost to the Russians in Game 4 of the Summit Series in Vancouver. (Peter Bregg/Canadian Press) End of Supporting Story Content More from Malcolm Kelly CFL Power Rankings: Week 8 CFL Power Rankings: Week 7 CFL Power Rankings: Week 6 Back to accessibility links Beginning of Story Content CBC Sports sent columnist Malcolm Kelly through a time warp and into the body of a veteran Vancouver sportswriter, circa 1972, to report on Game 4 of the Canada-Soviet hockey series. Here's what he sent back. VANCOUVER, Sept. 8, 1972 - As we trooped down from the press box at the suddenly empty Pacific Coliseum on Friday, a dreary score of Soviets 5 Canada 3 pasted on the big board overhead, Dick Beddoes must have been wondering what else he might have to eat in embarrassment. The Globe and Mail scribe, fiddling with his famous fedora (salt? pepper?), had gone the rest of us one better before this series started by saying if the Soviets won just once in this eight game affair, he would partake of that Ukrainian delicacy borscht, one we are told is cold and made mainly of beets. Eat of lot of it in Winnipeg, apparently. Well, he's already had that meal, back there in Toronto when the club he's lately been referring to as "Team USA NHL" because most of the Canadians earn their wages in undervalued Greenbacks, actually came out and beat the Soviets for the one and only time. Dinner has arrived for many of us, though, especially those who suggested chomping on their own hats would be in order if anything but a sweep occurred. What's been shocking, as the ink-stained troops have made their way across the country from Montreal (loss) to Toronto (win) to Winnipeg (tie) is how our scribes have gone from unabashed cheerleaders to the Spanish Inquisition. And no one expected the Spanish Inquisition. Canada slow, undisciplined Canada is too slow. Too undisciplined. Our hockey isn't skilled enough. We aren't organized enough. Just a bunch of goons. Wasn't it our pack that decided this Summit Series (nice phrase Bedclothes, by the way), was going to be a walkover? Everybody in the press box is pretty down in the dumps now, feeling embarrassed. Trying to make up for it by dumping on the home side. The players have noticed. On the way down to the dressing room I had to find my wife for a moment to tell her to dodge home with the blue Dart and not wait up for me. Interview for the ages Babs was at the Zamboni entrance, so was Johnny Esaw, splendid in his red CTV jacket, and along came Phil Esposito for one of the best TV interviews I've ever seen. Espo was one angry Italian Canadian (as Mr. Trudeau says we can call him because it's "multicultural"), I'll tell you. Especially when some of Vancouver's finest drunks hung over the seat rails and booed the sweaty Sault Ste. Marie stalwart, something that only made him madder. "We're disillusioned and disappointed. We cannot believe the bad press we've got, the booing we've got in our own building," said Espo, who was warming up like Lawrence Welk ("A one, an a two ..."). "I'm completely disappointed. I cannot believe it. Every one of us guys ... we came because we love our country. Not for any other reason. We came because we love Canada." After scratching that down on a pad already wet from tears for these guys Vancouver fans think are clowns, it was time to repair to the dressing rooms. On the way, some wag late for a date in Hastings Park yelled out "See, I told you Communism is best. Can't you see it?" They don't call this the Left Coast for nothing. When we arrived by the Canadian dressing room, coach Harry Sinden looked like he'd died and gone to hell, judging by his pallor. Wished we had Max Ferguson's alter ego Leslie Lovelace around to ask the first question, in case someone was punched. Just then Espo clomped by. I'd swear on Kruschchev's shoe what he was muttering was "This is a war, man. This is a war." One wonders if anyone else in that room, where quiet was the order of the late evening, and those sucking back on post-game cigarettes seemed to have taken on the look of a soldier just back from Vimy Ridge, is thinking that now. Down the hall, Soviet coach Vsevolod Bobrov, who is only considered a happy fellow because his assistant, Boris Kulagin, is so grim he's now being called "Chuckles" by the Canadian writers, was holding fort again. A win such as this might have at least brought a smile to Bobrov's features but, perhaps fearing any misspoken word might result in a trip to Siberia, he went on again about how this was a result of hard work, and it was possibly a surprise. Perhaps? These commies can put the dig in, can't they? Tretiak real deal What helps the Russkies, of course, is they knew all along that Tretiak is as good as any NHLer. That the glorious skating Valeri Kharlamov is one of the best forwards in the world. That Boris Mikhailov can be as bruising as any guy in the big league. One of the kid reporters calls Mikhailov a "power" forward...whatever that means. But did the Reds know goalie Ken Dryden would fall like a house of cards on that Brady Bunch show my kids watch? Or that the GAG (goal a game) line from the Rangers would be so slow in this series, with Vic Hadfield especially struggling to keep up to the speed? The way these Soviets work, they likely did. Probably have the opposing dressing room bugged already. And that sweeper over there? How do you know that's not a KGB agent? Maybe that fan was. When the Soviets arrived at Dorval a week ago, Andrei Starovoitov, of their ice hockey federation, chatted on through French, English and Russian translation about how his team had no preconceptions about this series and just wanted to learn from the Canadians. Apparently there was an error in that translation. What he meant was they wanted to teach the Canadians a lesson. Mission accomplished. So, here we are. Down 1-2-1 to a team that all wears helmets (everyone?), can't find enough matching gloves to be presentable and uses hockey sticks made in Finland, of all places (Does anyone know if Koho is a person, a place, or a thing?). Bobrov did say one thing interesting through his interpreter. He wondered if the Canadians would loosen up and play better in Moscow when they weren't under the pressure of their own fans. Can't see it. But maybe this is something else he knows the rest of us don't. As for all the national agony, perhaps it's best, after what has happened at the Olympics in Munich, to remember this is, after all, only hockey. |
War & peace: The 1972 Summit Series
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http://thechronicleherald.ca/sites/d...les/summit.JPG By IAN THOMPSON Published September 30, 2012 - 9:33am Last Updated September 30, 2012 - 9:35am Our fans were half-crazed, boastful, funny Canada’s NHL stars stand in line before a Summit Series game against the U.S.S.R. in Moscow in 1972. (ITAR-TASS) Canada’s NHL stars stand in line before a Summit Series game against the U.S.S.R. in Moscow in 1972. (ITAR-TASS) EDITOR’S NOTE: Associate publisher Ian Thompson was a staff reporter for The Chronicle-Herald in 1972. With his wife, he travelled as a tourist to Moscow for the final four games of the Canada-Russia hockey series and he filed game reports for this newspaper. Forty years later, he offers some observations on that experience. OUR NEWEST FRIEND from Burnaby was clearly drunk. He had joined the tour hours earlier in Vancouver and we were now leaving Montreal for Moscow and the most talked about hockey series of all time. We were 3,000 Canadians with tour packages to visit Moscow and, in our case, Leningrad (St. Petersburg). Feel*ing extravagant, my wife and I paid $1,400 for the two weeks of travel, meals, the Bolshoi, the circus, the Her*mitage, Red Square, Lenin’s tomb, the Summer Palace and, of course, the hockey tickets. We were in good Nova Scotian com*pany. Edwin “Oogie" Jones, “Big" John Dunlop, Winston Bradley, Eddie Ray*mond, Clyde Fraser, Gerry Munroe, Creel MacArthur, Peter and Alexa McDonough, Stuart MacLeod. |
1972 Summit Series: Game One: We Lost!
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http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pu0wTu4hVO...400/welost.gif It was supposed to be a cake walk for Canada. The Soviet amateurs would be crushed by Canada's top professionals. Oh, we'll show them just how good Canadian hockey really is. Sure, they could beat our amateur teams that were made up of mill workers and car salesmen, but this was going to be different. Everything was going according to the script when Canada scored on the first scoring chance of the game just 30 seconds into the action. Phil Esposito, who seconds earlier enthusiastically won the ceremonial faceoff, potted a Frank Mahovlich rebound past a flopping Russian goalie named Vladislav Tretiak. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Uo8sKhuiDH...s320/game1.jpg By the 6:32 mark Canada upped the score to 2-0 when Paul Henderson wired a hard, but seemingly harmless shot to Tretiak's far side. Tretiak looked awkward as he feebly attempted to knock down the puck. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TwAbZhMGVE...luebanner2.jpg The predicted rout was on. The party was on. "When I got on the ice," remembered Rod Gilbert in Scott Morrison's excellent book The Days Canada Stood Still, "it was already 2-0. Before I played my first shift it was 2-0, so I'm sitting on the bench saying, 'Let me on. Let me score my goals.' I figured it was going to be 15, 17-0, and I wanted to score a few goals." Gilbert's thoughts at that point were the common thoughts of almost every Canadian watching the game, and certainly of all the players playing in it. It was a feeling that Canadians not only shared during those opening minutes, but during the entire training camp and since the day the tournament was announced. For that matter, Canadians felt that confident about their hockey dominance ever since the Soviets arrived on the international hockey scene in the 1950s. Those thoughts were abolished forever before the night was over. Full Story and Box Score @ 1972 Summit Series.com |
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