Despite the soviet union having won nine consecutive world championships between 19, those had come against amateur competition the soviets would have no chance against canadas best nhlers in the 1972 summit series. For more information on each player including his bio, career statistics and a brief overview of his performance in the 1972 summit, please click on the players name in the team roster above. But from the start, the 1972 summit series was all about politics. Vintage 1972 summit series team canada ussr russian souvenir hockey watch. Ussr canada summit series 1972 game 7 part 2 duration. Its become known as the summit series, though four decades ago it was simply called the canada u. Canada russia 72 first aired on consecutive nights on cbc on april 9 and 10 of 2006. The heartbreak of losing the 1972 summit series to team canada in the final minute of the last game was devastating for members of the soviet national team and their fans sadder still for. Aug 31, 2012 it was the greatest hockey series ever played. Team canada s 1972 summit series application form while hockey fans may have missed it among all the lockout doom and gloom, sunday was an important anniversary in hockey history. The format was the same as the 1972 summit series, with four games across canada. I created some strat hockey cards for the classic 1972 summit series.
Summit series 1972 team canada and team ussr posters framed originals. Its hard to picture a summit series without phil esposito, yet thats nearly what happened. The 1974 summit series was the second of two competitions between soviet and canadian professional ice hockey players. According to canadian experts it was a series that wasnt going to be much of a series. Alltime top lists hockey hall of fame members top 100 nhl players of alltime top 100 players of the 20th century wha 1972 1979. Hockey hall of fame team canada 1972 tribute summit summary. Whats more, he was a tentime allstar and represented canada in the 1972 summit series, the 1976 canada cup and the 1977 world championship. Poster only selling at a discounted rate, these are becoming more and more scarce as time goes on. In 20, the team formed an entity called 1972 summit series hockey team inc. The day marked forty years since canada and the ussr took to the ice at the montreal forum for game one of their infamous 1972 summit series. Canada was represented by world hockey association players instead of the national hockey league players that played in the 1972 summit series. Despite the soviet union having won nine consecutive world championships between 19, those had come against amateur competition the soviets would have no chance against canada s best nhlers in the 1972 summit series. Its become known as the summit series, though four decades ago it was simply called the canadau. Vintage 1972 summit series team canada ussr russian.
Team canada stats, scoring leaders and demographics breakdown at summit series in 1972. Paul henderson the goal team canada summit series 1972. In hockeys 72 summit series between canada and soviet. The miniseries begins in medias res on september 8, 1972, as team canada takes the ice for game 4 of the series in vancouver. See more ideas about summit series, team canada, team canada hockey. See more ideas about summit series, canada and hockey. Mostly we remember the eight bitter battles between team canada and the former. Hockeygods strives to untie hockey fans from across the globe covering all types of hockey imaginable. The team is shocked from the boos they receive from their home crowd and the cheers for the soviet team. Top 10 statistics of the 1972 summit by digital memix. Many believe this special series changed hockey forever. Team canada 74 roster view the team roster by jersey numbers by players position in alphabetical order. Forty years later, it remains seared in the canadian consciousness.
Team canadas roster of 35 players for the 1972 series against the soviet union was announced by coach and general manager harry sinden on 12 july 1972, during a press conference in toronto. Ussr, stats, lies and videotape, the untold story of hockeys series of the century. Team canada 1972 summit series team roster in russian. Bobby clarke, alexander ragulin, yevgeny poladjev, vladislav tretiak and an unknown official during game 2 of the summit series on 4 september 1972 at maple leaf gardens. Kanada vann matchserien, bland annat efter seger i 3. Canadian roster summit series super series 1972 in russian sold in moscow during the last 4 games of the summit series between canada and the soviet union the size of this piece is roughly 5 x 7 and the price to buy this at the arena was 85 kopeks. To win the summit series canada now needed to win games 6, 7 and 8. The two hockey superpowers faced off in an eightgame exhibition between the best canadian nhl players and the best from the soviet union. Sep 02, 2012 forty years later, it remains seared in the canadian consciousness. An exhibition of sorts was arranged for team canada and the soviet union to engage in an eightgame summit series in september, 1972.
Can you name the 1972 canadian summit series roster. Like the old team canada of 1972, they started forming a tight bond again. The 1972 summit series between national hockey teams from canada and the ussr was the first time that canadian professional hockey players faced the soviet unions national team. Team canada 74 roster view the team roster by jersey. A very entertaining and informative book about the canada ussr 1972 summit series that is easytoread, and the most comprehensive book ive ever come across on the series. Team canada 1972 canadas team of the century summit.
Hockey hall of fame team canada 1972 tribute rosters. Phil was an alternate captain, lead the series in scoring, and lifted team canada to victory with four points in game eight. The power of teamwork to inspire every canadian with the lessons learned from the summit series, particularly those highlighting what can be achieved through teamwork. Canada russia 72 is a 2006 canadian documentarystyle miniseries about the 1972 summit series. Transport your wall back to 1972 with this brilliant commemorative poster. Remembering the 1987 canada cup last word on hockey. See more ideas about canada, summit series and hockey. Summit series 1972 scoring leaders and demographics breakdown. Surviving members of 1972 team canada pulling together to. Ussr, stats, lies and videotape, the untold story of hockeys series of the century bendell, richard j, patskou, paul, macaskill, robert on. Team canada s interpreter shares a few interesting stories from his involvement in the 1972 summit series. Very few canadians who were alive on september 28, 1972 did not watch the game on tv or listen on radio as game eight was carried live in the midafternoon. While a member of the boston bruins, he scored 40 or more goals in seven straight seasons and 50 or more in five straight seasons. The 1972 summit series between canada and the soviet union produced some exceptional hockey.
Player birth country and age distributions, draft rounds of players in the 1972 tournament. The 1972 summit series between the best from russia and the best from canada turned out to be one of the most significant events, not only in hockey history, but also in canadian history. Mike bossy ot winner over russia in the 1984 canada cup. Up for sale 1972 team canada summit series poster in great condition has a bit of wear bottom middle of poster, i have it framed right now but cant ship it like this so it will be sent in a tube. Team canada 1972 summit series roster quiz by hockeyman18. For sheer drama, it was the greatest hockey series of alltime canada vs. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Henderson was again the hero in game seven when his goal at 17. Summit series 1972 team canada and team ussr posters. At the end of this greatest series came the greatest goal paul hendersons gamewinner with less than a minute to play. It was widely assumed that canada s pros would make short work of the soviet upstarts.
Sep 15, 2012 it was widely assumed that canadas pros would make short work of the soviet upstarts. With dryden in goal, canada took game 6 by a score of 32. The greatest rivalry in hockey, played out over the month of september, four games in canada, four in moscow. Peacocke and written by barrie dunn and malcolm macrury. Bobby clarke, alexander ragulin, yevgeny poladjev, vladislav tretiak and an unknown official during game 2 of the summit series on 4 september 1972 at maple leaf gardens in toronto, ontario, canada.
The body of this gamer has been custom shortened for hull by the training staff, not uncommon among these summit series. Description from 1972, russian made summit series commemorative watch summit spelled sammit, as english words were regularly misspelled. For years, the best amateur teams in canada were easily able to win world championships and olympic gold medals, but by the 1960s this was no longer true. If you thought youd heard everything there was to know about this historic event then this book will quickly dispel those thoughts. Feb 03, 2011 canada plays poorly for most of the game, with 38 of 41 shots on goal stopped by soviet goalie sensation vladislav tretiak. Remembering the 1972 summit series ontario minor hockey. All scouting reports back to the canadians were that it would be an easy series. The hockey hall of famer looks back on the epic meeting and canada and the soviet union in 1972. Canada s top amateur clubs found themselves unable to compete with the soviet union and other top european countries and, denied the use of professional players by the. Hockey put canadas cold war perceptions on ice the globe.
The eightgame series would finally determine who would walk away with bragging rights as the planets supreme hockey nation. For more information on each player including his bio, career statistics and a brief. Sep 21, 2012 the heartbreak of losing the 1972 summit series to team canada in the final minute of the last game was devastating for members of the soviet national team and their fans sadder still for. The game ends with a score of 53 for the soviets and hometeam fans boo. Canadian roster summit series super series 1972 in. Unfollow 1972 summit series to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. This initial roster included many of the bestknown players in the nhl, although a few like dave keon were conspicuously absent. Team canada would also play two games in sweden before. In hockeys 72 summit series between canada and soviet union. Player birthdate, birthplace, height and weight information for team canada. Instead, the 1972 summit series morphed into an epic struggle between rival philosophies, inside the rink.
Published in 2002 to mark the 30th anniversary of the greatest hockey series ever played, artist dainel parrys masterpiece has recreated the style and substance of team canada and its dramatic victory in the summit series. Superseriya sssr canada, known at the time simply as the canadaussr series, was an eightgame series of ice hockey between the soviet union and canada, held in september 1972. Pm pierre trudeau sends telegram to canadians after summit series. Canada quiz, hockey quiz, nhl quiz, 1972, athletes, roster, russia, series, sports acquisitions. It is a legendary moment in hockey history, and an image. Hockey hall of fame team canada 1972 tribute summit. In order to generate the top 10 stats, please select the criteria for your search and then click the submit button below. Canada summit not active international hockey team page with roster, stats, transactions at. The story of the summit series, as its never been told. The first meeting between the nhl stars and the russian national team. Hulls crowning achievement came as a member of team canada in 1972 as they miraculously overcame a deficit to win the 8game summit series and take their place in hockey history.
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