The team is shocked from the boos they receive from their home crowd and the cheers for the soviet team. Player birthdate, birthplace, height and weight information for team canada. Team canada would also play two games in sweden before. In 20, the team formed an entity called 1972 summit series hockey team inc. Team canada 1972 summit series team roster in russian. 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. The format was the same as the 1972 summit series, with four games across canada. After building a 41 lead, canada watched helplessly as the soviets scored four unanswered goals to win the game 54 and take a commanding 311 lead in the series.
Sep 02, 2012 forty years later, it remains seared in the canadian consciousness. The eightgame series would finally determine who would walk away with bragging rights as the planets supreme hockey nation. Canada russia 72 first aired on consecutive nights on cbc on april 9 and 10 of 2006. 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. The 1974 summit series was the second of two competitions between soviet and canadian professional ice hockey players.
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. Canada quiz, hockey quiz, nhl quiz, 1972, athletes, roster, russia, series, sports acquisitions. According to canadian experts it was a series that wasnt going to be much of a 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. But from the start, the 1972 summit series was all about politics. Canada summit not active international hockey team page with roster, stats, transactions at.
Remembering the 1987 canada cup last word on hockey. 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. Whats more, he was a tentime allstar and represented canada in the 1972 summit series, the 1976 canada cup and the 1977 world championship. Aug 31, 2012 it was the greatest hockey series ever played. In hockeys 72 summit series between canada and soviet. Summit series 1972 team canada and team ussr posters framed originals. Team canada s interpreter shares a few interesting stories from his involvement in the 1972 summit series. Ussr canada summit series 1972 game 7 part 2 duration. With dryden in goal, canada took game 6 by a score of 32. 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. Poster only selling at a discounted rate, these are becoming more and more scarce as time goes on. The story of the summit series, as its never been told. Its hard to picture a summit series without phil esposito, yet thats nearly what happened.
Surviving members of 1972 team canada pulling together to. In order to generate the top 10 stats, please select the criteria for your search and then click the submit button below. The miniseries begins in medias res on september 8, 1972, as team canada takes the ice for game 4 of the series in vancouver. 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. 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. Many believe this special series changed hockey forever. Alltime top lists hockey hall of fame members top 100 nhl players of alltime top 100 players of the 20th century wha 1972 1979. 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. See more ideas about canada, summit series and hockey. Its become known as the summit series, though four decades ago it was simply called the canada u. For sheer drama, it was the greatest hockey series of alltime canada vs.
Summit series 1972 team canada and team ussr posters. The first meeting between the nhl stars and the russian national team. 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. Hockeygods strives to untie hockey fans from across the globe covering all types of hockey imaginable. 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. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. It was widely assumed that canada s pros would make short work of the soviet upstarts. 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. Description from 1972, russian made summit series commemorative watch summit spelled sammit, as english words were regularly misspelled. Team canada stats, scoring leaders and demographics breakdown at summit series in 1972. Hockey hall of fame team canada 1972 tribute summit summary. Summit series 1972 scoring leaders and demographics breakdown. The body of this gamer has been custom shortened for hull by the training staff, not uncommon among these summit series. 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.
Remembering the 1972 summit series ontario minor hockey. The 1972 summit series between canada and the soviet union produced some exceptional hockey. Hockey hall of fame team canada 1972 tribute summit. 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. 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.
Unfollow 1972 summit series to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. 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. 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. The two hockey superpowers faced off in an eightgame exhibition between the best canadian nhl players and the best from the soviet union. The greatest rivalry in hockey, played out over the month of september, four games in canada, four in moscow. At the end of this greatest series came the greatest goal paul hendersons gamewinner with less than a minute to play. Forty years later, it remains seared in the canadian consciousness.
In hockeys 72 summit series between canada and soviet union. See more ideas about summit series, team canada, team canada hockey. To win the summit series canada now needed to win games 6, 7 and 8. Henderson was again the hero in game seven when his goal at 17.
The hockey hall of famer looks back on the epic meeting and canada and the soviet union in 1972. Kanada vann matchserien, bland annat efter seger i 3. Team canada 74 roster view the team roster by jersey. Team canada 1972 canadas team of the century summit. 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. Can you name the 1972 canadian summit series roster. Pm pierre trudeau sends telegram to canadians after summit series. Team canada 1972 summit series roster quiz by hockeyman18. Instead, the 1972 summit series morphed into an epic struggle between rival philosophies, inside the rink. If you thought youd heard everything there was to know about this historic event then this book will quickly dispel those thoughts. See more ideas about summit series, canada and hockey. Vintage 1972 summit series team canada ussr russian souvenir hockey watch. Sep 15, 2012 it was widely assumed that canadas pros would make short work of the soviet upstarts.
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. This initial roster included many of the bestknown players in the nhl, although a few like dave keon were conspicuously absent. Canada russia 72 is a 2006 canadian documentarystyle miniseries about the 1972 summit series. I created some strat hockey cards for the classic 1972 summit series. 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. Hockey hall of fame team canada 1972 tribute rosters. 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. 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. Phil was an alternate captain, lead the series in scoring, and lifted team canada to victory with four points in game eight. Vintage 1972 summit series team canada ussr russian. Ussr, stats, lies and videotape, the untold story of hockeys series of the century. Team canada 74 roster view the team roster by jersey numbers by players position in alphabetical order.
Mostly we remember the eight bitter battles between team canada and the former. Transport your wall back to 1972 with this brilliant commemorative poster. 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 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. Canada was represented by world hockey association players instead of the national hockey league players that played in the 1972 summit series. The game ends with a score of 53 for the soviets and hometeam fans boo.
Top 10 statistics of the 1972 summit by digital memix. Canadian roster summit series super series 1972 in. Peacocke and written by barrie dunn and malcolm macrury. Like the old team canada of 1972, they started forming a tight bond again. Its become known as the summit series, though four decades ago it was simply called the canadau. Player birth country and age distributions, draft rounds of players in the 1972 tournament. Paul henderson the goal team canada summit series 1972. It is a legendary moment in hockey history, and an image.
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