In hockeys 72 summit series between canada and soviet union. 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. Summit series 1972 scoring leaders and demographics breakdown. Each game will feature a complete box score as well as newspaperstyle report. Pat stapleton, a longtime nhl defenceman who famously kept an air of mystery over whether he possessed the puck from the goal that won the 1972 summit series, has died. It was signed on april 18, 1972, by joe kryczka as the canadian amateur hockey association caha president. In 20, the team formed an entity called 1972 summit series hockey team inc.
Player birth country and age distributions, draft rounds of players in the 1972 tournament. Surviving members of 1972 team canada pulling together to. Canadian fans felt that had their country been able to send its best players, the result would have been a lot different. In hockeys 72 summit series between canada and soviet.
Sep 15, 2012 the story of the summit series, as its never been told before. The first four games were played in canada montreal, toronto, winnipeg and vancouver. Aug 31, 2012 it was the greatest hockey series ever played. Team canadas summit series heroes leonetti, mike, barkley, harold, macgregor, roy on. 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 power of teamwork to inspire every canadian with the lessons learned from the summit series, particularly those highlighting what can be achieved through teamwork. Hockey hall of fame team canada 1972 tribute summit summary. Futurelight summit series extreme cold weather clothing. Hockey hall of fame team canada 1972 tribute rosters. Kevin peters on the cold war politics of the 72 summit series. Find highquality 1972 summit series stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images.
The 1972 summit series between national hockey teams from canada and the ussr was the first time that canadian professional hockey. Henderson was again the hero in game seven when his goal at 17. What made the games so compelling was the fact they. Super series competition information dragway 42 handbookpoints registration formihra summit superseriesihra summit superseries junior dragsterihra rulebook congratulations to our 2019 summit superseries track champions. Today, provides an overview of what the series meant from. That means game results will be posted on 1972 summit series. Surviving members of 1972 team canada pulling together to save legacy. The story of the summit series, as its never been told before. In a special drawing for the nhra summit racing series national championship, four nhra divisions were selected to send an extra racer to compete for the national championship at the season ending. Team canada had won a spirited and well played game 6 by a 32 margin with goals by yvan cournoyer, dennis hull and paul henderson.
The 1974 summit series was the second of two competitions between soviet and canadian professional ice hockey players. Shop the north face futurelight summit series extreme cold weather clothing designed for high alpine conditions. The tournament was created to meet demand for a true world championship that allowed the best players from participating nations to compete regardless of their status as professional or amateur. Aug 10, 2012 according to canadian experts it was a series that wasnt going to be much of a series. Ussrcanada summit series 1972 game 4 part 2 duration.
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Hockey legend paul henderson was in regina on march 21, 2011, complete with a semitrailer full of team canada 1972 memorabilia and his jersey from canadarussia summit series. Sep 07, 2012 ussrcanada summit series 1972 game 4 part 2 duration. Stay dry inside and out with this breathable lightweight waterproof technology. It was the first competition between the soviet national team and a canadian team represented by professional players of the national hockey league, known as team canada. Paul henderson 72 summit series winning goal youtube. But from the start, the 1972 summit series was all about politics. Many believe this special series changed hockey forever. Each summit series game will be replayed on the actual anniversary date. Hockey hall of fame team canada 1972 tribute rosters and. Pierre trudeau drops the puck for canadas phil esposito, right, and soviet winger vladimir vikulov to open the 1972 hockey series. Summit series 1972 goalie stats leaders and demographics breakdown. Team canada vs russia 1972, summit series, game 8 the goal of the century visit to keep uptodate on. Summit series star, longtime blackhawks defenceman pat.
The summit series, known at the time simply as the canadaussr series, was an eightgame series of hockey between the soviet union and canada, held in september 1972. Goalie birth country and age distributions, draft rounds of goalies in the 1972 tournament. 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. Mostly we remember the eight bitter battles between team canada and the former. The table below highlights the results of each game. Home news kevin peters on the cold war politics of the 72 summit series. Canada was represented by world hockey association players instead of the national hockey league players that played in the 1972 summit series. For many canadians, the eightgame series between team canada and the national team of the soviet union in 1972 provided the greatest moment in the countrys sporting history. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Unfollow 1972 summit series to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Aug 17, 2016 this feature is not available right now. 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. 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.
Designing experiences that connect and inspire a community of todays brightest leaders. Bendell has achieved an unsurpassed level of detail in this investigative look at the 1972 summit series. In a foreshadowing of what was to come, hendersons goal was the. 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. Southam and claude larochelle le soleil predicted results of seven wins for canada to one for the soviets. 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.
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