Unlike previous the summit series in 1972 and 1974 and canada cup 1976, the challenge cup was held in the mid season when both teams had no excuses for poor preseason conditioning. By the final siren, the packed house at the forum sat in stunned disbelief after a 73 victory by the soviet union. In september 1972, canadas best hockey players from the national hockey league nhl played the elite amateurs from the soviet union in a friendly series. Bobby hull, who is ruled ineligible after leaving nhl for the world hockey. Forty years ago sunday, the hockey world was fundamentally changed by the start of an eightgame series between national teams from canada, loaded with nhl players in their prime, and the soviet. Sep 02, 2012 the interactive transcript could not be loaded. 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. The soviets entered the third period of the series final game in moscow leading 53. Sep 29, 2012 before there was the 1980 olympic miracle on ice, there was the 1972 summit series that pitted canada vs. 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. According to the nhl, team canada 74 wha wasnt as good as team canada 72 nhl. 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. Hockey put canadas cold war perceptions on ice the globe.
Super series 76 was the first of the super series ice hockey exhibitions, which saw club teams from soviet championship league touring north america to play against teams from the national hockey league nhl. The summit series, or super series known at the time simply as the canadaussr series, was an eightgame series of ice hockey between the soviet union. The soviet players, who had olympic experience, were amateurs by strict definition only. Dec 28, 2011 cold war on ice, produced by 51time emmy awardwinner ross greenburg, chronicles the historic 27day summit series in september of 1972 between a team of nhl allstars from canada and the soviet. After negotiations that involved canadian diplomats and soviet newspaper editors, among others, the series was set for september 1972, prior to the start of the new nhl season. The format was the same as the 1972 summit series, with four games across canada. The series was played at a time when only amateurs were allowed to play in the olympic games. The 1974 summit series was the second of two competitions between soviet and canadian professional ice hockey players. Thats why the nhl stars who comprised the canadian team were stunned when they faced the soviet union for the first time. Team soviet union summit series 1974 complete nhl stats. The summit series, or super series known at the time simply as the canada ussr series, was an eightgame series of ice hockey between the soviet union. Sep 02, 2012 the canada soviet 1972 summit series was more than just eight games of historic hockey. In a way, it was the game between the soviet national team and the team of the world.
Ussrcanada summit series 1972 game 1 part 1 youtube. For canadians, the series against the soviet union, which was the first time n. The summit series was the first competition between fullstrength soviet and canadian national ice hockey teams, an eightgame series held in september 1972. The first game of the summit series started as if it would be a cakewalk for canada. There was no doubt in the minds of the 18,818 fans who packed the montreal forum on sept. Team canada was composed of the nhls greatest stars, and were expected to easily defeat their communist counterparts. Most canadians expected the 1972 canadarussia series to be a onesided win for the nhl s best professionals. In hockeys 72 summit series between canada and soviet union. See more ideas about summit series, canada and hockey. The super series of midseason exhibition games between soviet and nhl teams took place between 197576 and 199091. Canada booed off ice after game 4 summit series loss. Canada won the series four games to three, with one tie. Ussr, stats, lies and videotape, the untold story of hockeys series of the century. The soviets lost the 72 summit series in a very close race and won the 74 summit series vs.
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. Aug 31, 2012 hockey put canadas cold war perceptions on ice open this photo in gallery. Hockey hall of fame team canada 1972 tribute summit summary. Player birth country and age distributions, draft rounds of players in the 1974 tournament. The first weekend of september 1972 was marked by the start of the greatest hockey series ever staged. Rating is available when the video has been rented. The games were played in late december 1975 through the early part of january 1976, in the middle of the regular schedules of the nhl and soviet league. It replaced the nhl s allstar festivities for the 197879 nhl season. The dependable defenceman represented canada again at the 1974 summit series, serving as team captain.
Stapleton was on canadas summit series team in 1972 and is alleged to have claimed the puck from paul hendersons serieswinning goal over the soviet union in game 8. Stapleton helped canada defeat the soviet union in the 1972 summit series, sporting a plus6 rating in seven games. Mar 28, 2020 the summit series of 1972 is considered a defining moment in canadian history the entire soviet union shut down to watch the games in russia, liam explains. Team soviet union summit series 1972 complete nhl stats. The 1972 summit series between the best from russia and the best from canada turned. Apr 10, 2020 stapleton was on canadas summit series team in 1972 and is alleged to have claimed the puck from paul hendersons serieswinning goal over the soviet union. For many canadians, the eightgame series between team canada and the national team of the soviet union in 1972 provided the greatest.
Ussrcanada summit series 1972 game 1 part 2 duration. Sep 02, 2012 for canadians, the series against the soviet union, which was the first time n. The rise and fall of derek boogaard full version the new york times duration. When canadian prime minister pierre trudeau met his soviet counterpart alexei kosygin in 1971, their discussions had included increasing the hockey competitions between the two countries.
He ranks eighth on the blackhawks alltime list for points by a defenseman with 327. There were 35 team members, the poster has short bios and statistics for each player. Ussr, stats, lies and videotape, the untold story of hockeys series of the century bendell, richard j, patskou, paul, macaskill, robert on. Official nhl poster, published in 1972 for the summit series canada vs. Hockey canada1972 summit seriescanada vs ussr russianhl. There were political ramifications involved as well. Forty years have passed since canada and the soviet union met in a landmark eightgame series that changed. Born july 4, 1940, stapleton began his nhl career with the boston bruins in 196162. This article is about exhibition ice hockey games from 1976 to 1991.
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. Canada was a dominant force, with players like bobby clarke, stan mikita and phil esposito, among many others. The 1979 challenge cup was a series of international ice hockey games between the soviet union national ice hockey team and a team of allstars from the national hockey league. Player birth country and age distributions, draft rounds of players in the 1972 tournament. Pat stapleton, summit series star and longtime nhl defenceman. Many believe this special series changed hockey forever. Canada was represented by world hockey association players instead of the national hockey league players that played in the 1972 summit series.
Team soviet union stats, scoring leaders and demographics breakdown at summit series in 1974. Canadas opening night roster includes two players who arent part of the 1972 summit series against the soviet union. Initially signed by the chicago, stapleton was claimed by boston in the 1961 intraleague draft. The entire hockey world, such as it was available to them at that time in 1972, were watching and waiting for the results of the summit series, to hear how the canadian pros were. Canadian fans were longing to see a series that would pit their best professionals against the best the soviets had to offer. Ussr starring nhl top players including bobby orr who did not play, paul henderson, dryden and clarke. Our battles with the soviets began as a proxy for war, and became a paradigm for. Its become known as the summit series, though four decades ago it was simply called the. The reaction to canadas win in the summit series illustrates just how much the world has changed in the past 40 years.
Apr 10, 2020 pat stapleton, a longtime nhl defenseman who famously kept an air of mystery over whether he possessed the puck from the winning goal of the 1972 summit series, has died. Team soviet union stats, scoring leaders and demographics breakdown at summit series in 1972. Sep 22, 2012 the soviet news stories of the day suggested the summit series marked a moral victory for soviet hockey and offered cleareyed analysis of some of the tournaments violent moments, which. Summit series star, longtime blackhawks defenceman pat. Apr 12, 2020 the dependable defenseman, small for the position at 5foot8, represented canada again at the 1974 summit series, serving as team captain of the world hockey association squad. 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. The super series were exhibition games between soviet teams and nhl teams that took place on each nhl opponents home ice in north america from 1976 to 1991.
Goals by phil esposito and yvan cournoyer tied it and with 34 seconds to play, henderson, who played in the nhl. The games were played on february 8, 10, and 11 at madison square garden in new york city. Apr 09, 2020 stapleton was on canadas summit series team in 1972 and is alleged to have claimed the puck from paul hendersons serieswinning goal over the soviet union in game 8. The series were created after the popularity of the 1972 summit series between the soviet national team and team canadas nhl stars.