Team canada 1972 summit series roster quiz by hockeyman18. Team canada 1972 summit series roster quiz stats by. Qualifying round placed teams into final and consolation roundrobin pools. Forty years later, it remains seared in the canadian consciousness. The flyers red army game, the roughest, most bizarre hockey game ever duration. Youll receive email and feed alerts when new items arrive. Poster only selling at a discounted rate, these are becoming more. Because winning the summit series was like winning a battle in the cold war. According to canadian experts it was a series that wasnt going to be much of a series. 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. Facts and stats team canada 74 roster view the team roster. The greatest rivalry in hockey, played out over the month of september, four games in canada, four in moscow.
Phil esposito candid about 1972 summit series anniversary duration. In hockeys 72 summit series between canada and soviet union. Soviet sports officials initially said the primary purpose of the series was to study canadian hockey. But from the start, the 1972 summit series was all about politics. 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. The summit series was played in 1972 between the soviet union and a canadian team which consisted of nhl allstars. Why was the 1972 summit series significant to canada.
In 1972, it was really the first time that a lot of those players found themselves wearing the same uniform. Team canada stats, scoring leaders and demographics breakdown at summit series in 1974. 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. 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 the goal team canada summit series 1972. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. 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. Alltime top lists hockey hall of fame members top 100 nhl players of alltime top 100 players of the 20th century wha 1972 1979. Unfollow 1972 summit series poster to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Hockey put canadas cold war perceptions on ice the globe. Many might view the 1972 summit series with a singular meaning, but there is so much more to be taken away from the events that unfolded in the fall of 1972. Team canada 74 roster view the team roster by jersey numbers by players position in alphabetical order.
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. Sep 15, 2012 it was widely assumed that canadas pros would make short work of the soviet upstarts. Eighteen million of us watched the final game of the canadiansoviet union summit series, but on the 40th anniversary. Hockey hall of fame team canada 1972 tribute summit summary. Now, in titans of 72, bestselling author mike leonetti tells the stories behind each canadian on that fabled team canada, including those like bobby orr who didnt actually play. Oct 05, 2012 bobby clarke was the villain of 1972, but was he also team canadas mvp. Player birth country and age distributions, draft rounds of players in the 1974 tournament.
Player birth country and age distributions, draft rounds of players in the 1972 tournament. Hockey put canadas cold war perceptions on ice the. Canada was represented by world hockey association players instead of the national hockey league players that played in the 1972 summit series. Most canadians expected the 1972 canadarussia series to be a onesided win for the nhls best professionals. Team canada would also play two games in sweden before heading on to. 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.
Like the old team canada of 1972, they started forming a tight bond again. Feb 03, 2011 phil esposito candid about 1972 summit series anniversary duration. Hockey hall of fame team canada 1972 tribute rosters. The 1974 summit series was the second of two competitions between soviet and canadian professional ice hockey players.
In 20, the team formed an entity called 1972 summit series hockey team inc. Certainly the soviets had dominated world and olympic play since 1962, but they were only amateurs. Top 10 statistics of the 1972 summit by digital memix. If you thought youd heard everything there was to know about this historic event then this book will quickly dispel those thoughts. While canadians took great pride in having the best hockey players in the world, the ussr had, since the. Canadian roster summit series super series 1972 in. This 8disc collectors edition features over 25 hours of hockey, including all eight games and an original documentary feature film on the series. Soviet goalie vladislav tretiak was so impressive that the montreal canadiens drafted him in 1983, but the move was blocked by the soviet government. Team canada 1972 canadas team of the century summit. Canada summit not active international hockey team page with roster, stats, transactions at. For sheer drama, it was the greatest hockey series of alltime canada vs. A very entertaining and informative book about the canadaussr 1972 summit series that is easytoread, and the most comprehensive book ive ever come across on the series.
At the end of this greatest series came the greatest goal paul hendersons gamewinner with less than a minute to play. Sep 02, 2012 forty years later, it remains seared in the canadian consciousness. Things went from badtoworse for team canada in game 5. Forget this 2004 one and go for the 2007 box set 72 complete the ultimate collectors edition of the 1972 summit series that has all the games plus three excellent documentaries on the summit series. Remembering the 1972 summit series ontario minor hockey.
Canadas 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. Transport your wall back to 1972 with this brilliant commemorative poster. Hockeygods strives to untie hockey fans from across the globe covering all types of hockey imaginable. Mike bossy ot winner over russia in the 1984 canada cup. See results from the team canada 1972 summit series roster quiz on sporcle, the best trivia site on the internet. 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. The first meeting between the nhl stars and the russian national team. Bobby clarke was the villain of 1972, but was he also team. To be perfectly blunt, the games are fine, but i have seen better quality transfers to dvd elsewhere. Instead, the 1972 summit series morphed into an epic struggle between rival philosophies, inside the rink.
All scouting reports back to the canadians were that it would be an easy series. 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. Hockey hall of fame team canada 1972 tribute summit. Mostly we remember the eight bitter battles between team canada and the former. Team canada 1972 summit series team roster in russian. 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. This initial roster included many of the bestknown players in the nhl, although a few like dave keon were conspicuously absent. 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. 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. Sports quiz team canada 1972 summit series roster random sports or nhl quiz can you name the 1972 canadian summit series roster. 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.
In hockeys 72 summit series between canada and soviet. When it seemed it might end in a 332 tie, they announced theyd win the series. 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 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. In order to generate the top 10 stats, please select the criteria for your search and then click the submit button below. Im writing a history essay, and one of the topics is the 1972 summit series, and its significance to canada. The story of the summit series, as its never been told. But in moscow, after losing another match, team canada turned the tables on the soviets, winning an amazing three games in a row to take the summit series. Player birthdate, birthplace, height and weight information for team canada. Many believe this special series changed hockey forever. 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. I created some strat hockey cards for the classic 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 canadas best nhlers in the 1972 summit series.
Summit series 1972 scoring leaders and demographics breakdown. 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. It was widely assumed that canadas pros would make short work of the soviet upstarts. Bobby clarke was the villain of 1972, but was he also team canadas mvp. Soviet union to engage in an eightgame summit series in september, 1972. Aug 31, 2012 it was the greatest hockey series ever played. I know how it helped prove dominance over the soviet union and all that, but i need some strong points. Canadas most dangerous hockey player was there in russia watching game 8 of the summit series, but he wasnt on the ice. It was the first competition between the soviet national team and a canadian team represented by professional players. To win the summit series canada now needed to win games 6, 7 and 8. Unfollow 1972 summit series to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. 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. Soviet union 1972 hockey sweater ebbets field flannels. Hockeygods strives to untie hockey fans from across the globe covering all types.
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