The Summit Series was the first competition between full-strength Soviet and Canadian national ice hockey teams, an eight-game series held in September of 1972. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Canada won the series four games to three, with one tie.

"Summit Series" has become the most popular English name for the event, but the popular name in the other official languages of the competing countries varies: in French it is known as La Série du Siècle—The Series of the Century—and in Russian Суперсерия СССР — Канада—USSR-Canada Superseries. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages

Introduction

The Series was played at a time when only amateurs were allowed to play in the Olympic Games. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The Soviet players, who had Olympic experience, were amateurs by strict definition only, as they were elite players playing hockey full-time in their native country. Some were given other titular professions (e. g. army soldiers playing full-time for the Central Red Army hockey team) to maintain amateur status for Olympic eligibility. The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya See also CSKA Moscow History A Russian hockey powerhouse CSKA won 32 Soviet championships during the Soviet League's 46-year existence including Team Canada featured the country's best professional NHLers, who by virtue of this status were ineligible for Olympic competition. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America For this reason, Canada had ceased competing in the IIHF World Championships and Winter Olympics after 1969. The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since the 1920 Summer Olympics. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The eight-game series consisted of four games in Canada, held in Montreal (Montreal Forum), Toronto (Maple Leaf Gardens), Winnipeg (Winnipeg Arena) and Vancouver (Pacific Coliseum) and four games in the Soviet Union, all of them held in Moscow at the (Luzhniki Ice Palace). Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec The Montreal Forum was an Indoor arena located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario This article is about the arena For the company formerly known as Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Winnipeg Arena was an indoor arena located at 1430 Maroons Road in Winnipeg Manitoba, across the street from Canad Inns Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Pacific Coliseum is an indoor arena at Hastings Park, in Vancouver British Columbia. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Luzhniki Palace of Sports, formerly Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium, is a Sports Palace ( Arena) in Moscow, Russia The series was played at the height of the Cold War, and intense feelings of nationalism were aroused by the contest in both Canada and the Soviet Union. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The series was of particular interest to Canadian residents due to the popular perception that Canada was the "birthplace of hockey,".

The games showcased many great Russian players previously unknown in North America, such as Valery Kharlamov, Alexander Yakushev and Vladislav Tretiak against the stiffest competition they had ever faced, and they revealed the leadership of prolific scorer Phil Esposito and the quieter contributions of solid NHL veterans like Paul Henderson and Gary Bergman. Valery Borisovich Kharlamov (Валерий Борисович Харламов January 14 1948 - August 27 1981 was a star Ice hockey player from the Soviet Union Alexander Sergeyevich Yakushev (Александр Сергеевич Якушев (born January 2, 1947) was an Ice hockey player for the Soviet Vladislav Aleksandrovich Tretiak MSM (Владисла́в Алекса́ндрович Третья́к born April 25, 1952 in the village Orudyevo Philip Anthony "Espo" Esposito, OC (born February 20, 1942 is a retired professional hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America This article is about the Canadian ice hockey player For others with the same name see Paul Henderson (disambiguation. Gary Bergman (October 7 1938 in Kenora, Ontario – December 8 2000 was a professional Ice hockey defenceman playing in the NHL

Canada's Bobby Orr, the most dominant NHL player at the time, was named to the team but did not play because of a knee injury. Robert Gordon "Bobby" Orr OC (born March 20 1948 in Parry Sound, Ontario) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey defenseman The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Bobby Hull, another dominant player, was selected for the team by coach Harry Sinden, but was ruled ineligible to play because of his defection from the NHL to the rival World Hockey Association. Robert Marvin "Bobby" Hull OC (born January 3, 1939 is a retired Canadian Ice hockey player Harry James Sinden (born September 14, 1932 in Kingston Ontario, Canada) was the long-time general manager coach and president for the The World Hockey Association (French Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional Ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 Alan Eagleson, a player agent and the future head of the National Hockey League Players Association, was involved in forming the Canadian team. Robert Alan Eagleson (born April 24, 1933 in St Catharines Ontario) is a disbarred Canadian lawyer convicted felon He was also considered to be responsible for the decision to exclude Hull and other WHA stars.

TV and radio coverage

Hockey Canada produced telecasts in both English and French for Canadian audiences, sponsored by Labatt Breweries, with the cooperation of both CTV and CBC. Hockey Canada, formally known as the Canadian Hockey Association, is the national governing body of Ice hockey in Canada and is a member of the International Labatt Brewing Company Ltd is a Canadian beer company founded by John Kinder Labatt in 1847 in London Ontario. The CTV television network won a bid to carry the English broadcasts, but their network only served Canada's major markets. CTV is a Canadian English language Television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network the main television asset of CTVglobemedia Therefore, all CTV stations carried the telecasts, and areas that did not have a CTV affiliate could view the game on their local CBC station.

Play-by-play was handled by the legendary Foster Hewitt, who had retired from broadcasting four years earlier. Foster William Hewitt, OC ( November 21, 1902 – April 21, 1985) was a Canadian Radio pioneer Brian Conacher, an active player who had played for the Detroit Red Wings in 1971-72 and would play in the World Hockey Association for the Ottawa Nationals in the upcoming season, provided the colour. Brian Kennedy Conacher (born August 31, 1941, in Toronto Ontario) was an NHL hockey player and hockey The Detroit Red Wings are a professional Ice hockey team based in Detroit Michigan, and current Stanley Cup champions The 1971–72 NHL season was the 55th season of the National Hockey League. The World Hockey Association (French Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional Ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 The Ottawa Nationals were a professional men's Ice hockey team based out of Ottawa Ontario Canada that played in the World Hockey Association (WHA during Conacher had experience playing for Canada in the Olympics and World Championships, and had played against many of the Soviet players in this series. At the 1964 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria, one Ice Hockey event was held men's Ice Hockey The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The telecasts were hosted by CTV's Johnny Esaw and CBC's Howie Meeker. Johnny Esaw (born 1925 is a retired Canadian sports broadcaster and television network executive Howard William "Howie" Meeker (born November 4, 1923 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a former right winger in the National Meeker provided pre-game, post-game, and intermission analysis, while Esaw handled player interviews, most memorably Phil Esposito following Game 4. Philip Anthony "Espo" Esposito, OC (born February 20, 1942 is a retired professional hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National In French, the games were broadcasted by Rene Lecavalier and Gilles Tremblay and shown on Télévision de Radio-Canada. René Lecavalier ( July 5, 1918 - September 6, 1999) was a Canadian French language radio show host and sportscaster on SRC Gilles Tremblay (born December 18, 1938 in Montmorency, Quebec) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey left winger. Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language Television network.

For the four games in Canada, Hockey Canada produced a single video feed that was used for both English and French telecasts, as well as for Soviet television. For the four games in Moscow, Soviet state television produced the video feed that was used in Canada, as well.

On the radio, Bob Cole provided the English language play-by-play of the series.

The series

Game 1

In Game One, held in Montreal on September 2, Phil Esposito scored for Canada after just 30 seconds of play. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Philip Anthony "Espo" Esposito, OC (born February 20, 1942 is a retired professional hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National When Canada took a two-goal lead six minutes in, Canadian spectators and pundits alike felt that pre-series predictions of a rout had been proven correct. The hard-working Soviets staged a comeback, though, tying the score before the end of the first period. In the second period, Valery Kharlamov scored twice, giving the Soviets a two-goal lead. Valery Borisovich Kharlamov (Валерий Борисович Харламов January 14 1948 - August 27 1981 was a star Ice hockey player from the Soviet Union Bobby Clarke scored to bring Canada within one, but the Soviets pulled away with three more goals in the third and won 7-3. Robert Earle Clarke, OC (born August 13, 1949 in Flin Flon, Manitoba) better known as Bobby Clarke, is a retired Canadian The Canadian players later commented on the superior physical conditioning of the Soviets, as well as their disciplined and relentless playing style. This general scheme—of the Canadians playing well initially but declining near the end of the game due to insufficient physical conditioning—was to be a common feature of the series. Another difference was that the Soviets stayed in peak physical condition all year round, while the Canadians had a summer offseason and relied upon the last-minute training camp to get back in shape.

Game 2

Game 2 was played at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. This article is about the arena For the company formerly known as Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Team Canada responded to their previous defeat with strong play in this game, with Tony Esposito taking over goaltending duties from Ken Dryden. For the Italian Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Dryden, PC, MP (born August 8, 1947 is a Canadian politician lawyer businessman author and former NHL With the score at 2-1 in the third period, Peter Mahovlich scored a remarkable shorthanded goal, in which he deked both the Soviet defender 1-on-1, then Tretiak to give Canada a two-goal lead. Peter Mahovlich (born October 10, 1946 in Timmins Ontario, Canada) known in his playing years as "Little M" is a Retired With enough momentum from the goal to successfully defend their lead, Team Canada won the game 4-1 and tied the series.

Game 3

Game 3 was held in Winnipeg. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Team Canada held leads of 3-1 and 4-2, but the Soviet side responded and the game ended in a 4-4 tie.

Game 4

Team Canada played poorly in Game Four in Vancouver, losing 5-3, and the crowd of 15,570 fans echoed the rest of Canada's sentiments: Team Canada was booed off the ice at game's end. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Responding to the negative public and media reaction in light of the expectation for an overwhelming Team Canada sweep of the series, Phil Esposito made an emotional outburst on Canadian national television:

"To the people across Canada, we tried, we gave it our best, and to the people that boo us, geez, I'm really, all of us guys are really disheartened and we're disillusioned, and we're disappointed at some of the people. Philip Anthony "Espo" Esposito, OC (born February 20, 1942 is a retired professional hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National We cannot believe the bad press we've got, the booing we've gotten in our own buildings. If the Russians boo their players, the fans. . . Russians boo their players. . . Some of the Canadian fans—I'm not saying all of them, some of them booed us, then I'll come back and I'll apologize to each one of the Canadians, but I don't think they will. I'm really, really. . . I'm really disappointed. I am completely disappointed. I cannot believe it. Some of our guys are really, really down in the dumps, we know, we're trying, like, hell, I mean, we're doing the best we can, and they got a good team, and let's face facts. But it doesn't mean that we're not giving it our 150%, because we certainly are. "

Great turmoil ensued in Canada as Team Canada prepared to travel to the Soviet Union to play the remaining four games, and Canada contemplated the end to its perceived dominance in the sport of hockey.

Sweden

During a two-week hiatus, the Canadians played two exhibition games versus the Swedish national team on September 16 and September 17 at the Hovet arena in Stockholm. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Hovet ("The Court" formerly known as Johanneshovs Isstadion, was opened in 1955 completed in 1962 and rebuilt in 2002 ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the Canada won game one 4-1; the second game was a 4-4 tie. The second game included an outburst from both teams, which resulted in Wayne Cashman getting his tongue cut open, requiring 50 stitches and forcing him to miss the rest of the Summit Series, although he stayed with the team. Wayne Cashman (born June 24, 1945 in Kingston Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and a former NHL head coach The first exhibition game also introduced Canada to two West German referees who would figure prominently in Games 6 and 8 of the remainder of the series.

Team Canada was heavily criticized by the Swedes for its "criminal"-style play during the two games. The games in Sweden, however, helped bring Canada together as a team and focused them for the final four games.

Game 5

Team Canada went to the Soviet Union for the final four games at the Luzhniki Ice Palace, accompanied by 3,000 Canadian fans. Luzhniki Palace of Sports, formerly Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium, is a Sports Palace ( Arena) in Moscow, Russia Team Canada players Vic Hadfield, Rick Martin, and Jocelyn Guevremont left the team and all went home for various reasons. Vic Edward Hadfield (born 4 October, 1940 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada) is a retired Professional Ice hockey player Rick Martin (born 26 July, 1951 in Verdun, Quebec, Canada) is a retired Professional Ice hockey winger who played in the Jocelyn Marcel Guevremont (born March 1, 1951 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired former professional Ice hockey player who was selected third On September 22, in Game Five in Moscow, Canada led 4-1, but ended up losing the game 5-4. Team Canada was now faced with the hard fact that with three games remaining in the series, the Soviets were ahead by two victories. To add to the Canadian struggles, Gilbert Perreault left Team Canada to focus on Buffalo Sabres training camp, along with teammate Rick Martin. Gilbert Perreault (born November 13 1950 in Victoriaville, Quebec) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey centre who played

Game 6

Game Six was a Canadian 3-2 victory. The Canadians complained that the German referees (first seen in the Swedish exhibition games) were biased, since Canada was handed 31 penalty minutes during the game, while the Soviets only received four ^[1]. This game also saw the most controversial play of the entire series. In the second period, Bobby Clarke deliberately slashed Valery Kharlamov's ankle, fracturing it. Robert Earle Clarke, OC (born August 13, 1949 in Flin Flon, Manitoba) better known as Bobby Clarke, is a retired Canadian Valery Borisovich Kharlamov (Валерий Борисович Харламов January 14 1948 - August 27 1981 was a star Ice hockey player from the Soviet Union Years later, John Ferguson, Sr. , an assistant coach with Team Canada, was quoted as saying "I called Clarke over to the bench, looked over at Kharlamov and said, 'I think he needs a tap on the ankle. '"^[2] Kharlamov was the Soviets' best player; although he played the rest of the game, he missed Game Seven and was largely ineffectual in Game Eight.

Game 7

Canada won Game Seven by the score of 4-3, with Paul Henderson scoring the winning goal late in the third period on a strong individual effort. The game also featured a controversial incident: during the third period, a small scuffle broke out between Canada's Gary Bergman, and Russia's Boris Mikhailov, in which the future Soviet captain committed a cardinal sin in hockey, using his skate as a weapon, kicking Gary Bergman two times before the battle ended. Gary Bergman (October 7 1938 in Kenora, Ontario – December 8 2000 was a professional Ice hockey defenceman playing in the NHL Boris Mikhailov may refer to Boris Mikhailov (ice hockey, former Soviet international ice hockey player Borislav Mikhailov, President

Game 8

Heading into Game Eight, each team had three wins and three losses, with one tie. Only a win in Game Eight would deliver victory in the series. In Canada, the entire country just about shut down for the game on September 28, with many watching it at work or school. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Team Canada took a number of questionable early penalties (which wasn't surprising to Canadians, as they were the same referees who were accused of being biased in Game 6. ) The game was delayed after a marginal call against Jean-Paul Parise, and emotions boiled over. Parise nearly swung his stick at the referee and got a match penalty. Sinden threw a chair on the ice. Despite the penalties, the score was 2-2 after the first period, but the Soviets pulled ahead 5-3 after two. Things looked grim for Team Canada. During the second intermission, goalie Ken Dryden was reported to have thought, "If we lose this one, I'll be the most hated man in Canada. Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Dryden, PC, MP (born August 8, 1947 is a Canadian politician lawyer businessman author and former NHL "

But the Canadians came out roaring in the third period, and Phil Esposito and Yvan Cournoyer scored to even it up. Philip Anthony "Espo" Esposito, OC (born February 20, 1942 is a retired professional hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National Yvan Serge Cournoyer (born November 22, 1943 is a former hockey right winger in the National Hockey League who played for the Montreal After Cournoyer's goal, Alan Eagleson (seated across the ice from the Team Canada bench) caused a ruckus in the crowd because the goal light had not come on. As he was being subdued by the Soviet police, the Canadian players headed over, Peter Mahovlich actually going over the boards to confront police with his stick. Eagleson was freed and the players escorted him across the ice to the bench. In anger, he shoved his fist to the Soviet crowd, as a few other Canadian supporters also gave the finger to the Soviets. In Western cultures, the finger (as in giving someone the finger) is a well-known Obscene Hand gesture made by extending the middle finger of

At that point, with the score tied 5-5 and the series tied 3-3-1, a member of the Soviet delegation unexpectedly informed Canada that, if the score and the series remained tied, the Soviets would claim victory on goal differential. In Sports such as Ice hockey and football (soccer, goal difference (that is goals scored minus goals conceded is often the first Tiebreaker

In the final minute of play, with Phil Esposito, Yvan Cournoyer and Peter Mahovlich out on the ice, Paul Henderson stood up at the bench and called Mahovlich off the ice as he was skating by. This article is about the Canadian ice hockey player For others with the same name see Paul Henderson (disambiguation. Then, with just 34 seconds remaining in the game, Henderson, in perhaps the most famous moment in Canadian sports history, scored for Canada, jamming in a rebound behind Soviet goaltender Vladislav Tretiak. Vladislav Aleksandrovich Tretiak MSM (Владисла́в Алекса́ндрович Третья́к born April 25, 1952 in the village Orudyevo "I jumped on the ice and rushed straight for their net. I had this strange feeling that I could score the winning goal", recalls Henderson. ^[3]. This play is widely known as "the goal heard around the world" and was captured on film by cameraman Frank Lennon. Frank Lennon ( January 26, 1927 - August 21, 2006) was a Canadian Photographer and Photojournalist. The picture became one of Canada's most famous photographs. ^[4]. Canada held on for the win in the game and thus the series.

Canadians erupted in celebration; it was truly a memorable moment for the country. In the Soviet Union, many people thought that their country would have won if the Canadians had not fractured the ankle of their best player; however Canada was without Bobby Orr, arguably their best player so neither team had its greatest talent on the ice. In addition to the eight games against the Soviets and two against the Swedes, the Canadians also played an exhibition game against Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The game took place on September 29 at the Sportovní hala, and ended in a tie. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire.

Legacy

A quarter century later, Great Hockey (Большой Хоккей) videos of Soviet-Canada games remain popular with Russian sports fans. (In this photo, they are advertised among top hits at a DVD shop in Nizhny Novgorod)

The success of the 1972 Summit Series would lead to the development of the Canada Cup hockey championships. Nizhny Novgorod (Ни́жний Но́вгород Nižnij Novgorod) colloquially shortened as Nizhny, is the fourth largest city in Russia The Canada Cup was a multinational hockey championship held every few years It also led to regular series "Soviet clubs vs the NHL", known as the Super Series, that also were held since 1976, as did the Canada Cup. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America 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

As time passed, the significance of the series grew in the public consciousness, and the term "Summit Series" became its unofficial accepted name. In Canada today, the Summit Series remains a source of much national pride, and is seen by many as a landmark event in Canadian cultural history. In Canada, Paul Henderson's goal is likely the most well-known in the history of the game.

Marcel Dionne was the last active player from the Canadian roster. Marcel Elphege "Little Beaver" Dionne (born August 3 1951 in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada) is a retired Canadian He retired in 1989 as a member of the New York Rangers. The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States.

In 2005, the team was honoured, en masse, as members of the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. Canada's Sports Hall of Fame is a Hall of fame located in Toronto and established in 1955 to "preserve the record of Canadian sports achievements

On April 9-10, 2006, the CBC aired a two part mini-series called Canada Russia 72 [1], directed by T.W. Peacocke, a film which details the 1972 Summit Series. TW Peacocke is a Canadian TV director. He has won two Canadian Comedy Awards for Best TV Series Direction (for Made in Canada in

Henderson's goal in 1972 has been described as the "goal that everyone remembers" by the Canadian rockers The Tragically Hip in their song "Fireworks" from their album Phantom Power. The Tragically Hip is a Canadian rock band from Kingston Ontario, consisting of Gordon Downie (lead vocals and occasional acoustic Phantom Power is the sixth full-length Album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. The song describes the national eruption of celebration over the goal.

The hit CTV show Corner Gas paid homage to the series in the fourth season episode "The Good Old Table Hockey Game". CTV is a Canadian English language Television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network the main television asset of CTVglobemedia Corner Gas is a Canadian Television sitcom created by Brent Butt and airing on CTV and in the United States on WGN

Rosters

Canada

Forwards (and Position)

Phil Esposito (C), Frank Mahovlich (LW), Peter Mahovlich (C), Gilbert Perreault (C), Yvan Cournoyer (RW), Bobby Clarke (C), Paul Henderson (LW), Ron Ellis (RW), Bill Goldsworthy (RW), Stan Mikita (C), Wayne Cashman (RW), Vic Hadfield (LW), Jean Ratelle (C), Marcel Dionne (C), Rick Martin (LW), Jean-Paul Parise (LW), Red Berenson (C), Rod Gilbert (RW), Dennis Hull (LW), Mickey Redmond (RW). Philip Anthony "Espo" Esposito, OC (born February 20, 1942 is a retired professional hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National Francis William "Frank" Mahovlich (Franjo Mahovlić CM, (born January 10, 1938 in Timmins, Ontario) is a Canadian Peter Mahovlich (born October 10, 1946 in Timmins Ontario, Canada) known in his playing years as "Little M" is a Retired Gilbert Perreault (born November 13 1950 in Victoriaville, Quebec) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey centre who played Yvan Serge Cournoyer (born November 22, 1943 is a former hockey right winger in the National Hockey League who played for the Montreal Robert Earle Clarke, OC (born August 13, 1949 in Flin Flon, Manitoba) better known as Bobby Clarke, is a retired Canadian This article is about the Canadian ice hockey player For others with the same name see Paul Henderson (disambiguation. Ronald John Edward Ellis (born January 8, 1945 in Lindsay Ontario) is a retired Canadian Professional Ice hockey right winger William Alfred Goldsworthy ( August 24, 1944 in Waterloo, Ontario – March 29, 1996) was a professional Ice hockey Stanislav "Stan" Mikita (born May 20 1940) is a Slovak born Canadian retired professional Ice hockey player generally Wayne Cashman (born June 24, 1945 in Kingston Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and a former NHL head coach Vic Edward Hadfield (born 4 October, 1940 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada) is a retired Professional Ice hockey player Joseph Gilbert Yvon "Jean" Ratelle (born October 3, 1940 in Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and Marcel Elphege "Little Beaver" Dionne (born August 3 1951 in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada) is a retired Canadian Rick Martin (born 26 July, 1951 in Verdun, Quebec, Canada) is a retired Professional Ice hockey winger who played in the Gordon "Red" Berenson (born December 8, 1939 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a former Canadian Professional Ice hockey Rodrigue Gabriel Gilbert (born July 1 1941 in Montreal Quebec) is a retired Canadian Professional Ice hockey forward who played Dennis "William" Hull (born November 19 1944 in Pointe Anne (now part of Belleville Ontario) Canada is a retired Professional Mickey Redmond (born December 27 1947 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario) is a former professional hockey player

Defencemen

Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe, Gary Bergman, Bill White, Rod Seiling, Dale Tallon, Jocelyn Guevremont, Brian Glennie, Pat Stapleton, Don Awrey, Brad Park. Serge Aubrey Savard OC (born January 22, 1946 in Landrienne, Quebec) is a former professional Ice hockey defenceman, most Guy Gerard Lapointe (born March 18, 1948 in Montreal, Quebec) was a Canadian Professional Ice hockey defenceman Gary Bergman (October 7 1938 in Kenora, Ontario – December 8 2000 was a professional Ice hockey defenceman playing in the NHL William Earl "Bill" White (born August 26 1939 is a retired Canadian Ice hockey player and coach one of the most notable defensive defensemen Rod Albert Seiling (born November 14, 1944 in Elmira, Ontario) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey defenceman. Dale Lee Tallon (born October 19, 1950 in Noranda Quebec) is the general manager of the Chicago Blackhawks Ice hockey team in the National Jocelyn Marcel Guevremont (born March 1, 1951 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired former professional Ice hockey player who was selected third Brian Glennie (born 29 August, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a retired professional Ice hockey defenceman who played in the Patrick James ("Pat" "Whitey" Stapleton (born July 4, 1940 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey defenceman Don Awrey (born July 18 1943 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a former professional hockey player who played 979 career NHL games with Douglas Bradford (Brad Park (born July 6, 1948 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League (Bobby Orr was also on the roster, but did not play due to injuries. Robert Gordon "Bobby" Orr OC (born March 20 1948 in Parry Sound, Ontario) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey defenseman )

Goaltenders

Tony Esposito, Ken Dryden, Ed Johnston. For the Italian Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Dryden, PC, MP (born August 8, 1947 is a Canadian politician lawyer businessman author and former NHL Edward Joseph "Eddie" Johnston (born November 23, 1935 in Montreal, Quebec) is a former player and coach in the National Hockey League

Coaches and Managers

Head coach and general manager: Harry Sinden. For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of General Manager or GM for short is a descriptive term for certain executives in a Business operation Harry James Sinden (born September 14, 1932 in Kingston Ontario, Canada) was the long-time general manager coach and president for the Assistant coach and assistant general manager: John Ferguson

Notes

Paul Henderson remains best known for scoring the winning goals in the sixth, seventh and eighth (deciding) games of the 1972 Summit Series. John Bowie Ferguson Sr ( September 5, 1938 - July 14, 2007) was a professional Ice hockey player He could have also had the game winning goal in Game 5 as well; however, Canada could not hold their 4-1 lead and lost 5-4.

Only seven Canadians played in all eight games: Phil Esposito, Clarke, Cournoyer, Henderson, Ellis, Bergman, and Park. In goal, Tony Esposito and Dryden each played four games.

Team Canada defenceman Savard has a unique claim to fame — Canada won or tied all five games in which he played, but lost all three games in which he sat out.

Soviet Union

Forwards

Boris Mikhailov, Vladimir Petrov, Yury Blinov, Valery Kharlamov, Alexander Yakushev, Yevgeni Zimin, Vyacheslav Starshinov, Vladimir Vikulov, Yevgeni Mishakov, Alexander Maltsev, Vladimir Shadrin, Yuri Lebedev, Alexander Volchkov, Vyacheslav Anisin, Alexander Bodunov, Alexander Martynyuk, Viacheslav Solodukhin. Boris Petrovich Mikhailov (Борис Петрович Михайлов (born October 6, 1944 in Moscow) is a former Soviet Ice hockey right Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov (Влади́мир Влади́мирович Петро́в (b Yury Blinov (born January 13, 1949 in Moscow, Russia) is a retied Ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League Valery Borisovich Kharlamov (Валерий Борисович Харламов January 14 1948 - August 27 1981 was a star Ice hockey player from the Soviet Union Alexander Sergeyevich Yakushev (Александр Сергеевич Якушев (born January 2, 1947) was an Ice hockey player for the Soviet Yevgeni Zimin (born August 6, 1947 in Moscow, Russia) is a retired Ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League Vyacheslav Starshinov (born May 6, 1940 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a retired Ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League Vladimir Vikulov (born July 20 1946 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a retired Ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League Yevgeni Mishakov (born February 2 1941 in Moscow, Russia) is a retired Ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League Aleksandr Nikolayevich Maltsev ( Russian: Александр Николаевич Мальцев born April 20, 1949 in Kirovo-Chepetsk) is a Vladimir Shadrin (born June 6, 1948 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a retired Ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League Yuri Vasilievich Lebedev (Юрий Васильевич Лебедев (born March 1 1951 in Moscow) was a Russian hockey player who competed Alexander Volchkov (born January 11, 1952 in Moscow, Russia) is a retired professional Ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Vyacheslav Anisin (born July 11, 1951 in Moscow, Russia) is a retired professional Ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey Alexander Bodunov (born June 3, 1951 in Moscow, Russia) is a retired professional Ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey Alexander Martynyuk (born September 11, 1945 in Moscow, Russia) is a retired Ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League Viacheslav Solodukhin (born November 11, 1950 in St Petersburg, Russia - died 1980 is a retired professional Ice hockey player who

Defencemen

Valery Vasiliev, Alexander Ragulin, Viktor Kuzkin, Vladimir Lutchenko, Gennadiy Tsygankov, Yuri Lyapkin, Yuri Shatalov, Aleksandr Gusev, Vitaly Davydov, Yevgeny Paladiev. Valeri Ivanovich Vasiliev (Валерий Иванович Васильев (born August 3, 1949 in Gorky, USSR) was a Russian Ice hockey Alexander Pavlovich Ragulin ( Russian: Александр Павлович Рагулин May 5, 1941 in Moscow - November 17, Victor Kuzkin ( July 6, 1940 &ndash) was an Ice hockey defender who played in the Soviet Hockey League Vladimir Lutchenko (born January 2, 1949 in Ramenskoye, Soviet Union) is a retired Ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey Gennadiy Dmitrievich Tsygankov (Геннадий Дмитриевич Цыганков 16 August, 1947 - 16 February, 2006) a Soviet Yuri Lyapkin (born January 21, 1945 in Balashikha, Russia) is a retired Ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League Yuri Shatalov (born June 13, 1945 in Omsk, Russia) is a retired Ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League Aleksandr Gusev (born February 2, 1955) is a former Field hockey player from the Soviet Union, who won the bronze medal with his national Vitaly Davydov (born April 1, 1939 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a retired Ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League Yevgeny Paladiev (born May 12, 1948 in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Soviet Union) is a retired Ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey

Goaltenders

Vladislav Tretiak, Victor Zinger, Alexander Sidelnikov, Alexander Pashkov. Vladislav Aleksandrovich Tretiak MSM (Владисла́в Алекса́ндрович Третья́к born April 25, 1952 in the village Orudyevo Victor Zinger (born October 29, 1941 in Moscow, Russia) is a retired Ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League Alexander Sidelnikov (born August 12, 1950 in Moscow, Russia - 2003 was a Ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League Alexander Pashkov (born August 28, 1944 in Moscow, Russia) is a retired Ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League

Coaches

Head Coach: Vsevolod Bobrov. Vsevolod Mikhailovich Bobrov (Всеволод Михайлович Бобров ( December 1, 1922 – July 1, 1979) was a Soviet Asst. Coach: Boris Kulagin

Games

Game 1: September 2, 1972, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Game 2: September 4, 1972, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Game 3: September 6, 1972, Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Game 4: September 8, 1972, Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Game 5: September 22, 1972, Luzhniki Ice Palace, Moscow, USSR

Game 6: September 24, 1972, Luzhniki Ice Palace, Moscow, USSR

Game 7: September 26, 1972, Luzhniki Ice Palace, Moscow, USSR

Game 8: September 28, 1972, Luzhniki Ice Palace, Moscow, USSR

Canada wins series 4-3-1

See also

• 1974 Summit Series
• Canada Cup
• Super Series
• Ice Hockey World Championships
• List of international ice hockey competitions featuring NHL players
• World Cup of Hockey
• Canadian national men's hockey team
• Soviet national ice hockey team
• International Ice Hockey Federation
• National Hockey League

Detente through sport

• Ping Pong Diplomacy

External links

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