1972 hockey summit series

I hadnt known, but stapleton was a leader off the ice for team canada 1972 as the chairman of the board of directors of 1972 summit series hockey team inc. Im a hockey fanatic, so imagine my delight at getting an opportunity to meet pat stapleton, who played for canada against the soviet union in the historic 1972 summit series that eightgame series, four played in canada and four in moscow, is commonly thought to be the tournament that sparked our fascination with international hockey. Matchserien bestod av atta matcher varav fyra spelades i kanada och fyra i sovjetunionen. The series would have a lasting impact on hockey in canada and abroad. Hockey put canadas cold war perceptions on ice the.

Reexamining the 1972 summit series the hockey writers. Apr 09, 2020 stapleton was inducted into canadas sports hall of fame in 2005 as a member of the 1972 summit series team, and was elected as an inaugural inductee into the world hockey association hall of. Ussr, stats, lies and videotape, the untold story of hockeys series of the century at. The ultimate collectors edition of the 1972 hockey summit series dvd, 2012 at the best online prices at ebay. The summit series was the first competition between fullstrength soviet and canadian national ice hockey teams, an eightgame series held in september 1972. The world cup of hockey, an international hockey series that will begin in toronto on sept. Team canada offers lessons for the future, from 1972 the. September marks the 40 th anniversary of the summit series, the unforgettable clash between the n. Apr 10, 2020 i hadnt known, but stapleton was a leader off the ice for team canada 1972 as the chairman of the board of directors of 1972 summit series hockey team inc. What we can learn about teaching hockey from the 1972.

Team canada would also play two games in sweden before heading on to. Sep 02, 2012 in 1972, hockeys cold war boiled over. Paul henderson 72 summit series winning goal youtube. 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. Canada russia 72 is shot in a fluid documentary style that effectively captures all the immediacy of the 72 hockey summits intrigues. World hockey jerseys is pleased to present a great selection of vintage game used pucks from the nhl,minor leagues, canadian major junior hockey leagues,and international competition. Stapleton was inducted into canadas sports hall of fame in 2005 as a member of the 1972 summit series team, and was elected as an inaugural inductee into the world hockey association hall of fame in 2010. Hockey hall of fame team canada 1972 tribute summit summary. Detail of page 1 of montreal newspaper the gazette on sept. Mostly we remember the eight bitter battles between team canada and the former. Player birth country and age distributions, draft rounds of players in the 1972 tournament. Most canadians expected the 1972 canadarussia series to be a onesided win for the nhls best professionals.

In hockeys 72 summit series between canada and soviet union. Ussr, stats, lies and videotape, the untold story of hockeys series of the century bendell, richard j, patskou. Dec 18, 2009 check out our store as well for all your hockey memorabilia needs. The first four games were played in canada montreal, toronto, winnipeg and vancouver. Aug 31, 2012 it was the greatest hockey series ever played. Unfollow 1972 hockey summit to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Doc extended essay how did the 1972 summit series affect. Hockey put canadas cold war perceptions on ice the globe. On september 1972, canada and the soviet union played an eight game hockey series, 4 in canada, and 4 in moscow, russia, at the height of the cold war. Originally, the series goal was to put on a good show before show more content if the soviets lost this series, they would lose no more than that, a hockey series.

Parise, now 70, played in six of the eight games of the 1972 series, a surprise inclusion in the n. This essay examines the question, how did the 1972 summit series affect international relations between canada and the soviet union in the 1970s. Nhl 1972 summit series team canada color picture 8 x 10 photo pic. Check out our store as well for all your hockey memorabilia needs. Translating for hockeys team canada at the summit series team canadas interpreter shares a few interesting stories from his involvement in the 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. Many pucks are from defunct teams of many years ago,and are hard to find. While canadians took great pride in having the best hockey players in the world, the ussr had, since the. The eightgame series would finally determine who would. This initial roster included many of the bestknown players in the nhl, although a few like dave keon were conspicuously absent. Team canada stats, scoring leaders and demographics breakdown at summit series in 1972. In hockeys 72 summit series between canada and soviet. Bendell has achieved an unsurpassed level of detail in this investigative look at the 1972 summit series.

For more information on each player including his bio, career statistics and a. You are bidding on 1972 canada russia summit series. Unfollow 1972 summit series to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Union to engage in an eightgame summit series in september, 1972. Summit series 1972 demographics nationality nationality by continent birth country birth province birth state age distribution birth month distribution draft rounds summit series 1972 nationality split. 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 and canada, held in september 1972. The stage was set for the greatest showdown to ever take place between two of the worlds hockey powerhouses. 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. Hockey hall of fame team canada 1972 tribute rosters. Hockey hall of fame team canada 1972 tribute rosters and.

Whether you are a hockey fan, a sports fan in general, or just love a great story, the 1972 summit series canada vs ussr is a great read. 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. This report by the canadian press was first published april 9, 2020. The first weekend of september 1972 was marked by the start of the greatest hockey series ever staged. Born july 4, 1940, stapleton began his nhl career with the boston bruins in 196162. If you thought youd heard everything there was to know about this historic event then this book will quickly dispel those thoughts. The 1974 summit series was the second of two competitions between soviet and canadian professional ice hockey players. The format was the same as the 1972 summit series, with four games across canada and four in moscow. According to canadian experts it was a series that wasnt going to be much of a series. 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. Many believe this special series changed hockey forever.

It was the summit series, though, that seemed to have captured the attention of the whole country. This essay will firstly address the reasons on why the summit series was needed to cool tensions. 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. 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. Summit series star, longtime blackhawks defenceman pat. Canada was represented by world hockey association players instead of the national hockey league players that played in the 1972 summit series.

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. Stapleton was inducted into canadas sports hall of fame in 2005 as a member of the 1972 summit series team, and was elected as an inaugural inductee into the world hockey association hall of. But from the start, the 1972 summit series was all about politics. 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. 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. 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. 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. Hockey hall of fame team canada 1972 tribute summit. Paul henderson 1972 summit series game 8, goal 11 duration.