Canada plays poorly for most of the game, with 38 of 41 shots on goal stopped by soviet goalie sensation vladislav tretiak. Shop the north face futurelight summit series extreme cold weather clothing designed for high alpine conditions. Experience it all with our best documentary series and movies. Shot in a fluid documentary style that captures the era and the drama to perfection, canada russia 72 lets you relive the ups and downs, and the ultimate. Sudbury is where i watched the 1972 canadarussia summit series. Roy macgregor in a recent documentary equated it with. Canadians thought the russian team to be amateurs because their occupations were technically. But it wasnt yesterday, although hes almost positive it was. Beijing is north koreas key trading partner and its only ally. See more ideas about summit series, canada and hockey. In hockeys 72 summit series between canada and soviet. Finally, your chance to relive every thrilling moment of action minute by minute, frame by frame from a time. Four games were played in canada and four games were played in russia.
Please note that there is no need to browse special additions of the latest dictionaries searching for the definition of chidlovski. Forty years ago, canada and the soviet union battled in the summit series. But sometimes its inspirational, scary, sad, funny or anywhere in between. Forty years ago, canada and the soviet union battled in the summit series, which became a defining moment for both nations, on and off the ice. In this article, matthew struth tells us the story of the summit series, a number of ice hockey games that took place at the height cold war. Summit series star, longtime chicago blackhawks defenceman. Canada had been a really good team when they entered the summit series, so they thought that they could easily beat. The story of the summit series, as its never been told before. It will appeal to anyone old enough to remember, or anyone that has heard stories of, the epic series between canada and. The story of the summit series, as its never been told before the. Ussr, stats, lies and videotape, the untold story of hockeys series of the century bendell, richard j, patskou, paul, macaskill, robert on. Fortunately, after that totally unnecessary few minutes of historical context, the documentary got down to business. But from the start, the 1972 summit series was all about politics.
Summit series 72 on the famous hockey series between a canadian nhl allstar team and the soviet national team. Ussrcanada summit series 1972 game 1 part 2 duration. When the cold war became hot the summit series between the ussr and canada. On september 17, 1974, canadian primeminister pierre trudeau dropped the puck for the ceremonial face off between pat stapleton, team canada, and boris mikhailov, team ussr, marking the beginning of the 74 summit series. Summit series 72 presented by lexus, a 90minute documentary. Bendell has achieved an unsurpassed level of detail in this investigative look at the 1972 summit series. Sudbury is also where i got fired from my bartenders job after a carload of orillia friends came up to visit me, got a room, had a big party in which i joined in, and when the italian hotel manager and the security guy knocked on the door, one of my friends answered it and. Unfollow 1972 canada russia to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Ussr cccp summit series hockey 1972 dvd set 26 hours on 8 dvds. Canadarussia summit series by danielle sawula on prezi. Superseriya sssr canada, 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. Sidney crosby and paul henderson have something more in common than the fact they both rewrote canadian hockey history. However, russian national players, who were mainly drawn from the. Canada russia 72 is shot in a fluid documentary style that effectively captures all the immediacy of the 72 hockey summits intrigues.
The anniversary weekend will take place in the toronto area september 25. Canada russia 72 is shot in a fluid documentary style that vividly captures all the immediacy of the 72 hockey summit series that gripped the nation. Find great deals on ebay for 1972 summit series and 1972 summit series dvd. Ussr, stats, lies and videotape, the untold story of hockeys series of the century. Thats what my dad said when i asked him about the canadiansoviet union hockey series. National team, finishing with one game in prague against the new world champion, after the eightgame series concluded with russia. When the cold war became hot the summit series between. 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. This video presents the story of canada s legendary 1972 summit series against the ussr.
The game ends with a score of 53 for the soviets and hometeam fans boo. Top right corner is a ticket to a game in the soviet union in 72, the pins were collected in russia during the series. This essay will firstly address the reasons on why the summit series was needed to cool tensions. Documentary on 1972 summit series hockey event nbc sports network formerly known as versus is showing a documentary titled cold war on ice. With extensive commentary by paul henderson, ken dryden and bobby. In russia, fond memories for a hockey series forgotten with just a few weeks left in 2014, few have given much thought to the 40th anniversary of. Canadian over confidence, the shock of the 73 russian win in game 1, phil espositos speech after canada lost. The 1972 canadasoviet summit series cbc archives cbc. The canadian team would be made up of the top 36 nhl players. Instead, the 1972 summit series morphed into an epic struggle between. Canadian hockey and the 1972 team canada players have awarded exclusive broadcast rights to the upcomimg 25th anniversary weekend celebration of the classic 1972 canada russia summit series to tv eye entertainment. Ussrcanada summit series 1972 game 1 part 1 youtube. Red army explores how hockey was political in cold war russia.
Summit series look launches hbo canada sports doc series. Canada soviet series viewers boo fossil hewitt the decision to bring back hewitt to call the 1972 summit series sparks anger in montreal. For many canadians, the eightgame series between team canada. The first game in russia and fifth in the series saw another soviet victory. The summit series the summit series were the 8 games that canada had played against russia. Mostly we remember the eight bitter battles between team canada and the former. In total, 11 games would be played against the top three teams in international play. 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. In a pretournament poll taken by the hockey news it was determined that not one canadian expected the soviets to win even one game. Theres a great recap of all the games in the series, with great action footage interspersed with interviews with the players on both sides, and scattered here and there a few snippets about canadas international hockey history. China, russia not invited to summit on north korea in canada.
Paul henderson scores on vladislav tretiak in the canadarussia summit series on sept. Canada russia 72 is a 2006 canadian documentarystyle miniseries about the 1972 summit series. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. All materials and projects presented here are results of original inhouse production and research. The reaction to canadas win in the summit series illustrates just how much the world has changed in the past 40 years. Canadarussia 1972 summit series cbc docudrama 3disc. The 1974 summit series was the second of two competitions between soviet and canadian professional ice hockey players. There was a time when if you wanted to do a sports documentary youd be. It is by far the best documentary available for sale, and is a true must have. This essay examines the question, how did the 1972 summit series affect international relations between canada and the soviet union in the 1970s. The documentary style miniseries shows the tension behind the scenes.
Its been a long road from summer showcase to cibc canada russia series to selection camp but chl stars are finally ready and excited to represent canada at world juniors. Canada was represented by world hockey association players instead of the national hockey league players that played in the 1972 summit series. Peacocke and written by barrie dunn and malcolm macrury. 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. The globe and mails roy macgregor in a recent documentary. 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. In russia, fond memories for a hockey series forgotten. For those of us old enough to remember the mood of the times when the summit series took place we understand how monumental these games were. Our canada 1972 summit series art print makes the perfect addition to any hockey fans collection that appreciates the games history. 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. How did the canada russia summit series unite canadians. In hockeys 72 summit series between canada and soviet union. The fact that they took place at all is a miracle in. Futurelight summit series extreme cold weather clothing.