1972 canada russia summit series documentary

Last week, petrov answered our questions via email from russia on what it was like to play that first game in montreal, in what was then the terra incognita of headtohead hockey. New listing paul henderson team canada 1972 summit series the goal toronto star autographed. Transport your wall back to 1972 with this brilliant commemorative poster. On september 28, every television across three continents was tuned to the final game of the 1972 canadaussr superseries. From the opening anthems before game 1 in montreal, to the celebration after the final buzzer of game 8 in moscow, the entire canadarussia summit series 1972 is here, as called by the legendary foster hewitt over 26 hours of coverage in this incredible dvd set. In april, 1972 hockey canada representative alan eagleson arranged for canada to reenter the international competition. In russia, fond memories for a hockey series forgotten. It was widely assumed that canadas pros would make short work of the soviet upstarts. This essay will firstly address the reasons on why the summit series was needed to cool tensions. Bendell has achieved an unsurpassed level of detail in this investigative look at the 1972 summit series. Canada russia 72 is shot in a fluid documentary style that effectively captures all the immediacy of the 72 hockey summits intrigues. Ussrcanada summit series 1972 game 2 part 1 youtube. Design features heritageinspired design featuring the. 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.

It didnt matter if you were a hockey fan or not you were following it, because this was more than hockey. The tension was palpable as the minutes ticked by until henderson scored the goal, bringing victory home. Many believe this special series changed hockey forever. Ussrcanada summit series 1972 game 4 part 1 duration. How politicians used the 1972 summit series trudeau, brezhnev used hockey for political gains pierre elliot trudeau and leonid brezhnev might not have had a lot in common, but a love of sports and a belief that sports, and in greater context culture. It was the most dramatic hockey series ever played, won by a historic goal in the last minute. 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. 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.

Instead, the 1972 summit series morphed into an epic struggle between rival philosophies, inside the rink. 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. In the games last seconds, their hero paul henderson scored an epochmaking goal. In hockeys 72 summit series between canada and soviet union. If youre a canadian, and you were born in the mid1960s or earlier, you know exactly what you were doing in september of 1972 you were following every moment of the canadarussia hockey series. This mashup features remixed footage from robert macaskills 1996 documentary summit on ice, the documentary film on the 1972 canada. Summit series 72 on the famous hockey series between a canadian nhl allstar team and the soviet national team. The summit series healed a nation and gave respect to an enemy. The anniversary weekend will take place in the toronto area september 25.

Canada and the soviet union would agree to play an eightgame series with the first four in canada and the last four in moscow. The summit series, when team canada took on the ussr in an epic 8. Hockey hall of fame team canada 1972 tribute rosters. Thus, canadian stars in the nhl were not eligible to participate in either the world championships or the olympic games.

It was 25 years ago that this remarkable feat happened. Thats what my dad said when i asked him about the canadiansoviet union hockey series. 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. Ussr, stats, lies and videotape, the untold story of hockeys series of the century. Pete mahovlich, number 20, bill white, 17, goalie ken dryden, phil esposito, 7 and gary bergman 2 of canada celebrate after winning game 6 of the 1972 summit series on sept. Canada russia 72 is a 2006 canadian documentarystyle miniseries about the 1972 summit series. In hockeys 72 summit series between canada and soviet. But it was a more respectful canada that came out of the series, one that was less arrogant about their game but could still claim to the world that it was the best at it. Featuring the entire eightgame series of the 1972 hockey summit between russia and canada, canadas team of the century combines the thrill of canadas national sport with a great moment in canadian history. In 1972, a historical ice hockey game tournament is arranged where the cream of canadas. Documentary on 1972 summit series hockey event nbc sports network formerly known as versus is showing a documentary titled cold war on ice. When the cold war became hot the summit series between. Ussr, stats, lies and videotape, the untold story of hockeys series of the century bendell, richard j, patskou, paul, macaskill, robert on.

The soviets were determined to prove that their reputation as the best in the world was deserved, while the canadians believed that their day of redemption was close at hand. Parise and other canada veterans will fly to russia for a. The story of the summit series, as its never been told. Canada russia 72 is shot in a fluid documentary style that effectively captures all. Its become known as the summit series, though four decades ago it was simply called the canadau. The inspiration behind our canada 1972 summit series art print our 1972 summit series special edition art print was created to commemorate the series, the team, the country those players fought to represent, and the iconic jersey they wore. In 1972 when russia agreed to face canada on the ice in an eight game series, four in each country, the sports world came to a standstill. Hockey put canadas cold war perceptions on ice the. See more ideas about canada, summit series and hockey.

Vladimir petrov centered the great soviet first line in the 1972 summit series, flanked by his wings, boris mikhailov and valery kharlamov. Parise and other canada veterans will fly to russia for a series of events. Canada was represented by world hockey association players instead of the national hockey league players that played in the 1972 summit series. See more ideas about summit series, canada and hockey. Mostly we remember the eight bitter battles between team canada and the.

This essay examines the question, how did the 1972 summit series affect international relations between canada and the soviet union in the 1970s. 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. 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 the 1974 summit series between the soviets and wha. 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. But it wasnt yesterday, although hes almost positive it was.

Though there were 3,000 canadian fans in moscow and national tv coverage. The reaction to canadas win in the summit series illustrates just how much the world has changed in the past 40 years. World cup 2016 semifinal 2409 russia canada duration. Summit series look launches hbo canada sports doc series. If you thought youd heard everything there was to know about this historic event then this book will quickly dispel those thoughts.