Team Canada 1972: The Official 40th Anniversary Celebration Of The Summit Series
by Andrew Podnieks /
2012 / English / EPUB
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It was called the "series of the century" and out of it came the
greatest goal ever scored. Incredibly, the Summit Series, featuring
Canada and the Soviet Union in a hockey showdown, is now 40 years
old, but time has only strengthened and immortalized those eight
games that changed the game. No moment has faded, and no series of
games since has had the same profound effect on a country, a
culture and a sport.
It was called the "series of the century" and out of it came the
greatest goal ever scored. Incredibly, the Summit Series, featuring
Canada and the Soviet Union in a hockey showdown, is now 40 years
old, but time has only strengthened and immortalized those eight
games that changed the game. No moment has faded, and no series of
games since has had the same profound effect on a country, a
culture and a sport.
Using its best NHL stars, Canada was supposed to win all eight
games, but the Soviets won the first, in Montreal, by a whopping
7-3 score, and from then on fans were witness to the greatest
matchup ever. It featured the leadership of Phil Esposito and the
skill of Yvan Cournoyer, the goaltending of Vladislav Tretiak, and
the speed of Valeri Kharlamov. And in the end, it featured the
heroics of Paul Henderson, who scored the winning goal in each of
the final three games to give Canada the series victory, the final
of those goals coming with just 34 seconds remaining in game eight,
September 28, 1972.
Using its best NHL stars, Canada was supposed to win all eight
games, but the Soviets won the first, in Montreal, by a whopping
7-3 score, and from then on fans were witness to the greatest
matchup ever. It featured the leadership of Phil Esposito and the
skill of Yvan Cournoyer, the goaltending of Vladislav Tretiak, and
the speed of Valeri Kharlamov. And in the end, it featured the
heroics of Paul Henderson, who scored the winning goal in each of
the final three games to give Canada the series victory, the final
of those goals coming with just 34 seconds remaining in game eight,
September 28, 1972.
Complete with in-depth interviews of every surviving player and a
remarkable cache of colour photographs, Team Canada 1972, is the
definitive look at the Summit Series 40 years later, still
powerful, still resonating, still remarkable. With every living
player contributing to the book with personal memories and thoughts
of the series, this official publication provides fans with the
most detailed and exciting picture of the series.
Complete with in-depth interviews of every surviving player and a
remarkable cache of colour photographs, Team Canada 1972, is the
definitive look at the Summit Series 40 years later, still
powerful, still resonating, still remarkable. With every living
player contributing to the book with personal memories and thoughts
of the series, this official publication provides fans with the
most detailed and exciting picture of the series.