IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-1 Soviet Union ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ – 19 Sep 1974

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-1ย Soviet Union ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
Summit Series, Game 2
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Thursday, 19 September 1974

Aside from Boris Mikhailovโ€™s overenthusiastic pre-game faceoff, the series opener had gone as smoothly as Canadian diplomats had hoped. But off the ice, trouble was brewing.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 3-3 Soviet Union ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ – 17 Sep 1974

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 3-3ย Soviet Union ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
Summit Series, Game 1
Colisรฉeย deย Quรฉbec,ย Quรฉbec ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Tuesday, 17 September 1974

The ceremonial puck drop was just supposed to be a photo op when Pat Stapleton and Boris Mikhailov lined up at center ice at La Colisee de Quebec in Quebec City.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 6-5 Soviet Union ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ – 28 Sep 1972

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 6-5 Soviet Union ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
Summit Series, Game 8
Palace Of Sports Of The Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ

Thursday, 28 September 1972

โ€œHenderson made a wild stab for it and fell. Hereโ€™s another shotโ€ฆright in front! They score! Henderson has scored for Canada!โ€ โ€“ Foster Hewitt

It is the most famous goal call in Canadaโ€™s long and rich hockey history, and it came from the gameโ€™s greatest voice exactly 50 years ago today, at the Sports Palace in Moscow.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-3 Soviet Union ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ – 26 Sep 1972

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-3ย Soviet Union ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
Summit Series, Game 7
Palace Of Sports Of The Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
Tuesday, 26 September 1972

Game Seven was another must-win game for Canada, and it ended in dramatic fashion as Henderson scored the go-ahead goal with just 2:06 left in the game on one of the greatest efforts in hockey history.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 3-2 Soviet Union ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ – 24 Sep 1972

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 3-2 Soviet Union ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
Summit Series, Game 6
Palace Of Sports Of The Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
Sunday, 24 September 1972

Indeed, Canada did in Game Six what it failed to do two days earlier, though only by the skin of its collective teeth. The team gained the lead and held on for the win, scoring three times in 83 seconds in the second period and then checking the Soviets into the ice in the final, scoreless period for a 3-2 win.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 5-4 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ – 22 Sep 1972

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 5-4 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Summit Series, Game 5
Palace Of Sports Of The Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
Friday, 22 September 1972

After arriving in Moscow from Sweden, Team Canada skated onto the ice at the Sports Palace with a monumental task at hand, but things got worse before they got better. Actually, they got better, then worse, then better.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 5-3 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ – 08 Sep 1972

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Unionย 5-3 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Summit Series, Game 4
Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Friday, 08 September 1972

Who knows how history might have changed had Soviet coach Vsevelod Bobrov been able to ice the lineup he wanted for Game Four.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-4 Soviet Union ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ – 06 Sep 1972

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-4ย Soviet Union ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
Summit Series, Game 3
Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Wednesday, 06 September 1972

Now that the teams knew each otherโ€™s strengths and weaknesses, Game Three was played as evenly as one might expect between two hockey powers.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-1 Soviet Union ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ – 04 Sep 1972


๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 4-1ย Soviet Union ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
Summit Series, Game 2
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Monday, 04 September 1972

Canadaโ€™s stunning loss in Game One in Montrรฉal made the next game, two nights later at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, a must-win.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 7-3 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ – 02 Sep 1972

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 7-3 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Summit Series, Gameย 1
Forum de Montrรฉal,ย Montrรฉal ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Saturday, 02 September 1972

The genesis of the Summit Series can be traced to 1970, when Canada withdrew from international hockey in protest of the Soviet Unionโ€™s interpretation of the use of amateurs at the World Championships.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 7-3 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ – 26 Mar 1969

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 7-3 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
World Championship Final Round
Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Wednesday, 26 March 1969

BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:32 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ GOAL – Maltsev
18:16 – ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ PEN – Rantasila
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czechoslovakia 4-3 Soviet Union ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ – 28 Mar 1969

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czechoslovakia 4-3 Soviet Union ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
World Championship Final Round
Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Friday, 28 March 1969

There is absolutely no doubt that the most emotionally charged games in the history of international hockey were the two between Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union in the 1969 IIHF World Championship in Stockholm.

These were two games which the Czechoslovaks simply could not lose.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 3-2 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช – 24 Mar 1969

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 3-2 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
World Championship Final Round
Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Monday, 24 March 1969

BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:04 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช PEN – Lundstrรถm
13:08 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช GOAL – Nygren (Hysing)
13:51 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช PEN – Palmqvist
17:12 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช PEN – Olsson
17:12 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ PEN – Starshinov
17:45 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ GOAL – Petrov (Mikhailov)
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czechoslovakia 5-4 Soviet Union ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ – 15 Feb 1968

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czechoslovakia 5-4 Soviet Union ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
Olympic Final Round
Palais des Sports, Grenoble ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
Thursday, 15 February 1968

The Soviet Union started to monopolize international hockey in 1963 with their third World Championship Gold medal.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 3-2 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช – 13 Feb 1968

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 3-2 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Olympic Final Round
Palais des Sports, Grenoble ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
Tuesday, 13 February 1968

BOXSCORE
1st Period
07:47 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ GOAL – Firsov (Polupanov)
13:18 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช GOAL – ร–berg (Bengtsson)
17:48 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ PEN – Romishevsky, hooking
19:09 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ PEN – Blinov, boarding
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 6-4 Soviet Union ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ – 05 Jan 1968

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Centennial Tournament
Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Friday, 05 January 1968

BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:52 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชย GOAL – Nygren (ร–berg)
13:45 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชย GOAL – Lundstrรถm
14:17 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บย PEN – Ionov
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 3-0 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช – 02 Jan 1968

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 3-0 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Centennial Tournament
Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Tuesday, 02 January 1968

BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:22 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บย GOAL – Blinov
04:25 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชย PEN – ร–berg
08:54 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บย PEN – Polupanov
14:40 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชย PEN – Olsson
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 4-2 Czechoslovakia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ – 29 Mar 1967

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 4-2 Czechoslovakia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
World Championship Final Round
Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น
Wednesday, 29 March 1967

BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:02 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ PEN – Ja. Holรญk
04:00 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ PEN – ล mรญd
05:14 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ PEN – Firsov
08:58 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ PEN – Polupanov
08:58 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ PEN – Pospรญลกil
09:55 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ GOAL – Golonka (Jiล™รญk)
10:13 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ GOAL – Zaitsev (Almetov)
14:19 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ PEN – Vikulov
14:19 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ PEN – Ivanov
16:12 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ PEN – Nedomanskรฝ
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 2-1 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ – 27 Mar 1967

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 2-1 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
World Championship Final Round
Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น
Monday, 27 March 1967

BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:30 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆย PEN – Dineen
02:30 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บย PEN – Vikulov
05:05 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บย PEN – Yaroslavtsev
05:35 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆย PP GOAL – Huck (Brewer)
10:41 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บย PEN – Polupanov
15:27 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บย PEN – Ivanov, minor + misconduct
16:36 – ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆย PEN – Bourbonnais
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 9-1 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช – 25 Mar 1967

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviet Union 9-1 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
World Championship Final Round
Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น
Saturday, 25 March 1967

BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:05 – ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช PEN – Bengtsson
03:09 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ GOAL – Almetov (Yakushev)
07:54 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ GOAL – Polupanov (Vikulov)
15:59 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ GOAL – Firsov (Ragulin)
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