Vladimir Shadrin, the Russian centreman who starred on some of the most powerful Soviet squads of the 1970’s, today passed away in Moscow from COVID-19 complications at the age of 73.
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Tag Archives: Summit Series
๐จ๐ฆ Rod Gilbert: 1941-2021
Rod Gilbert, the Hall of Fame winger and top scorer in New York Rangers history, today passed away at the age of 80, just twelve days following the death of fellow 1972 Summit Series teammate Tony Esposito.
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๐จ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ธ Tony Esposito: 1943-2021
Anthony “Tony O” Esposito, the legendary Chicago Black Hawks goaltender who was a three-time Vezina Trophy winner, and one of the backstops in Canada’s historic 1972 Summit Series, today died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 78. Continue reading
๐ท๐บ Alexander Gusev: 1947-2020
Alexander Gusev, one of the key defensive backstops for the Sovietย Red Army dynasty of the 1970’s that won Summit Series, Olympic and World Championship titles, passed away at the age of 73.
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๐จ๐ฆ Canada’s Boycott: 1970-77
With the now-cancelled 2020 World Championships set to have begun today in Switzerland, TheIHLC.com will instead highlight the last time there was a major lack of competition in the century-plus lineage of the IHLC – Canada’s international hockey boycott from 1970-77, and how the IHLC could have looked if just one fateful game in 1970 went another way.
On 04 January 1970, the creator of modern ice hockey and the most dominant team in the game up to that point, Canada, shocked the hockey world when it announced that effective immediately, it was withdrawing from all international competition, including the World Championships, Olympic Games and other exhibition games or tournaments.
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๐จ๐ฆ Pat Stapleton: 1940-2020
Pat Stapleton, a defensive star throughout the 1960’s and 1970’s in both the NHL and WHA, and one of just three players on both Canadian Summit Series teams, passed away today at the age of 79.
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๐ท๐บ Yevgeni Zimin: 1947-2018
Soviet star player Yevgeni Zimin, a multiple-Gold medal winner at both the World Championships and Olympic Games, passed away today of a heart attack at the age of 71.
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๐จ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ Stan Mikita: 1940-2018
Chicago Blackhawks legend Stan Mikita, who revolutionized both the way hockey was played and how European players entered the professional North American ranks, passed away today at the age of 78.
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Hockey Hall Of Fame Announces Class Of 2018
The Hockey Hall Of Fame today announced the newest members that will join as the Class of 2018 on 12 November, with a pair of Canadian Martins (Brodeur and St-Louis), Alexander Yakushev and Jayna Hefford entering the players wing of the Hall, bringing their professional and international accolades (along with their International Hockey Lineal Championship reigns) to Toronto.
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๐จ๐ฆ ๐ท๐บ IHLC Classics: “Henderson Has Scored For Canada!”
From time to time, TheIHLC.com will feature detailed recaps and boxscores of some of the most legendary games in international hockey history, considered to be “IHLC Classics.” Today, to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series finale, we look back on perhaps the most influential goal in international hockey history, Paul Henderson’s series-winning tally past Vladislav Tretyak.
๐จ๐ฆ Canada 6-5 Soviet Union ๐ท๐บ
Summit Series, Game 8
Luzhniki Palace Of Sports, Moscow ๐ท๐บ
Thursday, 28 September 1972
Game eight of the Summit Series was maybe the most important hockey game ever played. It was the climax of the greatest series ever played, Canada versus the Soviet Union. It was a series that pitted the professionals of Canada against the “amateurs” of the Soviet Union. It matched Canadian-style hockey with Soviet-style.
Most important, it was a battle between lifestyles, values and two vastly different political systems.
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๐ท๐บ ๐จ๐ฆ IHLC Classics: The Red Army Shocks The World
From time to time, TheIHLC.com will feature detailed recaps and boxscores of some of the most legendary games in international hockey history, considered to be “IHLC Classics.” Today, to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, we feature the opening game of the tournament, a stunning Soviet victory in Montrรฉal.
๐ท๐บ Soviet Union 7-3 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
Summit Series, Gameย 1
Forum de Montrรฉal,ย Montrรฉal ๐จ๐ฆ
Saturday, 02 September 1972
The withdrawal of Canada from international hockey in 1970 was the result of an increasingly bitter feud between that country and other top European countries, notably the Soviet Union. Canada had long believed that Iron Curtain countries used professional players in World Championship and Olympic competition because their players did nothing but play hockey eleven months of the year.
The withdrawal, though, did have one benefitโit produced the Summit Series in September 1972, an eight-game showdown between Canadaโs professionals from the NHL and the best from the Soviet Union (essentially their World Championship / Olympic team).
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๐จ๐ฆ Bill White: 1939-2017
Former NHL star Bill White, a key defender both in his 17 year pro career and with Teamย Canada at the 1972 Summit Series, has died in his hometown of Torontoย at the age of 77.
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๐ท๐บ Vladimir Petrov: 1947-2017
Vladimir Petrov, the Soviet centreman and IIHF Hall of Famer who, alongside Boris Mikhailov and Valeri Kharlamov, formed one of the most productive and fearsome lines in history, lost his battle with cancer in Moscow at the age of 69.
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๐จ๐ฆ J.P. Parisรฉ: 1941-2015
Former NHL star J.P. Parisรฉ, who rose to notoriety as a member of Team Canada at the 1972 Summit Series, has died after a year-long battle with lung cancer at the age of 73.
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๐จ๐ฆ Jean Bรฉliveau: 1931-2014
The hockey world has lost another giant, as reports today confirmed thatย Montrรฉalย Canadiens legend Jeanย Bรฉliveau has died at the age of 83.
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IHLC Results – ๐ท๐บ Soviet Union 3-2 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ – 06 Oct 1974
๐ท๐บ Soviet Union 3-2 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
Summit Series, Game 8
Luzhniki Palace Of Sports, Moscow ๐ท๐บ
Sunday, 06 October 1974
BOXSCORE
1st Period
07:57 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Webster, roughing
13:08 – ๐ท๐บย PEN – Yakushev, tripping
13:47 – ๐จ๐ฆย PP GOAL – Backstrom (Tremblay, Hull)
15:26 – ๐ท๐บย PEN – Tiurin, holding
18:21 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Hamilton, elbowing
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IHLC Results – ๐ท๐บ Soviet Union 4-4 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ – 05 Oct 1974
๐ท๐บ Soviet Union 4-4ย Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
Summit Series, Game 7
Luzhniki Palace Of Sports, Moscow ๐ท๐บ
Saturday, 05 October 1974
BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:34 – ๐ท๐บย GOAL – Anisin (Lutchenko)
06:47 – ๐ท๐บย GOAL – Tiurin (Lebedev, Yakushev)
17:42 – ๐จ๐ฆย GOAL – Webster (Lacroix)
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IHLC Results – ๐ท๐บ Soviet Union 5-2 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ – 03 Oct 1974
๐ท๐บ Soviet Union 5-2 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
Summit Series, Gameย 6
Luzhniki Palace Of Sports, Moscow ๐ท๐บ
Thursday, 03 October 1974
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:34 – ๐ท๐บย GOAL – Mikhailov (Kharlamov)
00:53 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Marty Howe, elbowing
02:43 – ๐ท๐บย GOAL – Vasiliev
15:56 – ๐จ๐ฆย GOAL – Houle (Shmyr)
15:38 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Smith, cross checking
16:38 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Tardif, 10 min. misconduct
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IHLC Results – ๐ท๐บ Soviet Union 3-2 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ – 01 Oct 1974
๐ท๐บ Soviet Union 3-2 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
Summit Series, Game 5
Luzhniki Palace Of Sports, Moscow ๐ท๐บ
Tuesday, 01 October 1974
BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:32 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Mahovlich, holding
05:34 – ๐ท๐บย GOAL – Maltsev (Vikulov, Anisin)
06:59 – ๐ท๐บย PEN – Petrov, roughing
06:59 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Ley, roughing
15:07 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Selwood, cross checking
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IHLC Results – ๐ท๐บ Soviet Union 5-5 Canada ๐จ๐ฆ – 23 Sep 1974
๐ท๐บ Soviet Union 5-5ย Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
Summit Series, Gameย 4
Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver ๐จ๐ฆ
Monday, 23 September 1974
BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:24 – ๐ท๐บย GOAL – Vasiliev (Kharlamov)
04:20 – ๐จ๐ฆย GOAL – G. Howe (Backstrom, Stapleton)
05:24 –ย ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – McKenzie, elbowing
05:59 – ๐ท๐บย PP GOAL – Mikhailov (Petrov)
11:38 –ย ๐ท๐บย PEN – Gusev, slashing
12:45 – ๐จ๐ฆย PP GOAL – Hull (Mahovlich)
15:11 – ๐จ๐ฆย GOAL – Hull (Stapleton)
17:10 – ๐จ๐ฆย GOAL – Mahovlich (Houle, Bernier)
17:45 – ๐จ๐ฆย GOAL – Hull (Lacroix)
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