In 1972, a historical ice hockey game tournament is arranged where the cream of canadas professional stars of the national hockey league would play against. The sixgame series features regional league teams of canadian national junior team candidates competing against the russian national junior team and is an integral part of the identification process for team canada prior to the iihf world junior hockey championship. Canadas kyle turris was the top goal scorer in the series. The event is organized by the canadian hockey league and consists of six games total each year, with the russian selects playing two games. The sixgame series features chl regional league teams comprised of canadian national junior team candidates competing against the russian national junior team as an integral part of the evaluation process for team canada prior to the iihf world junior hockey championship. Absolutely superb was the reading of cold war the amazing canada soviet hockey series of 1972 by roy macskimming as a companion to the dvds. The flyers red army game, the roughest, most bizarre hockey game ever duration.
Mike bossy ot winner over russia in the 1984 canada. The canadian hockey league chl cares about your privacy. The sixgame series features chl regional league teams comprised. Danny hamill claims to have the largest collection of team canada and 1972 hockey cards, and i believe him. Russia tops qmjhl in overtime to win canada russia series calgary flames t. Ussr 3 2 canada the 1974 summit series was the second of two competitions between soviet and canadian professional ice hockey players. The russiacanada series is comprised of six games with russian players taking on major canadian hockey league teams qmjhl, the ontario hockey league ohl and western hockey league whl, with two games played against each team. Jan 05, 2011 canada scored two early goals and led russia 41 after the first period in their quarterfinal game.
Rockets captain nolan foote scores in the second shootout to win the 2019 cibc canada russia series for the canadian hockey league. Overall the western league is 20712 against russia since the start of the canadarussia series in 2003. The 1972 summit series is the pinnacle of that battle, at least for. Sportsnet is the official canadian nhl national multiplatform rights. But the hockey series was more than just that final game. From the first meeting at the 1954 iihf world championship to the latest matchup, a quarterfinal win for canada at the 2012 iihf ice hockey u18 world championship, the canadians and russians have given hockey fans more than their fair share of memorable moments. Ussrcanada summit series 1972 game 1 part 1 youtube.
The summit series, or super series known at the time simply as the canada ussr series, was an eightgame series of ice hockey. Apr 18, 2019 the canadian hockey league in association with title partner cibc, the quebec major junior hockey league, the ontario hockey league, and the western hockey league, today announced the six canadian host cities for the 2019 cibc canada russia series to be played november 414. Russia beats ohl in shootout to take game 4 of canada russia series russia defeated the ohl 32 in the shootout to even the series. Brodie skates the puck behind the montreal canadiens net and throws a. Team canada 74 roster view the team roster by jersey numbers by players position in alphabetical order. I travelled to moscow with a group that included maurice richard.
Game 3 of the hockey series will be played at the aud on thursday, november 7, 2019. Canadarussia hockey series, junior style, coming to. Canada was represented by world hockey association players instead of the national hockey league players that played in the 1972 summit series. A virtual museum of sports logos, uniforms and historical items. Rating is available when the video has been rented. The first four games were played on canadian soil, in four different cities. Two of hockeys bitterest rivals clash on sunday as canada and russia will play for the gold medal at the 2020 iihf world junior championship. Learn how and when to remove these template messages this article has an unclear citation style. Top five to watch as canadarussia series visits kamloops. Hockey showdown the canadarussia hockey series, sinden, harry on. The 2019 cibc canada russia series is coming to kitchener. Canadarussia series logo on chris creamers sports logos page sportslogos. Canadas lone victory came at maple leaf gardens in toronto. Celebrates the 25th anniversary of the canada ussr hockey series of 1972.
Canada russia 72 is shot in a fluid documentary style that effectively captures all the immediacy of the 72 hockey summits intrigues. Player birth country and age distributions, draft rounds of players in the 1972 tournament. Forty years have passed since canada and the soviet union met in a landmark eightgame series that changed hockey forever, and the effects are still evident in the sport all these years later. Alltime top lists hockey hall of fame members top 100 nhl players of alltime top 100 players of the 20th century wha 19721979.
We also invite you to ask us about our policies or feel free to let us know how we can better serve. Russian roster announced for 2019 cibc canada russia series. The format was the same as the 1972 summit series, with four games across canada and four in moscow. Chl canada russia hockey series tickets stubhub canada. The first four games were played in russia where canada won all four games, and the next four games were in canada where the canadian team had three wins and tied the russians in the seventh game. The 1972 canada russia hockey series back to video. Toronto, on the canadian hockey league in association with title partner cibc, the western hockey league, the ontario hockey league, and the quebec major junior hockey league, today announced the six canadian host cities for the 2018 cibc canada russia series to be played november 5. We believe in fully disclosing the methods to which we collect and use your personal information. Russia beats ohl in shootout to take game 4 of canadarussia. Toronto, on the canadian hockey league in association with the western hockey league, the ontario hockey league, and the quebec major junior hockey league today announced the six canadian host centres for the 2016 chl canada russia series to be played november 717. The series would have a lasting impact on hockey in canada and abroad.
Bobby clarke, alexander ragulin, yevgeny poladjev, vladislav tretiak and an unknown official during game 2 of the summit series on 4 september 1972 at maple leaf gardens in toronto, ontario, canada. Toronto, on the canadian hockey league in association with the russian ice hockey federation today announced the roster for team. For more information on each player including his bio, career statistics and a brief overview of his performance in the 1972 summit, please click on the players name in the team roster above. Summit series 1972 scoring leaders and demographics breakdown. The sixgame canada russia series starts with two games between team russia and team whl, nov. The onice battle between canada and russia dates back decades. Mar 28, 2018 cibc canadarussia series toronto, on the canadian hockey league in association with title partner cibc, the western hockey league, the ontario hockey league, and the quebec major junior hockey league, today announced the six canadian host cities for the 2018 cibc canada russia series to be played november 515. Team ohl picks up win in canada russia series sarnia. Canada russia hockey series is coming to the aud explore. Pittsburgh penguins prospect and lethbridge hurricanes defenceman calen addison completes the comeback for team whl in overtime of game 5 of the 2019 cibc canada russia series. The 1974 summit series was the second of two competitions between soviet and canadian professional ice hockey players.
It was clear the most offensively gifted russians in the series play their regular season hockey in the qmjhl. The event is organized by the canadian hockey league and consists of six games total. The summit series, or super series known at the time simply as the canadaussr series, was an eightgame series of ice hockey. All games of the 2019 cibc canada russia series will be available online through the official streaming platform of the chl powered by endeavor. Facts and stats team canada 74 roster view the team roster by jersey numbers by players position in alphabetical order. Sep 02, 2012 the interactive transcript could not be loaded. Three players on nhl central scoutings players to watch list for the 2018 nhl draft are among the 28 who will play for the ontario hockey league at the 2017 canada russia series.
Based on team ohls success at progressive auto sales arena, the canadian hockey league may want to. Wonderful dvd series oddly enough, even enhanced by the occasional flawed transmission of the games in russia. Rosters announced for the 2019 cibc canada russia series. Russia tops qmjhl in overtime to win canada russia series. No city in the ontario hockey league has hosted the canada russia series more than sarnia. Paul henderson scored the dramatic goal in moscow to give the canadians the series victory. Keith lenn, one of the leading hockey collectors online, has provided 1972 summit series.
Tuesday nights game was a display of very contrasting styles. Superseriya sssr canada, known at the time simply as the canadaussr series, was an eightgame series of ice hockey between the soviet union and canada, held in september 1972. The chl canadarussia series is an annual junior ice hockey exhibition tournament held between a select team of russian players and allstar teams. Team whl, featuring the very best canadian players from the western hockey league, plays an up tempo quicktransitioning style of game that enables their speed to quickly move up. Mar 28, 2018 toronto, on the canadian hockey league in association with title partner cibc, the western hockey league, the ontario hockey league, and the quebec major junior hockey league, today announced the six canadian host cities for the 2018 cibc canada russia series to be played november 515. 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. The win gives the canadian hockey league a 210 record in the sixgame canada russia series after the western hockey league team split the first two games in b. Russia beats canada in junior hockey series for first time. Nov 04, 2018 canada s team whl squad faces russian juniors on monday and tuesday. Barrett hayton takes over as ohl gets win in canadarussia. The canadian hockey league in association with title partner cibc, the quebec major junior hockey league, the ontario hockey league, and the western hockey league, today announced the six canadian host cities for the 2019 cibc canada russia series to be played november 414. The chl canadarussia series is an annual junior ice hockey exhibition tournament held between a select team of russian players and allstar teams representing the quebec major junior hockey league, the ontario hockey league and the western hockey league. Heres a look at the biggest prospects to keep an eye.
The fast and skilled soviets surprisingly showed up team canada in eight gruelling games that changed canadian hockey forever. Canada ussr, canada cup 1976 group game highlights. 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. Kamloops the 16th canadarussia junior hockey series kick starts tonight at the sandman centre. In hockeys 72 summit series between canada and soviet union. Team russia would add an empty netter and go on to even the canada russia series at a game a piece. Browse the canada russia hockey series schedule and view canada russia hockey series information. The amazing canada soviet hockey series of 1972 takes you to the back rooms of the diplomats and apparatchiks who sanctioned this unlikely confrontationand then puts you on the ice for the rest. Together, the canadians and soviets made hockey history and gave the world some of the best hockey it had ever seen. Dmitry zavgorodniys second goal of the night lifted russia over team qmjhl 43 on monday night in the first game of the annual canada russia series. Two of hockey s bitterest rivals clash on sunday as canada and russia will play for the gold medal at the 2020 iihf world junior championship.
The series was tied heading into the final game in moscow, which ended in a dramatic fashion, with paul henderson scoring in the final seconds to give canada the victory. Cibc canadarussia series toronto, on the canadian hockey league in association with title partner cibc, the quebec major junior hockey league, the ontario hockey league, and the western hockey league, today announced the six canadian host cities for the 2019 cibc canada russia series to be played november 414. Coming off a 21 victory over russia in game one of the 2018 canadarussia series, the whl hoped to complete the sweep at the langley events centre on nov. When it comes to international hockey rivalries, there is simply nothing that compares to canada vs. Canada russia hockey series begins tonight in kamloops cfjc. Team ohl picks up win in canada russia series sarnia observer. Sep 02, 2012 for canadians, the series against the soviet union, which was the first time n. Ussrcanada summit series 1972 game 8 part 1 youtube. Since the event first began in 2003, chl teams have won the series 12 times playing to an overall record of 632526. Canadarussia series logos canadian hockey league chl.
Its the first of two games against the western hockey league, with the other four against the ontario and quebec leagues. The cibc canada russia series, which hockey canada tags as part of its process in putting together team canada for the world. 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. Nov 04, 2019 thursday november 14 whl vs russia at 8. In the earliest days of the soviet union, bandy or russian hockey was played, not canadian hockey. Oct 16, 2019 43 chl teams are represented on 2019 cibc canada russia series rosters led by five mooseheads, four knights, along with three players from each of the rockets, 67s, wildcats, and drakkar. Zavgorodniy, russia beat team qmjhl in game 1 of canada. The 1997 canadian proof silver dollar celebrates the 25th anniversary of the canadaussr hockey series of 1972.
The super series most valuable player and leading scorer was canadas sam gagner. See more ideas about summit series, canada and hockey. Bendell has achieved an unsurpassed level of detail in this investigative look at the 1972 summit series. Nolan foote takes over in episode 10 of the series where a double shootout was required to decide the winner.
Chl canadarussia series ice hockey wiki fandom powered. Whl falls to russia in game two of canadarussia series isn. With the cibc canada russia series all wrapped episode 11 of the series looks at the next steps for team canada s hopefuls. The canadians continued to dominate in the final two periods and cruised to a 73 victory. In russia, fond memories for a hockey series forgotten tsn.