Q&A: Team USSR, 1972 Summit Series vs. 1980 Miracle On Ice
How many of the players from the Soviet team in 1972 also played for them in the 1980 Olympics? Question by David to “The Summit in 1972“ There were seven Soviet players that...
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Personal Reasons of Alex Ovechkin
What are they? What are these “personal reasons” behind Alex Ovechkin’s absence in the Washington vs. Sharks game last night? No answer here… Update: Case resolved (see below from Washington Post). Rules are rules...
Portraits of Supers by Arkady Vorobyev
To be honest with you, I’ve never seen this book before. This is a self-published book by Arkady Vorobyev, legendary Soviet weightlifter, coach, teacher and author of various textbooks on Olympic weightlifting. Unlike most...
Da-Da-Canada!
– Are you a Bruins fan? – the guy next to me on the bus points to my backpack with the Boston Bruins logo. – Yes. – My father played for the Bruins. –...
New Devils of 1989
Mr. and Mrs. Viacheslav Fetisov and Mr. and Mrs. Sergei Starikov have joined their new “family”, the New Jersey Devils team in the NHL. The Red Army blueliners has just signed a contract and...
The Day All Predictions Went Wrong In Canada
MONTREAL, Canada September 2, 1972 USSR 7 CANADA 3 PLAYERS ON ICE: Canada: Bergman, Park, Ellis, P. Esposito, Gilbert, Hadfield, Cournoyer,Berenson, Seiling, Ratelle, Henderson, P. Mahovlich, Redmond, Lapointe, Awrey, F. Mahovlich, Clarke USSR:...
Entertainment In Strong Hands
Who said that Olympic weightlifting is not entertainment? Ask Jay Leno about it… Capture: Olympic weightlifter Shane Hamman lifts host Jay Leno on August 1, 2000. Shane came to Olympic weightlifting from powerlifting. He competed...
What Did Bobby Clarke Say To Pat Stapleton in Kremlin?
Actually, I am not sure about the answer… The first game of the Moscow part of the 1972 Summit Series was played on September 22, 1972. It was Game 5 of the Series and,...
What Did the Tzar Promise Bobby Orr in September 1972?
When I look back on the highs and lows of the Team Canada experience, I think the low for me was when the man who was supposed to be our leader was picked up...
Never Underestimate the Opponents in Moscow
When Team Canada arrived to Moscow for the second half of the 1972 Summit Series, things didn’t look good for Canada at all. They were losing the Series by 1-1-2 and they had to...
