Helmut Balderis and Guy Lafleur
Helmut Balderis vs. Guy Lafleur… Another shot from the 1979 Challenge Cup in February 1979 in NYC, New York. The NHL All Stars weekend turned into the 1979 Challenge Cup tournament between Team USSR...
Helmut Balderis vs. Guy Lafleur… Another shot from the 1979 Challenge Cup in February 1979 in NYC, New York. The NHL All Stars weekend turned into the 1979 Challenge Cup tournament between Team USSR...
Has anyone watched the “Pawn Sacrifice” (2014) about the 1972 World Chess Championship match between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky? I watched it on cable on the weekend and most definitely will publish some...
Sad news came from Riga, Latvia. Valery Odintsov, famous hockey defenseman of Dynamo Riga, died at 64. Sad news… Valery Odintsov was one of the main players of Dynamo Riga of 1970s. When you...
This is a very meaningful photo for me. The moment of the game between Team USA and Team USSR at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. The game that became one of the...
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...
The Fountain of Friendship Between Nations is a real place in Moscow. Built in 1951-1954, it was supposed to glorify one of the triumphs of Stalin’s national policy, friendship between nations within the USSR....
The latest news about Patrick Kane from the Chicago Blackhawks are troubling and scary. Lately, more and more major league athletes were involved in police investigation and law enforcement stories with sexual assault, spouse beatings...
July 31 is the day when all balderisomaniacs of the world celebrate the Birthday of Helmut Balderis! Happy Birthday, Mr. Balderis! And thank you for all the moments of joy of hockey you gave...
What would Chairman Mao say to American Sparrows today in the Belle Isle Marshes? Of course, it’s a hypothetical question. Chairman Mao is dead. So are millions of sparrows killed in China during the...