1972-2022, Team Rejects: Helmut Balderis
To be honest with you, I found this quote by Helmut Balderis interesting and rather surprising. In my hockey book, Balderis was the best hockey player of all times and nations. In my view,...
Tagged: USSR
1972-2002: How Many Soviet Equipment Managers Worked with 1972 Team Canada 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...
1972-2022: Band of Brothers (Hockey CCCP)
Back in 1972, Soviet hockey players trained and played hockey all year around. They were getting one month of vacation and that was about it. For the beginning of a season, they were conditioned...
1972-2022: What Did the Tzar Promise Bobby Orr in Kremlin 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...
1972-2022, Personalities: Jean-Claude Tremblay (Canada)
Jean-Claude Tremblay by Mike Wyman, Inside Hockey (2002) Comments by The Summit in 1972: Were Team Canada players the best in Canada in 1972? Besides injured Bobby Orr, hockey experts often also mention Bobby...
Rudolf Plyukfelder is 95!
September 6, 2022 – Legendary Olympic champion and coach of Olympic champions, World Champion and coach of World champions, World records breaker and coach of world record breakers, Olympic weightlifting legend Rudolf Plyukfelder turned...
1972-2022, Personalities: John Ferguson (Canada)
Ferguson by Arthur Chidlovski (2002) PROFILE: John Bowie “Fergy” Ferguson Sr. (9.5.1938 – 7.14.2007), Served as Team Canada 1972 Assistant Coach and Assistant GM. Player’s Career: – Played as a RW with the Montreal...
1972-2022: Something About Anniversary Kisses, Game 3 in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG, Canada September 6, 1972 USSR 4 CANADA PLAYERS ON ICE: Canada: Bergman, Stapleton, Park, Ellis, P. Esposito, Cournoyer, Cashman, White, Ratelle, Henderson, P. Mahovlich, Mikita, Parise, Savard, Lapointe, F. Mahovlich, Clarke USSR: Gusev, Lutchenko, Kuzkin, Vasiliev, Tsygankov, Maltsev, Mishakov, Mikhailov, Shatalov, Yakushev, Petrov, Kharlamov, Shadrin, Solodukhin, Anisin, Lebedev, Bodunov GOALIES: Canada: T. Esposito USSR: Tretiak FIRST PERIOD 1. Canada – Parise (White, P. Esposito) 1:54....
1972-2022, Personalities: Nikolay Ozerov (USSR)
Ozerov by Arthur Chidlovski (2002) PROFILE: Nikolay Ozerov (1922-1997), USSR Merited Sports Master in tennis, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation Award. Sports Career: – One of the top Soviet tennis players in 1939-1958 –...
1972-2022: Hockey Machines and Athletics
The guys that played in 1972 were tough dudes. No helmets. Players today wear helmets and masks and pay more attention to protection. On the other hand, modern players are more complete athletes –...
