Canada-Russia ’72, game 8: A walk through hell on the way to heaven.
Game 8, Sept. 28, 1972 How do I describe the importance of Game 8 to a young Canadian hockey fan? Let’s try this: remember when Sydney Crosby scored in overtime…
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Canada-Russia ’72, game 6: Winning ugly
Game 6, September 24, 1972 The days between games were almost as agonizing as game days. In the two days between games, pretty much all I could think about was…
Canada-Russia ’72: The ugly Canadians visit Sweden, and getting ready for Moscow
So, where were we? Ah, yes. Team Canada left the “friendly” confines of home with just one win in four games, and the disapproval of Canadian (actually Vancouver) hockey fans…
Canada-Russia ’72, game 4, Vancouver: Can you feel the love? No?
Game 4, Vancouver, Sept. 8, 1972 After the debacle in Montreal, no doubt many Canadian hockey fans consoled themselves by thinking, “Well, at least it can’t get any worse than…
Canada-Russia ’72, game 3, Winnipeg. The forgotten game.
Game 3, Winnipeg, Sept 6, 1972 First, you may be wondering … why Winnipeg? Why not Edmonton, or even (God forbid) Calgary? As hard as it may be to believe,…
Canada-Russia ’72, game 1: A look back at our darkest hockey day.
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Canada-Russia series of 1972, I went back and watched, via time machine (or maybe DVD), Game One from Montreal, played Sept. 2. Here…
Canada-Russia ’72. Why it mattered.
It’s 40 years ago today that Canada and Russia faced off in Montreal to start the most gut wrenching, confidence shattering, depressing and joyous sporting even in Canadian history, and…