The Summit Series, Super Series 72, [1] Canada–USSR Series (Russian: Суперсерия СССР — Канада, romanized: Superseriya SSSR — Kanada), or Series of the Century (French: Série du siècle), was an eight-game ice hockey series between the Soviet Union and Canada, held in September 1972.

Feb 7, 2006 · For many Canadians, particularly baby boomers and Generation X, the eight-game hockey series between Team Canada and the national team of the Soviet Union in September 1972 provided the greatest moment in Canada’s sporting history.

The CHL Canada–Russia Series was an annual junior ice hockey exhibition tournament, held between a select team of Russian players and all-star teams representing the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, the Ontario Hockey League, and the Western Hockey League.

Jun 13, 2012 · From the first meeting at the 1954 IIHF World Championship to the latest match-up, a quarter-final win for Canada at the 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship, the Canadians and Russians have given hockey fans more than …

Canada Russia '72 is a 2006 Canadian docudrama miniseries about the 1972 Summit Series, a series of exhibition ice hockey games between state amateurs of the Soviet Union and professional players from Canada. The two-part miniseries was directed by T. W. Peacocke and written by Barrie Dunn and Malcolm MacRury.

Sep 9, 2022 · For a generation of Canadians, the 1972 Summit Series — in which Team Canada, consisting of NHL stars, played the Soviet Union — was a defining moment. For the first time ever, Canadians...

Full coverage of the men's quarter-finals of the ice hockey event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as Russia take on Canada. ...more.

The turning point in the Canada-Russia hockey rivalry came during the iconic Summit Series in 1972. This eight-game series, held in both Canada and the Soviet Union, showcased the best talent from both nations. It was a battle for hockey supremacy, and …

On September 17, 1974, Canadian Prime-Minister Pierre Trudeau dropped the puck for the ceremonial face off between Pat Stapleton, Team Canada, and Boris Mikhailov, Team USSR, marking the beginning of the '74 Summit Series.

Sep 24, 2016 · Canada beats Russia 5-3 and advances to the final! Yes I am aware I didn't put Russia last goal in the video.All these clips belong to CBC, Sportsnet and the...