I was 13 and played hockey back home in Sweden. Never liked communism but loved the way the Soviets played the game. Best national team. Remember Maltsev, Jakushev, Michailov, Petrov, Charlamov, Vasiliev.
I'll never forget this game. I was in grade 1 and the teacher stopped class, rolled the TV up in the front of the classroom and we watched the game. That's how important it was for the soul of the country.
I remember all the matches from seria, and best of all were my impression from the brave canadien players without the cascs on the heads... We haven't possibility to watch foreign sportcompetition, only the little parts from the OG or the World Championships in skiing, hockey, wrestling and so on... The most "Devil" in Canada Team was, in our opinion,Bergman. Between 3 keepers we called number 1 Jerry Chivers and the most star was Phil Esposito... There was a good time, if we have so many emotions this point... Good luck and all wishes! Salam from Dagestan, Russia!
Haha, we too had ATV for whole school, it was a 20” TV, can’t remember if it was colour, must of been. I remember the whole school in gym, but I know now it was for the teachers. I remember the male teachers going absolutely nuts in the las5 game when Henderson scored.
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I will never forget it too. I was a boy of 9 living in a city close to Moscow - this series was the event for all Soviets and for all times. It was impossible to get any tickets, so the TV was an only solution. I remember people gathered around their B&W TVs and stayed together long after the games. We were and still are proud for what these people did on the ice.
Was the average fan in Russia ,did you know that they took all their steaks and beer we had brought with us and that they phoned the players at 3 in the morning ,so they wouldnt get proper sleep ? I think not ...so my other question is , how disappointed were the average fan that you lost ?
@@glennpierce2137 Of course, we knew very little - only what was in official news on TV. Before the series we were told that in Canada they make laugh of us saying that the Canadian "profis" will crash the Soviet "amateurs" with something like 50:0. So, we were so proud especially after the first game, the spirit was so high. I would say that the feeling of disappointment after the overall result was not that bad ("we almost did it"). Now I am almost 60, live in Germany, and have a son of 9. Last winter when I was to Russia visiting my parents, both alive!, I found the special shop called "Red machine" and bought for my son the coat with the symbols of this great team. Now, this winter, after the war started, I hesitate to let him wear this coat. What a f...
@@user-cb8le7fb4k Yes and their beer too ..although I'm glad the beer was taken ,they needed to be as sober as possible to beat this great Russian team .
I was in grade 9 and the school set up TV's in the gym all the guys i grew up with watched this game together. When Henderson scored I never felt pure joy like that we were all hugging ourselves. Walking home every car on the street was honking their horns. It was an incredible moment.
I grew up in Boston during the era of the big bad Bruin's.never missed a game.not while Bobby Orr was still on the team and I can tell you unequivocally this was the best game Esposito ever played.in fact the whole series he played better than any Stanley cup playoff series.he was simply a man possessed against the Russian.s
Back then, the Boston Bruins were pretty much the Oshawa Generals players, once they reached 19 or 20 years old. I have an old Generals program with a bunch of autographs. It reads like the Bruins Hall of Fame. Bobby Orr, Wayne Cashman, Park, Middleton, O'Reilly, Sinden, the list goes on.
The same thing happened for us in my school. The entire school was allowed to watch this game if they wanted to. This series unified Canadians and gave us a sense of pride that was incredible!
Wish I was born when this goal was scored over 50 years ago but I would have to wait a few more hours before I could celebrate with the rest of Canada. In honour of Mr Henderson scoring that monumental goal, my parents named me Paul the very next day in Canada on September 29, 1972. Honoured.
- The winning Henderson goal is my earliest memory of life. I more remember my family freaking out and cheering in front of the television, but after asking later in life I was told it was Henderson's goal.
Happy Belated birthday ur half a century old now!! I'm also born in 1972 and basically the same as u for watching this game that's why I noticed ur comment.. Lol.. I thought I was the only one on the same page as u but now I know I'm not.. Lol..
@@dankelly5150 канадцы как чмори несколько человек на одного русского, и этот лысый что сзади за шею повалил русского, хотя он один на один неплохо бы разобрался, но суки в белой форме сразу толпой наехали, хуже некуда и подло с зади нападать, пускай бы один на один выяснили, а сколько нарушений не свистнули Рефери, их запугали канадцы...
I'll never forget this. I was 11 at the time. The teachers put a couple TVs in the gymnasium and the whole school watched the game. I remember the Henderson goal, and how weird and out of character it was to see the usually calm and straight laced teachers jumping up and down and yelling. I cant remember if we had to go back to class after or not. I just remember the noise spilling out into the hallway with kids cheering for Canada. What a great memory!
Took the words straight of me keyboard before I could type ! Espo commanded a lot of respect and showed a shitload of heart there. I remember watching this series on TV when I was 12 yrs old. Early Sabres fan.
one of the shocks for the Soviet audience was Canada playing so rough and dirty. The fact is that in the USSR there was gentleman's hockey, and what our players faced was incomprehensible and largely thanks to the referees, who often missed obvious provocations from the Canadians and the game slipped into outright rudeness and beatings due to ideological hatred.
Phil Esposito...as a Chicagoan it still hurts to think that the Blackhawks' GM, Tommy Ivan, traded Espo, Fred Stanfield, and Ken Hodge to the Bruins for Gilles Marotte (?!!!!) and a couple of throw ins. the Bruins went on to greatness, the Blackhawks, not so much.
I just bought Ken Dryden's new book 'The Series.' I'm an old man, I guess. This game was one of those times when you know exactly where you were. I was 12 years old. Grade 6. My class went into the class of my best friend. We were sitting on his desk watching on one of those TVs that were on the high rack. I think every school had them. I am pretty sure it was the first time Rob and I ever hugged each other. It was certainly the first time I'd ever seen two teachers hug each other. As long as I live, I will never forget that day. Rob was killed in a motorcycle accident a few years ago. People who were too young, or not alive yet, will never understand how important that series was to Canada. This country just stopped. Work stopped. Shopping stopped. School stopped. Can you imagine school stopping for a hockey game today? My God, that September was an amazing time.
Henderson got the glory with that goal, but without Esposito I don’t think Canada wins that series. He was heart and soul of the team, and appeared to will them to victory. Fond memories of Grade V class being postponed as we watched this game on tv.
I got this whole series on DVD collection all 8 games it is awesome. The Soviets were such a skilled hard-working team they took a lot of abuse but never gave up but Canada stuck around and after that heart felt speach by Esposito they rallied as a team and country .... great series
@@chadwellington2524 Would get ejected from the game in the NHL, with a possible suspension. But this was international hockey, and the last game of the series. So, at most he would have missed the rest of the game. But could have also got a penalty to make them short handed.
@@johnnysockov2755 great points Johnny. I was just lamenting for the Canada I grew up in as a kid. The loser who occupies our current PM causes me to wish for times gone by. All the best👋
@@ApexBruin just to be clear you don’t get it. Go back to your tv and mind your own business if your too daft to understand. What are you a Liberal citiot sheople anyway🤓
Awesome capture ... you had a VCR then wow you were rich... LOL .. I totally remember this game when I was a kid, my dad, uncle Roger, Uncle something, something, and , my cousin all watching in Timmins, Ontario where its 40- below with no McDonalds to go.... on the blue tube floor model Television, set within a Wooden furniture cabinet with a record player to the left and to the right an album shelf, the first multi-media entertainment centre, all watching one of the greatest games in History in Pre-Standard Definition SD... Yea boy ya brought me some cool memories.... Peace
Most Canadian players were outclassed by the skating and passing skills of the Russians. It was a shock to Canadians. We managed a win by sheer emotion.
I know that I was shocked by their skills when I first saw them play in Montreal. It was mind-blowing to see them pass and skate their way down the ice! They were so fast!
grit heart emotion thats often enough. The Russians seemed to lack that for the most part they too got over confident . Going back to the big ice they may have figured it was over for Canada.
Gooose Bumps everytime I watch any of these games...Phil was the Man...but also Henderson should be in the Hockey Hall of Fame.....on pure determination alone! GOD BLESS THE BOYS WHO DID US PROUD!
I was in grade 8. Our woodwork teacher brought a TV into class. A guy in my class and I put a saw horse behind everyone and watched the game standing on that saw horse so we could see the TV. When Henderson scored, we jumped into the air and landed on everyone in front of us!
I watched this game on a delayed transmission so it had already been decided earlier that day. I was unaware of the outcome so this was a nail biter for a 15 year old kid who loved playing and watching hockey. I had tears coming down because it brought me back to those days.
at my two room school no t.v. but radio. Bob Cole called the game .Radio makes you see the play in your own mind and its nerve racking. Later that night midnight West coast of B.C. we watched the reply on cbut Vancouver ,
I was glued to these games, and I loved them, but imagine if Auston Matthews could have gone back in time, or any modern-day star for that matter, as the skill level has soared in the past decade.
The cheesy TV glitches made me laugh. I remember that! Very exciting hockey, I had an aunt and uncle that went to Russia to see a few games. We watched it in "the pod" at St. Marks school in London, Ontario on a black and white TV that a teacher who played hockey himself set up for us to watch.
I watched all 8 games like nothing I ever watched in my life. I would go over to the small bar in the Royal York Hotel for the games in Russia. You did not dare leave your stool to go to the washroom as you would never get your seat back. You learned quick to really sip the beer. lol. THE FIRST AND GREATEST HOCKEY SERIES IN HISTORY AND I HAVE SEEN THEM ALL.
The great Foster Hewitt. There was no one better at calling Hockey: Coast-to-coast and all the ships at sea. Even listening on the radio, you could SEE the action.
I agree he was awesome at calling a game but there is one better and that is Rod Phillips with the Edmonton oilers he could make a very boring and dull game sound exciting
The greatest goal in history. Hearing it live on the radio was unbelievable, especially with the play by play Foster Hewitt, the voice of hockey, Canada. There has never been a series like it and never will be again. The team only started practicing and getting in physical shape a little over 2 weeks before the series started, playing a well oiled Soviet team. No pay, no prizes, no trophy, nothing, just playing for Canadian hockey and Canada. The team was all character and heart.
I can remember the Summit Series so well, watching it on a small black and white TV as a teen while working in Northern BC. It was a one sided series with the lousy refereeing but Henderson was golden at the end!
Like so many who have commented I watched this at school as an 11 year old in Grade 6 if I recall. The school day stopped. I still have the image of the TV in my head. It was a B&W TV on a 4-legged metal stand with wheels on each leg. The TV was about 5 feet off the floor. The teachers opened up a folding partition between two classrooms and everyone gathered to watch the game. I think the whole country shut down for that last game from Moscow.
А ещё я помню первую игру Канада - СССР 2-7. ПРИЧЕСАЛИ канадцев)). Профессионалов. Тарасов великий тренер. Но при всех равных родина хоккея с шайбой Канада и они в этом молодцы. Этим живут и этим дышат.
Still great to watch. I remember sitting in the hallway watching the game at school . Our teacher was a fan, he was watching it in his lunch room. It was a war
That’s awesome that you were part of history and remembered it so well. Me as well. I have the posters of both teams in frames in perfect condition. I have owned them my entire life
I was born a bit too late for this Series, but I'll say that my monumental game was the Gold medal game, Olympics in 2002 in Salt Lake City. Canada hadn't won gold in 50 yrs, Gretzky put the dream-team together with so many HOF players. It was incredible. 2010 gold medal on home ice was awesome too!
do you believe in miracles--- "yes" 1980 USA gold medal and win in semi's against Russia one for the ages. I was 16 and the USA went nuts. We didn't know at the time the game was played in the afternoon, but broadcast on ABC NY channel 7 at night. the days of cell phones and internet were not available.
Jesus Saves! And then Esposito knocks in the rebound!! Espo was in warrior mode through this series. Commanded a lifetime of respect! I saw this series on TV when I was a 12 yr old fledgling Sabres fan. Trechiak the soviet goalie may have been the best goalie in the world back then.
never seen this game, it was before i was born. However i m watching this and yelling at the screen for the calls and cheering our Canadian boys when they score. This was an awesome game, wow
Those were legit penalties that Canada received. I didn't think so at the time but when I see this I realize that was blinded by my hope for Team Canada.
In today's game, you are right. BUT. Watch another 1970s game ... Even a 90s game and you will see much more "legal" interference. The reality is the game was refereed differently then. Those German refs were calling plays that wouldn't be called at that time, but would be called now.
The worst infractio n in this series was Paul Henderson being slashed hooked and sent head first into the boards by an obvious, slower , inferior Russian defenceman in game five No doubt a concussion The rest is history The cry baby's who whine about Bobby Clark slashing old whatitzname on the ankle don't wish to acknowledge the fact by comparison, that forgotten Russian was nothing but a pussy compared to Henderson
@@winterdock Kharlamov is not forgotten by this Canadian and won't be by any knowledgable hockey fan of the time. the swung stick by Clarke was a cheap shot but there were lots by both teams in that series
they let school out early so we could watch it at home ,i can remember running outside leaping in air ,crying and yelling we won we won ,never was so proud to be a Canadian
I think you meant “feel like we DON’T fully understand…” If that’s what you meant, I couldn’t agree more. Very few people understand the ramifications of many historical events, this being one of them.
@@bobjohnson205But they could have built the new rinks with larger surface. I think the cement head mentality of the NHL was more worried about better and faster skaters taking over the game and there be less violence and fights.
@@basilcarroll9729 Its debatable Ive seen many international game on big ice it can be tedious . The smaller rinks make for more action even Pavel Bure said he liked the NHL size rinks better you have to react faster .
The Americans had the Apollo landing in 1969. This was Canada’s moment when we all came together. The Cold War was going and we came up big to win. Glad we got to watch it in school.😊
Grade 4. Mrs Val..... Our teacher, lived 2 houses over from our schoolyard in Thessalon, Ontario. She took our entire class home to her house to watch the big game on TV. Can u imagine?? it was a defining moment for our generation. Like many, I had the team canada players poster on my wall, a replica jersey,.... And lucky was the boy who called that he was Paul Henderson at the Saturday night road hockey game under one streetlight, 20 below, hardpack road, using chunks of snow for goalposts. We were all paul Henderson, or Ken Dryden, in our minds. I ended up marrying Mrs. V'S WONDERFUL daughter, we got married on Mr and Mrs Vs lawn, and we now live across the road from where that unforgettable chapter in our lives occurred. Thank you Mrs V, and thank you Team Canada!!!
I can still feel the emotion, the stress as if it was yesterday. It was bigger than a hockey game. It was about a way of life and Canada's hockey tradition. Free society vs communism. The Soviets were bragging towards the end how with a tie they still win the series. That heroic last goal with Henderson asking to go in, flying off the bench, and leader Esposito's great pass and persistence, was epic and etched in the minds of all Canadians alive 'til this day.
Thanks for sharing the video ❤❤, Canadians are tough on the ice, I’ve noticed that only one player wore a helmet. Natural peace keepers eh! That’s how wars should be fought!
In 1995 Finland won the world championship in ice hockey against Sweden. Den glider in. Check that song out but Finland owned it even it was a Swedish song❤ 1-4. The championship was held in Sweden so it was extra sweet to beat the Swedes, and the coach was a swede Curt Lindström
Let's not forget Bobby Clarke taking out Kharamalov, who many thought was the best player on the ice from either team, in the previous game with the intentional ankle slash. He was out for the previous game and extremely hobbled on this game.
В отместку надо было эспозито сломать или курнуайе. Ну разве проблема дать человеку клюшкой по открытой голове? Проблема сборной СССР в том, что она канадцев за людей нормальных воспринимала. А вы мрази. С вами играть не следовало. Тот был полный дурак кто позволил это неспортивное действо.
Peter Mahovlich did the same thing while the Canadians were celebrating Henderson's goal. Imagine Tretiak (or Dryden for that matter) wearing all the pads goalies wear these days.
I was seven and the family watched that game on a BW TV. It wasn't just a game it was a war on ice. All of kids new from common sense the series was just as much a philosophical one. East vs. West, Communism vs capital system. Yeah, us kids understood this back then.
