1972 Summit Series: A September to Remember

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Russians Teach Canadians Lesson in Stickhandling
Newspaper article.
The Ottawa Journal. -- (March 8, 1954). -- P.15.
Canada’s first-ever encounter with the Soviets was one that Canadian fans would sooner have forgotten. The East York Lyndhursts had done very well at the 1954 world championships, winning six straight games before meeting the Moscow Dynamo in the final. This game marked the beginning of the Soviet Union’s rise in international hockey.
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Les Russes triomphent des Canadiens et gagnent le championnat mondial de hockey.
Newspaper article.
Le Droit. -- (8 mars 1954). -- P.13.
Canada’s first-ever encounter with the Soviets was one that Canadian fans would sooner have forgotten. The East York Lyndhursts had done very well at the 1954 world championships, winning six straight games before meeting the Moscow Dynamo in the final. This game marked the beginning of the Soviet Union’s rise in international hockey.
Description: Article

Vs Regain World Hockey Title for Canada.
Newspaper article.
The Ottawa Journal. -- (March 7, 1955). -- P.15-16.
Canada regained the world championship in 1955 after a humiliating loss to the Soviets the year before. Foster Hewitt described the action live on CBC Radio, but television viewers waited several days for the film to be flown home and processed.
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Les Canadiens ont déclassé les Russes, 5-0.
Newspaper article.
Le Droit. -- (mars 7 1955). -- P.13.
Canada regained the world championship in 1955 after a humiliating loss to the Soviets the year before. Foster Hewitt described the action live on CBC Radio, but television viewers waited several days for the film to be flown home and processed.
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Hockey bang -- not whimper -- end 1975.
Newspaper article.
The Montreal Gazette. -- (January 2, 1976). -- P.1-2.
In the middle of the 1975-76 season, two club teams from the Soviet Union toured National Hockey League rinks. The top-ranked Central Red Army team won two games, tied one and lost one. The second-ranked Wings of the Soviet won three games and lost one. One of hockey’s all-time classic matches pitted the Red Army team against the NHL’s best team, The Montreal Canadiens. Spectators were thrilled by the game’s high tempo and artistry.
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Un match splendide.
Newspaper article.
La Presse. -- (2 janvier 1976). -- P.1, 6.
In the middle of the 1975-76 season, two club teams from the Soviet Union toured National Hockey League rinks. The top-ranked Central Red Army team won two games, tied one and lost one. The second-ranked Wings of the Soviet won three games and lost one. One of hockey’s all-time classic matches pitted the Red Army team against the NHL’s best team, The Montreal Canadiens. Spectators were thrilled by the game’s high tempo and artistry.
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Championnat junior L'URSS tient bon
Newspaper article.
Le Droit. -- (3 janvier, 1977). -- P.17.
The World Junior Championship tournament has become a Christmas-season television highlight for Canadian hockey fans. In the first official series, the Soviet Union defeated Canada for the championship on January 2, 1977.
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Lemieux makes sure Cup stays here.
Newspaper article.
The Toronto Star. -- (September 16, 1987). -- P.B1, B4.
In all, there were five Canada Cup series: 1976, 1981, 1984, 1987 and 1991. The world’s best players, including National Hockey League stars, competed. Team Canada won the Cup four times, and the Soviet Union won it once, in 1981. In the 1987 series, the combination of Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky proved too much for the Soviets.
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La combinaison gagnante.
Newspaper article.
La Presse. -- (16 septembre 1987). -- P. S2.
In all, there were five Canada Cup series: 1976, 1981, 1984, 1987 and 1991. The world’s best players, including National Hockey League stars, competed. Team Canada won the Cup four times, and the Soviet Union won it once, in 1981. In the 1987 series, the combination of Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky proved too much for the Soviets.
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We win! Canada beats early jitters to crush U.S. in front of 8,784.
Newspaper article.
The Ottawa Citizen. -- (March 26, 1990). -- P.E1.
In 1990, eight countries competed in the first official Women’s World Championships in Ottawa: Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, Finland, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States. An unofficial world tournament was held in Toronto in 1987.
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Championnat mondial de hockey féminin, Le Canada écrit une page d'histoire.
Newspaper article.
Le Droit. -- (26 mars 1990). -- P.38.
In 1990, eight countries competed in the first official Women’s World Championships in Ottawa: Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, Finland, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States. An unofficial world tournament was held in Toronto in 1987.
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International hockey game between Canada and Czechoslovakia..
National Archives of Canada/Canadian Tribune collection/PA-093942.
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International hockey game between Canada and the USSR, 1955.
National Archives of Canada/Canadian Tribune collection/PA-093946.
The Canadian world championship victory over the Soviets in 1955, avenged a humiliating 7 to 2 loss to their nemesis the previous year.
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J. F. “Bunny” Ahearne, President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (originally the Ligue internationale de hockey sur glace), congratulates the captains of the finalist teams at the 1955 world championships..
National Archives of Canada/Canadian Tribune collection/PA-093954.
George McAvoy and his teammates, mainly from the Penticton [British Columbia] Vees, defeated the Soviets 5 to 0. Vsevolod Bobrov was one of the Soviet Union’s greatest all-time players, scoring 91 goals in 57 national team games from 1954 to 1957.
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