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.
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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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