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The Summit Project: November 2010
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What really Happened when Canada played the USSR in 1972? And other Hockey stuff. Tuesday, November 16, 2010. 1 Win in a shoot-out. 1 Loss in overtime. 1 loss in regulation. 3rd overall in a 4-Team Tournament. Welcome to the wonderful world of coaching, Mark Messier. Defenseman Mario Scalzo lead Canada in scoring - 1 Goal, 2 Assists. Forward Derek Hahn also had 3 points - all assists. Canada scored 6 goals in the 3-game affair - by 6 different guys. The entire Canadian side play in the DEL. His German co...
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The Summit Project: September 2010
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What really Happened when Canada played the USSR in 1972? And other Hockey stuff. Monday, September 27, 2010. 8220;We are going to have to change though. You don't have to be any kind of mental giant to see what we were doing wasn't working.”. Pete Mahovlich, September 1972,. 8220;The Soviets insist they play Canadian teams to learn about hockey.”. Rex McLeod, program for the 74 Canada-USSR Friendship Series. So did we learn anything? Short answer, Short shifts. In Game 7 after Ralph Backstrom and Mark H...
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The Summit Project: Novemberfest
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What really Happened when Canada played the USSR in 1972? And other Hockey stuff. Friday, November 12, 2010. Merk Messier's coaching career begins in Munich today. The four-nation Deutschland Cup runs until the 14th. Canada, Switzerland, Slovakia and the hosts. The Swiss beat the Slovaks in the opener 2- 0 on one PP goal and one ES goal. Canada is playing Germany as I type. Its a Deutsche Eishockey League house league match. The entire Canadian side is made up of DEL-based players:. Then wrap things up a...
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The Summit Project: October 2010
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What really Happened when Canada played the USSR in 1972? And other Hockey stuff. Monday, October 25, 2010. Just a quick follow-up to my WHL post. San Diego and Phoenix were successful in the WHL. The two moved to the WHA together. Phoenix was an expansion team, San Diego got the New York franchise. Three years later they left together. Here's the year by year breakdown of their attendance. So, San Diego's attendance dropped steadily while the Roadrunners' rose by a third. I got the WHA numbers here.
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The Summit Project: Won One
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What really Happened when Canada played the USSR in 1972? And other Hockey stuff. Tuesday, November 16, 2010. 1 Win in a shoot-out. 1 Loss in overtime. 1 loss in regulation. 3rd overall in a 4-Team Tournament. Welcome to the wonderful world of coaching, Mark Messier. Defenseman Mario Scalzo lead Canada in scoring - 1 Goal, 2 Assists. Forward Derek Hahn also had 3 points - all assists. Canada scored 6 goals in the 3-game affair - by 6 different guys. The entire Canadian side play in the DEL.
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The Summit Project: The League of the Setting Sun
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What really Happened when Canada played the USSR in 1972? And other Hockey stuff. Friday, October 22, 2010. The League of the Setting Sun. A couple of weeks back I looked. At the players the WHA raided from the Central Hockey League in the summer of 1972. We turn now [finally] to the Western League. By 54-55 every team in the league was Canadian. Vancouver had the largest single season WHL average attendance – 9,000 in the Canuck’s final year in the league. 6970 Vancouver Canucks 9,170. I always thought ...
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The Summit Project: Sovietsky Sports Says
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What really Happened when Canada played the USSR in 1972? And other Hockey stuff. Friday, October 15, 2010. I came across an interesting item published just after the 72 Summit Series. Its a newspaper rewrite from a Reuters piece, taken from a translation of an interview published in Sovietsky Sport. In other words, what I'm about to type isn't first hand info. Sovietsky Sport had sat down with CCCP coaches Bobrov and Kulagin after the Summit Series. One paragraph in particular may give us some insight.
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The Summit Project: A Gull Roar
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What really Happened when Canada played the USSR in 1972? And other Hockey stuff. Monday, October 25, 2010. Just a quick follow-up to my WHL post. San Diego and Phoenix were successful in the WHL. The two moved to the WHA together. Phoenix was an expansion team, San Diego got the New York franchise. Three years later they left together. Here's the year by year breakdown of their attendance. So, San Diego's attendance dropped steadily while the Roadrunners' rose by a third. I got the WHA numbers here.
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The Summit Project: It is Election Day in Edmonton
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What really Happened when Canada played the USSR in 1972? And other Hockey stuff. Monday, October 18, 2010. It is Election Day in Edmonton. No referendum this year, but in 3 years its very likely Edmontonians will be voting to fund, or not, a new Sports Palace for the Drug Lord and his minions. October 16, 1970. The good citizens said no to the Omniplex; 30,000 football seats, 10,000 hockey seats. The original downtown arena. A frickin' beautiful building. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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The Summit Project: 20,000 Leagues under the Sea
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What really Happened when Canada played the USSR in 1972? And other Hockey stuff. Saturday, October 2, 2010. 20,000 Leagues under the Sea. The WHA and its rampant player theft vied with the Summit Series for Headline space in the summer of 1972. The WHA signed 65 to 70 NHLers, including several guys who were selected to Team Canada. These differences show up in the player breakdown between. Prospects, 22 and Under. Veterans, 23 to 31. Old Timers, 32 and up. Old Timers, 11%. Old Timers, 36%. Old Timers, 1%.
