It wasn't just hockey -- it was war. That's how countless fans still remember the fabled 1972 Canada -- USSR Challenge series, the first-ever confrontation between hockey's reigning superpowers. Relive the game-by-game excitement from the inside, and take a look at the enormous impact the '72 victory had on Canadian culture and identity, and the sport itself, from peewee to NHL. Reflect and reminisce with hockey greats, including Paul Henderson, team leader Phil Esposito, goaltender Ken Dryden, unsung hero Ron Ellis, spark ...
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It wasn't just hockey -- it was war. That's how countless fans still remember the fabled 1972 Canada -- USSR Challenge series, the first-ever confrontation between hockey's reigning superpowers. Relive the game-by-game excitement from the inside, and take a look at the enormous impact the '72 victory had on Canadian culture and identity, and the sport itself, from peewee to NHL. Reflect and reminisce with hockey greats, including Paul Henderson, team leader Phil Esposito, goaltender Ken Dryden, unsung hero Ron Ellis, spark plug and hatchet man Bobby Clarke, Yvan the Roadrunner Cournoyer, and others about how the series changed their careers -- and their lives. Hockey fans the world over will be touched by their words, artfully woven into the powerful eight-game narrative.
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Seller's Description:
Near Fine. Book Octavo, softcover, near fine in red pictorial wraps. a hockey and historical masterpiece. Weaving together rich period detail, illuminating anecdote and thrilling hockey action with eyewitness accounts from Paul Henderson, Ken Dryden, Harry Sinden and other series greats, the author evokes as never before those 27 legendary days in September 1972. 274 pp. with index and photos.
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Very Good. 1550545825. 274 pages. Index. "It was the greatest hockey series ever played-and it changed the game forever. Weaving together rich period detail, illuminating anecdote and thrilling hockey action with eyewitness accounts from Paul Henderson, Ken Dryden, Harry Sinden and other series greats, the author evokes as never before those 27 legendary days in September 1972."-from back cover. Great black and white illustrations. Discard stamp and remainder mark to top edge else clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Cold War: The Amazing Canada-Soviet Hockey Series of 1972 Canada Cup Summit Series Canada Russia Phil Esposito Paul Henderson Tretiak Yakushev Ken Dryden Harry Sinden.
