Posts: Recent Posts in Historical Games

PRESIDENT Administator 1300 posts	posted almost 12 years ago #26 World Ice Hockey Championships – 1961 – Championship Game – Trail Smoke Eaters vs USSR National Team – Smoke Eaters 5 to USSR 1 – silent video#!

PRESIDENT Administator 1300 posts	posted about 12 years ago #27 Summit Series Final Game in Moscow, September 28, 1972 – Team Canada 6 vs Soviet Union 5

PRESIDENT Administator 1300 posts	posted about 12 years ago #28 Summit Series Game 7 in Moscow, September 26, 1972 – Team Canada 4 vs Soviet Union 3 Part 2 – 2nd & 3rd periods

PRESIDENT Administator 1300 posts	posted about 12 years ago #29 Summit Series Game 6 in Moscow, September 24, 1972 – Team Canada 3 vs Soviet Union 2 Part 2 – 2nd & 3rd periods

PRESIDENT Administator 1300 posts	posted about 12 years ago #30 Summit Series Game 5 in Moscow, September 22, 1972 – Team Canada 4 vs Soviet Union 5 Part 2 – 2nd & 3rd periods

PRESIDENT Administator 1300 posts	posted about 12 years ago #31 Summit Series Game 4 in at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, September 8, 1972 – Team Canada 3 vs Soviet Union 5 Part 2 – 2nd & 3rd periods

PRESIDENT Administator 1300 posts	posted about 12 years ago #32 Summit Series Game 3 in Winnipeg, September 6, 1972 – Team Canada 4 vs Soviet Union 4 Part 2 – 2nd & 3rd periods

PRESIDENT Administator 1300 posts	posted about 12 years ago #33 Summit Series Game 2 at Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto, September 4, 1972 – Team Canada 4 vs Soviet Union 1 Part 2 – 2nd & 3rd period

PRESIDENT Administator 1300 posts	posted about 12 years ago #34 Summit Series – Game 1 at Montreal Forum – September 2, 1972 – Team Canada 3 vs Soviet Union 7 Part 2 – 2nd & 3rd period

PRESIDENT Administator 1300 posts	posted about 12 years ago #35 The rest of the third period. These teams would meet again at the 1977 World Championships, that time with the Czechoslovakians coming out on top as the gold medal winners

PRESIDENT Administator 1300 posts	posted about 12 years ago #36 The gold medal deciding match of the 1976 Olympic hockey tournament between Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union and one of the greatest in international hockey history. These were two of the finest European hockey nations at the time; the winner to take gold. CSSR jumped out to a 2-0 lead, only to surrender it, the match heading into the second intermission was tied at 2-2. The third period was high drama and I’ve uploaded it with some minor edits in place. The Soviet-Czechoslovakian hockey rivalry was probably at its peak in the mid-to-late 70s, right up until the migration of much of Czechoslovak talent into the NHL in the early 80s. Matches such as this one strongly counter the claims of some that the Soviet Union did not have strong competition at events like the Olympics. Some participants of interest and their jersey numbers .. CSSR: Novy / 6 – Pospisil / 7 – Martinec / 10 – Stastny / 12 – Hlinka / 21. USSR – Maltsev / 10 – Mikhailov / 13 – Yakushev / 15 – Kharlamov / 17. Goalies are Jiri Holecek and Vladislav Tretiak

PRESIDENT Administator 1300 posts	posted about 12 years ago #37 Three years after the Summit Series captivated hockey fans across Canada, the Soviet Union’s best players return for a New Year’s Eve matchup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1975. Almost 19,000 fans are on hand at the Forum to witness a match representative of the ongoing Cold War, pitting the freedom and democracy of the West against the communist repression of the U.S.S.R. In these segments from the game, the teams’ disparate styles of play are on show – the Soviets’ puck control and long forward passes, and the Habs’ suffocating defense and creative on-the-fly attack. • The match was officially billed as an exhibition contest, but for the members of the Canadiens, the game was a showdown between the best hockey teams in the world. Just as the Habs dominated the NHL most seasons, the Soviet Red Army team (known domestically as CSKA Moscow) was perennially atop the Soviet elite league standings. • Combined, the two teams boasted an astounding 37 championship titles. • Soviet goaltender Vladislav Tretiak faced seven shots before his cross-rink rival, Ken Dryden, saw a single puck come his way. The Canadiens scored two goals in the first eight minutes of the game. Early in the second period, Boris Mikhailov scored one for the Soviets before the Habs got a third goal. The Red Army scored two more in the third. • Although the Canadiens outshot the Soviets 38-13, the historic game ended in a 3-3 draw#!

PRESIDENT Administator 1300 posts	posted about 12 years ago #38 Montreal Canadiens Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Finals 1955-56 this is an amateur film taken at ice level Montreal won the Stanley Cup at home with a 3-1 triumph in game five. With a 4-1 series win over Detroit in 1956, Montreal started a consecutive championship streak that would reach five? a record to this day. Rookie coach Toe Blake replaced Dick Irvin, and Henri Richard, brother of Maurice, started his playing career. see hockey greats: Jacques Plante, Doug Harvey, Jean Beliveau, Bernard Geoffrion, Dickie Moore, Emile Bouchard, Gordie Howe, Glen Hall and many more

PRESIDENT Administator 1300 posts	posted about 12 years ago #39 ORIGINAL TV FOOTAGE aired by WGN. In 1972 WGN aired a special called – Destination Stanley Cup – as the Blackhawks headed into the 72’ playoffs. As part of that special, they rolled high quality broadcast highlights of the 1971 playoffs. The Hawks battled the NY Rangers to 7 games with 3 going to OT. This was Game 5, Bobby Hull scores the winner in OT off the draw in front of Ed Giacomin…Pandemonium at Chicago Stadium

PRESIDENT Administator 1300 posts	posted over 12 years ago #40 Detroit Red Wings 1959 Stanley Cup Finals against Montreal Canadiens

PRESIDENT Administator 1300 posts	posted over 12 years ago #41 Montreal Canadiens 1957 Stanley Cup Playoff Highlights, with games against The New York Rangers & Boston Bruins

PRESIDENT Administator 1300 posts	posted over 12 years ago #42 Montreal Canadiens 1959 Stanley Cup playoff highlights, with games against Chicago Blackhawks & Toronto Maple Leafs. Toe Blake addresses media after the Championship Game

PRESIDENT Administator 1300 posts	posted over 12 years ago #43 Stanley Cup Final Game 2, great footage of Jean Beliveau, Henri Richard, Boom Boom Geoffrion, Rocket Richard, Dickie Moore, Doug Harvey, Jacques Plante, Johnny Bower, George Armstrong, Bobby Baun, Carl Brewer, Dick Duff, Red Kelly, Tim Horton, Frank Mahovlich & more. Montreal Canadiens won the series & their 5th Straight Stanley Cup. Rocket Richard retired after the Championship Season