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People took the day off work on Sept. 28, 1972 to watch Canada play the Soviet Union. In the game's last seconds, their hero Paul Henderson scored an epoch-making goal. But the hockey series was more than just that final game. The fast and skilled Soviets surprisingly showed up Team Canada in eight gruelling games that changed Canadian hockey forever. It became faster, better. And the drama began in game one when Team Canada skated onto the ice self-admiring and mighty, only to be knocked down hard, 7-3, by the Soviet Union. |
  Educational activities about Canada-Soviet Hockey Series, 1972 |
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 In game 1, Soviet skill and athleticism stuns Team Canada. Coach Harry Sinden explains. (Radio; runs 4:32) |
 Playing fictitious reporter Leslie Lovelace, Max Ferguson presents a curmudgeonly Soviet goalie, with a congratulatory CBC ring. (Radio; runs 3:53) |
 With his best hangdog face, Phil Esposito scolds heckling Canadian fans after game 4 in Vancouver. (Radio; runs 1:08) |
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 Canadian hockey fans arrive in the Soviet capital with their "Beat Russia!" buttons on. (TV; runs 1:26) |
 Team Canada owns the ice, for the first 2 ½ periods. (Radio; runs 3:01) |
 Team Canada refuses to play game 8 unless the Soviets switch the referees. (Radio; runs 4:57) |
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 On Sept. 28, 1972, the country's largest TV audience ever watches their hero Paul Henderson score an epoch-making goal. (TV; runs 9:25) |
 To celebrate her son's series-stealing goal, Evelyn Henderson, the mother of hockey star Paul, sits down with a cup of tea. (Radio; runs 1:38) |
 The prime minister, who is relieved and elated about this "tremendous victory," sends his congratulations to Team Canada. (Radio; runs 1:25) |
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6 Additional Clips about Canada-Soviet Hockey Series, 1972
