Summit Series - Canada Vs. USSR - Game 2

[BostonCreamDonut]

The Soviet coach after this game said we have never seen such a style of play before they played very well.

[tonythetigerII]

I really commend the commentary of Brian Conacher. Illustrativa, balanced and measured. Without the creepiness of a Cherry or the babble of so many ex players who go on and on about shooting lanes.

[frenchycanada]

The powerhouse Habs of the 1970's developed from the experiences against the russians in '72. We can thank the russians and the Habs for obliterating the likes of the Broad str Bullies and that style of play. We were headed for the dark ages until this 1972 series came along....one of the highlights from my life...right up there with landing a man on the moon.

[JCfallarah]

good stickhandling peter mahovolich...

[82hky82]

damn, wish i could have watched this but i wasnt born untill two decades later, first time for me watching this, andim a lifelong hockey fan and player

[clubhouseme]

Wouldn't it be great in Canada if we got rid of annoying anthem singers and just put on some old recording of Oh Canada and let the fans sing it out just like they used to,

[drboogersnot]

Dryden... his NHL career was so overrated.

[almostthefirst]

haha 0:41 they wanted a penalty for that? cant believe lok at what the canadians did

[BillyBoysing]

The 2-0-goal is brilliant

[babystinky]

The Russians helped change the game. They made us more aware of the skill and skating that was needed. It was soon after in the next decade that Canada produced talent like no other country ever had.

[wrangler4banger]

@babystinky Well said. Their teamwork was much better.

[Flamesfan7]

That goal by Peter Mahovlich is the greatest goal ever scored. I am dead serious.

[Midnightrambler3760]

@Flamesfan7 agreed 100%

[drboogersnot]

@Flamesfan7 Agreed. And a man that big shouldn't have been able to score such a pretty goal considering the way he lumbered down the ice. Beautiful.

[jessc1979]

I wonder what the Russians thought of hockey players not wearing helmets.

[lucidatheist]

4:00 and on

Wow, what a goal by Peter Mahovlich.

[azbaldy5]

'the mahovlich brothers are dangerous tonight" !

[Frequent2001]

damn what dvd is that from i need to get that, you can watch comments by the players

[1000Bomb1000]

Cnadians lost few games I think because they didn't have any idea about russians. They though that russians is a team of NY university level. They didn't have enough time to change them self in Canada. But when they came to USSR they already knew exaclty what going on so they could win. It's not easy to win 3 games in Moscow.

[AndruhaUkraine]

Наши просто МО-ЛОД-ЦЫ!!

[Adanac12345]

Thats because Gretsky is not the greatest...Kharlamov is.

I mean its really sad. U think that addition of orr or hull would impact the game, but elimination of Kharlamavov apparently makes no difference.

Oh yeah, cuz cashman was such a nice guy. I am sure mikhailov kicked in the face cuz he was so good there was no other way to stop him. More than that our coach probably asked him to do that...u know cuz he was SSOOO GOOD.

Kick in the face vs broken ankle in crucial game...Hmmmmmm.

[PreacherofArrakeen]

Well, it is debatable who is best. However: The Soviets were using their sticks, often behind the play, when the referee wasn't watching, and when the Canadians retaliated, they drew the penalties. There was also an obvious bias on the part of the European referees and linesmen. Canada had to do something to equalize that situation. I don't condone what Clarke did. As a matter of fact, I never liked him as a player, or the team he was on, Philadelphia, the 'Broad Street Bullies.'

[PreacherofArrakeen]

Maybe this is difficult for you to understand;

1) The Canadian team had never played together before. The Soviet team...that's all they did, really, and they trained together for months before a tournament.

2) The Canadian team hadn't gotten into proper shape yet. The Soviet team was in peak condition.

3) I take the word of players like Esposito regarding the Soviet stickwork behind the play.

4) Like in soccer, the Soviet Team was taking dives, soliciting penalties from biased referees.

[PreacherofArrakeen]

5) Canada won the series without two of Canada's best players. Bobby Orr was at his peak around then, but had bad luck with his knees. Bobby Hull was banned from playing because he joined a rival league. Very stupid on the part of the NHL organizers.

I have every respect for the Soviet team of 1972, especially for players like Kharlamov, Tretiak, and Yakushev. However, you cannot deny that Canada won the last 3 games of the series, in Moscow, under difficult circumstances.

Mir.

[PreacherofArrakeen]

You should've seen Orr when he was healthy. A defenseman who could start off behind his own net, and go all the way down the ice and score. As a Montrealer, I hated him, but that was because he was always dangerous. Hull could shoot a puck harder than anyone at that time. I've played goalie, and I wouldn't want to be standing in the net, even if he shot from center ice.

Again, I give every respect to the pure Soviet players. You should do the same for the Canadians. Good sportsmanship.

[jjmcgo]

I won't mention the name but I was at Bruins game when the Boston goalie ducked out of the way of Hull's slap shot and the puck went directly into the net. It's not Gerry Cheevers but, in a game in which the Bruins had a big lead, he just skated out of the net one night as Hull wound up, shot and scored. I can still remember Bucyk and Cheevers laughing about it.

[PreacherofArrakeen]

Eddie Johnston? lol....

[gcdcjccc]

that was actually Cheevers. on the "Legends" series Hull tells the story and it's pretty hilarious. (it's on you tube under Legends of Hockey)

[mav3196]

very well said...and very true...

[scottwill19]

i counted 7 dirty stick plays by those soviet pricks

you can't beat us at our own game u dumbfucks!

(the past 2 WC dont count, we didnt have our best)

[Adanac12345]

Did we???

U probably think Malkin or Datsyuk or Ovechkin (last year) are not good enough???

Did u count that time when Canadian coach actually asked a player to break Kharlamov's ankle..and that's exactly what he did. Very noble to play and then when u realize u cant win just take the best player out of the game.

[scottwill19]

that was the main reason...we couldve still beaten u whether u had him or not, and dont forget we didnt have orr or hull....if we had them, u guys wudnt have even touched the puck

but that was also to avenge wat u guys did to wayne cashman....we do stuff for a reason

[Adanac12345]

Yeah..u could have or may be not. Kinda hard to say eh, especially knowing that those games were pretty close.

U did do it for a reason - he was the best player on both teams so u decided to break his ankle. Very Canadian. Dont make stupid assumptions.

I mean I am not bitching about it. U did win. But if u wanna count those dirty stick plays may be u should take a good look at that game 6 and count that really DIRTY play where u deliberately took out of the game the best hockey player ever.

[scottwill19]

the best player ever? i dont recall gretzky being a soviet

and cashman at the time was the 5th best player in the NHL and mikhailov also deliberatly kicked him in the face

[ratatabatata]

lol. yes we can dumb fuck. look at the olympic and world cup histroy from the date soviet union started competing in international level to the date the country collaped. take one have and count on your pussy fingers how many time soviet union DIDNT win gold medals.

[scottwill19]

cournoyer's goal was sick

he pretty fucking blew by them, and mahovlich's goal was fucking sweet

canada wudve done much better if they orr and hull, with orr and esposito on the ice at the same time, they wudve prob light up the soviets so much, the goal light wud prob stop working ahah

[RodeoClownsJJ]

"That Russian is still wondering where the puck is!"

Haha, go Pete, I always wondered why he was never adopted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

[mysitupon]

I remember wishing Danny Galivan had been chosen to announce this series. Foster Hewitt couldn't even pronounce Cournoyer's name.

[scottwill19]

shut up, foster is the greatest announcer ever

[yoursuchagoodguy]

Foster gave us "He shoots he scores" For that we're grateful. But he had an obnoxious nasal whine Gallivan announced Montreal games & was little known by unfortunate perpetually losing Leaf fans Gallivan was a poet. An intellectual: Lafleur, dipsy doodling down the wing (deking out defenders) Savard, with his patented spinarama move (If you've seen Serge Savard you understand) Oh, that was a cannonading drive by Lemaire (a hard shot, like a canon) and many other famous Gallivanisms

[gcdcjccc]

that goal by Peter Mahovlich was something. big Pete played a major role for Canada in that series. still holds the Habs record for most assists in one season (82) unbelievable that he's not in the hall of fame

[smartalek65]

Considering his consistency and steady two-way play, he should be in the hall.

[shorndjakdaa]

i happen to be one of those people who believes that bobby orr - the greatest hockey player of all time - would have been spectacular in this series; this was his kind of hockey

[JaySM1992]

Excellent video. Complete hockey, the way it is met to be played.

[FischerFan]

Back in the early 1970s, most hockey players were shorter than 6'5".

That's how and why Peter Mahovlich makes the most of his long reach to give the Russian defense fits and score a gorgeous goal!

Mario Lemieux made a career out of it.

[rdavidskeates]

The greatest series ever played..in any sport!

[dkjaerwdww]

we needed orr in the worst way

[Midnightrambler3760]

@dkjaerwdww Orr and Hull

[ben909ben]

@dkjaerwdww almost glad he wasn'tvthere, it wouldn't have been as close...

[heggster44]

Whats with Foster Hewitt. Corn 0 yeah. Foster it's Courn Y Yeah

[frenchycanada]

What the hell was Cashman doing on this team? Shake your head Sinden.

[heggster44]

Cashman was a key player, he set the tone in game 2. Listen to colot man! Old time hockey

[bassovoice]

Thank you for these videos. Awesome.I was born 6 years after this series, so never had a chance to see this one live. ;D Ah, legends legends...