Hockey’s most Famous: Canada skates to Victory!
“Here’s another shot. Right in front. They Score!! Henderson has scored for Canada,” said Foster Hewitt as millions of Canadians celebrated Canada’s victory against the USSR. In 1972 Canada and the USSR were at the peak of the hockey world. It was time that Canada shows the world that they are superior in all aspects. It was not only a series of hockey it was almost a battle between two different government types. The victory of Canada played a superior role in the unity of French and English Canadians. Thus, the 1972 Summit series created a new era for hockey, which positively impacted the way Canadians, feel about their country in many different aspects.
Canada’s victory played a major role in uniting Canadians all over the country to come together as one, and support their home country. “Soviet teams had totally dominated international hockey for the previous 10 years.” Pierre Elliot Trudeau was sick of amateurs representing Canada, and constantly losing while knowing Canada was better. It was time for the best to go against the best. In game one of the series, the USSR surprised all the Canadians with a 7-3 …show more content…
The Soviets were now allowed to play in the NHL. This was a turning point in hockey; Soviets displayed a rivalry against Canada that will not be forgotten for the ages. This allowed many Soviets and Eastern European players to get their chance to finally play in the best league. “The winner was the game of hockey,” said Russian Star Vladislav Tretiak. Since Russians came to a democratic country it reduced the intense rivalry, and these two countries starting working together to make the world of a hockey a better one. The summit series created multiculturalism within the NHL, something Canada is known for. 1972 was a major turning point rather socially for Canadians as the country of Canada finally developed their identity as a
“Here’s another shot. Right in front. They Score!! Henderson has scored for Canada,” said Foster Hewitt as millions of Canadians celebrated Canada’s victory against the USSR. In 1972 Canada and the USSR were at the peak of the hockey world. It was time that Canada shows the world that they are superior in all aspects. It was not only a series of hockey it was almost a battle between two different government types. The victory of Canada played a superior role in the unity of French and English Canadians. Thus, the 1972 Summit series created a new era for hockey, which positively impacted the way Canadians, feel about their country in many different aspects.
Canada’s victory played a major role in uniting Canadians all over the country to come together as one, and support their home country. “Soviet teams had totally dominated international hockey for the previous 10 years.” Pierre Elliot Trudeau was sick of amateurs representing Canada, and constantly losing while knowing Canada was better. It was time for the best to go against the best. In game one of the series, the USSR surprised all the Canadians with a 7-3 …show more content…
The Soviets were now allowed to play in the NHL. This was a turning point in hockey; Soviets displayed a rivalry against Canada that will not be forgotten for the ages. This allowed many Soviets and Eastern European players to get their chance to finally play in the best league. “The winner was the game of hockey,” said Russian Star Vladislav Tretiak. Since Russians came to a democratic country it reduced the intense rivalry, and these two countries starting working together to make the world of a hockey a better one. The summit series created multiculturalism within the NHL, something Canada is known for. 1972 was a major turning point rather socially for Canadians as the country of Canada finally developed their identity as a