The first time I went to Russia, with my two kids and first wife, was in 1991, when St. Petersburg was still called Leningrad, and when historic changes were underway. Statues of Lenin had been toppled, revolution was in the air, the U.S.S.R. and its communist ways were in the process of collapsing, and although [...]
October 29, 2012 in Montreal Canadiens
Tags: Copenhagen, Helsinki, Lenin, Leningrad, Leningrad Montreal Canadiens Fan Club, St. Petersburg, Stockholm | 10 Comments »
Right now, 36 years ago in 1972, Team Canada was not having a nice time with the Russian National Team. They were clobbered in Montreal and booed in Vancouver. They were tired and frustrated, and things looked bad. But in they end, as we all know, they pulled it out. But it wasn’t just on-ice things going on. [...]
September 17, 2008 in 1972 Canada-Russia hockey, Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Fascinating facts, International Hockey, Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens
Tags: 1972 Summit Series, Bobby Orr, Buffalo, Carl Voss, Copenhagen, Dennis Hull, Ed Johnston, European cities, Harry Sinden, Maurice Richard, Montreal, Moscow, Paris, Punch Imlach, Russian National team, Stockholm, Team Canada, Valeri Kharlamov, Vancouver, Whipper Billy Watson | No Comments »
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