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Summit Series

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Established
1972 (54 years old)

First Recorded Event
1972-09-03

Current Season
1972

Current Round
1

Sport
Ice Hockey

Location
International

Gender
Male

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Results
08 Oct	Czechoslo	3 - 1	Canada Ic
06 Oct	USSR Ice	3 - 2	Canada Ic
05 Oct	USSR Ice	4 - 4	Canada Ic
03 Oct	USSR Ice	5 - 2	Canada Ic
01 Oct	USSR Ice	3 - 2	Canada Ic
29 Sep	Sweden Ic	3 - 4	Canada Ic
27 Sep	Finland I	3 - 8	Canada Ic
24 Sep	Canada Ic	5 - 5	USSR Ice
22 Sep	Canada Ic	5 - 8	USSR Ice
20 Sep	Canada Ic	4 - 1	USSR Ice

Description

The Summit Series, Super Series 72, Canada–USSR Series (Russian: Суперсерия СССР — Канада, romanized: Superseriya SSSR — Kanada), or Series of the Century (French: Série du siècle), was an eight-game ice hockey series between the Soviet Union and Canada, held in September 1972. It was the first competition between the Soviet national team and a Canadian team represented by professional players of the National Hockey League (NHL), known as Team Canada. It was the first international ice hockey competition for Canada after they had withdrawn from such competitions in a dispute with the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The series was organized with the intention to create a true best-against-best competition in the sport of ice hockey. The Soviets had become the dominant team in international competitions, in which the Canadian professionals were ineligible to play. Canada had had a long history of dominance of the sport prior to the Soviets' rise.


Seasons

1974

1972

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