The legendary hockey player of the USSR national team Alexander Maltsev on the air of the program “There is a theme!” on , he recalled Super Serie 72, talking about the first training session of Soviet hockey players in Canada.
Super Series USSR – Canada 1972 – a series of 8 friendly hockey matches between the teams of the two countries. The first four matches were held in Canada, the next four – in Moscow. The Canadian team won 4, the USSR – 3, one meeting ended in a draw.
– I think this match has gone down in the history of world hockey. The fact that we will meet the Canadian professional team became known at the Sapporo Olympics. We prepared in the same way as we usually prepare for the USSR championship.
Team Canada watched our first practice. But we didn’t work at full strength, so they thought they could play half with these hockey players. After practice, some of the Canadian players said, “Oh, the bears have arrived.
Before the match, the presentation of the Canadian team lasted approximately one hour and our composition was announced five minutes in advance. Of course, the atmosphere was unpleasant. And when they immediately scored a goal, it became uncomfortable. But the conversation in the locker room after the first period was beneficial, Maltsev told .
Source : MatchTV
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