The 1974 Summit Series was the second of two competitions between Soviet and Canadian professional ice hockey players. Canada was represented by World Hockey Association players instead of National Hockey League players, as it had been in the 1972 Summit Series. The Soviet team won the series 4-1-3 over Canada. The format was the same as the 1972 Summit Series, with four games across Canada and four in Moscow. Canada's lone victory came at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... World Hockey Association logo The World Hockey Association (French: Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. ... “NHL” redirects here. ... Yvan Cournoyer (Canada) shooting towards Vladislav Tretiak (USSR) during a game of the Summit Series The (1972) Summit Series as it eventually came to be known, was the first competition between full-strength Soviet and Canadian national ice hockey teams. ... The Soviet national ice hockey team, or USSR national ice hockey team (Russian: Сборная СССР по хоккею с шайбой) was the most dominant amateur hockey team in international play between 1954 and 1991. ... (Redirected from 1972 Summit Series) The 1972 Summit Series was the first competition between Soviet and Canadian professional ice hockey players (the latter being banned from Olympic play at the time due to the rules regarding the exclusion of professional athletes from amateur competition, though soviet hockey players were amateurs... Position of Moscow in Europe Coordinates: , Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Government  - Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Area  - City 1,081 km²  (417. ... Exterior signage as of 2006, with letters missing Maple Leaf Gardens was an indoor arena in Toronto, on the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Church Street. ...

WHA players had been banned from playing in the 1972 series. Bobby Hull, who had just jumped from the NHL to the Winnipeg Jets, had been named to the Canadian team by Harry Sinden, but was not allowed to participate. The 1974 series was an opportunity for Hull and 46-year old Gordie Howe to play for Canada against the Soviet team. Robert Marvin Bobby Hull OC (born January 3, 1939) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. ... The Winnipeg Jets were an ice hockey franchise that existed in both the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League from 1972 to 1996. ... Harry James Sinden (born September 14, 1932 in Collins Bay, Ontario, Canada) was the long-time general manager, coach, and president for the Boston Bruins NHL hockey team, and was the coach of the Team Canada during the 1972 Summit Series. ... Gordon Gordie Howe, OC (born March 31, 1928 in Floral, Saskatchewan) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers in the NHL, and the Houston Aeros and New England Whalers in the WHA. He is often referred to as Mr. ...

Because the team consisted exclusively of WHA players, Team Canada was not as strong as it had been in 1972. In 1974, the two-season-old WHA was largely composed of players scavenged from the minor leagues mixed with a few NHL stars and aging veterans. Playing on both the 1972 and 1974 teams for Canada were Paul Henderson, Frank Mahovlich, and Pat Stapleton. The last active player from the series was Mark Howe, who retired in 1995. Signature of Canadian hockey player Paul Henderson Paul Henderson (born January 28, 1943 in Lucknow, Ontario, Canada) is a retired Canadian hockey left winger who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs and Atlanta Flames. ... The Honourable Francis William Mahovlich, CM , LL.D (born January 10, 1938 in Timmins, Ontario) is a Canadian Senator, and formerly a talented NHL ice hockey player. ... Patrick Pat Stapleton (born July 4, 1940 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada) is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenseman. ... Mark Howe (born May 28, 1955, in Detroit, Michigan) is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League and 6 seasons in the World Hockey Association. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...

Games

USSR Wins Series 4-1-3

• September 17: Canada 3-3 USSR played in Quebec City, Quebec
• September 19: Canada 4-1 USSR played in Toronto, Ontario
• September 21: USSR 8-5 Canada played in Winnipeg, Manitoba
• September 23: Canada 5-5 USSR played in Vancouver, British Columbia
• October 1: USSR 3-2 Canada played in Moscow
• October 3: USSR 5-2 Canada played in Moscow
• October 5: USSR 4-4 Canada played in Moscow
• October 6: USSR 3-2 Canada played in Moscow

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Scoring leaders

1. Bobby Hull, Canada (7g, 2a, 9pts)
2. Alexander Yakushev, USSR (5g, 3a, 8pts)
3. Ralph Backstrom, Canada (4g, 4a, 8pts)
4. Gordie Howe, Canada (3g, 4a, 7pts)
5. Valery Kharlamov, USSR (2g, 5a, 7pts)
6. Vladimir Petrov, USSR (1g, 6a, 7pts)
7. Andre Lacroix, Canada (1g, 6a, 7pts)
8. Boris Mikhailov, USSR (4g, 2a, 6pts)
9. Mark Howe, Canada (2g, 4a, 6pts)
10. John McKenzie, Canada (2g, 3a, 5pts)

Robert Marvin Bobby Hull OC (born January 3, 1939) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. ... Alexander Yakushev (b. ... Ralph Backstrom (born September 18, 1937 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. ... Gordon Gordie Howe, OC (born March 31, 1928 in Floral, Saskatchewan) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers in the NHL, and the Houston Aeros and New England Whalers in the WHA. He is often referred to as Mr. ... Valery Borisovich Kharlamov (Russian: Валерий Борисович Харламов; January 14, 1948 - August 27, 1981) was a star ice hockey player from the Soviet Union. ... Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov (Russian: ) (b. ... Andre Joseph Lacroix (born June 5, 1945, in Lauzon, Quebec) is a retired professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association, and was the WHAs all-time leading career scorer. ... Boris Mikhailov (born October 6, 1944 in Moscow) was a Soviet ice hockey right winger. ... Mark Howe (born May 28, 1955, in Detroit, Michigan) is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League and 6 seasons in the World Hockey Association. ... John McKenzie (born December 12, 1937 in High River, Alberta, Canada) is a former Canadian professional hockey player. ...

DVD release

In December 2006, Hockey Canada and the Hockey Hall of Fame approved the release of a 1974 Summit Series boxset. The original master tapes of the series were destroyed long ago, but a pirated recording was recently uncovered and donated to the Hockey Hall of Fame. With Video Service Corp, seven of the eight games of the series were released on a 4-DVD set with a 1970s Summit Series documentary as a bonus feature. Game 5 of the series was not included in the boxset as it was mostly lost through poor television transmission and is thought to be lost for good [1]. VSC was the same company that released the boxset for the 1976 Canada Cup. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Hockey Canada is the official national governing body of ice hockey in Canada and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. ... Hockey Hall of Fame logo The Hockey Hall of Fame, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is dedicated to the history of ice hockey with exhibits featuring memorabilia and NHL trophies (including the Stanley Cup) along with interactive activities. ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... After the Summit Series of 1972 and 1974, the NHL and NHLPA decided to broaden the scope of the competition, inviting to the tournament a number of hockey countries and allowing each invited country to send the best possible team they could muster. ...

See also

• 1972 Summit Series
• List of international ice hockey competitions featuring NHL players
• Canada Cup
• Super Series

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External links

• The Summit in 1974
• Hockey Hall of Fame 1974 WHA vs USSR
• Canada Versus the Soviet Union The heyday of the battle for world hockey supremacy (1972-1987)