John U. Bacon.

On 1972 hockey culture NHL hockey culture in '72 was quite different from now, and that's what almost ruined it for Canada in the Summit Series. It was September 1972, and Cold War political tensions were playing out on the ice rinks of Canada and the U.S.S.R. An overconfident Team Canada made up of future Hall of Famers expected to crush their Soviet opponents in the eight-game series. Spoiler alert: This Canadian team would emerge victorious and cement its place in hockey (and Canadian) lore. [Extracted from the article]