1972 Summit Series National Historic Event

Montréal, Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver
Historic photograph titled ''Card #77 - Espo sequence'' © Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, Frank Lennon, e010933353
1972 Canada-Soviet Hockey Series
© Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, Frank Lennon, e010933353
Historic photograph titled ''Card #77 - Espo sequence'' © Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, Frank Lennon, e010933353Historic photograph showing the Canada team of the Summit Series, 1972 © Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, Frank Lennon, e010933355
Address : Montréal, Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver

Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 2012-09-18
Dates:
  • 1972 to 1972 (Significant)

Other Name(s):
  • 1972 Summit Series  (Designation Name)
  • 1972 Canada-Soviet Hockey Series  (Other Name)
Research Report Number: 2012-24, 2012-24-A

Importance: A hockey series of eight games between Canada and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) held in September 1972

Plaque(s)


Existing plaque:  Maple Leaf Gardens, 50 Carlton Street, Toronto, Ontario

Here, at Maple Leaf Gardens, Game Two of this unprecedented eight-game hockey series was played on September 4, 1972. Marking the first encounter between top Canadian professional players and the Soviet Union’s national team, the series aroused fervent passions in both countries as these two rivals, representing different styles of play, clashed on the ice. Millions of Canadians were riveted to their televisions, coming together to cheer for their team. In Moscow, Team Canada gained a dramatic come-from-behind series victory by scoring the winning goal with only 34 seconds left in the final game.

Approved Inscription:  Montréal, Quebec

Here, at the former Montréal Forum, Game One of this unprecedented eight-game hockey series was played on September 2, 1972. Marking the first encounter between top Canadian professional players and the Soviet Union’s national team, the series aroused fervent passions in both countries as these two rivals, representing different styles of play, clashed on the ice. Millions of Canadians were riveted to their televisions, coming together to cheer for their team. In Moscow, Team Canada gained a dramatic come-from-behind series victory by scoring the winning goal with only 34 seconds left in the final game.

Approved Inscription:  Winnipeg, Manitoba

Game Three of this unprecedented eight-game hockey series was played at the old Winnipeg Arena on September 6, 1972. Marking the first encounter between top Canadian professional players and the Soviet Union’s national team, the series aroused fervent passions in both countries as these two rivals, representing different styles of play, clashed on the ice. Millions of Canadians were riveted to their televisions, coming together to cheer for their team. In Moscow, Team Canada gained a dramatic come-from-behind series victory by scoring the winning goal with only 34 seconds left in the final game.

Approved Inscription:  Vancouver, British Columbia

Here, at the Pacific Coliseum, Game Four of this unprecedented eight-game hockey series was played on September 8, 1972. Marking the first encounter between top Canadian professional players and the Soviet Union’s national team, the series aroused fervent passions in both countries as these two rivals, representing different styles of play, clashed on the ice. Millions of Canadians were riveted to their televisions, coming together to cheer for their team. In Moscow, Team Canada gained a dramatic come-from-behind series victory by scoring the winning goal with only 34 seconds left in the final game.