1972 Summit Series

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ice hockey series international ice hockey competition sporting event

The 1972 Summit Series was an eight-game ice hockey showdown between Canada and the Soviet Union that became a historic Cold War-era sporting event and a defining moment in international hockey.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ice hockey series → international ice hockey competition → sporting event →
alsoKnownAs	Canada–USSR Series → Summit Series →
assistantCoachOfTeamCanada	John Ferguson Sr. →
broadcastIn	Canada → Soviet Union →
captainOfTeamCanada	Phil Esposito →
coachOfSovietTeam	Vsevolod Bobrov NERFINISHED →
coachOfTeamCanada	Harry Sinden →
context	Cold War →
countryInvolved	Canada → Soviet Union →
decidingGameLocation	Moscow →
decidingGameNumber	8 →
decidingGoalScorer	Paul Henderson →
decidingGoalTimeRemaining	34 seconds →
endDate	1972-09-28 →
featuredAmateurPlayersFrom	Soviet Championship League →
featuredLeaguePlayersFrom	National Hockey League →
finalSeriesResult	1 tie → Canada 4 wins → Soviet Union 3 wins →
format	best-of-eight series →
gamePlayedIn	Luzhniki Ice Palace → Maple Leaf Gardens → Montreal Forum → Pacific Coliseum → Winnipeg Arena →
goaltenderForCanada	Ken Dryden → Tony Esposito →
goaltenderForSovietUnion	Vladislav Tretiak →
legacy	influenced future Canada Cup tournaments → strengthened recognition of Soviet hockey internationally →
location	Canada → Soviet Union →
MVP	Phil Esposito →
numberOfGames	8 →
organizedBy	Canadian Amateur Hockey Association → Soviet Ice Hockey Federation →
season	1972 →
significance	milestone in international ice hockey → symbolic confrontation between East and West →
sport	ice hockey →
startDate	1972-09-02 →
teamInvolved	Soviet national ice hockey team → Team Canada →
topScorer	Alexander Yakushev NERFINISHED → Phil Esposito →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bobby Clarke → Ken Dryden → Valeri Kharlamov →	participatedIn
1972 Summit Series ("Summit Series") → 1972 Summit Series ("Canada–USSR Series") →	alsoKnownAs
Soviet Union national ice hockey team ("Summit Series") →	competedIn
Tony Esposito ("Team Canada 1972 Summit Series") →	memberOf
Canada men's national ice hockey team →	notableTournament
Bobby Clarke ("Summit Series") →	playedIn
Vladislav Tretiak ("Summit Series 1972") →	playedInEvent