All episodes in this series at bottom of this post. Canada had won, the country was celebrating, and the players were returning as conquering heroes. Before they arrived home though, there was an exhibition game against the Czech team, which they...
All episode links for this series are at the bottom of this post. Heading into Game 7, Canada was revitalized as the team had easily won the last game with a flurry of three goals in the space of only 90 seconds. While Ken Dryden had stood on his...
Other episodes in this series at the end of this post. The Soviets were up 2-1-1 in the first four games of the Summit Series. Canadians were shocked to find that the Soviets were anything other than a pushover on the ice, and Team Canada itself was...
Links to other parts of this eight-part series at end of this post. After tying the series 1-1, Canada was back on track to believing that Team Canada was going to dominate the series. It was the hope that the team had found its legs and would soon...
Other posts in this series at end of post When training camp finished, it was only a couple days before the Canadians and Soviets got down to their first game. Throughout Canada, as we saw in the last episode, there was the high expectation that...
Other posts in this series at end of post The team had been chosen, people were angry over the exclusion of various NHL players like Dave Keon, and WHA players like Bobby Hull, but overall the country was excited for the series and sure of winning...
Other posts in this series at end of post With the negotiations done and everything agreed upon, it was time to form the team. At the time, Canada had some of the greatest players in the history of the game playing in the NHL. There was of course...
Other parts of this Eight Part Series at end of this post. Canada can be a divided country at times. We divide ourselves linguistically, geographically, politically and ideologically. There is one thing that tends to bring us together though, like...