Valeri Kharlamov: The Most Overrated Player in History
If you were to ask a hockey fan from Russia who the greatest Russian/Soviet player ever was, the answer, without hesitation, would be Valeri Kharlamov. In Russia, Kharlamov enjoys legendary…
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Alan Eagleson: The Hockey Fail King
“If you asked him a question he’d say, ‘Why the [expletive] are you asking me a [expletive] question. I’m breaking my [expletive] back for you. You’re lucky you’re getting [expletive]…
Book Review: The Goal of My Life: A Memoir
Paul Henderson is best known as a former NHL player and hero of the 1972 Summit Series for Canada. The majority of people who have any idea about the name ‘Paul Henderson’ will make that connection. And, most recently, it’s become known that he now is dealing with cancer.
2012 Canada-Russia Challenge: Game One in the Books
Forty-years ago, a Soviet team filled with amateurs travelled to Montreal, Quebec to face-off against the Canadian powerhouse team at the legendary Montreal Forum in an eight-game series. Seconds after…
When the Russians Were Better Than Us
It’s always subjective as to which hockey playing nation is better than the rest, since results in important tournaments usually vary from year to year, sometimes month to month. However,…
Paul Henderson: Career, Accolades, Cancer
The news has recently featured reports that former NHL, WHA and Team Canada player Paul Henderson’s cancer has advanced to the point where he is likely going to have chemotherapy or clinical…
Time heals hostility of ’72 Summit Series
Moscow. 1972. The Canadians had just defeated the Soviet Union in the Summit Series, proving themselves, they believed, as the class of international hockey. Forty years later, legends of both…
Pavel Bure, Russia win Summit Series rematch with Canada
Pavel Bure scored three goals while four other Russians netted one goal each as Russia defeated Canada 7-5 at Megasport Arena in Moscow in the 40th anniversary rematch of the…
Book Review: Summit Series ’72
Summit Series ’72: Eight games that put Canada on top of world hockey By Richard Brignall. (2011, Toronto: James Lorimer & Company, Ltd. Softcover. Pp. 151. $9.95. ISBN 978-1-55277-883-8.) Like…
Hockey — Not Cancer — On Henderson’s Mind: Anniversary Of THE Goal
Christopher Ralph is a senior sportswriter here at THW specializing in covering NHL prospects and the entry draft. Either I have forgotten or somehow the news eluded me…