Here’s what I remember. I was slouched in the backseat of my parents’ car, beside my sister. My dad was driving. We were on the highway, on a Sunday ...
Legendary Team Canada 1972 Summit Series hero Paul Henderson poses with a print of "The Goal," his famous winning marker late in Game 8 of the series. - Jack BolandI was slouched in the backseat of my parents’ car, beside my sister. My dad was driving. We were on the highway, on a Sunday morning of a Labour Day long weekend, returning from vacation to our Montreal home.My 14-year-old self was not particularly happy.
This may sound silly, given we’re talking a hockey game, but it was one of those moments, when you’re young, when what you thought you understand about the world is — in an instant — negated, the order of things turned upside down. It was cheating, our critics said . For years, we muttered, if Canada could send their real best hockey players, things would be very different.
The next night, I watched as Canada evened the series in Toronto, winning 4-1, but it was oddly unsatisfying. The Russians, I saw, were very, very good.Games in Russia started in early afternoon, Montreal time, mostly on school days. I’d just entered Grade 8 at a new school, Father McDonald-Holy Cross High.
With the series tied at three wins apiece, one tie, the final game was slated for the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 28, 1972.
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