1976 Canada Cup Canada Vs USSR Round Robin

[@julianciahaconsulting8663]

ah to be a 13 year old kid glued to the family TV set watching this series again with ones whole life still ahead...such a good era to grow up in...

[@chrisbath3956]

I could only imagine how scary great Bobby Orr would have been if he had been 100% healthy! Because of his bad knees he was really never 100% over the course of his playing career but still managed to win 8 Norris trophies (still an NHL record) as the league's best defenseman and is to date the only defenseman to finish a season as the NHL's leading scorer (he did it twice). If there ever was a hockey prodigy Bobby Orr was it!

[@100secondworkout]

Best I ever saw ! Bobby ORR !

[@treygray2817]

Bad knee. His right knee was perfectly fine.

[@nataliaoleksander6386]

Orr was very healthy 1969,70,71. Had some trouble in 72 but was healthy 73 and 74.

[@Lava1964]

According to Boston's trainers, Orr was never quite at 100 percent after 1971.

[@williamlacombe8958]

I got to witness Orrs career and there was no one even close to his ability even with the knee injury he originally got in juniors.they rushed him at 14 into juniors where ith age was 16 to 20 yrs old.but I gotta say and Don Cherry said the same thing,Orr was so good at times it almost seemed super natural.no way was Orr healthy in 73 74

[@Jay87539]

Wow,there's a line for you.Bobby Hull,Gil Perreault and Guy Lafleur.With Bobby Orr and Potvin on defence,it's not even fair!!!Thanks for posting!

[@billyrock8305]

Hull was an abusive wife beating criminal. Orr sucked

[@cryptohalloffame]

haha, great comment!!

[@MrDuds1984]

And Hull and Orr didn’t play in the 72 Summit Series

[@lonestarbug]

Agree.

[@cryptohalloffame]

the greatness of team canada is really next level, probably the greatest hockey team ever assembled

[@KMK7355]

I wonder how Team USA 2026 would match up? G - Hellebuyck Swayman D - McAvoy - Q Hughes Fox - Slavin Faber - Jones Trouba - Sanderson Jones - Werenski Pesce - Hanifin Carlo - Skjei Tkachuk - Matthews - Kane Kreider - Eichel - Connor Robertson - Larkin - Tkachuk Hughes - JT Miller - Boeser Boldy - Trocheck - Keller Lee - Nelson - Zegras Farabee - Coyle- Terry Guentzel - Beniers - Tuck

[@KMK7355]

Meant a 2024 Team USA.

[@KMK7355]

If Canada was so great why did they tie Czechoslovakia in the RR and need an empty net goal late in the 3rd against the USA?

[@burtmann3921]

I would agree but tough to beat the 87 squad

[@Classicrocker6119]

Bernie Pascal did an outstanding job in broadcasting the games in this tournament. He captured the excitement of the on ice action culminating with the clinching goal versus Czechoslovakia scored by Darryl Sittler.

[@flemingcourt]

One HELLUVA lot better than Foster Hewitt!

[@glencochrane901]

Great to see all of these old NHL hockey greats playing together.

[@TheMrzero35]

3 years since the last comments. I might be talking to myself. But I cant believe of all the comments I've seen no one talked about Vachon. I'm the biggest Tony Esposito fan and I was pissed they didnt play him. But Vachon was GREAT. Best goalie in the tourney. His .940 save % was unreal. Tretiak was .910

[@intellivisionmaster7999]

Tony Esposito was not on the roster. It was Vachon, Cheevers and Chico Resch. I can’t disagree with you; I’m just fine having Tony Esposito or Kenny Dryden manning the net for team Canada. They split the duties in the ‘72 Summit Series; 4 games each. Rogie was a great goalie (not the best) but great... and when he was on his game; he was ON !!! Other notable Canadian goalies of that era were Bernie Parent and Gilles Gilbert. Not a bad thing to have the best seven goalies in the world available to play for team Canada.

[@richardkincaide8045]

You shoulda seen him in Detroit. Hard to imagine only a couple of seasons earlier he'd been this good.

[@TheMrzero35]

Cheevers wasn't in Dryden and Espos league.

[@TheMrzero35]

@@intellivisionmaster7999 yes thats why I was mad. So was Espo. It was a joke they took Reasch or Cheevers over Espo.

[@5inthehole]

Caching did have a great tourney, but his NHL career was hurt when he got trade to those lousy Los Angles of the early to mid 70’s.....not that he had much help on defense.

[@dino.jay2007]

As much as team Canada was loaded with offensive talent, it was the defencemen that were the heart of this team ... they all could move the puck, headmanning the puck, great outlet passing, and a solid transition to offense. Really, Guy Lapointe, Serge Savard, Denis Potvin, Larry Robinson, Bobby Orr ... were the strength of the team. Orr and Potvin were Canada's top 2 point getters with 9 points each! And to have Orr and Robinson as a defensive pairing?? Unbelievable really.

[@krimpoo]

Robinson looked like a winger streaking down the side into their zone so damn often.

[@19522007]

Orr was basically playing on one leg and still won MVP

[@dino.jay2007]

@19522007 ... yes, exactly. The defencemen were the real "engine" or heart of the team.

[@MrKingalow]

These old games are just so fucking special to me. 3 cheers for KZbin. Better than today's TV

[@bobbygans1893]

seriously, I'm from Minnesota, but naturally i relish true hockey and watching this 76 team which is basically the whole Hockey hall of fame LOL! is just beyond a privilege to watch. Thank you for posting!!!! I've been wanting to see this since peewee's!!!!!!!

[@TheMrzero35]

Hey Bob , how old are you ? Tell me how it was being a North Star fan. Did you root for Dallas. Are you a Wild fan?

[@bobbygans1893]

@@TheMrzero35 I watched the north stars as a youngster starting in 78. It was a great time watching them become a cup contender just a couple years after being a basement dweller. Once they left. That was it for me. My interest died during that no team in mn period. I don't mind the wild. For me it's the game has changed too much. Goalie pads too big, sticks too Hi tech, players too padded up. I guess I'm too old school. My idols were Bobby Orr Bobby Clarke and then Pete peeters as I was a goalie. And he was in his prime at that time

[@TheMrzero35]

Peeters is a very underrated goalie. My son laughs at Gretzky and the guys. He can't believe how much net there was to shoot at even thru the 80s into the 90s. Today 6ft 6in goalies with huge pads.

[@cryptohalloffame]

@@bobbygans1893 ah, the good ol iron range hockey, hockey at its finest, pure talent distilled on sheets of frozen rivers and ponds and the Hip (I've read a bit about it :-)

[@KMK7355]

Pete Peeters was a good not great goalie.

[@televisionplayer3990]

Team Canada boosts the lineup from 1972. Dionne, Lafleur, Potvin, Orr, Robinson, Gainey, Barber, Sittler, Leech... Total domination in this game. Tretiak once again stands on his head against Canada. We could have scored 8 goals in this game, Easy !! In the next decade (mid 80’s) Team Canada goes from this superstar team to “Ridiculous” level of stardom.... Gretzky, Lemieux, Bourque, Coffey, Messier, Roy, Brodeur, Recchi, Sakik, Yzernan, Goulet, Denis Savard etc...... What a thrill to watch this match. Thanks for uploading. Go Canada Go.

[@uaanalytics1337]

The Soviets didn't send their two top lines if you didn't notice.

[@KMK7355]

Yet the USA tied Team Canada in Montreal Forum in 1984 playing with Barrasso, Housley, Lawton, Lafontaine, Olczyk and Jensen. That's 6, repeat SIX players who could have played in a hypothetical USA Jr Team in January 1984!!!

[@KMK7355]

My 1976 USA Canada Cup Team. G - Lopresti - Johnson D - Larson - Milbury Chartraw - Sargent Nyrop - Hangsleben C - Howe Ftorek-Sheehan - Polich W - Jensen - Holmgren Fidler - Talafous Bennett - Rowe Williams - Ahern

[@KMK7355]

Move Gilbertson into Williams spot.

[@abundance6692]

This was Bobby Orr's last hurrah. Although he was playing on one leg and no where near what he was at his peak, he was still the best player on the ice. He was the greatest player in the history of the game. He changed the way the game was played, the only player ever to have done this.

[@Pacific_maps]

It's amazing to watch what he does, even when he doesn't have the puck. He's always several steps ahead of everyone, and his passing was so much better than everyone else's, even when he lost a step or 3 with his deteriorating knees.

[@100secondworkout]

I agree ! Bobby ORR was like no other !

[@seanleonard7602]

Totally right only 2 athletes the game had to change for 1 was Bobby Orr though no rule was put in but I'm not sure on that the other was Wilt Chamberlain in the NBA who had to change the game and install a rule they are the only 2 we will never see that again wer a player has the sport change or install a rule because of their dominance now that's what asked a GOAT I'm not sure on football and baseball always change rules so they are out of the equation ORR Is hands down The GOAT of hockey he changed the game

[@julianciahaconsulting8663]

You nailed it totally. Orr was the greatest ever.

[@zslueth6188]

Tretiak kept this game close, amazing goaltender. The Canadians 3 man forecheck pressure is how you play when your loaded with great defensemen, and the Russians really got buried by it.

[@joeidaho5938]

ALso, the hard-hitting Canadian players also made life difficult for the Russians. Definitely harder hitting than the 72 team. Every man was out there hitting and taking Russians out of the play.

[@ulukbekoldoev746]

this game was close because they weren't that much better, russians also played pretty cool, your tretiak nonsense is not correct

[@ronmailloux8655]

@@ulukbekoldoev746 played cool? getting used to siberia?

[@АндрейЖаворонкин-ъ7к]

Захватывающий и зрелищный хоккей с обеих сторон,игроки умели творить на льду.

[@ezrabiggins90]

Man I love reliving this. What a second period, what a game.

[@chais1111]

Bobby Orr, unbelievable hockey instinct.

[@billyrock8305]

He sucked! Played awful. Loser

[@treygray2817]

@@billyrock8305 lol wtf

[@MrKingalow]

The Canucks sure had their hands full with those Rooskies. So much talent all round. So happy the games were preserved for us to enjoy now. Sitting with a tall scotch just letting it all soak in.

[@sjames304]

My Gawd . . . . what a great piece of hockey history. Haven't seen these games since they aired. Great memories and amazing HOFers. Love this channel, man!!

[@peterhunt5072]

Watching Canadians play for their homeland is a very moving experience, and it shows us that many, many Canadians are very, very proud of their excellent country.

[@alexanderprokopchenko9082]

your hole country is shit

[@bobbygans1893]

Ladies and gents. your Team Canada roster for today's game is.... Half the hockey hall of fame!!! lol

[@RpGfreak901]

Out of all of the Canada Cup rosters, none of Canada's teams had more Hall of Famers than this one!

[@jimanderson7648]

Vachon should of been in the hall of fame at least 20 years a go

[@Lava1964]

Yep. Pretty much.

[@MegaSmarterthanyou]

Gilbert Perreault what a fuck-in exciting player, nobody could rush like him

[@jimanderson7648]

best stick handler in history

[@flemingcourt]

Ya, he was heads above everyone else when he broke into the NHL.

[@100secondworkout]

The French Connection Line

[@Cupidville]

Great performance by Orr. On one leg showing his Doug Harvey positional and defensive skills. In a word : impressive ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨

[@5inthehole]

One of the most intelligent replies on hockey I’ve seen on You Tube as most either do not know or saw Doug Harvey play.He was one of the best positional players ever to play defense, although Orr was in a class of his own. Having seen Orr play most of his games, I honestly think he was a better defenseman thangoal scorer.....and he was an believable at that!

[@Cupidville]

Brady Dog As reported by the Montreal Gazette on Dec 12 1964 the Montreal Jr Canadian played the Russian National Team and lost in a very close Contest 3-2 . Doug Harvey added by Coach Scottie Bowman as were Gump Worsley and Red Barenson. The reporter in the article stated that Harvey played up to about 50 min of ice time against the Russian team . The next year they brought Jacques Plante in goal 🥅 which led to a victory by the Jr Canadians 2-1. Harvey was a quarterback General at the back end . Big Jean played against both Orr and Harvey --his pick was Doug Harvey . On offense , Orr had no equal aside from maybe Paul Coffey ? Who plays 50 minutes in a game in today's hockey 🏒 Bowman brought him back for one last full season in 1969 and an NHL All Star ⭐️ appearance at the age of 44 -- albeit in Montreal Orr with the one leg played more of a Harvey type game This was a great game for all hockey 🏒 fans to watch Pure hockey and no fighting Truly a great game to remember Just sidebar , a lot of the players that played Canada 🇨🇦 in 1972 were on that 1964 roster . The famed Firosov was playing who didn't play in 1972 but was on the 1964 Russia 🇷🇺 team. How many players play in an All Star ⭐️ game at the age of 44

[@knarf4083]

Yes, I just watched the Sweden game and Orr was much better here than in that game. Looks like he could skate at 20 percent here. He was under 10 in the Swedish game. I gotta question the coaching decision to play him on the PK though. Bobby was great on the pk when he could skate but clearly his skating is limited here.

[@billyrock8305]

Orr sucked! Slow and awkward. Bench that old loser.

[@rickrick5041]

@@5inthehole Harvey was one of the very best

[@kindsir2734]

I remember them playing this tournament. I didn't think Bobby Orr would be able to play, what a lineup! Could you imagine what this team would of been like if they played together regularily. The Russians wouldn't of had much puck possession at all. Love watching Orr play, even disabled like he was...gobs of hockey intelligence

[@peterkozak1291]

Yes Bobby ORR will be Always the best player born in history of hockey the best skater like I met Bobby ORR long time ago yes in CANADA CUP 1976 he was not 100 % he was there but only from CANADA CUP HISTORY only CANADA CUP in 1987 came close with the stars and legends today nobody ever will have team like CANADA never again generations will pass again Thank You and GOD BLESS CANADA

[@joeidaho5938]

Some amazing scoring combos, whether Macdonald and SIttler....Clarke, Leach and Barber...Hull, Dionne and Esposito...and then the Canadiens big line....lol. Amazing lineup.

[@Lava1964]

At the end of the video all is right with the world: Canada beats the Soviets, the crowd goes nuts for Gordie Howe, and Bobby Orr is proclaimed the best player.

[@bach5861]

One of the best (if not the best) Canadian team of all times.

[@christiangchrisg3302]

For all the people’s who aren’t Canadians , you can’t imagine the feeling winning against Russia,this is Canadian excellence sport, icône , legends ,and it’s what’s going in our blood. Canadians are simply the best hockey players in the world , cuz we play like our life dépend’ on victory

[@cornucopia8591]

Well actually Russians beats Canadians heavily so many times, it's great rivalry and it's good for sport. One day first team wins then another. But what about respect each other even if that other is slightly different?..

[@eridan7790]

We ,Russians ,think the same about games vs Canada.Hockey is our national sport.Our national pride.We like to play hockey outdoors.And we take very seriously EVERY game vs Team Canada in EVERY International tournament.I mean the task is to win every tournament and beat Team Canada in that tournament.When we won in 2008 world championship beating Canada in the final,the whole country was happy.

[@FEknuckle]

That awkward moment when the 1976 Canadian Jersey's are better than the 2016 World Cup ones.

[@fentonhardy8176]

True, they look the Coolest.

[@bobbygans1893]

thank you!!!!!!! 2 seconds into this video all I can think is what the fuck?!!! there is no need to ever change the jersey from this tournament!!!!!! greatest ever!!!!!!!!!

[@daved3713]

I always though that. The Jersey should never had changed

[@intellivisionmaster7999]

For me that jersey represents the golden age of Team Canada demonstrating their domination of international hockey.

[@davidfoster9285]

Even with both knees finished Bobby Orr was spectacular in this game.

[@CliffBronson1212]

Terrific paintings 🖼 of hockey 🏒 players at beginning of video ...great works of art, by artist ...really captures players #superb 😅 🍁🌲

[@joeidaho5938]

Gotta watch the puck control of t he Canadian team...to see how great this team was. Absolutely packed with great players.

[@sammyweed4771]

Puck control? The Russian where in control with the puck most of game… what game you watching?

[@joeidaho5938]

@@sammyweed4771 Ya....whatever....lol. The Russians got whooped in this tournament.

[@sammyweed4771]

@@joeidaho5938 that mite be true . Canadians where tougher. But you said puck control witch was hilarious tho

[@joeidaho5938]

@@sammyweed4771 I meant exactly what I said. This game was dominated by the Canadian team...and that means puck control. When you just skate around with the puck and can't do anything effective with it, that is NOT good puck conttrol; It amounts to just wasting time. The Russians couild not move the puck to any dangerous places. They were dominated the whole game by the Canadioans who out-skilled them and were certainly tougher...and had better work ethic.

[@sammyweed4771]

@@joeidaho5938 that’s not what I saw. And I played Hockey for 20 yrs… so if that what you think your entitled to it. Your probably Canadian. And Bias toward your team

[@BestWayKilla]

Man, a defensive pairing of Bobby Orr and Larry Robinson. I can't imagine coming down the ice and having to go through those two to get to the net.

[@rickrick5041]

And Potvin

[@KarlSchoenefeld4]

Hull... Esposito... Orr... Potvin... Perreault... Lafleur... I love this. It's gives me a huge idea of how skilled the legends were.

[@brandonrowsell8943]

Minacious yeah the 87 cup was one of the best tournaments ever. let me know if u have any requests.

[@mikes3827]

Orr was just a shell of himself, and yet he still had a major impact on the entire Canada Cup, winning tournament MVP lol. But, that said, THE most skilled Canadian on that team was Gil Perreault. Back to Orr, when he took at pass from Sittler and shot it point blank on Tretiak, the crowd was ready to erupt for 2 reasons: 1) a 3-1 lead; 2) because Bobby Orr scored the goal. Everyone basically knew Orr was playing on one leg, so the combination of him being beloved EVERYWHERE--even Montreal--and him being universally recognized as THE greatest player, the home crowd wanted to erupt in a BIG way. Good stuff to see these legends.

[@daved3713]

The speed of Bobby Hull was incredible

[@markthomas1097]

Even at 36 years old

[@jimanderson7648]

hull's goal what a blast . danny gallivan would of said it was a connading drive

[@sarblade]

That's why he was called The Golden Jet!

[@billyrock8305]

Especially when assaulting his wife!

[@lonestarbug]

@@markthomas109737 years of age.

[@davidrobins4025]

Canada really outplayed the Russians in this game. Lots of fun to be taken back so many years. (43)

[@Tom-ej8bb]

One of the humblest and finest men ever GORDIE HOWE! and Family!! TY Canada!!AND BOBBY ORR!!!!

[@flemingcourt]

FUCK Bobby Orr - He's a TRUMP loving SOB!

[@Tom-ej8bb]

@@flemingcourt Yeah he loves Freedom and to work for the people!! Duhh!

[@stephenjewell8455]

So much talent on Team Canada.....crazy.....might be the very best team ever assembled. Orr, Esposito, Hull, Laflur and so many others.....less well remembered....Gill Perrault at 43:58 showing why Buffalo Sabers fans showed up to watch games in the 1970s. Crazy exciting player, speed and a bunch of moves.

[@richardkincaide8045]

Is this the first recorded use of ads on the boards? What's next? Fans wearing the jerseys of their team to games?

[@joeyg3947]

Orr was definitely sentimental choice. He wasn't even a shadow of his old self in that game playing on basically one leg.

[@5inthehole]

As someone who saw most of Orr's televised games, I hate to say it but your right. The guy could do everything else but skate but it robbed him of most of his game. It is sad to watch, but he still was effective in the defensive end, a thing most forget about Orr.....but he no longer dominated the position.

[@SuperGrandWazoo]

Sentimental choice? Orr was the leading scorer for Canada in that tournament and was named MVP of the tournament. Even on one leg, he was still the best.

[@appletile2887]

Had Orr been healthy during this tournament he would have dominated the series as he did the NHL. I have never seen anyone come close to Orr. He was in a league unto himself. He is a player that only comes once in a century.

[@bobsyouruncle66]

Still on one leg he was the best player in the tournament...think about the great healthy players he outclassed

[@roberthenry8690]

Orr was so smart , and even though obviously playing injured ( I believe he had surgery again after the tournament) he was so positionally sound , incredible hockey instincts

[@julianciahaconsulting8663]

what a team Canada had that year....this was Bobby Orr's last great hurrah and done on knees that would have had anyone else in a wheelchair.

[@stolis51]

This is arguably the GREATEST Team Canada team of all time.I know some others will say that 1987 team was the best,but this team I feel would beat the 87 team.

[@100secondworkout]

I strongly agree !

[@cryptohalloffame]

I agree, players like Lafleur and Hull and Savard, just too tough and supremely talented. Nice to see Orr passing to Hull passing to Lafleur. No politics, just the best of the best, finally!

[@mikemyros4142]

2014 Canadian Men's Gold medal team in Sochi most dominant then any other roster. No loses, never trailed in any game, only allowed 3 goals the entire tournament while parity among the best hockey countries was never more slight....

[@joeidaho5938]

Potvin wasn't a guy to mess with. He was tough as nails. As he indicated, if you get him once, he's gonna nail you back.

[@rickrick5041]

and a lot of skill

[@Exotic3000]

Thanks for posting!

[@bobbyhulll8737]

well Bobby was one of the first to use and perfect a curved stick....and now I don't see anyone in this game that doesn't have one..think about that! only 11 or so years later

[@johngarrels6059]

Bobby Hull was already 37 by then. Yet look at him skate!

[@lonestarbug]

Yep.

[@patbrennan6572]

never saw any broken sticks, ''hail wood''..

[@Harbringe]

Probably the most dominant Team Canada ever and largely because of Bobby Orr. Such a phenomal level of skill.

[@warrenkernot4522]

As much as I love Canada I have always enjoyed watching Tretiak in net, him and Ken Dryden were my goal tending idols!

[@WildlifeTshirts]

Its just just to funny to watch. The Candains had the Russians running around in circles.

[@hollywoodjoe123]

POTVIN to PERREAULT 1st goal - PERREAULT to POTVIN back to PERREAULT to HULL 2nd goal !

[@pocobull]

Interesting that Claude Mouton was the PA announcer for this game instead of Paul Morrison. Wonder if Paul was on holidays or not feeling well.

[@Lava1964]

I think it was because Mouton was bilingual; Morrison was not.

[@rangers199487]

Did I hear the announcer correctly at the beginning, PBS stations carried this in the U.S.?

[@barrygregory913]

Gotta love Gordie's white shoes

[@thomasleary2814]

Absolutely. Remember watching the games on WGBH 2 in Boston.

[@chais1111]

possibly the best gathering of defensemen to play together in the history of the NHL. Lapointe .Orr Robinson Savard...Wow

[@rickrick5041]

Potvin

[@daveh2077]

Have not seen this game since 1976, I was 17, Hull played great. Why is Robinson wearing 23? He was #19.

[@normandtousignant1754]

Paul Henderson had the 19

[@normandtousignant1754]

Sorry Jean Ratelle had this # for Canada Cup 1976

[@100secondworkout]

Philadelphia Flyer Lifetime Fan ! But Love Bobby Orr ! Greatest player I ever saw !

[@michaeldarmody9919]

Hands down the GOAT. And at 1.393 points per game, 5th best of all time, only just passed by McDavid. That stat for a defenseman is astonishing.

[@williamlacombe8958]

Who are you talking about? Orr?

[@michaeldarmody9919]

@@williamlacombe8958 yes. Given his early injuries and retirement, I think points per game us fairest metric to use, and based on that imho he’s the greatest player

[@Trevybaby]

​@@michaeldarmody9919 a bit of a skewed stat to rely on. Many greats play well into their late 30's. Obviously their PPG avg drops as their production slows. Had Orr (Mike Bossy is another) played for 20 years his PPG average would've dropped significantly. That being said .... Amazing player without a doubt

[@jongrant9023]

the announcer missed the quick orr shot at 8-9 minutes of the 3rd period

[@SolidFreeLoader]

When Canadians played hockey in Canada...

[@ezrabiggins90]

What a ball Scotty must have had juggling those lines. He did it a lot in the Sweden game. My favorite line was Lafleur, Perreault and Martin. Imagine that line over 80 games.

[@brandonrowsell8943]

+ezrabiggins90 thanks for watching pal

[@horstwidl4378]

Great game. Notice too the excellent play by play by Bill Hewitt.

[@rhettinski]

It was Bernie Pascall

[@horstwidl4378]

Thank you@@rhettinski Excellent play by play and knowledge of the game. Same era as Bill Hewitt (Foster Hewitt's son), sticking to what was happening on the ice and not progressing into U.S. baseball style trivia reporting.

[@kevinloewen6830]

Cant add much to what's been said here but what an amazing group of players on both teams! I marvel at our defence with Robinson, Orr, Lapointe, Potvin etc....like holy shit i watched Savard alot i don't think i seen him make a mistake defensively! Esposito never lost a faceoff that i could see! Bowman must have had a blast coaching this team. I agree with comments below that this is the most impressive group of players we've brought together!! Yes i know the 72' team was incredible but i was there and watched and this 76' team is it!!

[@olavirumvolt]

Greatest thanks!

[@glen6945]

DAMN THOSE CANADIANS CAN PLAY FKIN HOCKEY

[@September2004]

15:19 Christ, look how small Rogie Vachon is! He's 8 inches shorter than Ken Dryden!

[@richardzink6026]

Is it me or do the boards look higher then now

[@CliffBronson1212]

Quite a talented Canadian squad ...wowwww ...and Scotty Bowman as coach 🏒🥅🥇

[@royroberts5925]

hey, at the 41 min mark did Big Bird give Orr crap for taking his pass?

[@kingdavid7571]

I don't think so. They were just discussing something. Orr was in as good a position as Larry.

[@danmeehan1390]

The most amazing Canadian team ever. The Soviets had no answer to them

[@harbinger2838]

Nothing will ever beat 1972.

[@peterhunt5072]

Excellent!!!

[@sammey1919]

Dryden must have been in his mid career retirement, thus the net returned to Rogie Vachon. Nice to see him win this event.

[@100secondworkout]

Bernie was injured !

[@sammey1919]

@@100secondworkout ah, makes sense.

[@Splotbang]

Many comments wondering why Dryden wasn't on this team instead of Vachon or Cheevers. Maybe its because Dryden's previous track record against the Soviets SUCKED. In the 72 summit series he allowed 17 goals in just 3 games. In 75, the Montreal Canadiens would have crushed the Soviets had Dryden not allowed 3 goals on just 13 shots while Tretiak also allowed 3 goals but on 38 shots. Anyway, in 76 they had plenty of great Canadian goalies to chose from such as Villeneuve, Gilbert, Esposito (Parent was injured). Besides, Vachon played well un this game. I can see Dryden blowing a game like this.

[@BBQFanNo1]

Team Canada always seemed to play their Best Games in Canada against the Soviet Union in Toronto. On the otherhand Team Canada always seemed to play their worst Games in Canada against the Soviet Union in Vancouver.

[@bassiejazz]

Smaller ice surface

[@BBQFanNo1]

@@bassiejazz The same reason I think why the Buffalo Sabres played so well at their Aud Home against them in the 1976 Super Series beating the Soviet Wings 12-6 and again in 1980 beating the Red Army 6-1

[@zipoman77]

Min 1:34 no penalty for that stop?

[@earlviney5212]

Orr the best player and skater of either team

[@bassiejazz]

Overrated

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

BTW, this was the first or second tournament Russia debuted the diamonds National jersey....but these had the very cool variation of the name platein red with white letters. Also just in my opinion, these are the BEST Team Canada jersey However I do love my 2004 Black Canada jersey Brodeur jersey with the draw strings at the neck. I have 8 Martin Brodeur Canaa jersey, even the 1914 Falcons jersey they wore the opening game of the 2004 World Cup vs USA and that was the only time they were worn. I have 28 Soviet Union/Russian National and CSKA Red Army jersey and Russsian All Star jerseys. 14 Tretiak and the rest Pavel Bure, Kovalchuk, Sergei Mylnikov, Evegeny Beloshieken and Boris Mikhailov, The next Russian jerseys I am getting are two more Tretiak, 2 Popugaev (Devils Prospect) and on each of Fetisov, Kasatonov and "The Professor....the TRUE Russian Gretz Igor Larionov

[@thomasleary2814]

Vachon had a very good game in net for Canada and made a brilliant right skate save in the third period. I thought the three best skaters for Canada were Orr, Hull and Perrault.

[@lonestarbug]

Agree.

[@TheMrzero35]

Love to keep this conversation going with real puck fans who know what they are talking about.

[@AndriiNikolaiev]

Третьяк здесь очень старался. Молодец.

[@eridan7790]

Да,он лучший вратарь в истории хоккея и точка.

[@rockylarson1906]

With the strength of their defence, Canada only dressed five defencemen for five of the seven games. Kinda scary considering the shape Orr's knees were in

[@buddha7178]

Not so much in this game but the Soviets generally dominate team play. The Soviets were missing key players in this lineup.

[@Mister_Pedantic]

The Soviets had their excuses ready ahead of time. Unlike in 1972, Canadians were taking them seriously this time around and the Soviets knew it.

[@tommyarmour986]

Bobby Orr controlled the puck. I give credit tothe USSR for figuring out 5 man puck control, but Bobby Orr was better than any of them and it wasn't even close.

[@harryjules369]

Closed my eyes...I originally heard on the radio.

[@lindouatspeed4843]

Didn't remember how good were Guy Lafleur and Gilbert Perreault

[@gordonklassen3182]

Gilbert Perrault was so tricky with the puck. Classy player.

[@MrAschiff]

Potvin and Orr out together on defense. Can't get much better than that on your blue line.

[@chem774]

The match referee played along with the Canadians, generally sued the Russians

[@eridan7790]

Maybe it was the most stacked Team Canada in history(only not the best goalkeeper(IMO) like Dryden or Cheevers).Our team(USSR) was't stacked.No Kharlamov,Firsov,Davidov,Petrov,Mikhailov,Yakushev and others. But two teams had such a class.I like how our players controlled the puck,so calmly and so did Team Canada. And of course Team Canada won in Toronto where Team USSR(Russia) as I think never won Team Canada. And it's funny how some canadiens thought that Balderis was ukrainian(he was latvian).Ha-ha. And I want to know what Potvin and Alexandrov were talking about in 26:18 .I can guess that they used obscene language.And its interesting that in English you have only one such word,but we in Russia have 4! And i'm happy that Tretiak made an awesome save on Orr in 40:05 (Just could't resist to say that.)

[@navh2000]

Gilbert Perrault was a much better player than history remembers and even here at this late stage Orr had better position ice sense than anyone out there.

[@plodimsocks]

Come on guys. I mean, I'm just here for the hockey...

[@joadhenry]

hey do you have the commercials that ran with this game?

[@brandonrowsell8943]

+joadhenry no buddy. I don't. this game is from the dvd set.

[@martinhrbek1274]

+joadhenry you should be intersted in them Soviet ads as well.

[@joadhenry]

lol!

[@fentonhardy8176]

+brandon rowsell I appreciate these games, they bring me back to when I was in my Late Twenties and Early Thirties, (I turned 30 in 1976). If you get some super series 76, I would love to see them.

[@fentonhardy8176]

+Fenton Hardy Especially the Philadelphia game.

[@gaborbarsai440]

Perrault 11:11 Vikulov 15:05 Hull 24:15 Barber 52:02

[@VicAnderson-dl5lu]

Tretiack and Dryden watching this the goalies love the game

[@TPMikeJ]

Was a great lineup, best Team Canada of the 1970s which includes 1972 and 1974. Imagine how much better 1972 would have been with the two Bobby's. But let's not kid ourselves, there have been many better Team Canada's since that series.

[@September2004]

Imagine if the Soviets had brought their full team. Damn.

[@5inthehole]

Where is Ken Dryden? Law school??

[@chevydryden4508]

Knee surgury

[@carlandre8610]

Vachon was better

[@5inthehole]

Carl Andre -Not even close

[@fatClyde]

Robinson + Orr = Ye shall not pass.

[@kevinwalters6907]

how many team Canada are Not hall of famers because thats easier to add up

[@buddmannable]

A line of Esposito, Hull and Marcel Dionne.......not bad......

[@Exotic3000]

Looks like the Soviet's like to 'take dives'.

[@drew_peabawls13]

At this time my two fave goalies were Tretiak, Parent and Dryden.