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PrimumHockeyist

PrimumHockeyist

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Hi all.

I first posted the following short clip on this message board a few years ago. and again quite recently on the History board, where we are discussing the 1972 Summit Series contested between the Soviet Union and Canada.

It just occurred to me that younger Canadians might be likely to miss that conversation, yet that some may be interested in this alternate telling of Paul Henderson's Goal of the Century, which sees its 50th anniversary tomorrow.

What makes this novel, is that Canadians who witnessed Henderson's goal almost all link it to the voice of TV broadcaster Foster Hewitt making "the Call". What makes this clip of possible interest then, is that it ISN'T the one that has been burned into the Canadian mind for five decades now.

Without further ado

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Nizami Ganjavi said:
For Canada...
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This does beg a question that should be asked on this board, which I would think it probably has.

Do any international goals or games that stand out in other nations, like Henderson's does in Canada?

As far as goals go, Mike Eruzione's seems like the American equivalent. Maybe the Forsberg goal ranks the same for Sweden . . . As for games, Russians, I would think that the first match of the Summit Series ranks very high.
 
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PrimumHockeyist said:
This does beg a question that should be asked on this board, which I would think it probably has.

Do any international goals or games that stand out in other nations, like Henderson's does in Canada?

As far as goals go, Mike Eruzione's seems like the American equivalent. Maybe the Forsberg goal ranks the same for Sweden . . . As for games, Russians, I would think that the first match of the Summit Series ranks very high.
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Svoboda against Russia for Nagano gold...

A: It won us gold
B: he had to defect from then Czechoslovakia to come to Canada so watching him score the goal after that journey is double sweet
 
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PrimumHockeyist said:
Hi all.

I first posted the following short clip on this message board a few years ago. and again quite recently on the History board, where we are discussing the 1972 Summit Series contested between the Soviet Union and Canada.

It just occurred to me that younger Canadians might be likely to miss that conversation, yet that some may be interested in this alternate telling of Paul Henderson's Goal of the Century, which sees its 50th anniversary tomorrow.

What makes this novel, is that Canadians who witnessed Henderson's goal almost all link it to the voice of TV broadcaster Foster Hewitt making "the Call". What makes this clip of possible interest then, is that it ISN'T the one that has been burned into the Canadian mind for five decades now.

Without further ado

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I saw a few Henderson videos where he says he scored really nice highlight reel goals in his career but everyone remembers him for this one.lol
 
PrimumHockeyist said:
This does beg a question that should be asked on this board, which I would think it probably has.

Do any international goals or games that stand out in other nations, like Henderson's does in Canada?

As far as goals go, Mike Eruzione's seems like the American equivalent. Maybe the Forsberg goal ranks the same for Sweden . . . As for games, Russians, I would think that the first match of the Summit Series ranks very high.
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I think that most American's would say that goal is the greatest goal in the history of hockey. And I would be willing to bet that the majority of American hockey fans don't even know who Paul Henderson is.
 
Nizami Ganjavi said:
I think that most American's would say that goal is the greatest goal in the history of hockey. And I would be willing to bet that the majority of American hockey fans don't even know who Paul Henderson is.
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It probably isn't since it wasn't in a best-on-best tournament. I'd say for United States people, it would be Tony Amonte's goal.
 
Czechboy said:
Svoboda against Russia for Nagano gold...

A: It won us gold
B: he had to defect from then Czechoslovakia to come to Canada so watching him score the goal after that journey is double sweet
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That one is kind of all by itself with Czechs? That was Czech's year, or two years as a recall. I had wondered about 68, which was before I became aware. But also 72 IIHF, maybe, although I figure I would have felt the reverbs.
One question, do you think that older people who remember 68 would say that 98 was bigger? Or the other way? There are three such goals in Canada, 72, 87 and 10.
 
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It probably isn't since it wasn't in a best-on-best tournament. I'd say for United States people, it would be Tony Amonte's goal.
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Interesting. I would have thought that that might be the American hockey person's goal, but that Eruzione's was bigger for being more transcedant, the whole of USA got captivated in 1980. 96 was a well-deserved, but belated coming of age celebration.
 
Hey!! we're getting off track here, this thread is supposed to be about the crowning Jewel in Canadian hockeys prodigious crown.


when do we get to posts with fans cooing lines such as..............................." steadfast refusal to abandon principles" "never say die mentality" " a nation sat on the edge of it's seat" "henderson got that puck from God" and ending with.............. "available in fine bookstores everywhere"


Let's keep things on track here, my goodness.
 
PrimumHockeyist said:
That one is kind of all by itself with Czechs? That was Czech's year, or two years as a recall. I had wondered about 68, which was before I became aware. But also 72 IIHF, maybe, although I figure I would have felt the reverbs.
One question, do you think that older people who remember 68 would say that 98 was bigger? Or the other way? There are three such goals in Canada, 72, 87 and 10.
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You have to go back to communism. Every time those Czechoslovakian teams beat a USSR team for gold at a world's it meant a LOT! Also, at that time, it was best on best between those 2 nations. Before my time though but something tells me my Dad would remember those goals (60's and 70's) more than 1998. Much much more politically charged and a very different climate then now.
 
Czechboy said:
87? Wayne and Mario?
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In my opinion, which a lot of others share, they are the big three. Kind of like the three pyramids. They dominate the setting but one, Lemieux's, is slightly smaller. Think in terms of games and 02 Salt Lake fills in for the Sphinx.

Czechboy said:
You have to go back to communism. Every time those Czechoslovakian teams beat a USSR team for gold at a world's it meant a LOT! Also, at that time, it was best on best between those 2 nations. Before my time though but something tells me my Dad would remember those goals (60's and 70's) more than 1998. Much much more politically charged and a very different climate then now.
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Some games were more charged then. Not sure if we want to return to those days.

 
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Nizami Ganjavi said:
Yes, for Canada. In other countries it is not a very well known moment at all.
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Except for Russia, to be sure

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This was GREAT. Thank you Guardian
 
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It probably isn't since it wasn't in a best-on-best tournament. I'd say for United States people, it would be Tony Amonte's goal.
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No way, not in a million years. Eruzione's goal transcends "best on best."

It would be fun to do a poll on the main board...
 
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