Canada - Soviet Hockey Series

The Summit Series was the first competition between full strength Soviet and Canadian national ice hockey teams, an eight game series held in September of 1972. Canada won the series four games to three, with one tie. On September 28, 1972, game six Paul Henderson scores on Vladislav Tretiak at 19:26 of the final period to win the game and the series. Summit Series has become the most popular English name for the event, but the popular name in the other official languages of the competing countries varies: in French it is known as La Série du Siècle (The Series of the Century), and in Russian (USSR-Canada Superseries).