Bataille internationale classique entre les « Broad Street Bullies », notoires pour avoir battu et intimidé leur chemin vers les championnats de la Coupe Stanley au plus fort de la phase « Je suis allé à un combat et à un jeu de hockey a éclaté » de la LNH, et de la meilleure équipe de l’Union soviétique (URSS) de « l’Armée rouge soviétique ». Les Flyers ont largement mené la tendance de la violence dans la LNH dans les années 70 et l’ont fait avec succès. Avec des personnalités telles que Bob « Mad Dog » Kelly et Dave « The Hammer » Schultz que vous pouviez soupçonner qu’ils n’étaient pas connus pour leur finesse, mais ils avaient en fait un mélange de joueurs talentueux, comme Rick MacLeish et Reggie Leash, sans parler de Bobby Clarke qui était bon mais avait une série sale de Nasty vicieuse (célèbre pour briser délibérément la vive). Tout comme en 72, l’équipe des Flyers a considéré ce jeu comme une bataille politique ainsi qu’un match de hockey, c’était une bataille des nations, une guerre, et leur ne serait pas des prises. À ce jour, ce sont des fans de hockey qui prétendent que les Soviétiques étaient des WIMP qui ne se sont pas défendus, mais les gens ont besoin de comprendre qu’ils vivaient dans un État autoritaire et étaient sous l’ordre de ne pas s’engager dans la violence. En outre, le hockey européen a froncé les sourcils sur la violence et a éjecté ou suspendu pour les combats, donc les joueurs de hockey européens ne s’entraînaient pas à se battre sur des patins, il serait donc stupide de défier les hommes de tête les plus chevronnés que les Flyers devaient offrir. Tout comme la manifestation soviétique pendant le match, mais les Soviétiques avaient averti les Flyers et la ligue à l’avance, ils venaient jouer au hockey et ne toléreraient aucune violence. Mais les Flyers ne connaissaient qu’une seule façon de jouer, de frapper et de marteler et de marquer les ouvertures et d’espace pour les joueurs vedettes et de les laisser faire leur truc, ils se frappent et ne pilonnent et intimident quiconque ne l’aimait pas, incluant parfois l’assaut dans les tribunes et les battements sur les fans.
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I thought Bernie wore #1??
dirty boys
If we take all the games where best Soviet clubs or national team played against best of NHL, and disregard all the “official” world championships ignored by best NHL clubs and players engaged in Stanley Cup playoffs, then the overall score is
Canada/Stanley Cup winners 10
USSR/Soviet league champions 3
Rendez-Vous tournament ended in a 1-1 draw.
The scope: 1973 Summit Series, 1979 Challenge Cup, 1987 Rendez-Vous tournament, Canada Cups, and Super Series (but only the games between USSR champions and Stanley Cup champions).
1974 Summit series are excluded in this analysis because Canada's roster was selected from the World Hockey Association instead of the National Hockey League.
1973 Summit Series
Canada defeated USSR 4-3: 4 games won by Canada, 3 by USSR
1975 – 1991 Super Series, only the games where Soviet hockey league champions or USSR national team played against Stanley Cup winners:
1975/76 Philadelphia Flyers – CSKA Moscow 4-1 (my personal favorite 🙂
1978 Montreal Canadiens – Spartak Moscow 5-2. CSKA Moscow did not participate in 1978 Super Series
1979 CSKA Moscow did not play Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens
1980 Montreal Canadiens – CSKA Moscow 4-2
1982/83 Edmonton Oilers – USSR 4-3 (USSR did not play 1982 and 1983 Stanley Cups winner New York Islanders; Edmonton Oilers was #2 in 1983, and won Stanley Cup in 1984)
1986 Edmonton Oilers – CSKA Moscow 3-6
1989 CSKA Moscow did not play Stanley Cup winner Edmonton Oilers
1990 CSKA Moscow did not participate in Super Series. (Stanley Cup champion Calgary Flames defeated Khimik Voskresensk 6-3, but that does not count and is not included in overall 10 to 3 score).
1991 Edmonton Oilers – CSKA Moscow 4-2
1979 Challenge Cup
USSR defeated NHL All Stars 2-1: 2-4, 5-4, 6-0
1987 Rendez-Vous tournament
NHL All Stars – USSR 1-1: 4-3, 3-5
1976 – 1991 Canada Cups
1976 Canada
1981 USSR
1984 Canada
1987 Canada
1991 Canada
One could argue based on this objective statistics that during 1979-1981 period Soviet hockey team was the best in the world. But Stanley Cup winner Montreal Canadiens defeated Soviet champion CSKA Moscow in 1980. And let’s not also forget that this 10:3 tally does not include another defeat of USSR in 1980 (Olympic Games), where US college students (average age of 21) dismantled the team of Soviet Army officers dressed as hockey players. I watched the whole game in 1980, and recently rewatched it on YouTube. There was no miracle. These college boys actually played better than “formidable” Soviets.
The World Cup of Hockey replaced Canada Cup later on. Played three times, in 1996 (when American NHL players defeated Canadian NHL players in the final game), and in 2004 and 2016 (Canadian victories). Russian team consisting of their best playing in NHL never even made to the finals in either of these three tournaments.
19:24 the party starts
Dominated from beginning to end I forgot how good the flyers were grew up watching them with the family
the hit that caused everything was a completely legal hit, they used their waste/shoulder to hit the player with the puck. and entire legal play.
Wow , I was 3 when this happened . Heard about it forever ! Thanks so much for posting this !!
The Soviets played much more professional/organized. The Bullies seem to get slightly pushed and blow up entirely. Lol…. I bet the Soviets were expecting more sportsmanship and are just getting elbowed/concussed out there. 23:00 … like our guy literally just broke that guy's orbital bone with that elbow…. poor call from the ref… soviets are understandably angry.
I’m here because of The Fat Electrician’s YouTube channel.
Here after the fat files video drop
Those Russian athletes were strong and conditioned.
In a fist fight, properly matched in size and weight out behind the arena without sticks and referees to break it up, the alcoholic chain smoking Flyers would get suplexed and body slammed.
They were 'ordered to not engage in violence"? Where did you get that from? Please provide evidence instead of making excuses for Red Army. The Soviet teams were notorious for using their sticks in the corner battles against their opponents & all kinds of cheap shots. There's also no evidence Clark broke the ankle of the player you don't even know the name of.
It wasn't Tretiak's fault, but the pure American muscle involved.
Imagine quitting because your opponent is playing better hockey than you couldn’t be the Americans this just proves communists are soft
I read about this game, I was about 13, had the pleasure of growing up in South Lake Tahoe, in the mid 70es we didn't have any lot of cable tv coverage. I appreciate you posting this.
No pads.. No helmets… No mouthguards.. No nothin..
These guys were brutal.. and they were playing for basically peanuts compared to today.
And the irony of the Russians bluffing when they walked off the ice, like they Bluff with literally everything else.This is what they are.
Wow thanks for this Ive only seen the going home part since 76 and now the entire game . The last time I saw the entire game was when it was played in January 1976.
The hockey championship of the world. You should have been there
Honestly, a pretty tame game for Philly.
Still remembered this when i was a kid. Very dirty american players
This game is a better story than the Olympics win. The flyers literally beat them so badly they tried to quit.
The fat electrician sent me here.
19:02 – again like in 1972 Kharlamov elegantly deceived Clark. Then only in despair only to hit from behind out of anger. Good thing it wasn't on the ankle.
А зачем рукопожатие етим ничтожествам во главе с кларком.😅
http://youtube.com/post/UgkxHq0R3oI1qjbKT4UWoKOKrMCTpiHO36tM?si=PrsH81LM6872ED4R
As a fan from Russia, I can tell you about our view of this match.
Since the Red Army players were told by their managers that the Super Series was already won, there was no need to put in much effort in the match. The main goal was to avoid injuries in a game with the roughest team in the NHL. The Red Army coaches were great players in the past who were not well known in North America – Loktev, Aleksandrov and Firsov. In Philadelphia, unlike in New York, Montreal and Boston, the players were given an unfriendly reception during lunch on the eve of the match. Attempts to establish contacts between the two coaching groups did not take place. The Russians were met with only hatred and a desire to rehabilitate the NHL for their failures. Therefore, the tension level increased. It follows that the Flyers players were very motivated and the Red Army players were demotivated. In addition, by this time the Russians had lost three players from the national team – Petrov, Zhluktov and Tsygankov. In previous matches, Vikulov combined well with young Aleksandrov and Zhluktov, Solodukhin in their line was not so productive and failed the entire match.
In Russia, the result of this match was considered dignified in those difficult conditions for the players. Especially since the mood before this Super Series was cautious. After all, at the level of national teams there was equality of skill – this was shown by two Summit Series. How will the game go with NHL clubs, which, unlike national teams, play constantly and are in good physical conditions in the middle of the season. Soviet sports managers had concerns. In the end, all the results except the match against the Sabres were considered good.
In addition to my previous post, I will try to explain
why Soviet sports managers were so afraid of games with NHL club teams and why they believed that North American club hockey was much superior to Soviet hockey.
The fact is that the previous year, the Red Army played a summit series versus clubs OHA Major Junior A in December 1974-January 1975. Look at their results:
Hamilton Fincups – Red Army 4-5
London Knights – Red Army 4-5
Sault Ste. Marie Grayhounds – Red Army 7-11
Toronto Marlboros – Red Army 6-7
OHA Selection – Red Army 4-5
Ottawa 67's – Red Army 5-7
Kitchener Rangers – Red Army 5-7
A total of seven wins, but none were easy. After such results, it is understandable why big problems were expected from meetings with the best NHL clubs. Therefore, the result 6-1-2 in favor of the Soviets was perceived as a huge success.
The Toronto Star had written this comment after the close of the series: "The Moscow Musketeers had to put a big fat zero on their aptitude test by pulling one of the dumbest tricks in sports. They hauled their team off the ice. Loktev knew the conditions before he came. Nobody loves playing in Philadelphia. Once he accepted a game with the Flyers, under NHL rules, with an NHL referee, he was in the same boat as the Toronto Maple Leafs or Vancouver Canucks when they come to town. Loktev wanted his team to know what's it's like to play the Flyers in Philly under NHL conditions. Well…that's what it's like."
They took away the Russians ability to handle the puck.
49 years later the Russiabs have their asset in the WH. 😢
Мне было 15 лет,когда была эта игра.Мы русспие уже привыкли к грубости канадцев и постоянному подсуживанию им со стороны судей.Но такого безпредела со стороны канадцев и судей еще пока не было!!!Я не из плаксивых,но я впервые плакал от того,что впервые в жизни столкнулся с бесовской мерзостью со стороны канадцев и судей! И вот я вступаю во взрослую жизнь и что я вижу?!В ад попадают только взрослые ,,умники,, 👹🇨🇦👹🇺🇲🐷👹🤛🇷🇺🇧🇾🇬🇪💒🙏👼🙋♂️
Having watched a number of these Red Army vs NHL games it's quite obvious to me that the Soviet's didn't have the energy/spark they normally displayed especially after them walking off the ice. Not taking anything away from the Flyers but the Red Army looked flat as hell.
Bless u for uploading… my dad told me about this game.. he was so satisfied 😂
speak to Russians in a language they understand. as in give em the lumber 😀
I remember hearing the game on the radio. It wasn’t televised in my area. I’m a Bruins fan but I always admired the work ethic of the Flyers. They truly could beat anyone
The Flyers played a very simplistic style. Nothing fancy. Just simple, tough hockey. What the Soviets were doing was meant to fool the teams that played sophisticated hockey. But a team that played basic, tough, fundamental hockey like the Flyers had success.
Under the rules back then, Van Impe's check was perfectly legal. No cross checking or anything.
Everyone making excuses for the commies, flyers played better period. They say the flyers were goons but the flyers outplayed the commies and all you cry babies making excuses go suck on your binky.
They were able to do something the rangers were not able to do beat the Soviet Union
BSBs standing up for America!
I remember Jim McKay the next day on Wide World of Sports showing a photo of a Soviet Player surrounded by a couple of Flyers, and the Flyer players had their sticks raised like guns.
My dad was at this game.
The Flyers came out aggressive and physical, so then the Russians started getting physical back so then the Flyers took it to the next level and the Russians couldn’t take it.
Сша гандоны🎉
Imagine if they were mic’d up?
one of the greatest flyer games ever played, this game meant alot back then, the soviets were hated, but good, flyers just manhandled them all game, typical flyer hockey…say what you want about them,…they were a great hockey team period
that bodycheck at 20:03 bu Van Impe on that Kharlamov charachter was a 2025 level body check good Job to fellow Saskatoonian EVI
I can't blame the soviets much for being mad. Talk about culture shock…
Barber had the lion's share of puck possession this game, and he was shadowing the Soviet's best player al game.