Description

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In the mid-1970s, at the height of the Cold War, two of the Soviet Union's long-dominant national hockey teams traveled to North America to play an eight-game series against the best teams in the National Hockey League.

This book tells the story of the epic game, in which nothing less than the credibility of the NHL was at stake. If the Red Army team completed its series sweep by defeating the two-time Stanley Cup champion Flyers, the NHL would no longer have been able to claim primacy of place in professional-level hockey.

About the Author

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Ed Gruver'swork has appeared in several national magazines. He is the author of Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn: Boxing's Unforgettable Summer of 1941; Bringing the Monster to Its Knees: Ben Hogan, Oakland Hills, and the 1951 U.S. Open; Hell with the Lid Off: Inside the Fierce Rivalry Between the 1970s Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers; Hairs vs. Squares: The Mustache Gang, the Big Red Machine, and the Tumultuous Summer of '72; From Baltimore to Broadway: Joe, the Jets, and the Super Bowl III Guarantee; Nitschke; Koufax; The Ice Bowl: The Cold Truth About Football's Most Unforgettable Game; and The American Football League: A Year-by-Year History, 1960-69.