Central Red Army vs Montreal Canadiens Wed, December 31 1975

[Disgruntled70sHab]

December 31st, 1975

                           

Central Red Army       Montreal Canadiens
of the Soviet Union                                       

Au Forum de Montréal Forum
Wednesday Eve - 7 PM - Mecredi Soir
December 31st Decembre, 1975
Attendance: 18,975

        

Montreal Canadiens 1975-76

Future Trends Summit Series Collection 1992
(Players who played in this game)

RIP Valeri Kharlamov 1948-1981

"People still talk of this game. A lot of people say it was the nicest game they have ever seen."
- Jacques Lemaire

Intro by Dick Irvin Jr and Ivan Cournoyer

                

 

"The worst part was standing for the anthem. The whole building was singing. That's what got you the most.
I was just a young kid." - Larry Robinson

The game in its entirety



Dick Irvin Jr and Danny Gallivan

   

"A dire dearth of whistles here in the second period," - Danny Gallivan

Mahovlich misses in close                  Disappointment    
  

 

 

One of the best lines of its day
Valeri Kharlamov - Vladimir Petrov - Boris Makhailov

The Game's Three stars:
1. Vladislav Tretiak
2.  Peter Mahovlich
3.  Ivan Cournoyer

"... we tried our best ... a lot of Canadians depended on us ... on behalf of the Montreal Canadiens,
I'd like to apologize that we didn't win ..." - Peter Mahovlich

Peace in 2017

[Willie Dog]

What an awesome thread... You rock Dis.

Best hockey game ever imo... some will say the final game of the '72 summit series but if Canada didn't win that game we wouldn't be saying that imo... This was a great hockey game with the 2 best hockey teams in the world at the time.

[NWTHabsFan]

The KLM line was so much fun to watch.

[GNick99]

I can remember that Peter Mahovlich interview