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Post by Rimmer on Nov 3, 2005 19:08:53 GMT -5
"Kharlamov came down the right wing, 2-on-1 with Yakushev," Eruzione recalled. "Jack Brownschidle (later Blues and Whalers) was covering him and Jimmy Warden was in goal for us. Jack played the 2-on-1 perfectly. Kharlamov goes to take a slap shot but instead, with one fluid movement, he kicks the puck with his right skate 15 feet to Yakushev and hits him in stride. Meanwhile, Kharlamov completes the slap shot swing and Jimmy's leaning to make the save on Kharlamov. Yakushev one-times it into a wide-open net.
"Jack skates over to coach Bob Johnson with his arms wide open, like 'What was that?"' Eruzione continued. "On the bench, we were in awe. We spent half the practice the next day trying it and no one could do it. That was just one amazing thing that I saw him do. He was electrifying, the Cournoyer of Russian hockey. It seemed his feet never touched the ice. He was that great."-- read the complete article --R.
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Nov 4, 2005 18:39:02 GMT -5
"Kharlamov came down the right wing, 2-on-1 with Yakushev," Eruzione recalled. "Jack Brownschidle (later Blues and Whalers) was covering him and Jimmy Warden was in goal for us. Jack played the 2-on-1 perfectly. Kharlamov goes to take a slap shot but instead, with one fluid movement, he kicks the puck with his right skate 15 feet to Yakushev and hits him in stride. Meanwhile, Kharlamov completes the slap shot swing and Jimmy's leaning to make the save on Kharlamov. Yakushev one-times it into a wide-open net.
"Jack skates over to coach Bob Johnson with his arms wide open, like 'What was that?"' Eruzione continued. "On the bench, we were in awe. We spent half the practice the next day trying it and no one could do it. That was just one amazing thing that I saw him do. He was electrifying, the Cournoyer of Russian hockey. It seemed his feet never touched the ice. He was that great."-- read the complete article --R. I was at that game in Montreal where we were beaten 7 - 3. I remember after the first period where we led 2-0 and ended up tied 2-2, this kid Kharlamov with the old skates is really good and fast. I remember their star was supposed to be Yakushev, but Valeri was the one I noticed. After the game I walked down St. Catherine Street in awe of the Soviets teamwork, passing and Kharlamov's skating. He was a great one and it's unfortunate his career was cut short. Rocket Richard, Doug Harvey, John Ferguson, Valeri Kharlamov, and Wayne Gretzky. It's a short list. |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Nov 5, 2005 14:25:02 GMT -5
From the article (thanks Rimmer):
"We didn't do well at all in the first game, lost by 10 goals, 13-3," said forward Dick McGlynn. "And, we got a pretty good beating in the second game, but we out-shot them in the fifth game. Their strength was pretty much unknown in North America in 1972. Kharlamov, to this day, is the only player that could defy gravity, his body going one way while he controlled the puck in a different direction.
"At the end of the second period in our game in Bloomington, Minn., Tarasov whispered to me, 'I eased up.' That infuriated me and I told him he certainly did not," Williamson recalled. "He pulled me into his dressing room and there were Kharlamov, Ragulin, Mikhailov, about five of his top players undressing. We still got whipped. The Canadians played 110 percent to beat them in the Summit Series. Their skill level wasn't equal, but their determination was the difference. That Canadian toughness brought that team through. But, Kharlamov destroyed them in the first game in Montreal and put the fear in them."
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