Ice wars. Palladin A.A.

50 years ago in the history of world sports, an almost the most striking event occurred: the first series of matches of the USSR national team with Canadian professionals in hockey history.

hockey players “maple leaves”, millionaires, superheroes, which easily smashed All teams of the world met the Soviet team with contempt, calling it a rabble of lovers, whose goalkeeper is a hole.

Almost all sports commentators of the world predicted the shameful defeat of our team.

But here is the whistle of the judge, and after thirty seconds, Phil Esposito opens the score. Six minutes later, the score doubles, and under the mocking laughter of local fans over the ice arena, a funeral march was sounding.

It would be better if the taps of the Montreal stadium did not. Our hockey players seemed to be resurrected and began to stiffen to smear Canadian ice professionals. Canadians violated the rules, the judges turned a blind eye to this, the world fell silent in shock - but the Russians methodically and confidently beat arrogant opponents...