In late 1975 and early 1976, 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. The culmination of the
“Super Series” was HC CSKA Moscow’s faceoff against the
reigning champion Flyers in Philadelphia on January 11, 1976. Known
as the “Red Army Club,” HC CSKA hadn’t lost a game in the
series. Known as the “Broad Street Bullies,” the Flyers were
determined to bring the Red Army team’s winning streak to an end
with their trademark aggressive style of play. Based largely on
interviews, Ed Gruver’s book will tell the story of this epic
game and series as it lays out the stakes involved: nothing less
than the credibility of the NHL. If the Red Army team had 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. Gruver also describes how the
game and series affected the styles of both Russian and NHL teams.
The Soviets adopted a more physical brand of hockey, while the NHL
increasingly focused on passing and speed.
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