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Between December 28, 1975 and January 11, 1976, a groundbreaking
hockey event took place: Super Series '76. Eight National Hockey
League clubs each hosted a single exhibition game against one of
two touring teams from the USSR: Central Red Army or Wings of the
Soviet. Officially nothing was at stake, but serious hockey fans
realized that a Cold War clash of political ideologies was
occurring on North American ice surfaces. The top pro teams would
finally meet the best "amateurs" from the Soviet Elite League. The
reputations of the NHL and Soviet hockey were both on the line.
Canadians already knew how strong the Soviets were, based on the
eye-opening experiences of both countries' hockey stars in the 1972
and 1974 Summit Series. For many Americans, however, the talents of
the exotic, Eastern Bloc visitors provided a stunning revelation.
This book outlines the history of the intense Canada-USSR hockey
rivalry that preceded Super Series '76 and focuses on those eight
captivating games in New York, Pittsburgh, Montreal, Buffalo,
Boston, Chicago, Long Island and Philadelphia. Two of these
contests are still widely discussed today for vastly different
reasons. One may have been the greatest hockey game ever played.
The 1972 World Series was a terrific clash between two rising Major
League franchises, the Oakland A's and the Cincinnati Reds. Neither
had won the pennant in decades. Twice removed from their original
home in Philadelphia and unappreciated in Oakland, the A's quietly
played excellent ball, their long hair and mustaches symbols of
rebellion. Led by manager Sparky Anderson, the clean-cut
Reds--baseball's most conservative club--were becoming a powerhouse
and were the favorites entering the Series. This book chronicles
both the A's and the Reds' journeys to the memorable '72 Fall
Classic--where six of seven games were won by a single run--with
batter-by-batter coverage of the diamond exploits of Bench, Perez,
Rose, Rudi, Odom, Tenace, and others.
In October 1969, the New York Mets stunned the sports world by
defeating the heavily favored Baltimore Orioles in a memorable
World Series. Their five-game triumph capped off a true Cinderella
season, when the woebegone National League franchise rose from
laughingstock to popular champions. The histories of both the Mets
and Orioles are traced, along with their paths to the climactic '69
Series. A batter-by-batter recap of all five games gives a box seat
view to a storied moment in baseball history.
Having played more than 7,500 regular-season and playoff games
since the franchise's inception in 1924, the Boston Bruins have
become an iconic National Hockey League team boasting a sizable fan
base well beyond Massachusetts. In a century of spirited play, the
Bruins have participated in numerous contests that have brought
great joy--and great disappointment--to their passionate legions of
followers across North America. Twenty-five of these games are
presented here, chronologically, in great detail. Most will be
known to hardcore followers of the Bruins, others may be on the
obscure side. All of them combine to create a tapestry of sorts,
one of triumphs, travails, cheers and tears. For the passionate
fans of the Black and Gold, it follows the club's fortunes from the
early days of Eddie Shore and Tiny Thompson, through the halcyon
seasons of the Kraut Line, forward to the dominant renaissance
years of the Orr-Esposito 1970s and into the third decade of the
21st century. Hockey followers, regardless of their allegiances,
will enjoy this tome of Boston Bruins nostalgia.
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