The New York Times
| 9 months ago
Indeed, the Soviets had competed in only five Olympics and were four-time champions. But because of the promotional genius of Alan Eagleson, who was the head of the National Hockey League Players' Association, Canada's best N.H.L. players and the...
International Herald Tribune
| 9 months ago
For Canadians, the series against the Soviet Union, which was the first time N.H.L. players skated against the Soviets, looms larger than the Miracle on Ice of the 1980 Olympics does for Americans. It is widely considered a profound unifying...
