AGO His name is Alan Eagleson and he had a little something to do with creating that historic eight-game match with the Soviets but has been disinvited from offiicially commemorating...
Alan Eagleson and the 1972 Hockey Summit Series USSR
The hockey series of the century is underway, and it's the brainchild of Alan Eagleson. The 1972 Summit Series, an eight-game battle between the best hockey players from Canada and the Soviet Union, is the talk of Canada. Half way through the series, Eagleson is back in Canada and takes a moment to give the panellists on CBC Television's Front Page Challenge an insider's view of the momentous series.
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