{"id":17712,"date":"2025-02-20T16:05:05","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T16:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/20\/4-nations-face-off-just-the-latest-in-long-history-of-memorable-international-hockey-competitions\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T16:05:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T16:05:05","slug":"4-nations-face-off-just-the-latest-in-long-history-of-memorable-international-hockey-competitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/20\/4-nations-face-off-just-the-latest-in-long-history-of-memorable-international-hockey-competitions\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Nations Face-Off just the latest in long history of memorable international hockey competitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-socialshare=\"true\">\n<div id=\"article-fontSizer\" class=\"c-fontSizer\">\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--decrease c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" 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tabindex=\"-1\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!-- video stream item --><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11026377\/canada-us-4-nations-face-off-final\/\">U.S.-Canada rematch on Thursday night in Boston could be another memorable country vs. country showdown<\/a> for a sport with deep roots in international competition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>1972 Summit Series: Canada 6, USSR 5<\/h2>\n<p>With the Cold War raging and the Soviet Union challenging Canada\u2019s dominance in hockey, their Summit Series was tied 3-all with one tie going into the decisive Game 8. The Soviets led 5-3 after two periods before Phil Esposito and Yvan Cournoyer evened it and Paul Henderson scored the most important goal in the country\u2019s history to give Canada a 6-5 victory.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video_miniplayer\">\n<section id=\"miniplayer_67b74f3490b4f-carousel\" class=\"l-videoCarousel l-videoCarousel--embed c-carousel\" data-video-carousel-play-inline=\"true\" data-video-carousel-init=\"false\" aria-label=\"Video carousel contains 12 videos.\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__inner\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__featured\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"true\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_67b74f3490b4f\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"9104083\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/playlist\/9104083,9084618,8808698,2896126,2931635,2917781,2751412,2628905,2620053,2620928,2511039,2898316\/?poster=https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fmedia.globalnews.ca%2Fvideostatic%2Fnews%2Fcwmhyoh5mt-o611oe45ym%2FFRI_GN_SUMMIT_SERIES_SITE_THUMB_020922.jpg%3Fw%3D1200%26%23038%3Bquality%3D70%26%23038%3Bstrip%3Dall#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_67b74f3490b4f\" data-displayinline-playlist=\"9104083,9084618,8808698,2896126,2931635,2917781,2751412,2628905,2620053,2620928,2511039,2898316\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: '1972 Summit Series: Marking 50 years since iconic Team Canada-Soviet Union battle'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/cwmhyoh5mt-o611oe45ym\/FRI_GN_SUMMIT_SERIES_SITE_THUMB_020922.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/cwmhyoh5mt-o611oe45ym\/FRI_GN_SUMMIT_SERIES_SITE_THUMB_020922.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/cwmhyoh5mt-o611oe45ym\/FRI_GN_SUMMIT_SERIES_SITE_THUMB_020922.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/cwmhyoh5mt-o611oe45ym\/FRI_GN_SUMMIT_SERIES_SITE_THUMB_020922.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">2:12<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">1972 Summit Series: Marking 50 years since iconic Team Canada-Soviet Union battle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__glide glide \">\n<div class=\"glide__arrows c-carousel__buttons l-videoCarousel__buttons\" data-glide-el=\"controls\">\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--left c-carousel__button c-carousel__prev l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__prev c-longform-gallery__prev\" data-glide-dir=\"&lt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Previous Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--right c-carousel__button c-carousel__next l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__next c-longform-gallery__next\" data-glide-dir=\"&gt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Next Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-carousel__goto\" data-glide-dir=\"=0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!-- video stream item --><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<h2>1980 Olympics: US 4, USSR 3<\/h2>\n<p>Made up of college players who seemed no match for the heavily favoured, professional Soviet Union, the U.S. rallied from 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 deficits with Mark Johnson and Mike Eruzione scoring to win 4-3 and produce the \u201cMiracle on Ice\u201d in Lake Placid, New York. The Americans then beat Finland to take home Olympic gold.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_6581895_67b74f3499612\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"6581895\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/6581895\/#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_6581895_67b74f3499612\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Alberta athletes mark 40th anniversary of Miracle On Ice'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/09mab9p1ud-b7ybgyp4gc\/miracleonicepic.jpg?w=1040&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/09mab9p1ud-b7ybgyp4gc\/miracleonicepic.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/09mab9p1ud-b7ybgyp4gc\/miracleonicepic.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/09mab9p1ud-b7ybgyp4gc\/miracleonicepic.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">2:22<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Alberta athletes mark 40th anniversary of Miracle On Ice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>1987 Canada Cup: Canada 6, USSR 5<\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h3>Get breaking National news<\/h3>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Two-time Stanley Cup-winning coach Jon Cooper still considers the final between Canada and the Soviet Union the best three-game stretch of hockey ever played, with every game decided 6-5 and the first two going to at least one overtime.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"caption\">\n<figure class=\"c-figure c-figure--alignnone c-figure--expandable\">\n<div class=\"c-figure__inner\"><figcaption class=\"c-figure__caption c-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-caption__desc\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tMario Lemieux rushes into the arms of teammate Wayne Gretzky after scoring the game-winner in the Canada Cup final match against the Soviet Union, Hamilton, Ont., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 1987.\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"c-caption__cite\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tTHE CANADIAN PRESS\/Blaise Edwards\t\t\t\t<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The culmination is referred to simply as \u201cGretzky to Lemieux\u201d as Wayne Gretzky passed the puck to Mario Lemieux for the winning goal in the final game.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>2010 Olympics: Canada 3, US 2 OT<\/h2>\n<p>A rough start to the tournament on home ice in Vancouver ramped up the pressure for Canada, which led the U.S. until Zach Parise\u2019s tying goal with 24 seconds left in regulation. 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