1974 жылғы Канада-КСРО хоккей сериясы

Competition between Soviet and Canadian professional ice hockey players

The 1974 Summit Series was the second of two competitions between Soviet and Canadian professional ice hockey players, following the same format as the 1972 Summit Series, with four games across Canada and four in Moscow. The Soviet team won the series 4–1–3, with Canada's lone victory at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. A significant difference from the previous series was that Canada's roster was selected from the World Hockey Association instead of the National Hockey League. The top scorer of the Soviet team was Alexander Yakushev (5+3), as well as Vladimir Petrov (2+6), and Valery Kharlamov (2+5). On the Canadian side, Bobby Hull (7+2), Backstrom (4+4), G. Howe (3+4) and Lacroix (1+7) scored. Initially the event was to be six games, but it was later extended to eight. Team Canada players were paid C$6,000 each for participating in the event.

In Canada, a full hall gathered for the first training session of the USSR national team, and the players of the VHA national team, led by Bobby Hull, were among the spectators. Tickets for the matches of the Canadian part of the series were sold out a few months before it began. In Quebec, they were drawn in a lottery — people paid two dollars for a chance to get a pass to the game; out of two million who bought a lottery ticket, only 15 thousand got to the match. In Winnipeg, ten dollar tickets were sold before the game for 20 denominations. The first match ended in a draw (3 3). Frank Makhovlich did not realize a one on one with Tretyak in the last minute. The second match was played with the advantage of the Canadians. Petrov's goal at the beginning of the third period was not counted by Canadian referee Tom Brown, who later admitted the mistake and apologized. In the first period of the fourth match, Bobby Hull scored a hat trick. After the first period, the hosts led 5–2, but the USSR national team pulled out a 5–5 draw, ending the Canadian part of the series with 17:17 points.

In honour of the 45th anniversary of the Series, a gala evening was held at the Moscow Hockey Museum; the event was attended by Canadian Ambassador Stefan Joben.