My review of books about the 1972 Canada-Russia hockey Super Summit — and what it was like being there, from Montreal to Moscow. OCTOBER 2022 The Bear and the Beaver Eight games, one goal Robert Lewis Most Canadians in their late fifties and beyond remember where they were when it Read more…
A swagger that belies their youth September 7 (Filing from Vancouver) When veteran forward Vyacheslav Starshinov packed his skates for Canada, he also included a novel item for a professional hockey player: a lengthy two-page psychological questionnaire on hockey which he hopes will help him gain a master’s in philosophy. Read more…
In Game 2, Team Canada Gets Its Act Together September 4 Game 2 — (filing from Toronto) The Novosti correspondent wondered about the impact on Prime Minister Trudeau’s re-election bid next month. The president of the Toronto Maple leafs termed it “a national disaster.” The Toronto Globe and Mail columnist Read more…