{"product_id":"team-canada-1972-the-official-40th-anniversary-celebration-of-the-summit-series-9780771071195","title":"Team Canada 1972: The Official 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Summit Series","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt was called the \"series of the century\" and out of it came the greatest goal ever scored. Incredibly  the Summit Series  featuring Canada and the Soviet Union in a hockey showdown  is now 40 years old  but time has only strengthened and immortalized those eight games that changed the game. No moment has faded  and no series of games since has had the same profound effect on a country  a culture and a sport.  Using its best NHL stars  Canada was supposed to win all eight games  but the Soviets won the first  in Montreal  by a whopping 7-3 score  and from then on fans were witness to the greatest matchup ever. It featured the leadership of Phil Esposito and the skill of Yvan Cournoyer  the goaltending of Vladislav Tretiak  and the speed of Valeri Kharlamov. And in the end  it featured the heroics of Paul Henderson  who scored the winning goal in each of the final three games to give Canada the series victory  the final of those goals coming with just 34 seconds remaining in game eight  September 28  1972.  Complete with in-depth interviews of every surviving player and a remarkable cache of colour photographs  Team Canada 1972  is the definitive look at the Summit Series 40 years later  still powerful  still resonating  still remarkable. With every living player contributing to the book with personal memories and thoughts of the series  this official publication provides fans with the most detailed and exciting picture of the series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276520939573,"sku":"ByrdShop_0771071191","price":238.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780771071195.jpg?v=1780554373","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/team-canada-1972-the-official-40th-anniversary-celebration-of-the-summit-series-9780771071195","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}