03 November, 2003 by admin

In hockey history, there are only few moments, that are so irreversibly written in the annals of sports and national history of the nation. One of them is for sure the legendary goal of Paul Henderson, scored in 1972.

In hockey history, there are only few moments, that are so irreversibly written in the annals of sports and national history of the nation. One of them is for sure the legendary goal of Paul Henderson, scored in 1972. In the yellow table, you can see the value, that Canadian nation attaches to the goal.

TOP 10 NEWS EVENTS
Here are the top 10 Canadian news events of the 20th century based on the results of a survey of the country's newspapers and broadcasters by The Canadian Press and Broadcast News. The numbers in brackets are the number of points each event received in a graduated voting scale that gave 10 points for a first-place vote down to one point for a 10th-place vote:  1. D-Day, June 6, 1944 (817)  2. The Patriation of the Constitution/Charter of Rights and Freedoms, April 17, 1982 (732)  3. The October Crisis, Oct. 5, 1970 (653)  4. The battle of Vimy Ridge, April 9, 1917 (619)  5. Women get the vote, May 24, 1918 (531)  6. The Free Trade Agreement with the United States, Jan. 1, 1989 (482)  7. 1995 Quebec Referendum, Oct. 30, 1995, (475)  8. Paul Henderson's winning goal in the Canada-U.S.S.R. hockey series, Sept. 28, 1972 (452)  9. The creation of medicare in Saskatchewan, July 1, 1962 (446)  10. The Canadian military raid on Dieppe, Aug. 19, 1942 (318)		Paul Henderson´s goal Almost any Canadian who is old enough can tell you exactly what he or she was doing on September 28, 1972, when Paul Henderson scored the 6-5 goal at 19:26 of the final period. For a moment, our world stood still, and then as the red light flickered behind Vladislav Tretiak, our hearts filled with joy, and relief "When the Canadians were forced to pull out a last minute victory in the last game to secure the series, Canada and all capitalist countries had confirmation of their political superiority. Paul Henderson's goal did much more than win a series, it rescued the cultural and ideological chauvinism of the nation. The moment, has a place in the Canadian psyche that far exceeds its mere sporting accomplishment. The nation's confidence in its political ideology has never been more assuredly justified than in hockey in 1972." Thirty years later, Canadians are still going bonkers about the series. Russians too have equally fond although often different memories about the clash at the top of the hockey world three decades ago. In the next issue, we will look at some of the hockey souvenirs that are connected with 1972. You can believe that they are not cheap things.