Mirotvor Schwartz

THE HISTORY OF (1970-1979)

This is a part of my “THE HISTORY OF ICE HOCKEY” thematic exhibit. It covers events that took place during the 1970s (from 1970 to 1979).

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (POOL B and POOL C) 1970 (Romania)

(POOL B (Bucharest): 1.USA (promoted to Pool A), 2.West Germany, 3.Norway

POOL C (Galati): 1.Austria, 2.Italy (both promoted to Pool A), 3.France)

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1970 (Stockholm)

USSR - Czechoslovakia 3:1

( - Vladimir Dzurilla, Jan Hrbaty)

1.USSR

3.Czechoslovakia

(2.Sweden)

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STANLEY CUP 1970

Final

Game 4

Boston Bruins - St Louis Blues 4:3 (OT)

( - Glenn Hall, Noel Picard)

Overall: - St Louis Blues 4-0

1.Boston Bruins

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Bobby Orr (Boston Bruins)

2.St Louis Blues

(3-4.Chicago Black Hawks, )

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1970

In 1970, the NHL added two expansion teams: Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks.

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NHL 1970/71

February 11, 1971. Canadiens - 6:2

(Jean Beliveau, Frank Mahovlich - Gilles Gilbert, , Fred Barrett)

(Jean Beliveau scores his 500th )

4.

8.Minnesota North Stars

(1.Boston Bruins, 2., 3.Chicago Black Hawks)

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1971 (Bern - Geneva)

Czechoslovakia - USSR 5:2

(Vladimir Shadrin (USSR))

(NOTE: This pertains to the player on the left only. The skier on the right is added by the stamp designer)

1.USSR

2.Czechoslovakia

(3.Sweden)

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STANLEY CUP 1971

1.Montreal Canadiens

(2.Chicago Black Hawks, 3-4.Minnesota North Stars, New York Rangers)

TRAINING GAME 1971

December 12, 1971. USSR - USSR “B” 3:3

(Yury Chichurin, Yury Blinov, Anatoli Tarasov (assistant coach) (USSR))

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IZVESTIA TROPHY 1971 ()

USSR - Czechoslovakia 5:2

( (USSR))

(NOTE: This pertains to the player on the left of the tab only. The player on the right of the tab is added by the stamp designer)

1.USSR

2.Czechoslovakia

(3.Finland)

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WINTER OLYMPICS 1972 (Sapporo)

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Final Round

USSR - USA 7:2

(Vitali Davydov, Viktor Kuzkin, - Tim Sheehy, Keith Christiansen)

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USSR - Czechoslovakia 5:2

(Alexander Yakushev - Jiri Holecek)

( (USSR))

1.USSR (9 points in 5 games)

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1.USSR

Vladislav Tretiak (USSR)

2.USA

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3.Czechoslovakia

7.West Germany

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1972 (Prague)

1.Czechoslovakia

(2.USSR, 3.Sweden)

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STANLEY CUP 1972

Final

Game 1

Boston Bruins - New York Rangers 6:5

(Bobby Orr (Boston Bruins))

Overall: Boston Bruins - New York Rangers 4-2

1.Boston Bruins

2.New York Rangers

(3-4.St Louis Blues, Chicago Black Hawks)

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1972

In 1972, the NHL added two expansion teams: and New York Islanders.

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SUMMIT SERIES (CANADA (NHL) - USSR) 1972

A “GO CANADA!” card sent from Canada to Moscow for moral support.

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Game 2

Canada - USSR 4:1

(, Frank Mahovlich, Guy Lapointe, , J.P. Parise, Stan Mikita, Pete Mahovlich, , Bill White, Wayne Cashman, Yvan Cournoyer, , , Ron Ellis, Brad Park, Pat Stapleton (Canada))

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Game 6

USSR - Canada 2:3

(Yuri Shatalov (USSR))

(NOTE: This pertains to the player on the right only. The players on the left and center, Paul Henderson (Canada) and Tony Esposito (Canada), are added by the stamp designer, even both both images are also from 1972).

Game 7

USSR - Canada 3:4

(Alexander Yakushev, Vladimir Shadrin - Tony Esposito, Brad Park, Phil Esposito, Bill Goldsworthy)

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Game 8

USSR - Canada 5:6

(Paul Henderson - , Valery Vasiliev, Yuri Lyapkin, Vladimir Petrov, Vladimir Shadrin)

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(Paul Henderson, Yvan Cournoyer - Vladislav Tretiak, Yuri Lyapkin, Vladimir Shadrin)

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(Paul Henderson, Yvan Cournoyer (Canada))

(Ron Ellis (Canada))

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Overall

Canada - USSR 4-3 (with 1 tie)

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(Phil Esposito - Valeri Kharlamov)

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1973 (Moscow)

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1.USSR

(2.Sweden, 3.Czechoslovakia)

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STANLEY CUP 1973

Quarterfinal

Game 5

Montreal Canadiens - Buffalo Sabres 2:3 (OT)

(Yvan Cournoyer - Roger Crozier, Jim Schoenfeld)

Overall: Montreal Canadiens - Buffalo Sabres 4-2

1.Montreal Canadiens

5-8.Buffalo Sabres

(2.Chicago Black Hawks, 3-4.New York Rangers, )

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (POOL B) 1974 (Ljubljana)

(1.USA (promoted to Pool A), 2.Yugoslavia, 3.West Germany)

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1974 (Helsinki)

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USSR - Czechoslovakia 3:1

(Alexander Maltsev (USSR))

(NOTE: This pertains to the player on the left only. The player on the right is added by the stamp designer)

1.USSR

2.Czechoslovakia

(3.Sweden)

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1974

In 1974, the NHL added two expansion teams: Kansas City Scouts and .

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SUMMIT SERIES (CANADA (WHA) - USSR) 1974

A “GO CANADA!” card sent from Canada to Moscow for moral support (addressed to Andre Lacroix (Canada))

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Another “GO CANADA!” card sent from Canada to Moscow for moral support.

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Game 6 or 7

Gordie Howe (Canada)

(NOTES: 1.The rest of the image on the card has nothing to do with Summit Series 1974.

2.Gordie Howe’s image corresponds to either Game 6 (USSR - Canada 5:2) or Game 7 (USSR - Canada 4:4)).

Overall: USSR - Canada 4-1 (with 3 ties)

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WINTER FRIENDLY ARMIES’ SPARTAKIAD 1975 (Leningrad)

(1.USSR, 2.Czechoslovakia, 3.Poland)

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1975 (Munich - Dusseldorf)

(1.USSR, 2.Czechoslovakia, 3.Sweden)

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STANLEY CUP 1975

Final

Game 6

Buffalo Sabres - Philadelphia Flyers 0:2

( (Philadelphia Flyers))

Overall: Philadelphia Flyers - Buffalo Sabres 4-2

1.Philadelphia Flyers

2.Buffalo Sabres

(3-4.New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens)

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WINTER OLYMPICS 1976 (Innsbruck)

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First Round

West Germany - Switzerland 5:1

(Alois Schloder (West Germany))

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Final Round

USSR - USA 6:2

(Boris Mikhailov - Jim Warden, John Taft)

Finland - West Germany 5:3

(Matti Rautiainen - Alois Schloder)

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USSR - West Germany 7:3

(Yuri Lyapkin - Anton Kehle)

USSR - Czechoslovakia 4:3

(Vladimir Shadrin - Jiri Novak)

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1.USSR (10 points in 5 games)

(Vladislav Tretiak, Alexander Sidelnikov, Alexander Gusev, Vladimir Lutchenko, Sergei Babinov, Yuri Lyapkin, Gennadiy Tsygankov, Valeri Vasiliev, Sergei Kapustin, Alexander Maltsev, Boris Alexandrov, Boris Mikhailov, Alexander Yakushev, Vladimir Petrov, Valeri Kharlamov, Vladimir Shadrin, Viktor Shalimov, Viktor Zhluktov, Boris Kulagin (head coach), Vladimir Yurzinov (assistant coach), Konstantin Loktev (assistant coach))

2.Czechoslovakia (6 pts)

3.West Germany (4 pts)

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Alexander Maltsev (USSR)

4.Finland

5.USA

6.Poland

7.Romania

11.Switzerland

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12.Bulgaria

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1976 (Katowice)

1.Czechoslovakia (2.USSR, 3.Sweden)

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STANLEY CUP 1976

1.Montreal Canadiens

(2.Philadelphia Flyers, 3-4.New York Islanders, Boston Bruins)

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1976

In 1976, the Kansas City Scouts moved to Denver and became the Colorado Rockies.

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WINTER FRIENDLY ARMIES’ SPARTAKIAD 1977 (Liberec, Czechoslovakia)

(1.Czechoslovakia, 2.USSR, 3.Romania)

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WOMEN’S IVY LEAGUE 1976/77

Final

Cornell - Princeton 8:0

(NOTE: the cover indicates the score was 8:3, but that might have been a typo).

1.Cornell

2.Princeton

(3-4.Brown)

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1977 (Vienna)

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Final Round

Czechoslovakia - USSR 4:3

(Vladimir Dzurilla, Frantisek Pospisil, Oldrich Machac - Vladimir Petrov)

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1.Czechoslovakia

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2.Sweden (Goran Hogosta, Lars-Erik Ericsson)

(NOTE: This pertains to the player on the right only. The player on the left is added by the stamp designer)

3.USSR (Vladimir Shadrin)

(NOTE: This pertains to the player on the left only. The player on the right is added by the stamp designer).

Best Forward: (USSR)

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STANLEY CUP 1977

1.Montreal Canadiens

(2.Boston Bruins, 3-4.New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers)

IZVESTIA TROPHY 1977 (Moscow)

(1.Czechoslovakia, 2.USSR, 3.Sweden)

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THE COLDEN PUCK TROPHY 1978 (Izhevsk)

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NHL 1977/78

Mike Bossy (New York Islanders), Calder Memorial Trophy winner

3.New York Islanders

(1.Montreal Canadiens, 2.Boston Bruins)

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1978 (Prague)

1.USSR (Helmuts Balderis)

3.Canada ()

(NOTE: This pertains to the player on the left only. The player on the right is added by the stamp designer).

(2.Czechoslovakia)

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STANLEY CUP 1978

1.Montreal Canadiens

(2.Boston Bruins, 3-4.Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers)

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WORLD HOCKEY ASSOCIATION 1978/79

Wayne Gretzky ()

7.Indianapolis Racers (folded in mid-season)

(1., 2.Quebec Nordiques, 3.Winnipeg Jets)

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EUROPEAN JUNIOR (U-18) CHAMPIONSHIP (POOL B) 1979 (Miercurea Ciuc, Romania)

(1.Norway (promoted to Pool A), 2.Romania, 3.Yugoslavia)

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (POOL B) 1979 (Galati, Romania)

(1.Netherlands (promoted to Pool A), 2.East Germany, 3.Romania)

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NHL 1978/79

Serge Savard (Montreal Canadiens), Bill Masterton Trophy winner

2.Montreal Canadiens

(1.New York Islanders, 3.Boston Bruins)

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1979 (Moscow)

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First Round

Group 1

Sweden - West Germany 7:3 USSR - Sweden 9:3

1.USSR (qualified for Final Round)

2.Sweden (qualified for Final Round)

3.West Germany

Group 2

Canada - USA 6:3 Czechoslovakia - Finland 5:0

1.Czechoslovakia (qualified for Final Round)

2.Canada (qualified for Final Round)

3.USA

4.Finland

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1.USSR

Helmuts Balderis (USSR)

2.Czechoslovakia

3.Sweden

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4.Canada

5.Finland

6.West Germany

7.USA

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STANLEY CUP 1979

1.Montreal Canadiens

(2.New York Rangers, 3-4.New York Islanders, Boston Bruins)

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1979

On June 22, 1979. the ceased to exist. Four of the WHA teams (Edmonton Oilers, , Quebec Nordiques and Winnipeg Jets) joined the NHL.

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IZVESTIA TROPHY 1979 (Moscow)

Valeri Kharlamov (USSR)

(NOTE: This pertains to the player on the left only. The player on the right is added by the stamp designer)

1.USSR

(2.Czechoslovakia, 3.Finland)

1960-1969 1980-1989

THE HISTORY OF ICE HOCKEY

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