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Abel, Allen (Globe and Mail), 151 Bukovac, Michael, 50 Abgrall, Dennis, 213–14 Bure, Pavel, 200, 203, 237 AHL (American Hockey League), 68, 127 Burns, Pat, 227–28 Albom, Mitch, 105 Button, Jack, and Pivonka, 115, 117 Alexeev, Alexander, 235 American Civil Liberties Union Political Calabria, Pat (Newsday), 139 Asylum Project, 124 Calgary Flames American Hockey League. see AHL (American interest in Klima, 79 Hockey League) and Krutov, 152, 190, 192 Anaheim Mighty Ducks, 197 and Makarov, 152, 190, 192, 196 Anderson, Donald, 26 and Priakin, 184 Andreychuk, Dave, 214 Stanley Cup, 190 Atlanta Flames, 16 Campbell, Colin, 104 Aubut, Marcel, 41–42, 57 Canada European Project, 42–44 international amateur hockey, 4 Stastny brothers, 48–50, 60 pre-WWII dominance, 33 Axworthy, Lloyd, 50, 60 see also Team Canada Canada Cup Balderis, Helmut, 187–88 1976 Team Canada gold, 30–31 Baldwin, Howard, 259 1981 tournament, 146–47 Ballard, Harold, 65 1984 tournament, 55–56, 74–75 Balogh, Charlie, 132–33, 137 1987 tournament, 133, 134–35, 169–70 Baltimore Skipjacks (AHL), 127 Carpenter, Bob, 126 Barnett, Mike, 260 Caslavska, Vera, 3 Barrie, Len, 251 Casstevens, David (Dallas Morning News), 173 Bassett, John F., Jr., 15 Catzman, M.A., 23, 26–27 Bassett, John W.H., Sr., 15 Central Sports Club of the Army (formerly Bentley, Doug, 55 CSKA), 235 Bentley, Max, 55 Cernik, Frank, 81 Bergland,Tim, 129 Cerny, Jan, 6 Birmingham Bulls (formerly Toronto Toros), Chabot, John, 105 19–20, 41 Chalupa, Milan, 81, 114 Blake, Rob, 253 Chara, Zdeno, 263 Bondra, Peter, 260 Chernykh, Alexander, 152 and Pivonka, COPYRIGHTED140–43 Chicago MATERIAL Blackhawks Boston Bruins, 100–101, 263 and Bobby Orr, 24–25 Bowman, Scotty, 67, 70, 237 CSKA (Central Red Army) exhibition game, Brezhvev, Leonid, 2, 153, 165 220 Bridgman, Mel, 55 Stanley Cup Play-offs (1987), 101 Brind’Amour, Rod, 255 Christian, Dave, 129 Bubla, Jiri, 56, 69 Ciger, Zdeno, 194 Buffalo Sabres, 15, 16, 70 Cincinnati Stingers (WHA), 213 Dynamo Moscow exhibition games, 217 Clark, Wendel, 193 and Mogilny, 204–5, 214 Clarke, Bob, 174, 261 Bukac, Ludek, 37 Colorado Rockies, move to New Jersey, 159
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Cook, Julian, Jr., 235 travel restrictions, 61–62, 71–72 Crha, Jiri, 114, 119, 142, 143 see also Olympic Games; World Ice Hockey CSKA (Central Red Army team), 45 Championship(s) 1981 Canada Cup, 146–47 as Central Sports Club of the Army, 235 Daneyko, Ken, 186, 187, 190, 193 confl ict with Tikhonov, 167–68, 175–79 Davidoff, Yevgeny, 201, 202 exhibition games with NHL, 176, 180–83, Demers, Jacques 220, 227–28 on Borje Salming, 216–17 Fetisov as president, 198 with Detroit Red Wings, 96 the Green Five, 145–49, 167–70, 172–74, with Fredericton Express (AHL), 68 184–85, 229 Goose Loonies incident, 104–6 lawsuit over Kozlov, 234–35 and Petr Klima, 96–97, 100–101, 102, NHL approaches for player acquisitions, 107–8, 109 149–50 with St. Louis Blues, 96 and Pittsburgh Penguins, 236 Detroit Red Wings player stereotype, 150–51 all-Russian team, 237 Tarasov as coach, 149, 155–56 Chalupa draft selection, 114 Tikhonov as coach, 146, 149, 156, 160, contract costs (1985), 93 166–67, 168–69, 201 CSKA lawsuit over Kozlov, 234–35 training regimen, 149, 156, 166–67, 201 exhibition games, 21, 228–29 Csonka, Larry, 15 and Federov, 220, 222–23 Cunniff, John, 196 and Fetisov, 197–98 Czechoslovakia Goose Loonies incident, 104–6 athlete defections, post-Communist and Klima, 73–74, 91–92, 152 takeover, 35–36 and Kozlov, 226 confl ict between Czechs and Slovaks, 10–11 and Larionov, 197–98, 236 defection, government response to, 36–39, Mike Ilitch as owner, 68, 224, 231 46, 55–56, 91, 194 Nedomansky with, 20–23 defectors, attempts to recover, 48–51, 118–19 Nick Polano as coach, 67, 68–69 demonstrations as display of defi ance, 4, 7–8 roster changes, 95 economic disparity with West, 240 Stanley Cup, 92, 101–5, 198, 238 fall of Communism, 252 and Steve Yzerman, 70, 79, 198 and Nazi Germany, 33 Detroit Vipers (IHL), 143 Soviet invasion, 1–3, 4, 32, 35 Devellano, Jim special draft agreement with NHL, 56 draft picks, 70–71 Velvet Revolution, end of Cold War, general manager Detroit Red Wings, 69, 93, 129–30, 140 96, 108, 224 Czechoslovakian Ice Hockey Federation Djoos, Per, 225 negotiations for Czech players, 69–70, Dmitriev, Igor, 169, 196 80–81, 141 Dorey, Jim, 19 Czechoslovakian national team drug testing, 29, 135, 192 Communist incentives offered, 42 Dubcek, Alexander, 1–3, 5, 8 Czech-Soviet rivalry, 4–7, 9, 72–73, 77–78, Dubinin, Yuri, 160, 183 112, 157–58 Duchesne, Gaetan, 126 defection of Anton and Peter Stastny, 44–48 Dudacek, Jiri, 70 effect of Klima’s defection on, 86 Dudley, Rick, 213–14, 215, 218 government surveillance of, 14, 43–44, Duguay, Ron, 95 68–69 Durenberger, David, 98 imprisonment of 1950 team, 36–38 Dvorak, Miroslav, 69–70 military service, penalty for desertion, 74, Dzurilla, Vladimir, 6, 9, 31 75, 115 the oˇcko, 43–44 Eagleson, Alan players as spies, 74, 116 and Bobby Orr, 24–25 playing conditions, 13 HC Kladno exhibition series, 21
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misrepresentation investigations, 23–27 Ferro, Ben, 209–10, 211 Nanjill Investments Ltd., 24 Fetisov, Viacheslav (Slava) Nedomansky free agent contract, 22–23 1974 exhibition games, Canada, 148–49 on Soviet players, 172, 176, 204 1990 World Championship, 196–97 Eaton, John Craig, 17 car accident, 238 Ebermann, Bohuslav, 56 character of, 162–63, 168, 216, 231 Edelman, Robert, 155, 158, 165–66 charity donations, 186 Edmonton Oilers, 41 confl ict with Tikhonov, 177–79 and Klima, 108–9 and Detroit Red Wings, 197–98, 236 Stanley Cup, 102–5, 108 the Green Five, 145–49, 167–68, 169 and Tyjnych, 188 and Kasatonov, 193, 194, 197, 198 Elfi n, David (Washington Times), 142 and Kasparov, 170–71 Eliot, Darren, 69, 96, 104, 106 and New Jersey Devils, 152, 158, 159–65, European hockey clubs 172–73, 176, 185–88, 194–96 CSKA (Central Red Army), 45, 154 NHL eligibility, 185–86 Dukla Jihlava, 100 on NHL rumors, 170 Dynamo Moscow, 129, 217 removal and reinstatement with CSKA, Dynamo Riga, 129 183, 184–85 Dynamo teams, 154 as Russian minister of sport, 198 HC Kladno, 21 Soviet national team exhibition match, HC Kosice, 140 77–78 HC Slovan Bratislava, 10, 32, 40, 45 on Soviet system, 199 Khimik teams, 154 tour of Russia, 236–37 Khimik Voskresensk, 227–28 transition to Western life, 188, 190 Krylya (Soviet Wings), 154 Filc, Jan Litvinov, 109 on imprisonment of 1950 national team, Lokomotiv teams, 154 36–37, 38 MoDo Ornskoldsvik, 45 on persecution of Marian Stastny, 53 Novy Jicin, 258 Finnigan, Bob (Seattle Times), 252 Pardubice, 21 Fisher, Douglas, 50 playing style, 55, 124–25 Fisher, Max, 84 SKA Leningrad, 129 Fleming, David (Sports Illustrated), 229 Spartak Moscow, 129 Fleury, Theoren, 202 Spartak teams, 154 Formachev, Sergei, 207 Sparta Praha, 135, 140, 260 and Mogilny, 215, 219 Tappara Tampere, 45 Fredericton Express (AHL), 68 Tesla Pardubice, 114 The Front Line Rebels (Larionov), 192 Torpedo teams, 154 Frycer, Miroslav Traktor teams, 154 on Czech-Soviet rivalry, 73 VVS Moscow, 154 on defectors, and informers, 17–18 on Miroslav Ihnacak, 65–66 Fachet, Robert (Washington Post), 128, 196 on Nedomansky, 10 Farda, Richard, 16, 17 with Quebec Nordiques, 61 Farwell, Russ, 246–47, 248 on Stastny brothers, 39–40 Federov, Sergei, 109, 203 with Toronto Maple Leafs, 64 defection, 220–23 and Detroit Red Wings, 220, 222–23, 259 Gallant, Gerard, 93 junior career, 200–204 Gammons, Peter (Sports Illustrated), 19, 20 and Mogilny, 207, 210, 220, 226 Garment, Leonard, 84 phone tapping by Soviets, 225–26 Gartner, Mike, 126 tour of Russia, 236–37 Gertsmark, Alex, 224–25, 226, 229 transition to Western life, 224–25 Gnida, Richard, 238 Feinstein, John (Washington Post), 123 Golonka, Jozef, 6 Felix, Chris, 128 Goodall, Glen, 251
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Goodwill Games, 221–22 as owner Detroit Red Wings, 68, 224, 231 Gorbachev, Mikhail, 165, 185, 230–31 and Reagan administration, 91 Gorbachev, Raisa, 186 Imlach, Punch, 15 Gosselin, Mario, 253 International Hockey League (IHL), 143, 260 Gottwald, Klement, 112 International Ice Hockey Federation, 17, Gould, Herb (Chicago Sun-Times), 174 33–34 Greenberg, Jay (Sports Illustrated), 194 Irbe, Arturs, 129 Greenglass, Morton, 15, 19, 22–23 Eagleson lawsuit, 23–27 Jagr, Jaromir, 253, 259 Gretzky, Wayne, 66, 261 Janney, Craig, 257 backlash against Soviet players, 188–89 Jensen, Lowell, 85 Stanley Cup Play-offs (1987), 102 Jirik, Jaroslav, 5 Gross, George “the Baron”, 15–16 Johnston, Marshall, 12, 163–64 Gustafsson, Bengt, 126 Joseph, Curtis, 255
Hamrlik, Roman, 235 Kanchelskis, Andrei, 232 Harrington, Teresa, 207, 209, 210 Kariya, Paul, 256, 259 Havel, Vaclav, 73 Kasatonov, Alexei, 183, 187, 188 Hawgood, Greg, 202 and Fetisov, 193, 194, 195, 197, 198 HC Kladno, 21 the Green Five, 145–49, 229 HC Slovan Bratislava, 10, 32, 40, 45 loyalty to Tikhonov, 179 Hedberg, Anders, 13 and New Jersey Devils, 152, 158, 171–72 Henderson, Paul, 15 Russian Olympic hockey team, 198 Higgings, Tim, 96 tour of Russia, 236–37 Hislop, Jamie, 54 Kasparov, Garry, and Fetisov, 170–71 Hjalm, Michael, 173 Katona, Ludovit, 46, 69, 90 Hlinka, Ivan, 56, 69 Kauffman, Mark, 38 Hockey East Association, 161 Kean, Thomas, 159 Holik, Jaroslav, 6, 7, 11–12, 100 Keenan, Mike, 257 Holik, Jiri, 6 Kennan, George F., 165 Holikova, Andrea, 99–100 KGB Horesovsky, Josef, 7 defectors, attempts to recover, 47, 48–51, Horsky, Ladislav, 10, 42, 43 118–19 Houle, Buck, 16, 17 fear of, 17–18 Housley, Phil, 214 informers, 37, 74, 116 Hrdina, Jiri, 241 Vasil Vasilivich, 234 Huber, Phil, 251 Khabibulin, Nikolai, 198 Huddy, Charlie, 103 Kharlamov, Valeri, 30, 146, 150 Hull, Bobby, 13 Khimik Voskresensk, 227–28 Hunter, Dale, 195 Klima, Joseph, Sr., 71 Husak, Gustav, 58 Klima, Petr, 71 alcohol, and off-ice behaviour, 101, 102, Ihnacak, John, 62, 63, 65 106–9 Ihnacak, Miroslav, 63–66 car accident, 87–88 Ihnacak, Peter and Detroit Red Wings, 73–74, 91–92, 152 defection, 62–63 with Edmonton Oilers, 108–9 return to Europe, 66 escape plan, 74–75, 79–84, 85 with Toronto Maple Leafs, 63–64 and Frank Musil, 99 transition to Western life, 63–64 Goose Loonies incident, 104–6 travel restrictions on, 61–62 government campaign against, 89–90 Ilitch, Mike government harassment, 78–80 draft picks, 70–71 and Irina, 75, 82, 89–90 and Federov, 222–23 and Jacques Demers, 96–97, 100–101, 102, and Klima, 75, 80–85 107–8, 109
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persecution of family for defection, 92, 94 Leger, Gilles retirement, 109–10 on Czech players, 13, 14 on Russian players, 78 European Project, 42–44 smuggling income, 72 Nedomansky trade to Detroit, 20–21 Soviet national team exhibition match, and Stastny brothers, 32, 41–42, 48–50, 77–78 57, 60 Stanley Cup Play-offs (1987), 102–5 Lemieux, Claude, 241 transition to Western life, 94 Lemieux, Mario, 193 visa process, 85–88, 90 Lidstrom, Nicklas, 229 Kocur, Joey, 101, 105, 108 Lindmark, Peter, 173 Kondel, Tony, 255, 258, 259, 260 Lindsay, Ted, 22–23, 26 Konstantinov, Vladimir, 202, 220, 226 Lites, Jim car accident, 238 and Federov, 220–21, 222 and Detroit Red Wings, 228–30 and Klima, 80–88, 90, 94, 101, 152, 223–24 Kostichkin, Pavel, 202 and Konstantinov, 228–30, 231 Kovacevic, Dejan (Post-Gazette), 259, 261 and Kozov, 234 Kovalev, Alexei, 261 negotiations for Czech players, 80–81 Kozlov, Slava, 198, 226 Russian infl uence on hockey, 238 car accident, 232–34 Long, Barry, 19 Krutov, Vladimir Lopuchin, Dimitri, 163, 188 confl ict with Tikhonov, 175–76 Luce, Don, 204–5, 208 the Green Five, 145–49, 162, 169 and Mogilny, 208–9, 211–12, 218 Soviet national team exhibition match, Luksu, David, 4, 28, 38 77–78 tour of Russia, 236–37 MacIntyre, Iain (Vancouver Sun), 219 transition to Western life, 188, 192 Mac’s Midget tournament, 241–43 and Vancouver Canucks, 171, 187, 191, 196 Mahovlich, Frank, 14, 15 Kuperman, Igor, 147, 152, 158, 178 Makarov, Sergei 1990 World Championship, 196–97 LaFontaine, Pat, 139 Calder Trophy, 197 Laguerre, Andre (Sports Illustrated), 150–51 and Calgary Flames, 152, 190, 192, 196 Lambert, Lane, 70 the Green Five, 145–49, 167–68, 169 Lamontagne, Gilles, 50 NHL eligibility, 185–86 Lamoriello, Lou and San Jose Sharks, 236 and Fetisov, 161–64, 167, 171, 172–73, 176, tour of Russia, 236–37 181–82 Malgunas, Stewart, 248, 249, 250, 253 NHL eligibility of Soviet athletes, 186–88 Maltsev, Alexander, 11 Langway, Rod, 126 Maly, Miroslav, 97, 136 LaPointe, Joe (New York Times), 217 and David Volek, 137–38 Larionov, Igor, 87, 183 Malykhin, Igor, 226 criticism of Tikhonov, 176–78 Marek, Zdenek, 35–36 and Detroit Red Wings, 197–98, 236 Martin, Lawrence (Globe and Mail), 172, and Fetisov, 164 175–76 The Front Line Rebels, 192 Martinec, Vladimir, 56 the Green Five, 145–49, 167–68, 169 Masaryk, Jan, 35 on Mogilny’s defection, 212–13 Matsumoto, Rick (Toronto Star), 66 NHL eligibility, 185–86 May, Alan, 129 tour of Russia, 236–37 McCammon, Bob, 254 transition to Western life, 188 McIlhargey, Jack, 191, 197 travel restrictions, 178 McMullen, John, 159–61, 195 and Vancouver Canucks, 171, 187, 190–91, McNamara, Gerry, and Peter Ihnacak, 63, 64 196 McPhee, George, 261 Larson, Reed, 95 Medveev, Valeri, 230, 231, 232 Laughlin, Craig, 121, 122, 125, 126 Meehan, Garry, and Mogilny, 208–9, 210, 211
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Memphis Southmen (WFL), 15 1974 World Ice Hockey Championship, Mikhailov, Boris, 150 13–14 Minnesota Fighting Saints (WHA), 19 with Birmingham Bulls, 19–20 Minnesota North Stars, 70 defection, 16 and Balderis, 187–88 with Detroit Red Wings, 20–23 and Frank Musil, 97–99 Eagleson misrepresentation lawsuit, “Miracle on Ice”, Lake Placid Olympics, 44, 23–27 145–46 fear of KGB retaliation, 18 Mnatsakanov, Sergei, 238 free agent contract, 22–23 Modano, Mike, 241 government reprisal, 17 Modry, Bohumil, 38, 39 HC Kladno exhibition series, 21 Mogilny, Alex as member of Czech national team, and Buffalo Sabres, 204–5, 214 9–15, 28 defection, 206–11 NHL career, 15–16, 40–41 and Don Luce, 208–9, 211–12 retirement, 25–28 extortion attempt, 219 with Slovak national team, 27 fear of fl ying, 217–18 with Toronto Toros, 16–19 and Federov, 226 transition to Western life, 18 frustrations with Soviet system, 205–6, Nedved, Jaroslav, 252 212, 213 Nedved, Petr junior career, 198, 200–204 contract negotiations, 255–56, 258–61 tour of Russia, 237 decision to defect, 242–45 transition to Western life, 214 frustrations with Communism, 239–40 Montreal Canadiens and Las Vegas Thunder, 260 exhibition games with CSKA, 227–28 Mac’s Midget tournament, 241–43 and Svoboda, 77 and New York Rangers, 257, 261 and Tretiak, 152 NHL backlash against, 261 Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL), 247 and Novy Jicin, 258 Motkov, Dmitri, 226 and Pittsburgh Penguins, 257, 258, 260, Mowat, Farley, 209–10 261 Muller, Kirk, 183 return to Czechoslovakia, 262–63 Mulvoy, Mark (Sports Illustrated) , 16, 156–57 as rookie in NHL, 253–54 Murphy, Larry, 122 and Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL), 246, Murray, Bryan, 124, 130, 224, 230 247–51 Murray, Terry, 130–31 sexual assault charges, 257 Musil, Frantisek (Frank), 69, 70 and Sparta Praha, 260 defection, 97–99, 117, 136, 152 transition to Western life, 251 and Klima, 74, 75, 76, 99 and Vancouver Canucks, 252–55 and Pivonka, 116, 126 Nekvindova, Renata, 116–19 Soviet national team exhibition match, Nemchinov, Sergei, 261 77–78 New England Whalers (WHA), 20, 41 transition to Western life, 102 New Jersey Devils Mylnikov, Sergei, 188, 194 and Fetisov, 152, 158, 159–65, 185–88 formerly Colorado Rockies, 159 Nanne, Lou, 70, 174–75 and Kasatonov, 152, 158 and Frank Musil, 97–99, 152 and Peter Stastny, 193–94 National Hockey League. see NHL (National rookie hazing ritual, 190 Hockey League) New York Islanders Navratilova, Martina, 123 Stanley Cup, 132, 140 Neale, Harry, 20, 93, 95 and Volek, 131–32, 153 Nechaev, Victor, 151–52 New York Rangers Nedomansky, Vaclav and Nedomansky, 25 1969 World Ice Hockey Championship, and Nedved, 261 5, 9 Stanley Cup, 257, 261
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NHL (National Hockey League) Park, Brad, 95, 96 1994 All-Star Game, 197 Pekarek, Charlie “the Czech”, 43 2011 Winter Classic, 143–44 Pesta, Lubos, 245–46 acceptance of Europeans, 215, 216–17 Petrov, Vladimir, 150 approaches to CSKA for player acquisitions, Philadelphia Flyers, 55 149–50 and Anton Stastny, 43 backlash against Soviet players, 51, 123–24, and Miro Dvorak, 69–70 188–90 Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA), 19 cultural exchange of hockey players, 160 Pilous, Rudy, 13 draft of Soviet players, 152, 153 Pittsburgh Penguins exhibition games with CSKA, 176, 180–83 and CSKA, 236 fi rst interleague transaction, 20 and Nedved, 257, 258, 261 Group 1 free agents, 255 Pivonka, Michal, 260 Group 2 restricted free agents, 258 adjustment to Western life, 120–22, 123, merger with WHA, 41 126–27 negotiations for Czech players, 69–70 backlash against, 123–24 physical playing style, 55, 124–25 and Bondra, 140–43 reactions to infl ux of Soviet talent, 174–75 defection, 115, 116–19 recruitment of European talent, 12–13 disparity between Communist and Western special draft agreement with cultures, 113 Czechoslovakia, 56 on Dudacek as draft pick, 70 tour of Russia, 236–37 junior career, 112–13 NHL Players’ Association, 21 and Nedomansky, 114–15 Nicolau, George, 257 persecution of family for defection, 119–20, Niedermayer, Scott, 251 122–23 Nieuwendyk, Joe, 196 retirement, 143–44 Nilsson, Ulf, 13 Soviet Union exhibition games, 127–29 Norris, Bruce, 68 and Svoboda, 113 Norris, James, Jr., 23, 68 training regimen, 122 Norwood, Lee, 96 and Volek, 132 Novak, Edouard, 30 and Washington Capitals, 114, 125–31, Novy, Milan, 31, 69–70, 120–21 141–42 Nykoluk, Mike, 63 Plager, Bob, 27 Poile, David, 114 Oates, Adam, 93 and Novy, 120–21 O’Connell, Mike, 95 and Pivonka, 116, 117, 126–27, 142 Olympic Games Polano, Mike, 233 1948 (St. Moritz), 34 Polano, Nick, 229, 230 1956 (Cortina), 150–51 with Detroit Red Wings, 67, 68–69, 1968 (Grenoble), 6 92–93 1976 (Innsbruck), 29–30 and Federov, 222–23 1980 (Lake Placid), 42–44, 61–62, 145–46 and Klima, 74–75, 79–84, 85–90, 89–90 1980 (Los Angeles), 165 and Kozov, 232–34 1984 (Sarajevo), 147 Poner, Jiri, 136, 137 1988 (Calgary), 135, 147, 161–62, 172–74, Ponomarev, Michel, 221, 222 202 Pospisil, Frantisek, 29, 80, 86 1992 (Albertville), 197 Prague Spring, 1–3, 4, 32, 35 1994 (Lillehammer), 256 Priakin, Sergei, 184, 185, 190 1998 (Nagano), 198 Probert, Bob O’Reilly, Terry, 101 alcoholism, 102, 107 Ornest, Harry, 96 with Detroit Red Wings, 93, 95 Orr, Bobby, 31 Goose Loonies incident, 104–6 Eagleson misrepresentation lawsuit, 24–25 and Klima, 101 Ottawa Senators, and Yashin, 235 Providence College Friars, 161
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Quebec Nordiques public response to defections, 227 backlash against Stastnys, 51 release of athletes to the West, 165, and Mylnikov, 188 166–67 Stastny brothers forward line, 61 soccer tour of England, 154–55 transfer payments to Czech hockey war in Afghanistan, 165 federation, 51 Soviet Union hockey clubs WHA/NHL merger, 41 1976 Olympics, 29–30 Quinn, Pat, 192, 254 benefi ts given to athletes, 156–57 CSKA (Central Red Army). see CSKA Radio Free Europe, 18, 61 (Central Red Army team) Ragulin, Alexander, 6 Czech-Soviet rivalry, 4–7, 9, 72–73, 77–78, Ramsay, Craig, 209, 210 112, 157–58 Ranford, Bill, 100, 241 domination of international amateur Raspberry, William (Washington Post), hockey, 4, 72–73, 155–56 123–24 drug testing, 29, 135, 192 Reagan, Ronald, 160 military escorts and agents, 68–69 Ricci, Mike, 253 NHL eligibility of athletes, 185–86 Ringdal, Glen, 191, 192, 262 and Russian mafi a, 235–36 Roberts, Gary, 196 Soviet Elite League, 129 Ross, Sherry (Bergen Record), 65 teams sorted by industry, 154 Rozinak, Vaclav, imprisonment of 1950 as Unifi ed Team (1992 Olympics), 197 national team, 37–38 see also European hockey clubs; Russia. see Soviet Union Olympic Games; World Ice Hockey Ruuttu, Christian, 215 Championship(s) Sovintersport, 185–86 Salming, Borje, 216–17 Stalin, Joseph, 112 Savard, Serge Stanley Cup as Montreal Canadiens general manager, Boston Bruins, 263 77, 228 Calgary Flames, 190 and Svoboda, 133 Detroit Red Wings, 92, 101–5, 198, 238 Schoenfeld, Jim, 190 Edmonton Oilers, 108 Schroeder, Mike, 222 New York Islanders, 132, 140 Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL), 246, 247–51 New York Rangers, 257, 261 Sell, David (Washington Post), 129–30 Starikov, Sergei, 187, 188, 190 Shanahan, Brendan, 255, 257 Stastny, Anton, 32 Shevardnadze, Eduard, 165 arrival in Quebec City, 51–52 Shmatko, Colonel Nikolai, 3 childhood and youth, 39–41 Simon, Darcy, 248 decision to leave Marian, 45–46 Sinden, Harry, 261 defection plan, 44–48 Sittler, Darryl, 31, 65 guilt over Marian’s persecution, 53–54 Smith, Greg, 95 NHL Draft selection, 43 Smith, Neil, 104, 106 Stastny, Marian, 32 Smith, Richard, 222 childhood and youth, 39–41 Soviet Union defection of Anton and Peter, 45–46 attempted coup against Gorbachev, 230–31 escape plan, 59–60 bribes, 230 government persecution, 47, 48, 52–54, collapse of, 166, 227, 231–32 56–59 cultural exchange of hockey players, 160 in retirement, 66 development of athletes, 156 Stastny, Peter, 32 dissent voiced at sporting events, 157 arrival in Quebec City, 51–52 importance of sport, 154–57 Calder Trophy, 55 invasion of Czechoslovakia (Operation childhood and youth, 39–41 Danube), 1–3, 4, 32, 35 on Czech team management, 42 perestroika, 165–66, 181–82 decision to leave Marian, 45–46
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defection plan, 44–48 Toronto Maple Leafs guilt over Marian’s persecution, 53–54 and Peter Ihnacak, 63–64 and New Jersey Devils, 193–94 Stanley Cup Play-offs (1987), 101 in retirement, 66 Toronto Northmen (WFL), 15, 19 transition to Western life, 54 Toronto Toros (WHA), 13 Staszak, Ray, 93 Frank Mahovlich, 14, 15 Stefan, Greg, 94 John Craig Eaton as co-owner, 17 Stevens, Scott, 255 John F. Bassett as owner, 15 Stevenson, Turner, 247, 248 move to Birmingham, 19–20 St. Louis Blues and Nedomansky, 16–19 and Jacques Demers, 96 Torrey, Bill, 133 Nedomansky with, 25 and Volek, 133–34, 136, 138–39 and Shanahan, 255, 257 Trefny, Otto, 29 Strachan, Al (Globe and Mail), 246 Tretiak, Vladislav, 146–47, 152, 153, 167, Suchy, Jan, 5, 9 170 Svoboda, Petr (translator for Klima), 80, 81, Tszyu, Konstantin, 232 87–88 Turgeon, Pierre, 214 Svoboda, Petr Turner, Ted, 221 defection, 76–77 Tyjnych, Alexander, 167–68, 179 draft selection, 153 collapse of Soviet Union, 166 government persecution of parents, 76–77 and Edmonton Oilers, 188 and Klima, 74, 75, 76 on Fetisov, 148 Nagano Olympics team, 198 and Pivonka, 113 United Nations High Commissioner for and Serge Savard, 133 Refugees (UNHCR), 98 transition to Western life, 95, 102 United States Swift, E.M. (Sports Illustrated), 49 Team USA “Miracle on Ice”, 44, 145–46
Tarasov, Anatoli, 149, 155–56, 191, 236 Vaculik, Ludvik, 3 Tarasov, Kirile, 232 Vairo, Lou, 10 Tatarinov, Mikhail, and Washington Capitals, Vancouver Canucks, 69–70 153 with Larionov and Krutov, 171, 187, 196 Team Canada and Nedved, 252, 262 1976 Canada Cup tournament, 30–31 season ticket sales, 191–92 1987 World Junior Championship, 202–3 signing of Hlinka and Bubla, 56, 69 Theofanis, Paul, 233 transition of Soviet players, 190–91 Tikhonov, Viktor Varjanov, Niklas, 129 1990 World Championship, 196–97 Vasilivich, Vasil, 234 confl ict with Krutov, 175–76 Veitch, Darren, 95, 105 confl ict with the Green Five, 167–68, Vernon, Mike, 241 177–79 Victoria Cougars (WHL), 248, 249, 250 CSKA (Central Red Army team) coach, Vistrakova, Milena, 7 146, 160 Vitolins, Harijs, 129 and Lamoriello, 172–73 Vodicka, Antonin, 35–36 and Mogilny, 210 Volek, David NHL tour of Russia, 236 1987 Canada Cup, 133, 134–35 performance pressure on, 168–69, 174 contract negotiations, 138–39 training regimen, 149, 156, 166–67 defection, 136 Time Magazine doping accusation, 135 1947 Czechoslovakian World and New York Islanders, 131–32, 153 Championship, 34 and Pivonka, 132 Czech demonstrations after 1969 Soviet transition to Western life, 139 loss, 7, 8 Volek, Pavel, 131, 133 defection of Zdenek Marek, 35–36 Vykoukal, Jiri, 141
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Washington Capitals, 195–96 1982 tournament, 62–63 backlash against, 123–24 1983 tournament, 68–69 and Bondra, 140–41 1985 tournament, 78, 169 and Novy, 69–70 1986 tournament, 111–12 old-timers team, 143–44 1987 tournament, 169, 171 and Pivonka, 114 1989 tournament, 184–85, 200, 206–7 Soviet Union exhibition games, 127–29 1990 tournament, 196–97 and Tatarinov, 153 Czech-Soviet rivalry, 4–7, 9 Watters, Bill, 22, 25–26 post-war return of, 33–34 Western Hockey League (WHL) “the Perfect Game”, 13–14 Four Broncos Memorial Trophy, 251 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship(s) Player Protected List, 246 1985 tournament, 169 WHA (World Hockey Association), 12–13, 41 1986 tournament, 112–13, 115, 131 Whitehead, John, 159, 160–61, 195 1987 tournament, 202–3 Wilson, Keith, 246 1988 tournament, 203, 204 Winnipeg Jets (WHA), 13, 41 1989 tournament, 203, 205 Winter, Ritch World Under-20 Ice Hockey Championship, and Musil, 97–99, 136 112–13 and Pivonka, 140, 141–42, 143 and Volek, 137–38 Yakushev, Aleksandr, 30, 156–57 Wolchok, Carol Leslie, 124 Yashin, Alexei, 235 World Hockey Association. see WHA (World Yeltsin, Boris, 230–31 Hockey Association) Young, Warren, 93, 95 World Ice Hockey Championship(s) Yzerman, Steve 1947 tournament, 33–34 with Detroit Red Wings, 70, 79, 93, 95, 1949 tournament, 34–35 100, 198 1969 tournament, 4–7, 9 Stanley Cup Play-offs (1987), 103–4 1970 tournament, 11 1971 tournament, 11 Zabrodsky, Vladimir, 37 1972 tournament, 11–12 Zarokhovich, Lev, 149, 173, 207, 227, 236 1974 tournament, 13–14, 29 Zengerle, Lynda, 119 1975 tournament, 29 Zhitnik, Alexei, 235 1976 tournament, 30, 40 Ziegler, John, 21, 217 1977 tournament, 31, 40 Zinger, Viktor, 5, 6 1978 tournament, 40 Zubov, Sergei, 198 1979 tournament, 40 Zwolinski, Mark (Toronto Star), 207
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