1974 Canada-USSR Showdown



Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull and coach Billy Harris talk to each other during the 1974 seris verus the Soviet National Team.

The Howe-Hull picture was taken from Slam WHA Hockey, and courtesy of the Edmonton Sun.

Team Canada (WHA All-Stars) vs Soviet National Team

The 1974 eight-game seris between Team Canada and the Soviet National was the second seris between these two teams in the last two years. The 1974 Team Canada was led by WHA-NHL superstar Bobby Hull and was joined by other stars like Pat Stapleton, Gordie Howe, J.C. Tremblay, Frank Mahovlich, and recently signed winger Paul Henderson. Henderson was a great addition to the team adding strengh with a great shot from the wing. Between the pipes was Cleveland goaltender Gerry Cheevers with Don McLeod serving as the backup. Also joining the team was Gary MacGregor, a top draftee of the Chicago Cougars, unfortunatly Gary had never played a WHA game and never did contribute to the team. Toronto's Bill Harris served as team coach with Bobby Hull as his assisant.

A WHA all-star skates too the corner after taking a shot on Soviet netminder Vladislav Tretiak. The second photo is a picture of Bobby Hull chasing a Soviet in a 1976 Canada Cup Matchup. The 74 Series allowed WHA players to participate in the 76 Canada Cup.

Game Results

Date...City...............Result

9/17....Quebec.............Tie 3-3
9/19....Toronto............CANADA 4-1
9/21....Winnipeg...........USSR 8-5
9/23....Vancouver..........Tie 5-5
10/1....Moscow.............USSR 3-2
10/3....Moscow.............USSR 5-2
10/5....Moscow.............Tie 4-4
10/6....Moscow.............USSR 3-2

1974 Series Canada (WHA) vs Soviet National Team Time Magazine

Team Canada Scoring

Players Name
                        GP    G    A   PTS  PIM
Bobby Hull.............. 8    7    2    9    0
Ralph Backstrom......... 8    4    4    8    10
Gordie Howe............. 7    3    4    7    2
Andre Lacroix........... 8    1    6    7    6
Mark Howe............... 7    2    3    5    4
J.C. Tremblay........... 8    1    4    5    2
John McKenzie........... 7    1    3    4    12
Paul Henderson.......... 7    2    1    3    0
Tom Webster............. 4    2    1    3    6
Serge Bernier........... 8    1    2    3    4
Rejean Houle............ 7    1    1    2    2 
Frank Mahovlich......... 6    1    1    2    6
Bruce MacGregor......... 5    1    1    2    5
Pat Stapleton........... 8    0    2    2    12
Paul Shmyr.............. 7    0    2    2    4
Jim Harrison............ 3    0    2    2    0
Rick Ley................ 7    0    1    1    14
Mike Walton............. 6    0    1    1    2
Marc Tardif............. 5    0    1    1    10
Marty Howe.............. 4    0    1    1    10
Al Hamilton............. 3    0    1    1    4
Rick Smith.............. 7    0    0    0    14
Brad Selwood............ 4    0    0    0    2

Goaltending
                        GP   GA   W-L-T   GAA
Gerry Cheevers.......... 7   24   1-3-3   3.43
Don McLeod.............. 1    8   0-1-0   8.00

Other International Exhibition Games

  • 09/27/74 - (Helsinki) Team Canada - 8 Finland - 3
  • 09/29/74 - (Gothenburg) Team Canada - 4 Sweden - 3
  • 10/08/74 (Prague) Czechoslovkia - 3 Team Canada - 1

    Check out Clayton Self's Canada vs Russia Hockey Page (1974 WHA vs USSR included)

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