The Series: What I Remember, What It Felt Like, What It Feels Like Now
by Ken Dryden
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER A new book by Hall of Fame goalie and bestselling author Ken Dryden celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series SEPTEMBER 2, 1972, MONTREAL FORUM, GAME ONE: The best against the best for the first time. Canada, the country that had created the game; the Soviet Union, having taken it up only twenty-six years earlier. On the line: more than the players, more than the fans, more than Canadians and Russians knew. So began an entirely improbable, show more near-month-long series of games that became more and more riveting, until, for the eighth, and final, and deciding game--on a weekday, during work and school hours all across the country--the nation stopped. Of Canada's 22 million people, 16 million watched. Three thousand more were there, in Moscow, behind the Iron Curtain, singing--Da da, Ka-na-da, nyet, nyet, So-vi-yet! It is a story long told, often told. But never like this. Ken Dryden, a goalie in the series, a lifetime observer, later a writer, tells the story in "you are there" style, as if he is living it for the first time. As if you, the reader, are too. The series, as it turned out, is the most important moment in hockey history, changing the game, on the ice and off, everywhere in the world. As it turned out, it is one of the most significant events in all of Canada's history. Through Ken Dryden's words, we understand why. show lessTags
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Where were you when Paul Henderson scored the winning goal of the Canada/Soviet hockey series on September 28, 1972? If you are 55 or older, you probably know exactly where you were. I do.
Ken Dryden played goal in that winning game and has written a personal story about how it felt being part of Team Canada. This isn't a play-by-play of the statistics of the series. It's a very moving account of what the series meant to Mr. Dryden and to Canadians in general. Out of a population of 22 million, 16 million of us watched the final game of the series. The author surprisingly says that, in some way, in misses having been one of us watching and living the experience as fans.
Beautiful photographs and an account of what the series meant, and show more how it changed hockey. This book made me feel like I was there -- again. show less
Ken Dryden played goal in that winning game and has written a personal story about how it felt being part of Team Canada. This isn't a play-by-play of the statistics of the series. It's a very moving account of what the series meant to Mr. Dryden and to Canadians in general. Out of a population of 22 million, 16 million of us watched the final game of the series. The author surprisingly says that, in some way, in misses having been one of us watching and living the experience as fans.
Beautiful photographs and an account of what the series meant, and show more how it changed hockey. This book made me feel like I was there -- again. show less
A much slighter volume than Bacon's The Greatest Comeback. This is Dryden's personal memories of the Series so learn how he felt as the training camp approached and then his being picked to play game one. Includes black & white and colour photos of game moments, being a tourist in Moscow and of the cards and posters sent to him and the team.
One addition is his description of the team reunions including his many meetings with Russian players who have become friends.
One addition is his description of the team reunions including his many meetings with Russian players who have become friends.
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Ken Dryden is currently Vice-Chairman of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment.
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