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Vancouver Giants captain Ty Thorpe proves old soul with fascination of Soviet hockey history
Scotty BowmanGiants' Ty Thorpe said: “It’s about 1972 and even prior, with the foundation of the Soviet program and Anatoly Tarasov. When I was a kid I had this fixation with it. I’d watch old videos and read books.”
Read moreA Part Of Russian Culture Put On Hold
Mark Spectorfrom Mark Spector of Sportsnet, The Big Red Machine, as Russia’s national men’s hockey team came to be known, was always about more than just the game on the ice. Back when they wore CCCP across their jerseys, more so than today, they played hockey unlike anyone else. The Soviets, with play...
Read moreHockey hits Russia in collective soul with ban from international events
Big Red MachineA ban from international ice hockey events hits Putin where perhaps even economic sanctions can not reach — in the collective soul, where hockey resides in most Russians the way it does with us here in Canada.
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