Mike eruzione on how legend of 1980 olympic team continues to. It was considered a major sporting, and more importantly political embarrassment for the ussr. Gabe polskys documentary about the soviet hockey team of the 1980s. The russian five team that emerged following the miracle on ice defeat was the greatest hockey team ever assembled. Where the soviet hockey players who lost the miracle on ice. Red army director delves into soviet hockey legends. Jan 28, 2012 did any members of the 1980 soviet olympic mens hockey team play in the nhl. Miracle on ice team at the 1980 lake placid olympics or the grit displayed by canada in the 1972 summit. The decision came soon after the soviet army invaded afghanistan. How did the russians react to the usa vs ussr hockey game. Soviet union mens olympic hockey team index hockey. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. The soviet red army team would face the 2 time defending stanley cup champion philadelphia flyers in an epic hockey battle for the ages. Boris mikhailov was the captain of the 1980 soviet union hockey team that lost to united states in the game known as the miracle on ice.
Mike eruzione on how legend of 1980 olympic team continues. Denault has put together a gem of a book that tells the story of hockey from both a canadian and soviet perspective. After the miracle for the soviets, the loss at the 1980 olympics was the beginning of the most dominant stretch of hockey the world has ever seen. Red army is a 2014 americanrussian documentary film directed, produced, and written by gabe polsky, executive produced by jerry weintraub and werner herzog. Red army documentary facts soviet union hockey trivia. Documentary examines soviet union ice hockey in the. The tale of the hockey players for whom 1980 was no miracle on ice. The countrys investment in the teams success was massive. How soviet hockey ruled the world and then fell apart vox. This was the height of the cold war and prestigious sporting victories were seen as validation of the system. On a friday evening in lake placid, new york, a plucky band of american collegians stunned the vaunted soviet national team, 43 in the medal round of the 1980 winter olympic hockey competition. Anything that its government could do to project an image of strength was furiously. Of miracles and men tells 1980 olympic hockey story from soviets perspective. We never thought of losing, never thought it could happen.
What do you think is the modern state of russian hockey. The soviet national ice hockey team was the national ice hockey team of the soviet union. Nov 09, 2014 red army traces the rise and fall of the soviet hockey team of the 1970s and 80s, whose grace and skill were unmatched, even as the players chafed at restrictions. Jan 22, 2015 red army explores how the cold war played out on ice when the u. Red army is a lively documentary about the famous soviet. Red army is a feature documentary about the soviet union, the cold war that played out on the ice rink and the red army hockey team. Nhl world cup of hockey why 1980 soviet union squad. Backed by the red army, he was able to continue the practice of drafting good hockey players into the military so they would have to play for his team. It has extensive interviews in english and subtitled russian with the most famous members of the soviet team, particularly the legendary russian five, including slava fetisov, alexei kasatonov, vladimir. I was raised in the 1970s on the notion that soviet hockey players were robots, part of a. They were one of the greatest ice hockey teams in history. The red army russian five, alex kasatanov from left, viktor tikhonov, vladislav tretiak, igor larionov, and slava fetisov, are seen in a clip from the documentary red army, directed by gabe.
Olympic hockey team coffey, wayne, morrow, ken, craig, jim on. The film tells the story of the soviet union national ice hockey team through the eyes of team captain slava. The first chapter in the update could start with the first russian imports entitled larionov and krutov or better still wine and hot dogs as larionov aged well and the latterperhaps the best of the klm ate and drank his way out of hockey. Parents need to know that red army is a documentary directed by russianamerican gabe polsky about the soviet unions legendary national ice hockey team from the 70s and 80s. I know for a fact that viacheslav fetisov would go on to play for the devils and red. Red army asks american sports and movie fans to do the hardest. Jan 22, 2015 story behind red army the soviet hockey documentary from sports illustrated magazines january 26, 2015 issue. Red army charts rise and fall of a soviet hockey team. Mar 31, 2018 in 1976 the cold war was going stronger than ever. Red army, gabe polskys lively documentary about the famous soviet hockey team of the 1970s and 80s, is, in a sense, about all three. The soviet hockey players we beat were faceless, emotionless. Dave anderson sports of the times column discusses wayne coffeys new book boys of winter, which recollects 1980 olympics when us mens hockey team defeated russia and finland to win gold medal. The red army of the title is the great soviet hockey team of the 1970s and 80s.
After the miracle on ice though we did not call it that in the soviet union, i was recruited to play for cska moscow, which doubled as the soviet red army national team. Red army documentary facts soviet union hockey trivia esquire. Officially, the players were members of the soviet military, but that was just a fiction. And the soviet union in the 1980s was a strange culture. Red army soviet hockey movie sports illustrated story. Where the soviet hockey players who lost the miracle on. Central red army teams nhl hockey highlight video central red army team hockey cards grab theese cards on ebay now. Jan 16, 2015 red army, a documentary about legendary soviet hockey player slava fetisov and the other team in. The soviet union team that the americans beat was the greatest international hockey team of all time. Feb 22, 2005 dave anderson sports of the times column discusses wayne coffeys new book boys of winter, which recollects 1980 olympics when us mens hockey team defeated russia and finland to win gold medal. Parade once upon a time, they taught us to believe.
The tale of the hockey players for whom 1980 was no miracle. Red army is about how an incredibly oppressive system produced one of the greatest teams in history. Gabe polskys richly entertaining documentary red army asks american sports and movie fans to do the hardest thing they may ever. Documentary tells gripping story of soviet red army hockey. In his 2016 book the red machine, kukushkin reported that the nickname for the soviet national team came into. Sep 09, 2014 cccp hockey is the award winning documentary about the rise and fall of the soviet empire, as it was experienced by five legendary ice hockey players. Of miracles and men tells 1980 olympic hockey story from. I was only 9, but i was a hockey fan, and i knew enough to know that the red army, as the soviet team was called, had come to symbolize soviet dominance around the globe. Losing miracle on ice game to team usa still fresh in. Cccp hockey is the award winning documentary about the rise and fall of the soviet empire, as it was experienced by five legendary ice hockey players. The montreal canadiens, the red army, and the night. Did any members of the 1980 soviet olympic mens hockey team. How soviet hockey ruled the world and then fell apart explained by the director of the documentary red army.
The new years eve game between the montreal canadiens and the soviet red army is the feature, but after finishing the book i gained a better appreciation for the way the soviets developed the game of hockey in their own special way. For decades after the second world war, the soviet international hockey team ruled the world, and being officially affiliated with the red army, its players really were cold warriors. Wayne coffeys the boys of winter goes much deeper than that and, for the first time, gives us a clear picture of who these remarkable boysand menwere. The demanding lifestyle and oppressive circumstances under which the players trained were a reflection of broader soviet society. Red army charts rise and fall of a soviet hockey team the. Red army, a documentary about legendary soviet hockey player. But this time the story of the 1980 soviet hockey team and its loss to the united states in the olympics in lake placid is told not from the familiar american point of view but from the other side. The team won nearly every world championship and olympic tournament between 1954 and 1991 and never failed to medal in any international ice hockey federation iihf tournament they competed in. Alex ovechkin wasnt born until 1985, but russias brightest modern nhl star can capture the essence of the united states miracle on ice victory over the soviet union as poignantly as anybody. Cccp hockey soviet hockey documentary english youtube. Sep 15, 2016 1980 soviet union squad was historys greatest international hockey team. The miracle on ice was not the first major soviet loss in hockey, and may not even have been their biggest upset. Team roster for the 1980 russian olympic hockey team.
Of all the 30 for 30 films ive directed, of miracles and men is the most ambitious. The russian five is the name of the unit of five russian ice hockey players who defected from the ussr to play for the detroit red wings in the nhl. Viktor tikhonov instructing the soviet team during a 1979 practice at madison square garden. Red army is a 2014 american russian documentary film directed, produced, and written by gabe polsky, executive produced by jerry weintraub and werner herzog.
Soviet unions red army hockey team was a microcosm of their. It premiered at the 2014 cannes film festival and was released in limited theaters by sony pictures classics on january 23, 2015. Dec 02, 2015 it was considered a major sporting, and more importantly political embarrassment for the ussr. Sergei fedorov, slava fetisov, slava kozlov, igor larionov and vladimir konstatinov.
Name age hometown 20 g vladislav tretiak 27 orudyevo, moscow oblast, russia 2 d viacheslav fetisov. Olympic hockey team and the miracle on ice, which sports illustrated called the greatest moment in sports historywith a new afterword by ken morrow for the fortieth anniversary of the miracle on ice an unvarnished and captivating read. I need the team roster for the 1980 russian olympic hockey team. Feb 22, 2019 how soviet hockey ruled the world and then fell apart. Losing miracle on ice game to team usa still fresh in memory. Baime schoolkid sports fan then, now an author and journalist. The famed red army soviet hockey team of the 1980s. Red army spotlights iconic russian team by evan sporer staff writer the documentary red army traces the roots of one of the most dominant teams in russian hockey history. Gabe polskys red army, a very good documentary about the soviet hockey dynasty of the 1980s, reminds us of how difficult team chemistry is to achieve. The tale of the hockey players for whom 1980 was no miracle on ice gabe polskys documentary about the soviet hockey team of the 1980s has a lot to say about sports, international competition, and.
Red army tells the story of the russian hockey dynasty of the 1980s and early 1990s, focusing on the story of defenseman slava fetisov pictured top right. In eric zweigs book, twenty greatest hockey goals, fetisov said the 1980 team was probably the best team ever put together in the soviet union. Red army explores how the cold war played out on ice. How did the russians react to the usa vs ussr hockey game in. Jul 12, 2017 the hockey great and subject of the riveting documentary red army, about the legendary ussr hockey team, discusses u. Twenty years ago, hockey took a major step in its evolution when the detroit red wings put five russian players together as one unit of three forwards and two defensemen for the first time the. The quintessence of this was the miracle on ice, in 1980, when a bunch of american college kids beat the soviets, the best hockey team in the. Tikhonov also remained as the national teams coach until. Documentary examines soviet union ice hockey in the 1980s.
They were also the poster boys for a soviet system they themselves had started to question. In eric zweigs book, twenty greatest hockey goals, fetisov said the 1980 team was. In soviet russia, hockey plays you with bittersweet consequences. Feb 14, 2014 1980 russian hockey player still very, very bitter. Nhl world cup of hockey why 1980 soviet union squad was. Losing miracle on ice game to team usa still fresh in memory of russians from lake placid olympics. Jan 22, 2015 the tale of the hockey players for whom 1980 was no miracle on ice gabe polskys documentary about the soviet hockey team of the. The red army team was designed as an instrument of propaganda to prove the superiority of the soviet system. It is referred to in the west as central red army or the red army team for its past affiliation. Fetisovs charismatic, proud, and impish screen presence is the central attraction of red army, a documentary about soviet ice hockey that was written, directed, and produced by.
To understand the history of the team and the era is to understand much about who makes decisions in russia today. Todays russian leadership is comprised both of devoted fans of the red army team and of the players themselves. Team usas epic win over russia is moststreamed hockey game in nbc sports history red army could also use some more nuance. Red army tells the story of the russian hockey dynasty of the 1980s and early 1990s, focusing on the story of defenseman slava fetisov pictured. Red army, a documentary about legendary soviet hockey. Thats the date when americas hockey team beat the vaunted russian red army 43 in the medal round of the 1980 olympics in lake placid, n.
The russian five, which played for the club cska moscow and the red army soviet national hockey team in the 80s, consisted of defenders viacheslav slava fetisov and alexei kasatonov, as. Did any members of the 1980 soviet olympic mens hockey. The team won nearly every world championship and olympic tournament between 1954 and 1991 and never failed to medal in. The author needs to update his book and republish it as the book is out of circulation and draws a high price. A new film reveals the brutality that lay behind the brilliance. The other side of the miracle on ice the new york times.
The tale of the hockey players for whom 1980 was no. The soviets won two of the matchups, including game 3 at madison square garden in a 60 rout. The untold story of a coach, a dream, and the 1980 u. So begins red army, a new documentary about the soviet union and the grand sweep of history. After the humiliating loss to the americans at the lake placid olympics in. The club is a member of the tarasov division in the kontinental hockey league khl.