Soviet Hockey: The History of Red Machine
We all know that the Soviet Union was always a big ice hockey nation, competing with Canada for the title of #1 in the world. But...was it REALLY always? What if I told you that before WW2 ice hockey was not considered an actual sport, that the first hockey exhibition tournaments were utter failures and the game simply was considered to be "too primitive" by the audience? How did the government manage to change that attitude? How did the Czechoslovak team basically "assemble" the famed Red Machine and ended up paying the price for it? Today we will take a look at the rise and fall of the "unbeatable" Soviet Hockey Team and discuss the state of the game in Russia today, after Vladimir Putin found himself irresistibly attracted to hockey.
00:00 - Soviet Union had its own hockey
03:55 - Olympics dreams and first championships
05:55 - Czechoslovak teachers and their tragic story
08:47 - Rivalry with Canada
12:52 - First Russian in the NHL
15:01 - Vladimir Putin and hockey
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