The Game That Saved the NHL: The Broad Street Bullies, the Soviet Red Machine, and Super Series '76

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Ed Gruver Joe Watson

The Game That Saved the NHL

The Broad Street Bullies, the Soviet Red Machine, and Super Series '76

Ed Gruver, Joe Watson

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The Lyons Press
07 January 2024

Ice hockey

In late 1975 and early 1976, at the height of the Cold War, two of the Soviet Union’s long-dominant national hockey teams traveled to North America to play an eight-game series against the best teams in the National Hockey League. The culmination of the “Super Series” was HC CSKA Moscow’s faceoff against the reigning champion Flyers in Philadelphia on January 11, 1976. Known as the “Red Army Club,” HC CSKA hadn’t lost a game in the series. Known as the “Broad Street Bullies,” the Flyers were determined to bring the Red Army team’s winning streak to an end with their trademark aggressive style of play.

Based largely on interviews, Ed Gruver’s book will tell the story of this epic game and series as it lays out the stakes involved: nothing less than the credibility of the NHL. If the Red Army team had completed its series sweep by defeating the two-time Stanley Cup champion Flyers, the NHL would no longer have been able to claim primacy of place in professional-level hockey. Gruver also describes how the game and series affected the styles of both Russian and NHL teams. The Soviets adopted a more physical brand of hockey, while the NHL increasingly focused on passing and speed.

By: Ed Gruver
Foreword by: Joe Watson
Imprint: The Lyons Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 159mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 535g
ISBN: 9781493074976
ISBN 10: 1493074970
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 07 January 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Board book
Publisher's Status: Active

Ed Gruver’s most recent book is Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn: Boxing’s Unforgettable Summer of 1941 (Lyons, 2022).His previous books include Bringing the Monster to Its Knees: Ben Hogan, Oakland Hills, and the 1951 U.S. Open (2021), Hell with the Lid Off: Inside the Fierce Rivalry Between the 1970s Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers (2018), Hairs vs. Squares: The Mustache Gang, the Big Red Machine and the Tumultuous Summer of ’72 (2016), From Baltimore to Broadway: Joe, the Jets and the Super Bowl III Guarantee (2009), Nitschke (2002), Koufax (2000), The Ice Bowl: The Cold Truth About Football’s Most Unforgettable Game (1997, 2020), and The American Football League: A Year-by-Year History, 1960-69 (1997). Gruver’s work has appeared in several national magazines.

Reviews for The Game That Saved the NHL: The Broad Street Bullies, the Soviet Red Machine, and Super Series '76

""I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to play with the Flyers, thanks to Philadelphia head coach Fred Shero. The Russians were the world champions and we were the Stanley Cup champions. It was the only time North America cheered for the Broad Street Bullies. Ed Gruver's book stirs memories of that important game and Super Series '76.""