Team Canada battled the Soviets during a politically fraught ... as they were booed by their own fans upon losing Game 4 in Vancouver. Phil Esposito famously defended his teammates in a post-game ...

FILE - Team Canada's Phil Esposito, left, raises arms after scoring goal against Soviet Union goalie Vladislav Tretiak, on ice, in final game of series in Moscow, Sept. 28, 1972. Cheering with ...

As it began, the Soviets were surprisingly in the lead, but Team Canada was working toward victory, led by such legends as Phil Esposito, Paul Henderson, and Yvan Cournoyer. The last moments of ...

Phil Esposito, the legendary Canadian hockey player, was one of the brightest participants in the 1972 series of hockey matches between the USSR and Canada. The film covers the period between 2012 ...

Team Canada battled the Soviets during a politically ... as they were booed by their own fans upon losing Game 4 in Vancouver. Phil Esposito famously defended his teammates in a post-game ...

The Soviets led 5-3 after two periods before Phil Esposito and Yvan Cournoyer evened it and Paul Henderson scored the most important goal in the country's history to give Canada a 6-5 victory.

Phil Esposito famously defended his teammates ... "May the better team win - and I know who's going to win." As for Team Canada, they are tasked with carrying the hopes of a hockey-mad nation ...