HOCKEY SUMMIT SERIES 1972 canada stamp BOOKLET ussr nhl 2022

Description

This booklet of 10 Permanent™ domestic rate stamps celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series.
This stamp issue marks the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Canada-USSR hockey series, now known as the Summit Series. The stamp features an illustration by Gary Alphonso. It was inspired by a face-off between a Soviet player and Phil Esposito in Game 3 at the Winnipeg Arena, September 6, 1972. The 1970s-style ‘television’ frame of the stamp evokes the experience of the millions of Canadians who watched the games on TV, not only at home but also in schools and businesses across the country. The stamp is issued to inspire a sense of nostalgia and pride among Canadians who experienced the series and inform those who didn’t of a great moment in Canadian hockey history. The issue date for the Summit Series stamp is September 21, 2022.
Do you remember where you were on Thursday, September 28, 1972? That was the day millions of Canadians were gathered around televisions and radios, in workplaces and schools, for a seminal moment in Canadian sports history. Team Canada scored the tie-breaking, series-winning goal in the last seconds of the third period of the Game 8 final of the Canada-USSR hockey series that has come to be known as the Summit Series. It marked the first time that the national Soviet Union team and a Canadian team (composed of professional hockey players) competed against one another in international play.
Going into the third period of Game 8, the Soviet team was ahead 5 to 3. Canada scored two goals to tie the game. With only 34 seconds remaining on the clock, Paul Henderson picked up Phil Esposito’s rebound off the Soviet goalie and took another two shots – slipping his own rebound past the goalie and into the net. Canada held on for a 6 to 5 win – and the series victory.
The success of the Summit Series inspired the creation of the Canada Cup tournament starting in 1976, as well as the Super Series of exhibition games between Soviet and NHL teams. In 2005, the team was inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.
Stamp Designer
Jim Ryce Design & Direction
Stamp Illustrator
Gary Alphonso
Issue Date
September 21, 2022
Stamp Value
Permanent™ domestic rate
Quantity Produced
300,000