#50 WHA Summit Series '74 Review, NHL Training Camp Memories, NYR Rangers vs. Boston Bruins Alumni Classic

With Bobby Hull, Gordie Howe and Gerry Cheevers, Team Canada 1974 was a team Canadians and WHA fans could be proud of. Welcome to Episode 50 of the Pro Hockey Alumni Podcast. This is a Topic Episode featuring many of our previous guests. First, we’’ll celebrate the 45th anniversary of “The Forgotten Summit” — the 8-game 1974 Summit Series battle between the best of Team Canada (i.e. Team WHA) and the Soviet Union. Rick Smith played defense for Team Canada ’74 and he provides unique insights into this overlooked super series that featured the likes of Bobby Hull, Gordie Howe, Vladislav Tretiak, Valerie Kharlamov and many of hockey’s all time greatest legends.  The Soviets won the series 4-1-3, but this was a team that Canadiens and WHA fans could be proud of. Next, NHL training camp is well underway, so we’ll talk to several of our former guests — Rick Middleton, Blake Dunlop, Wayne Babych, Morris Lukowich, Rick Smith and Phil Bourque — about their first NHL training camp experience. Finally we’ll conclude with a look at a major NHL Alumni event we’ll be involved with: the NY Rangers Alumni vs. Boston Bruins Alumni doubleheader on October 26 and 27, 2019. Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the show on ITunes, Spotify, You Tube or wherever you listen to the show. Your input has a big impact on making the show more visible to hockey fans around the world. Also, feel free to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @ProHockeyAlumni. Home base for the show is our website: ProHockey alumni.org.   ITunes/Apple Podcasts SoundCloud Stitcher Twitter Facebook Instagram Google Play Mark Willand Pro Hockey Alumni WHA Hockey Boston Bruins Alumni You Tube