Word: tretiak
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...attack line that may be the most potent in the world: Left Wing Valeri Kharlamov, a deft puck handler; Center Vladimir Petrov, a tireless speedster; and Right Wing Boris Mikhailov, a veteran considered by many to be "the soul of the team." Behind them in goal will be Vladislav Tretiak, nemesis of Team Canada in 1972. The other team, the Soviet Wings, beefed up for the games with extra players, will be led by Alexander Yakushev, the leading scorer of the top Russian league...
...time to do it, but Team Canada finally overcame the Soviet Union's national team in Moscow last week to win the first "world series" of hockey. With 34 seconds left in the eighth and final game, Paul Henderson of Toronto flicked the puck past Soviet Goalie Vladislav Tretiak to give the Canadian all-star pros a 6-5 lead. The Russians tried desperately to come back, but the Canadians hung on to take their fourth victory against three wins for the Soviets...