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Anyone got this yet? I picked up mine yesterday. I love watching the old games. So far I have only watched the first period of the Canada US game.
It isn't part of the set. The reason being they couldn't find any tapes of that game.ferns8916 said:I haven't gotten it yet.
One question about it though: Does it include the Canada vs. Finland round robin game?
Because at Future Shop, it doesn't list that game as being part of the set, which would be dumb since it was part of the tournament.
ClassicHockey said:That particular hi-lite tape in french was an awesome discovery - actually was found when searching for the Canada-Finland game. So, it was a bonus that was added to the DVD set.
chooch said:Classic I read that the 72 Series tv rights were owned by Orr and Ballard. Eagleson set this up. true?
Marcus-74 said:If I had to name one player who has so far impressed me the most it would have to be GILBERT PERREAULT. His rushes are just breathtaking to watch, and while he may not have been the fastest ever in a race down the rink, his ability to stickhandle through traffic is almost unmatched.
ClassicHockey said:That was true for the original broadcasts in 1972.
Its complicated but the players themselves claimed and now own all the rights of any footage of the '72 series and they retain Ficel Marketing as their representative.
Its a pretty good deal for the players. In order to use any footage from that series on a documentary, the producers have to pay a hefty fee.
Since Paul Henderson is one of the 'owners', he used quite a bit of footage in his documentary. Have you seen it?
reckoning said:Perreault was my favourite player as a kid, and I`ve never seen him play any better than he did at Canada Cup `76 or Canada Cup `81 (on a line with Gretzky and Lafleur before he was injured).
I picked my copy earlier this week and from what I`ve watched Denis Potvin had a helluva series. Not to take anything away from how great Bobby Orr played (remarkably brilliant considering his knees were finished) but one could make a case that Potvin was actually the top defenceman at the tourney.
To Classic Hockey: What are the chances of the other Canada Cups being released on DVDs? Are the sales for `76 better or worse than expected?
chooch said:Didn't know it existed. What's it titled?
Ps. On Potvin, he was writing a column during that Canada Cup and in it he churlishly stated that he should have been the Team Canada MVP not Orr. That article wasnt forgotten for years by the media.
$58 at Future shop. I thought it was a little high but it's well worth it.Rather Gingerly 1 said:How much does the Canada Cup '76 DVD cost?
Maxwell Edison said:If anyone else is a poor university student just wait for a few months to a year and the price of the DVD should go down significantly. I am just saying this because with the 1972 Summit Series the cost was oringally around 60 dollars I believe and I was able to find it at Walmart for 20 dollars.
ClassicHockey said:The Paul Henderson DVD is called:
"Goal - The Paul Henderson Story"
It traces his life story including of course the 1972 series and ends with his work with the 'Leadership Group'.
I thought it was well-done.
It was released over a month ago but I don't know where its being distributed.
ClassicHockey said:Potvin got a lot of flak for the article he wrote claiming that he was the best defenceman.
Other Canada Cups on DVD? Hard to say right now. There has to be a selling point.
I doubt there would be a 1981 Canada Cup DVD because of the result.
1984 might be a possibility but it doesn't have the same interest compared to the 1976 Canada Cup and one reason is Bobby Orr.
The 1987 Canada Cup games were released on vhs a while back and that would be more likely because of Gretzky and Lemieux.
canucksfan said:Anyone got this yet? I picked up mine yesterday. I love watching the old games. So far I have only watched the first period of the Canada US game.
NordsFan said:Just got this the other day... watched the first game so far (CAN vs USA).
I also own the 4 disc 72' Series....
A little dissapointed how the 72' DVD set is alot better quality than 76'.
The set however, I like the 76' series, as all the games aren't vs Russia (72).
But the 76' series looks like a poor VHS copy on DVD.
They do make you aware of this before watching.
Anyhow, great DVD set for any Hockey collection!