Gretzky and the Howe's vs. Dynamo Moscow

[Sentinel]

1979 WHA ASG had a weird format... They played against a Soviet club! I have not known about this game until today.

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[The Panther]

Yeah, this was weird. It was actually three games in a row as an All Star event, all held in Edmonton!

Future Blues, Red Wings, and Canadiens' coach Jacques Demers coached the WHA All Stars, and made the decision to play Gretzky, Howe, and Howe together.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Yeah, this was weird. It was actually three games in a row as an All Star event, all held in Edmonton!

Future Blues, Red Wings, and Canadiens' coach Jacques Demers coached the WHA All Stars, and made the decision to play Gretzky, Howe, and Howe together.

Sounds like a pretty good line.

 

[Theokritos]

They actually played several games:

78/12/26: New England Whalers (WHA) – Dinamo Moscow 4-1
78/12/27: Quebec Nordiques (WHA) – Dinamo Moscow 5-4
78/12/29: Edmonton Oilers (WHA) – Dinamo Moscow 1-4
78/12/30: Winnipeg Jets (WHA) – Dinamo Moscow 6-4
79/01/02: WHA All-Stars – Dinamo Moscow 4-2
79/01/04: WHA All-Stars – Dinamo Moscow 4-2
79/01/05: WHA All-Stars – Dinamo Moscow 4-3

And to demonstrate how extensive those Soviet tours of North America had become in the late 1970s, here are the other teams that played in Canada and the USA in 1978-1979:

USSR B national team (those games counted in the WHA standings!)
78/12/09: New England Whalers (WHA) – USSR B 4-7
78/12/12: Quebec Nordiques (WHA) – USSR B 3-6
78/12/14: Winnipeg Jets (WHA) – USSR B 3-4
78/12/15: Edmonton Oilers (WHA) – USSR B 5-3
78/12/17: Birmingham Bulls (WHA) – USSR B 2-2
78/12/20: Cincinnati Stingers (WHA) – USSR B 3-5

Khimik Voskresensk
78/12/09: Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) – Khimik Voskresensk 3-4
78/12/10: Regina Pats (WHL) – Khimik Voskresensk 5-7
78/12/12: Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) – Khimik Voskresensk 3-9
78/12/14: Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) – Khimik Voskresensk 3-8
78/12/15: Calgary Wranglers (WHL) – Khimik Voskresensk 1-6
78/12/17: Seattle Breakers (WHL) – Khimik Voskresensk 3-5
78/12/18: New Westminster Bruins (WHL) – Khimik Voskresensk 7-2
78/12/19: Victoria Cougars (WHL) – Khimik Voskresensk 6-4

Traktor Chelyabinsk
78/12/26: Maine Mariners (AHL) – Traktor Chelyabinsk 6-3
78/12/27: Rochester Americans (AHL) – Traktor Chelyabinsk 6-5 ET
78/12/29: Denver Pioneers (NCAA) – Traktor Chelyabinsk 2-7
78/12/30: Colorado College Tigers (NCAA) – Traktor Chelyabinsk 4-6
78/12/31: Wisconsin Badgers (NCAA) – Traktor Chelyabinsk 3-5
79/01/02: Oklahoma City Stars (CHL) – Traktor Chelyabinsk 2-6
79/01/04: Boston Junion Bruins (?) – Traktor Chelyabinsk 4-7

Krylya Sovietov Moscow
78/12/31: Minnesota North Stars (NHL) – Krylya Sovietov Moscow 5-8
79/01/02: Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) – Krylya Sovietov Moscow 4-4
79/01/04: Detroit Red Wings (NHL) – Krylya Sovietov Moscow 6-5
79/01/06: Nova Scotia Voyageurs (AHL) – Krylya Sovietov Moscow 4-4
79/01/09: Boston Bruins (NHL) – Krylya Sovietov Moscow 4-1

USSR national team (Challenge Cup):
79/02/08: NHL All-Stars – USSR 4-2
79/02/10: NHL All-Stars – USSR 4-5
79/02/11: NHL All-Stars – USSR 0-6

 

[Talisman]

what star players were in Dynamo line up??

 

[Theokritos]

what star players were in Dynamo line up??

The tour overlapped with a European tour of the Soviet national team, so their six best players (Valeri Vasilyev, Vasili Pervukhin, Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, Alexander Golikov, Vladimir Golikov, Pyotr Prirodin) were missing. They added six players on loan from CSKA to make up for it: Vladimir Vikulov, Vyacheslav Anisin, Alexander Lobanov, Alexander Volchkov, Sergei Gimayev and Alexei Volchenkov.

 

[Albatros]

They actually played several games:

78/12/26: New England Whalers (WHA) – Dinamo Moscow 4-1
78/12/27: Quebec Nordiques (WHA) – Dinamo Moscow 5-4
78/12/29: Edmonton Oilers (WHA) – Dinamo Moscow 1-4
78/12/30: Winnipeg Jets (WHA) – Dinamo Moscow 6-4
79/01/02: WHA All-Stars – Dinamo Moscow 4-2
79/01/04: WHA All-Stars – Dinamo Moscow 4-2
79/01/05: WHA All-Stars – Dinamo Moscow 4-3

And to demonstrate how extensive those Soviet tours of North America had become in the late 1970s, here are the other teams that played in Canada and the USA in 1978-1979:

USSR B national team (those games counted in the WHA standings!)
78/12/09: New England Whalers (WHA) – USSR B 4-7
78/12/12: Quebec Nordiques (WHA) – USSR B 3-6
78/12/14: Winnipeg Jets (WHA) – USSR B 3-4
78/12/15: Edmonton Oilers (WHA) – USSR B 5-3
78/12/17: Birmingham Bulls (WHA) – USSR B 2-2
78/12/20: Cincinnati Stingers (WHA) – USSR B 3-5

Khimik Voskresensk
78/12/09: Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) – Khimik Voskresensk 3-4
78/12/10: Regina Pats (WHL) – Khimik Voskresensk 5-7
78/12/12: Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) – Khimik Voskresensk 3-9
78/12/14: Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) – Khimik Voskresensk 3-8
78/12/15: Calgary Wranglers (WHL) – Khimik Voskresensk 1-6
78/12/17: Seattle Breakers (WHL) – Khimik Voskresensk 3-5
78/12/18: New Westminster Bruins (WHL) – Khimik Voskresensk 7-2
78/12/19: Victoria Cougars (WHL) – Khimik Voskresensk 6-4

Traktor Chelyabinsk
78/12/26: Maine Mariners (AHL) – Traktor Chelyabinsk 6-3
78/12/27: Rochester Americans (AHL) – Traktor Chelyabinsk 6-5 ET
78/12/29: Denver Pioneers (NCAA) – Traktor Chelyabinsk 2-7
78/12/30: Colorado College Tigers (NCAA) – Traktor Chelyabinsk 4-6
78/12/31: Wisconsin Badgers (NCAA) – Traktor Chelyabinsk 3-5
79/01/02: Oklahoma City Stars (CHL) – Traktor Chelyabinsk 2-6
79/01/04: Boston Junion Bruins (?) – Traktor Chelyabinsk 4-7

Krylya Sovietov Moscow
78/12/31: Minnesota North Stars (NHL) – Krylya Sovietov Moscow 5-8
79/01/02: Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) – Krylya Sovietov Moscow 4-4
79/01/04: Detroit Red Wings (NHL) – Krylya Sovietov Moscow 6-5
79/01/06: Nova Scotia Voyageurs (AHL) – Krylya Sovietov Moscow 4-4
79/01/09: Boston Bruins (NHL) – Krylya Sovietov Moscow 4-1

USSR national team (Challenge Cup):
79/02/08: NHL All-Stars – USSR 4-2
79/02/10: NHL All-Stars – USSR 4-5
79/02/11: NHL All-Stars – USSR 0-6

And not only North America, that winter they also played the St. John Warriors of the Southeastern New Brunswick Hockey League in the Netherlands which was quite a mismatch, but goes to show that any opportunities to play against North American opposition were appreciated.

 

[Theokritos]

And not only North America, that winter they also played the St. John Warriors of the Southeastern New Brunswick Hockey League in the Netherlands which was quite a mismatch

I wasn't aware of that. Thanks!

goes to show that any opportunities to play against North American opposition were appreciated.

Definitely true.

 

[VMBM]

The tour overlapped with a European tour of the Soviet national team, so their six best players (Valeri Vasilyev, Vasili Pervukhin, Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, Alexander Golikov, Vladimir Golikov, Pyotr Prirodin) were missing. They added six players on loan from CSKA to make up for it: Vladimir Vikulov, Vyacheslav Anisin, Alexander Lobanov, Alexander Volchkov, Sergei Gimayev and Alexei Volchenkov.

And Maltsev was injured then, right?

 

[Theokritos]

And Maltsev was injured then, right?

He must have been, because he didn't play all season after later November.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

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