2007 Super Series

The 2007 Super Series (Russian: Суперсерия 2007; French: 2007 Super Série) was an eight-game Under-20 ice hockey challenge between Russia and Canada. The series was won by Canada, who shocked the Russians with seven wins and one tie (there was no overtime in this series). Over the course of the eight games, Canada outscored Russia 39-13. The Series was held from August 27 to September 9 in various venues in both countries. The event commemorated the 35th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series between the USSR and Canada.

It was reported on March 28, 2007 in a Moscow-based daily newspaper that Russian prime minister Mikhail Fradkov was keen for a third Summit Series to mark the 35th anniversary of the original 1972 series. According to the paper, Fradkov called upon Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper to support consideration for another Summit Series. Journalist Vsevolod Kukushkin, an interpreter for the Soviet team in the 1972 series, reported that the first to suggest a new Series was Hockey Canada president Bob Nicholson. Kukushkin wrote in his article:

"In Nicholson's opinion the situation is very good now for such a series. Since the 1972 series, which was one of the most important sports events of the last century, a generation of players and fans have come and gone ... and a new generation of fans and players in both countries deserve to see such a great product."

The first four games were played in Russia where Canada won all four games, and the next four games were in Canada where the Canadian team had three wins and tied the Russians in Game 7.

The Super Series' Most Valuable Player and leading scorer was Canada's Sam Gagner. Canada's Kyle Turris was the top goal scorer in the series.

Ufa Arena fog issues

There were issues with fog on the ice during some of the games in Russia.cite web | last = The Vancouver Province|title = Russian fans raise the roof at barely finished Ufa arena |url=http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=0e7c29c5-d572-4b51-b833-8463cf76eaf9 | accessdate = 2007-08-29 . The rinks used were very new, and some issues with the air conditioning still needed to be worked out. When the fog got severe, the on ice officials would have the players skate around the rink during stoppages in play to attempt to disperse the fog. This caused some issues, when Canada's Brad Marchand took a misconduct penalty while skating around his zone.

chedule

Game 3

Game Summary

Leland Irving got the start for Team Canada as the Super Series moved to Omsk for Games 3 and 4. Canada's powerplay was very effective, scoring 4 goals on 9 chances. Semen Varlamov started the game for the Russian squad, but was replaced after the first intermission by Vadim Zhelobnyuk. The game was closer than the final score indicated, as the Canadians only led by a goal heading into the third. [cite web | last = Hockey Canada | title = Game Summary: Lethal Powerplay Leads Canada To 6-2 Game 3 Victory | url = http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/11728/la_id/1/ss_id/24821/game_id/1339.html | accessdate = 2007-11-05 ]

coring Summary

Game 6

Game Summary

coring Summary

Leading scorers

ee also

*Super Series
*1972 Summit Series
*1974 Summit Series
*2007 in ice hockey
*IIHF World U20 Championship
*2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

References

External links

* [http://lhjmq.leaguestat.com/en/members/action/viewArticle/id/187/type/national Super Series info: CHL Prospects Insider]
* [http://www.hockeycanada.ca/2/4/8/2/1/index1.shtml Website at Hockey Canada]