The Summit in 1974
World 72-79

 

 

Note: The Summit in 1974 would like to thank Guy Villeneuve from Chicoutimi, Qc, Canada for sharing his hockey archives in preparation of this section of the site.

SUPER SERIES: Poldi Kladno in North America, 1976

 Poldi Kladno vs. WHA clubs December 1976

It was a very successfull year for Team Czechoslovakia. They won the '76 World Championship in Poland, played vs. Team Canada in the finals of the '76 Canada Cup and were on their way to capture the second consecutive world title and Izvestia Cup in the upcoming 1977.

In December 1976, one of the best Czechoslovakian clubs of the 1970s, Poldi Kladno went on for another international challenge. Reinforced with national team level players like goaltender Vladimir Dzurilla and forwards Miroslav Pouzar, Marian and Peter Stastny, Poldi played vs. top WHA clubs in their first North American series against the top pro teams.

GAME RESULTS

December 12-22, 1976
12.12.1976 Poldi Kladno 5 Winnipeg Jets 6
12.14.1976 Poldi Kladno 4 Edmonton Oilers 6
12.15.1976 Poldi Kladno 5 Calgary Cowboys 4
12.17.1976 Poldi Kladno 2 Minnesota Fighting Saints 3
12.20.1976 Poldi Kladno 4 New England Whalers 1
12.22.1976 Poldi Kladno 2 Indianapolis Racers 3

 GAME SUMMARIES

Game 1. December 12, 1976
 Poldi Kladno 5 at WINNIPEG JETS 6 
Attendance: 10.023

FIRST PERIOD
No Goals Scored

Penalties: None.

SECOND PERIOD
1. Cze - Lybomir Bauer (Peter Stastny, Milan Novy) 5:21
2. Cze - Eduard Novak (Novy, P.Stastny ) 8:49
3. Cze - .Jaroslav Pouzar ( P.Stastny, Marian Stastny) 9:31
4. Cze - Vaclav Sykora ( Vejvota) 10:42

Penalties: Neliba Cze 1:34, Ketola Win 16:30

THIRD PERIOD
5. Win - Hedberg (Nilsson, Miller) 4:01
6. Win - Labraaten ( Bergman, Lindstrom) 6:22
7. Win - Bergman ( Nilsson, Hedberg) 8:01
8. Win - Ruhnke ( Hull, Green) 11:47
9. Win - Lindh ( Lesuk) 13:46
10. Cze - Antonin Melc (Pouzar, P. Stastny) 15:41
11. Win - Sullivan ( Lindstrom, Labraaten) 16:02

Penalties: Melc Cze 1:53, Moffat Win 7:22

Shots:
Dzurilla (Poldi Kladno CZE) 6 4 10 - 20
Daley (Winnipeg) 12 9 10 - 31

Game 2. December 14, 1976
 Poldi Kladno 4 at EDMONTON OILERS 6 
Attendance: 15.294

FIRST PERIOD
1. Edm - Kirk 2:35
2. Edm - Flett ( Campbell, Sather) 4:31
3. Cze - Bauer (Frantisek Kaberle) 12:14
4. Cze - Novak ( Novy, Pospisil) 15:19
5. Edm - Beaton ( Russell, Hamilton) 17:59
6. Edm - Morris ( Patenaude, Campbell) 19:47

Penalties: Beaton Edm. 8:40, Vins Cze 19:15

SECOND PERIOD
7. Edm - Flett (Sather, Campbell) 15:28

Penalties: Bauer Cze 10:35

THIRD PERIOD
8. Edm - Rota (Nevin, Kirk) 2:06
9. Cze - Pouzar (M. Stastny) 11:48
10. Cze - Novak (Novy, M.Stastny) 13:38

Penalty: Patenaude Edm. 5:01, Beaton Edm. 12:46

Shots:
Broderick and Dryden (EDM) 6 12 20 - 38
Krasa and Termer (CZK) 10 5 5 - 20

Game 3. December 15, 1976
 POLDI KLADNO 4 at Calgary Cowboys 6 
Attendance: 7,095

FIRST PERIOD
1. Calg - Tannahill ( Miszuk) 2:43
2. Cze - Otakan Vejdova ( Sykora, Krivacek) 9:36
3. Cze - Zdenek Muller ( Sykora, Krivacek ) 13:22
4. Cze - M. Stastny ( Pouzar, P. Stastny) 15:59
5. Calg - Connelly ( Morrison, Sauveur) 18:36

Penalties: Miller Calg 2:22, Vins Cze 4:37, Powis Calg (Misconduct) Posposil Cze (Major) 17:14

SECOND PERIOD
6. Calg - Ford ( Miller, Terbenche ) 1:20
7. Cze - M. Stastny ( Cermak) 3:55
8. Calg - Ford ( Terbenche, Chipperfield) 7:59

Penalties: Bauer Cze 7:09, Powis Calg. 10:43

THIRD PERIOD
9. Cze - Novy ( Novak) 19:26

Penalty: NONE

Shots:
McLeod (CALG) 11 14 13 - 38
Dzurilla (CZK) 12 8 7 - 28

Game 4. December 17, 1976
 Poldi Kladno 2 at MINNESOTA FIGHTING SAINTS 3 (OT) 
Attendance: 4.616

FIRST PERIOD
No Goals Scored

Penalties: Nelliba Cze 2:25, S. Carlson Min 4:39 and 8:26

SECOND PERIOD
1. Cze - Pouzar ( P. Stastny) 6:07
2. Cze - Novak (Pospisil, Novy) 18:55

Penalties: Deadmarsh Min. 6:49 , Pospisil Cze 16:30

THIRD PERIOD
3. Min - Adduano ( Patrick) 12:34
4. Min - Ward ( Adduano, Keon) 19:33

Penalty: Arbour Min. 12:21

OVERTIME
5. Min - Antonovich (Keon, McKenzie) 0:45

Penalty: NONE

Shots:
Levasseur, Curran (MIN) 12 22 14 0 - 48
Dzurilla (CZK) 9 9 12 1 - 31

Game 5. December 20, 1976
 POLDI KLADNO 4 at New England Whalers 1 
Attendance: 7.322

FIRST PERIOD
1. Cze - Jan Neliba ( Krivacek, Vejvoda) 6:35

Penalties: Cermak Cze 1:41, Swain NE 6:13, Busniuk NE 11:06

SECOND PERIOD
2. Cze - M. Stastny ( Vins, Dzurilla) 5:50
3. Cze - M. Stastny ( Pouzar) 13:06
4. Cze - Novak ( Novy) 15:06
5. NE - Rogers ( Webster, Selwood) 18:40

Penalties: Busniuk NE 2:11, Selwood NE 3:49, Neliba Cze 7:18,
Smedsmo NE and M. Stastny Cze 16:14

THIRD PERIOD
No Goals Scored

Penalty: G. Roberts NE 10:51, Busniuk NE 16:59, Hangsleben NE 19:02

Shots:
Abrahamsson (NE) 17 12 16 - 45
Dzurilla (CZK) 6 9 4 - 19

Game 6. December 22, 1976
 Poldi Kladno 2 at INDIANAPOLIS RACERS 3 
Attendance: 4.974

FIRST PERIOD
1. Ind - Harris ( Clarkson, Parizeau) 13:36
2. Cze - M. Stastny ( P. Stastny) 14:20

Penalties: Novy Cze 4:29, Proceviat Ind. 9:17 and 15:26

SECOND PERIOD
No Goal Scored

Penalties: Proceviat Ind. 3:53, Pouzar Cze and Mags Ind. 5:41, Cermak Cze9:36, Sicinski Ind. and Neliba Cze 10:08, Stapleton Ind. 11:11, Cze (Bench ) by Vejvoda 13:31, Block Ind. 19:27

THIRD PERIOD
3. Ind - Paiement ( Sicinski, Mags) 0:54
4. Ind - Paiement ( Sicinski, Peacosh) 16:55
5. Cze - Kaberle ( Novy, Bauer) 19:49

Penalty: Cermak Cze 1:55, P. Stastny Cze 4:24, Cze (Bench) By Neliba) 6:47

Shots:
Dion (IND) 8 9 8 - 25
Dzurilla (CZK) 7 11 11 - 29

 

 

 

 

 

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