During the heyday of this sporting saga between 1972 and 1987 it was argued by many a hockey fan which country had developed the better hockey players and national teams. The competition was so fierce and intense that Canadian hockey legend Phil Esposito, himself, also described the first true meeting of their best and ours as a war our system against theirs. The political overtones were obvious. Every player on the ice in that inaugural event agreed with this statement and so did all the hockey fans at home in front of their tv sets.

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