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Phil Esposito's triumphant performance in the final period of the 1972 Summit Series may have een inspired by more than just a burning desire to beat the Russkies.
At least that's what a tantalizing tale from the Moscow rumour mill would have us believe. declassified records from Canada's national archives suggest a dressing room visit from a beguiling ballerina helped lift Espo's game to unparalleled heights.
Poet Andrei Voznesensky related the "amusing story" to Robert Ford, then Canada's ambassador to the Soviet Union, at a lunch about a month after the epic eight-game series.
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Phil Esposito's triumphant performance in the final period of the 1972 Summit Series may have een inspired by more than just a burning desire to beat the Russkies.At least that's what a tantalizing tale from the Moscow rumour mill would have us believe. declassified records from Canada's national archives suggest a dressing room visit from a beguiling ballerina helped lift Espo's game to unparalleled heights.
Poet Andrei Voznesensky related the "amusing story" to Robert Ford, then Canada's ambassador to the Soviet Union, at a lunch about a month after the epic eight-game series.
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