Well, if you want to ruffle a few feathers North of the Border, here’s how to do it:
Make a hockey movie about the ‘Miracle-on-Ice’ between USA and Russia and give it the tagline “The Greatest Moment in Sports History” and in the trailer, call hockey Russia’s game.
Oh granted, I won’t debate the fantastic odds in this game, or even how amazing it was but two types of people will debate the “Greatest Moment” claim:
The 1st – any baseball, soccer, football or basketball fan and most importantly:
2: – Anyone, and I mean anyone who, 8 years before the ‘Miracle’ ever happened, took witness in September 1972, to the Summit Series as Paul Henderson and Canada beat the Russians on their own turf in 8 games. Nothing beats it. Feb 24, 2002 may come close…
I would completely endorse the statement “Greatest Moment in AMERICAN Sports History”, but I’m sure that’s what the marketers of the movie meant anyway. Because other countries don’t count?.. Maybe…
Either way, Kurt Russell is the coach in “Miracle” being released on February 4th this ..er… next year. 2004 is what I mean. Not too sure if I’ll catch it, I wouldn’t mind, but I haven’t been able to catch many flicks this past month (hence my lack of postings) because of schedules, Christmas and finances and stuff. Either way, you likely have the duty to see this if you’re an American, a hockey fan or both.
Oh, and since we’re on the topic, Go Leafs Go.
