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The Soviet Union was dominating the world of hockey in the 80s, and with a frightening first line, few teams in the world could beat them. Any national team who even got close celebrated it like a win.
Just ask the Swedes.
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Sweden is now one of the world’s best hockey nations, but just before the World Championship of Hockey, back in 1987, Sweden had never won a game against the Sovjet.
The losing streak held for 50 games until Sweden won a friendly game ahead of the WC. Pekka Lindmark, a legendary Swedish goalkeeper, was the big hero at that time, and it wasn’t exactly the first time he came across the Sovjet players.
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Some years before that groundbreaking game, Lindmark was involved in a massive brawl at a nightclub after a Swedish player flirted with the legendary defenseman Viacheslav Fetisov’s wife.
“I think it started with Magnus Svensson asking Fetisov’s wife for a dance. Then, chaos erupted. I got my nose broken and a couple of ribs broken. But I survived it. I looked like shit, though, and the media asked me what happened. I just said I’d got a puck to the head during practice,” Pekka Lindmark said.