On Jan 11th, 1976, the Flyers hosted the Moscow Central Red Army ice hockey team as part of the Super Series tour. After a vicious first period hit by Flyer’s defenseman Ed Van Impe on the Red Army’s Valeri Kharlamov, the Soviet coach Konstantin Loktev pulled his team from the ice. It took Ed Snider threatening the Soviets with not getting paid to get them back on the ice. It’s one of the iconic moments of the Broad Street Bullies. An irate Loktev called the Flyers play, “Animal Hockey.” Ironically, the tournament slogan that was printed on the game tickets: “May We Live In Peace.” The Flyers won the game 4-1 outshooting the Soviets 48-13 and were the only NHL team to beat the Red Army team during the Super Series of 1975-1976.
