The night was January 11th of 1976 and in a far different time the Spectrum was packed with 17,000 screaming fans as they eagerly awaited a matchup of historic proportions between their beloved Flyers and the tactical Red Army of the Soviet Union — on ice.
CSKA Moscow, better know was the Red Army, was the absolute finest collection of hockey players that the Soviet Union had to offer, pulverizing any teams in their wake during an impressive run of dominance throughout the 1970s and well beyond. Their North American tour in the winter of 1976 proved to be more of the same, with resounding wins over the Rangers and Bruins mixed in with a tie with the soon-to-be dynasty in the Canadiens.