The Flyers aren’t too popular in Russia, Philadelphia defeated the Red Army 4-1 in 1976. The only NHL team do so in the ’76 Super Series. The New York Rangers and Boston Bruins both suffered defeat to the Red Army with the Montreal Canadians tying them 3-3.
Flyers defenseman Ed Van Impe delivered a hard hit to the Soviet star forward Valeri Kharlamov. Four years after Flyers captain Bobby Clarke broke Kharlamov ankle with a brutal slash during the 1972 Summit Series.
The Russians left the ice feeling they had been treated unfairly. Only after Flyers owner Ed Snider threatened not to pay for their services did the Russians return to the ice.