definition for: #TheGoal

"The Goal" or "The Goal of the Century" was scored by Paul Henderson was the hero of the 1972 Summit Series, scoring the game winning goals for Team Canada in the final three games of the series. "The Goal" - September 28th, 1972 - The 1972 Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union - Game Eight, the series had the Soviet Union with three wins, Canada with three wins and one contest ending in a tie. The series came down to a single game, and it's one that has been glorified for decades. Paul Henderson celebrated after scoring ("The Goal of the Century") the Series winning-goal against the Soviet Union with 34 seconds remaining (at the Luzhniki Ice Palace in Moscow) The rest is, as they say...HISTORY! Most Canadians over the age of 50 remember exactly where they were when Paul Henderson scored the series clinching goal over the Soviet Union in 1972. It was the politically charged era of the cold war. And the ‘Summit Series’ as it was dubbed, was more than just a friendly 8 game exhibition series. It became a symbolic battle between two very different ideologies. . . Communism vs. Democracy. In fact, many players felt as though the games were like fighting a war.