Paul Henderson is most well known for his game winning goal in the eighth and final game of the 1972 Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union. What you may not know is that he also scored the game-winning goals in the sixth and seventh games securing him as a legend and national hero in Canada.
Henderson's career consisted of 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs and Atlanta Flames and 5 in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Toronto Toros and Birmingham Bulls. He played over 1,000 games between the two major leagues, scoring 376 goals and 758 points. He played in two NHL All-Star Games and was a member of the Memorial Cup winning Hamilton Red Wings team as a junior.
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