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that the first Swedish-born player in the National Hockey League was right winger Gustav Forslund, who appeared for one season (1932–33) with the Ottawa Senators? Born in Umea, Sweden, and raised in Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay), Ontario, Forslund scored 13 points in the 48-game season.

Who scored the first goal and assisted on the last goal of the 1972 Canada–Soviet Union Summit Series?

The most important single tournament in the history of hockey was an eight-game series played in September 1972 between a team of Canada’s National Hockey League professionals and the Soviet Union’s national team. The event ushered in the modern era of international hockey, the breakdown of all professional-amateur barriers, and the emergence of the multicultural makeup of the NHL. The series evolved out of Canada’s withdrawal from international competition and the Soviets’ desire to play best against best, with four games in Canada (Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver) and four games in the Soviet Union (all in Moscow).