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Paul Henderson ice hockey player. A left winger , he played 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 for the Toronto Toros and Birmingham Bulls . He played over 1,000 games, scoring 376 goals and 758 points . He is best known for leading Team Canada to victory at the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union . Played at the height of the Cold War , the series was viewed as a battle for both hockey and cultural supremacy. Henderson scored the game-winning goal in the sixth, seventh and eighth games, the last of which was voted the "sports moment of the century" by The Canadian Press . Henderson played in two NHL All-Star Games and has twice been inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (individually and as a member of the 1972 national team). He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 2013. A born-again Christian , Henderson became a minister and motivational speaker after his playing career, and has co-written three books. He was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 2012. (Full article...
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