I did watch The Fat Electrician's video on the Flyers in the 70's. They were basically the hockey equivalent of a WWE heel stable, and they beat the Soviets so badly they tried rage-quitting.
when people see you're from the soviet union; they'll think you're tough; when they think you're tough... they'll want to see how tough; when people want to see how tough; you'll wake up in a roadside ditch