Ed Gruver is an author whose latest book focuses on the 1976 hockey game between the Flyers and the Soviet Red Army team, The Game That Saved the NHL.

In Episode #197 of “1-on-1 with Matt Leon,” Matt catches up with Gruver to talk about his book. They discuss the many different levels of importance of that 1976 clash, dig into the details of the 4-1 Flyers win and talk about the impact it had on the hockey world.

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