Russian Five
Russian Five When the Detroit Red Wings were rebooting their franchise after more than two decades of relative futility, they knew the best place to look for world-class players was behind the Iron…
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When the Detroit Red Wings were rebooting their franchise after more than two decades of relative futility, they knew the best place to look for world-class players was behind the Iron Curtain. One defection created an international incident and made global headlines. That's when the Wings turned to Keith Gave, the newsman whose clandestine mission to Helsinki, Finland was the first phase of a years-long series of secret meetings from posh hotel rooms to remote forests around Europe to orchestrate the hockey players' unlawful departures from the Soviet Union.
Another player, who wasn't quite ready to leave, felt like he was being kidnapped by an unscrupulous agent. Another player faked cancer, thanks to the Wings' extravagant bribes to Russian doctors. Two others were outcast when they stood up publicly against the Soviet regime, winning their freedom to play in the NHL only after
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