Valery's Ankle

2006, Video, 33:00 (Colour, Stereo)

by Brett Kashmere

September 1972, Canadian hockey pros faced the amateur Soviets for the first time ever: the best-known and celebrated Canadian story of all time. Team Canada's performance throughout the series, and Bobby Clarke's two-handed slash of rival Russian star Valery Kharlamov's ankle in particular, signal a glitch in the production of Canadian nationalism, identity and masculinity. "Valery's Ankle" explodes the spectacle of hockey violence and its representation in North American media.

ISBN 978-1-55467-768-9