<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ithimba laseCzechoslovakia lalibikezelwe ukuthi lizobhekana neCanada emdlalweni wokugcina ngochwepheshe abaningi njengoba beletha iqembu elifanayo elalinqobe i-  <response>: Umqhudelwano Womhlaba ka-1976 ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ngaphambili. Umgadli wabo, uJiří Holeček, wayebhekwa njengomuntu ongcono kunabo bonke emhlabeni ngaphandle kweNHL. Umqeqeshi waseCzechoslovakia uKarel Gut walindela ukuba iqembu lakhe liphume ukuze libonise izwe ukuthi kunokuningi okuhilelekile ehockey yamazwe ngamazwe kuneCanada neSoviet Union. ISweden yayibekwe endaweni yesithathu ukungena kulo mqhudelwano futhi yayinomxube omkhulu wama-amateurs kanye nabaqeqeshiwe ababedlala ku-NHL naku-WHA. I - United States neFinland baqeda lo mqhudelwano futhi kwakungalindelekile ukuba babe nokuncintisana. 