To this day, ask many Canadians where they were the day "The Goal" was scored and you're sure to get a smile. Whether it was in a classroom, at home with a baby, or in a cafeteria at work, "The Goal" is forever stamped in minds from coast to coast.

The date was September 28, 1972. A young member of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Paul Henderson, scored his seventh goal in eight games to lift Team Canada to and astonishing series victory over the surprising Soviets.

As the late, great Foster Hewitt called it: "Savard clears a pass to Stapleton. He clears to the open wing to Cournoyer. Here's a shot. Henderson made a wild stab for it and fell. Here's another shot, right in front. They score! And the fans and the team are going wild! Henderson, right in front of the Soviet goal with 34 seconds left in the game."

Henderson, one of the smoothest skaters and hardest shooters in the game, played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League, scoring 236 goals and adding 241 assists. A truly outstanding career. But it's "The Goal" for which the longtime Etobicoke resident will be remembered.

And while his performance in the Summit Series back in 1972 brought him a measure of fame he could never have dreamed of, it did not bring him happiness. That came a couple of years later when Henderson became a born-again Christian. He has since devoted his life to the cause as a member of Campus Crusade for Christ, speaking to businessmen and students about the virtues of faith.

Ironically, Henderson says that as a boy, he dreamt of scoring the 'big goal'. "But it was in the Stanley Cup" he laughed years later. "I never saw any Russians in my dream."