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Ice-Breaker: The '72 Summit Series

Ice-Breaker: The '72 Summit Series

2025•1h 33m•1.0/10
DocumentaryHistory

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September 2022 marked the 50th anniversary of the Summit Series, the iconic hockey tournament that pitted the best players from Canada against the best from the Soviet Union. This documentary enlarges the canvas to tell the story from the unique perspectives of a diverse group who are rarely, if ever, heard: diplomats, NHL hockey legends, Soviet players, journalists, fans, broadcasters, business leaders and Team Canada’s Chairman – all reveal untold stories about what happened before, during, and after September ‘72.

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Production

White Pine Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Gretzky

Self

Angela James

Angela James

Self

Ron MacLean

buffoon

Margaret Trudeau

Self

Terry Mosher

Terry Mosher

Self

Mike Keenan

Self

Alan Eagleson

Alan Eagleson

Self

Harnarayan Singh

Self

Vladislav Tretiak

Vladislav Tretiak

Self

Igor Larionov

Igor Larionov

Self

Danièle Sauvageau

Danièle Sauvageau

Self

Brian Conacher

Brian Conacher

Self

Liam Maguire

Self

Phil Esposito

Phil Esposito

Self

Paul Henderson

Paul Henderson

Self

Ken Dryden

Ken Dryden

Self

Boris Mikhailov

Boris Mikhailov

Self

Gary J. Smith

Self

Serge Savard

Serge Savard

Self

Aleksandr Yakushev

Aleksandr Yakushev

self

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