Cold War on Ice: Summit Series '72

“I really thought it was going to be an all star game. We were going to have some laughs and some fun.” – Phil Esposito

2012•1h 30m

TV MovieDocumentary

Cold War on Ice, produced by Emmy Award-winner Ross Greenburg, chronicles the historic 27-day ice hockey Summit Series in September of 1972 between a team of NHL All-Stars from Canada and the Soviet National Team during the height of the Cold War.

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Production

Flagstaff Films, NBC, NBCUniversal

Language

Status

Released

Release Date

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Cast

Peter Coyote

Narrator

Phil Esposito

self

Harry Sinden

self

Rod Gilbert

self

Paul Henderson

self

Vladislav Tretiak

self

Boris Mikhailov

self

Aleksandr Yakushev

self

Arthur Chidlovski

Soviet hockey historian

Pete Mahovlich

self

Jean-Paul Parise

self

Roy MacSkimming

hockey author

Jennifer Conway

hockey historian

Roy MacGregor

Globe & Mail journalist

Gerald Eskenazi

New York Times journalist

Steve Dowling

referee 1972

Tony Esposito

self

Mark Mulvoy

Sports Illustrated journalist

Pat Bentram

Canadian fan in Russia

Bobby Clarke

self

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