Summit '72
2022•8.3/10
Documentary
Ratings
🎬TMDb
8.3/10(3)
This series will tell the definitive story of the legendary 1972 eight-game 'Super Summit' through a modern lens, and explore its legacy and lasting influence on Canadian national identity, framing it against the political and cultural climate of the times in both countries, and around the world.
Production
Canada Media Fund | Fonds des médias du Canada, CBC
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
September 14, 2022
Last Aired
October 5, 2022
Trailers & Videos
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Hockey Nations
Air date: 2022-09-14
This timely documentary series will tell the definitive story of the legendary 1972 Canada-USSR Summit Series of Hockey upon its 50th anniversary, and through a modern lens explore its legacy and lasting influence on Canadian national identity, framing it against the political and cultural climate of the times in both countries, and around the world. With never-before-seen 16mm archival footage restored in stunning 4k, and exclusive interviews with key players, SUMMIT 72 will bring an unforgettable moment in Canadian history to life on screen as never seen before. Audiences will relive—or experience for the first time—the adrenaline-fuelled, edge-of-your-seat drama of one of the most monumental cultural proxy battles of the Cold War, and trace its many reverberations in the zeitgeist right up to the present day.
E2
Clash in Hockey Culture
Air date: 2022-09-21
The Soviets show their victory in Game 1 was no accident, and Canadian fans show their frustrations as Team Canada struggles to keep up with Soviet-style hockey.
E3
Finding Each Other Behind the Iron Curtain
Air date: 2022-09-28
Team Canada and a legion of loyal fans travel into hostile territory behind the Iron Curtain for the final four games of the series.
E4
72 Summit: Legacy
Air date: 2022-10-05
Team Canada confronts the challenge of a lifetime in the final game of the Summit Series.
Cast
Phil Esposito
self
Paul Henderson
self
Ken Dryden
self
Bobby Clarke
self
Brad Park
self
Ron Ellis
self
Pete Mahovlich
self
Yvan Cournoyer
self
Red Berenson
self
Dennis Hull
self
Rod Seiling
self
Stan Mikita
self
Tony Esposito
self
Gilbert Perreault
self
Gary Bergman
self
Dale Tallon
self
Jean-Paul Parise
self
Vladislav Tretiak
self
Boris Mikhailov
self
Alexander Maltsev
self
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