1972 summit series cbc documentary

Shot in a fluid documentary style that captures the era and the drama to. Instead, the 1972 summit series morphed into an epic struggle. Read the latest news and coverage on 1972 summit series. Phil esposito candid about 1972 summit series anniversary. North of the freetrade border weve seen the moment so often on documentaries, during the latenight tv signoff superimposed over the flag and to the patriotic strains of o canada. Yvon cournoyer 12 hugs paul henderson after the team canada clinched the 1972 summit series in moscow. The 1972 canadasoviet summit series cbc archives cbc. The summit series airs for 8 games on cbc television and ctv. For more information on each player including his bio, career statistics and a brief overview of his performance in the 1972 summit, please click on the players name in the team roster above. Summit series 1972 scoring leaders and demographics breakdown.

It was the first competition between the soviet national team and a canadian team represented by professional players. The story of the summit series, as its never been told before. In 1972, after enduring years of embarrassing defeat at the hands of soviet amateurs, canadian officials convinced their moscow counterparts to allow a preseason, eightgame series between the best hockey players from both nations. Ive added the constantines shine a light recorded live on cbc radio 3. The part miniseries the whiteoaks of jalna airs on cbc television. Superseriya sssr canada, known at the time simply as the canadaussr series, was an eightgame series of ice hockey between the soviet union and canada, held in september 1972. Canadian professional hockey player frank mahovlich on the ice for team canada during the 1972 summit series against the soviet union, september 1972.

It is very much a film, though cleverly shot in documentary style snap shots which allowed for the great behindthescenes look at canadas iconic. Hendersons iconic summit series jersey and signed stick are on display in the hockey exhibition and in the ultimate hockey collection special display until october 9. This 8disc collectors edition features over 25 hours of hockey, including all eight games and an original documentary feature film on the series. The documentary involved an account of a visit to a radar station while it is involved in a simulated air attack, and is based on firstperson interviews of the staff at the radar station. Phil esposito talks about his speech in vancouver after game 4 of the summit series, the henderson goal, the treatment the team received in russia, and more. The summit series team is the only one to have been inducted into the canadian sports hall of fame. This initial roster included many of the bestknown players in the nhl, although a few like dave keon were conspicuously absent. The globe and mails roy macgregor in a recent documentary. Or was it the start of the politicization of hockey, a time when people could see the problems of a country in the rise and fall of its sport. On april 9th and 10th, 2006, cbc aired the world premier of canada russia 72, a film by tw peacocke, barrie dunn and malcolm macrury. The former new york rangers star was in the thick of the action, good and bad, for what is still considered canadas.

Was the 1972 summit series our canadian iliad, one of our formative myths as a country. Forget this 2004 one and go for the 2007 box set 72 complete the ultimate collectors edition of the 1972 summit series that has all the games plus three excellent documentaries on the summit series. Canada russia 72 first aired on consecutive nights on cbc on april 9 and 10 of 2006. Cbc film shows canadian hockey innocence cbcs summit series film shows canadian hockey innocence. The 1972 summit series between the best from russia and the best from canada turned out to be one of the most significant events, not only in hockey history, but also in canadian history. The decision to bring back hewitt to call the 1972 summit series sparks anger in montreal. Cold war on ice, produced by 51time emmy awardwinner ross greenburg, chronicles the historic 27day summit series in september of 1972 between a team of nhl allstars from canada and the soviet national team during the height of the cold war. The story of the summit series, as its never been told before the. Robert alan eagleson born april 24, 1933 is a disbarred canadian lawyer, hockey agent and promoter. Canada russia 72 is written by barrie dunn and malcolm macrury, from a story by dunn. Ussr, stats, lies and videotape, the untold story of hockeys series of the century bendell, richard j, patskou, paul, macaskill, robert on. Cp rod gilbert speaks of the 1972 canadasoviet summit series as an ordeal, a nasty clash of cultures on ice, but also a hugely rewarding experience he will never forget.

Forty years later, it remains seared in the canadian consciousness. In hockeys 72 summit series between canada and soviet. Canada russia 72 is shot in a fluid documentary style that effectively captures all the immediacy of the 72 hockey summits intrigues. Created and produced by pete mccormack, the sixepisode series explored the historical, political and social context of several important moments in sports history. Hogan and rick leguerrier of dream street pictures in moncton in association with the cbc. Does everyone there remember where they were when henderson scored the goal. Summit series 72 on the famous hockey series between a canadian nhl allstar team and the soviet national team. Today, provides an overview of what the series meant from. Clients that he represented included superstars bobby orr and darryl sittler, and he was the first executive director of the nhl players association nhlpa, which was initially lauded for improving the bargaining power of national hockey league nhl players.

Instead, the 1972 summit series morphed into an epic struggle between rival philosophies, inside the rink and out. Cbc s broadcast of decisive game 8 of the 1972 summit series between canada and russia was designated one of 12 masterworks, ie. Sports on fire is a canadian television documentary series, which aired on hbo canada in 2015. Nothing mimics skating for nhl players leafs matthews hoping quest for 50 goals resumes, watching reality. Canadas team of the century team canada 72 summit series limited edition print,handle. It is very much a film, though cleverly shot in documentary style snap shots which allowed for the great behindthescenes look at canadas iconic sporting and cultural moment. The team of the century canadian museum of history. The miniseries was produced by dunn and mike volpe of summit films in halifax and timothy m. Canada was represented by world hockey association players instead of the national hockey league players that played in the 1972 summit series. Advertisment cbc digital archives cbc butterfly logo.

View images, videos, and more on 1972 summit series on national post. It is by far the best documentary available for sale, and is a true must have. Canada russia 72 is a 2006 canadian documentarystyle miniseries about the 1972 summit series. It was widely assumed that canadas pros would make short work of the soviet. In the games last seconds, their hero paul henderson scored an epochmaking goal. Canadarussia 1972 summit series cbc docudrama 3disc red box. Peacocke and written by barrie dunn and malcolm macrury.

Radar station is a 1953 canadian short documentary film produced by the national film board of canada nfb as part of the on the spot series made specifically for television. Phil esposito talks about his speech in vancouver after game 4 of the summit series, the henderson goal, the treatment the team received in russ. Ussr, stats, lies and videotape, the untold story of hockeys series of the century. Western media thought the canadian team would walk over the ussr and after the first three minutes of game 1, it certainly looked that way. To be perfectly blunt, the games are fine, but i have seen better quality transfers to dvd elsewhere. If youre a canadian, and you were born in the mid1960s or earlier, you know exactly what you were doing in september of 1972 you were following every moment of the canadarussia hockey series. Nbc sports network to air documentary on 1972 canadaussr summit series. Team canadas roster of 35 players for the 1972 series against the soviet union was announced by coach and general manager harry sinden on 12 july 1972, during a press conference in toronto.

It didnt matter if you were a hockey fan or not you were following it, because this was more than hockey. At the time, the series is the most expensive television production in canada. Paul hendersons winning goal in game eight of the 1972 summit series is one of the most iconic moments in canadian sports history and the pinnacle of his hockey career. Canada russia 72 first aired on consecutive nights on cbc on april 9 and. Search terms must be at least 3 characters in length. Find great deals on ebay for 1972 summit series and 1972 summit series dvd. Allstars took on the powerful national team from the soviet union in an eight game series that was known as the summit series. Player birth country and age distributions, draft rounds of players in the 1972 tournament. Nbc sports network to air documentary on 1972 canadaussr. The series was conceived as a test of the best players and teams in the sport, whereunlike the olympicsprofessionals would be allowed to participate. This mashup features remixed footage from robert macaskills 1996 documentary summit on ice, the documentary film on the 1972 canada russia summit series.

Documentary on 1972 summit series hockey event nbc sports network formerly known as versus is showing a documentary titled cold war on ice. The 1974 summit series was the second of two competitions between soviet and canadian professional ice hockey players. Paul henderson, while on the ground, drives the puck past the soviet unions goalie vladislav tretiak in game 7 for the second of his gamewinning goals in the 1972 summit series. It was originally the 20th anniversary production vhs. Canadarussia 1972 summit series cbc docudrama 3disc.