A shrinking generation of Canadians who can remember the 1972 Summit Series, and fewer of those who played in it alive with each passing year, gave…
With archival footage never seen before, a four-part “Summit 72” series starting Wednesday on CBC and CBC Gem recounts the eight-game series between Canada and the Soviet Union transforming not only the sport, but Canada’s identity.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Gretzky-to-Lemieux to win the 1987 Canada Cup or Sidney Crosby’s golden overtime goal in the 2010 Winter Olympics are more recent and vivid hockey moments than the Summit Series. “The most challenging part was telling the story anew,” co-producer Ravi Baichwal said. “A lot of people of a certain generation know the story, but a lot of younger people don’t know the story.Article content
Even if they’re not old enough to have watched the Summit Series, Canadians of a certain vintage are at least familiar with the narrative that a bunch of their stars drawn from different NHL teams — many of whom did not like each other at the beginning — were expected to wipe the floor with the Soviets in 1972.Article content
The Canadians nearly met their hockey comeuppance at the hands of the fitter Soviets, but pulled together to win the series on behalf of a young nation that had celebrated its centennial just five years earlier. “What they tell me is they’ve been able to enhance the video from that time. I’m very anxious to see that.”
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