Ice-Breaker: The '72 Summit Series

Feb 20, 2025

1h 33m

★ 1.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

White Pine Pictures

Ice-Breaker: The '72 Summit Series Trailers

Cast

Self

Wayne Gretzky

Self

Angela James

buffoon

Ron MacLean

Self

Margaret Trudeau

Self

Terry Mosher

Self

Mike Keenan

Self

Alan Eagleson

Self

Harnarayan Singh

Self

Vladislav Tretiak

Self

Igor Larionov

Self

Danièle Sauvageau

Self

Brian Conacher

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