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The Summit Series, Super Series 72, [1] Canada–USSR Series (Russian: Суперсерия СССР — Канада, romanized: Superseriya SSSR — Kanada), or Series of the Century (French: Série du siècle), was an eight-game ice hockey series between the Soviet Union and Canada, held in September 1972.
Canada Russia '72 is a 2006 Canadian docudrama miniseries about the 1972 Summit Series, a series of exhibition ice hockey games between state amateurs of the Soviet Union and professional players from Canada.
Summit '72 is a Canadian documentary television series, which aired in 2022 on CBC Television. [1] The series recounts the history of the 1972 Summit Series hockey competition between Canada and Russia. [2] It was written and directed by Ravi Baichwal, Dave Bidini, Nicholas de Pencier and Robert MacAskill.
Canada would not compete internationally in hockey until 1977, when the IIHF adopted eligibility rules that allowed for professional players to compete. [2] Instead of competing internationally at the Olympics, Canadian officials helped organize a series of games against the Soviet Union in 1972 known as the Summit Series.
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Prior to the start of the season, the 1972 Summit Series took place. It was the first ever meeting between Soviet Union and NHL calibre Canadian ice hockey players. Canada expected to easily beat the Soviets, but were shocked to find themselves with a losing record of one win, two losses, and a tie after four games in Canada.
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In 1972 the Soviets played Canada in an exhibition series that saw the Soviet national team play a team composed of National Hockey League (NHL) players for the first time. Both the Olympics and World Championships did not allow professionals, so the best Canadian players were never able to compete against the Soviets, and in protest at this ...