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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.
Pages in category "1972 Summit Series" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
At the time, the series is the most expensive television production in Canada. February 1: CFFB-TV goes on the air in Frobisher Bay (now Iqaluit). February 28: Juno Awards of 1972. September 2–8; 22–28: The Summit Series airs for 8 games on CBC Television and CTV. The games bring in big ratings. CITY-TV goes on the air. It is known as Citytv.
In 1972 Bergman received a huge compliment when Harry Sinden and John Ferguson invited him to play with Team Canada in the 1972 Summit Series. Bergman recounted the day he was asked to play for his country, "Harry called me Sunday morning. Janie and the kids and I were just going out the door to church, and I had to stop.
The 1974 Summit Series was the second of two competitions between Soviet and Canadian professional ice hockey players, following the same format as the 1972 Summit Series, with four games across Canada and four in Moscow. The Soviet team won the series 4–1–3, with Canada's lone victory coming at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.
After his stellar 1971–72 season, Hadfield was named to Team Canada for the 1972 Summit Series. After playing sparingly in just two games, he left the team after the Swedish exhibition games and returned home to Canada, [ 5 ] drawing criticism for his move.