THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter BreggA four-part documentary series about 1972’s legendary Canada-USSR hockey battle is bound for CBC. Producers say “Summit 72” — the series’ working title — presents “the definitive story” of the legendary eight-game Summit Series, which marks its 50th anniversary this September. Each hour-long episode will examine the legacy of the Cold War-era faceoff, a nail-biter between cocky Canadian stars caught by surprise by their well-conditioned Soviet Union rivals. The docuseries is set to premiere this fall on CBC and the CBC Gem streaming service. “It is a story that endures and needs to be told through the prism of the present day to understand what it meant, how it changed hockey, and how it changed Canada.”RELATED: Canada mixes youth and experience in quest for Olympic men’s hockey goldhockey

Source: CBC News January 26, 2022 16:27 UTC