Episode 2: CLASH IN HOCKEY CULTURE

People of two nations realize there is more at stake than simply determining who is best at “Canada’s Game.”

The shocking upset of Game One in Montreal lays in Team Canada’s wake as they travel west for the three remaining Canadian games. Overcoming the unexpected challenge of a brilliantly skilled Soviet Team requires reaching to the core of Canadian hockey with hardhitting play. Yet the journey through a pride-saving win in Toronto, and a wobbly tie in Winnipeg leads to unhappiness in Vancouver, where the team is booed off the ice by their home fans and into a trough of soul-searching despair.

A CBC original documentary, SUMMIT 72 is produced by Mercury Films in association with Impossible Objects. Nicholas de Pencier, Robert MacAskill and Naveen Prasad serve as producers, while Mercury Films’ Jennifer Baichwal, and Impossible Objects’ Prasad serve as Executive Producers. For CBC, Sally Catto is General Manager, Entertainment, Factual, & Sports; Jennifer Dettman is Executive Director, Unscripted Content; Sandra Kleinfeld is Senior Director, Documentary; and Mike Miner is Executive in Charge of Production, CBC Docs. SUMMIT 72 is produced with the support of The Rogers Documentary Fund, The Rogers Cable Network Fund and The Canadian Media Fund. The DVD/Blu-ray release is produced by Unobstructed View, Inc.