Summit '72 Explained

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.

The series received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best History Documentary Program or Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Andrew Jeffrey, "“Summit ’72” doc, “Bollywed” factual series highlight CBC 2022-23 programming slate". RealScreen, June 2, 2022.
2. Brad Wheeler, "CBC hockey documentary Summit 72 features punk rock, Inuit throat singing and a Leonard Cohen deep cut, but no Stompin’ Tom". The Globe and Mail, September 12, 2022.
3. Pat Mullen, "2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominations for Documentary". Point of View, February 22, 2023.