When hockey became warfare and Phil Esposito became a Canadian folk hero.
Cold War on Ice, produced by Emmy Award-winner Ross Greenburg, chronicles the historic 27-day ice hockey Summit Series in September of 1972 between a team of NHL All-Stars from Canada and the Soviet National Team during the height of the Cold War.
Direction
George Roy weaves archival gold into propulsive narrative.
Editing
Game 8 final period will destroy your nerves.
Acting
Phil Esposito's emotional post-Game 4 speech.
Director
George Roy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The iconic 'Henderson has scored for Canada!' radio call by Foster Hewitt nearly didn't happen—Hewitt was retired and persuaded back for this series only.
This series fundamentally changed how North Americans trained for hockey, directly inspiring the creation of the '72 Summit's spiritual successor: the 1980 'Miracle on Ice.'
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