Ice-Breaker: The '72 Summit Series

About Ice-Breaker: The '72 Summit Series

September 2022 marked the 50th anniversary of the Summit Series, the iconic hockey tournament that pitted the best players from Canada against the best from the Soviet Union. This documentary enlarges the canvas to tell the story from the unique perspectives of a diverse group who are rarely, if ever, heard: diplomats, NHL hockey legends, Soviet players, journalists, fans, broadcasters, business l…

Ice-Breaker: The '72 Summit Series (2025) is a documentary history film directed by Robbie Hart. It runs 93 minutes and was released in February 2025.

Wayne Gretzky stars as Self, Angela James as Self, Ron MacLean as buffoon, and Margaret Trudeau as Self.

Shelv files it under cold war, canada, ice hockey, and russia. It streams on PBS in the United States.

Tetris, Thirteen Days, and Fail Safe make useful companions to Ice-Breaker: The '72 Summit Series, all filed under diplomacy.