Friday marks the 50th anniversary of an event that definitively changed Canada’s biggest sport.

The 1972 Summit Series was billed as a bitter battle on the ice – Team Canada facing off against the Soviet Union in an eight-game roller coaster that captured the imagination of millions.

But for many, it was more than just hockey.

Eric Sorensen takes a look back at the iconic battle on and off the ice.


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