
Hockey: A People's History is a television documentary series from the CBC's Documentary Unit. It premiered on September 17, 2006. It aired on Sunday nights, in two-episode blocks, on CBC Television; repeats were made later in the week on CBC Newsworld. Much like previous series Canada: A People's History, the series told the history of the sport of ice hockey from a personal perspective, giving voice to various individuals, major and minor, as the sport grows and evolves in Canada. The series ran for 10 hours in total, and was shot in HD. Episode narration was by actor Paul Gross.
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Air Date: 2006-09-17
The origins of hockey can be traced back to the ancient pyramids, but when the puck is dropped on a strange new game ...
Air Date: 2006-09-17
As the new century begins, millionaires and mercenaries team up to create professional hockey. Farm boys and factory ...
Air Date: 2006-09-24
Hockey goes to war. Young men fight overseas and women take their place in pro hockey. The Maple Leaf goes from the b...
Air Date: 2006-09-24
In the depths of the Depression, the NHL is on the brink of collapse but radio carries the magic of hockey across the...
Air Date: 2006-10-01
Television meets hockey and a Saturday night tradition is born. In Quebec, everyone's watching Maurice Richard. In ad...
Air Date: 2006-10-01
A tale of two cities, as Montreal and Toronto are fierce rivals, on and off the ice. The two cities couldn't be more ...
Air Date: 2006-10-08
The 1972 Summit Series between Canada and the U.S.S.R. started as an exercise in diplomacy. It ended in a war on ice....
Air Date: 2006-10-08
Hockey need new heroes in the 1980's. The game of skill has degenerated into a boxing match on ice. Canada has lost t...
Air Date: 2006-10-15
In the nineties, two Canadian NHL teams follow our biggest stars into the United States. Hockey suffers scandal and h...
Air Date: 2006-10-15
As the millennium turns, the game that has become the soul of the nation is in need of some soul searching. Canada se...