Season 1 (2006)

A Simple Game (1875-1905)
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September 17, 2006 • 45m

The origins of hockey can be traced back to the ancient pyramids, but when the puck is dropped on a strange new game one winter's ...Read more

The Money Game (1905-1915)
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September 17, 2006 • 45m

As the new century begins, millionaires and mercenaries team up to create professional hockey. Farm boys and factory hands like Cy...Read more

Empires on Ice (1915-1929)
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September 24, 2006 • 45m

Hockey goes to war. Young men fight overseas and women take their place in pro hockey. The Maple Leaf goes from the battlefield to...Read more

The People's Game (1930-1945)
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September 24, 2006 • 45m

In the depths of the Depression, the NHL is on the brink of collapse but radio carries the magic of hockey across the country. Thr...Read more

A National Obsession (1945-1960)
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October 1, 2006 • 45m

Television meets hockey and a Saturday night tradition is born. In Quebec, everyone's watching Maurice Richard. In addition, to sc...Read more

The Golden Age (1960-1972)
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October 1, 2006 • 45m

A tale of two cities, as Montreal and Toronto are fierce rivals, on and off the ice. The two cities couldn't be more different. Th...Read more

The Soul of a Nation (1972-1980)
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October 8, 2006 • 45m

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. A defining m...Read more

Hope and Betrayal (1980-1988)
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October 8, 2006 • 45m

Hockey need new heroes in the 1980's. The game of skill has degenerated into a boxing match on ice. Canada has lost the Stanley Cu...Read more

Winter of Discontent (1990-1998)
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October 15, 2006 • 45m

In the nineties, two Canadian NHL teams follow our biggest stars into the United States. Hockey suffers scandal and heartbreak wit...Read more

Reclaiming the Game (1998-2002)
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October 15, 2006 • 45m

As the millennium turns, the game that has become the soul of the nation is in need of some soul searching. Canada sets out to rec...Read more