When Canada Shut Down: 50th Anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series

It's pretty rare that a country has a shared collective memory of events that happened fifty years prior. In 1972, the Summit Series was the first 'best on best' competition between the two hockey powerhouses, Canada and the Soviet Union. Canadians were so captivated by the games that it could be said that things basically shut down. The first two games were played on a Saturday in Montreal and a Monday in Toronto over a Labour Day weekend. It was imagined that there was such a focus on the...