The 1972 Summit Series With Don Newman

CBC icon Don Newman shares his personal memories of Paul Henderson’s series-winning goal in Moscow.

Don Newman in 1972.

On September 28, 1972, thousands of Canadians tuned in to their televisions and radios to bear witness to the most important hockey game in Canada’s history — the eighth and deciding game in the Canada-Russia Summit Series.

Canada’s History caught up with television broadcaster and CBC icon Don Newman and asked him to share his personal memories of Paul Henderson’s series-winning goal in Moscow.

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