DVD.

10 part collector series conceived by Susan Dando and Mark Starowicz.

Directors, producers, and writers for French version vary.

Special features: Disc [1]. Episode 1. Director's commentary -- disc [6]. Special features: Early sticks and skates: A look at early hockey equipment (2 min.) ; Father David Bauer: The story of a Catholic priest whose radical ideas flew in the face of hockey convention (4 min.) ; Making ice: A look at how perfect ice is made (3 min.) ; Making of Hockey: a people's history. A behind-the-scenes look at recreating key moments in hockey history (3 min.) ; additional features: personal hockey memories from Tom Cochrane, Scotty Bowman, Hayley Wickenheiser, Ken Dryden, Wayne Gretzky and Don Cherry (69 min.).

Disc [1]. Episode 1. A simple game (44 min.) = Un jeu tout simple / written, produced and directed by Laine Drewery ; producer, Wayne Chong ; director of photography, Maurice Chabot ; graphic design, Blair Clark ... [et al.] ; editor, Sheldon Beldick -- Episode 2. The money game (44 min.) = Le prix de la gloire / written, produced and directed by David Langer ; producer, Lesley Cameron ; director of photography, Michael Sweeney ; camera, Maurice Chabot ; graphic design, Catharine Basaraba ... [et al.] ; editor, Jim Goertzen.

Disc [2]. Episode 3. Empires on ice (44 min.) = Le hockey s'en va t'en guerre / written, produced and directed by David Langer ; producer, Lynne Chichakian ; director of photography, Michael Sweeney ; camera, Maurice Chabot ; graphic design, Catharine Basaraba ... [et al.] ; editor, Jim Goertzen -- Episode 4. The people's game (44 min.) = Une ferveur nationale / directed and produced by Peter John Ingles ; written by Peter John Ingles, Claude Berrardelli ; director of photography, Pierre Mainville ; graphic design, Lorraine Bordvas ; editor, Hélène Lamothe.

Disc [3]. Episode 5. A national obsession (44 min.) = L'éveil d'une nation / directed and produced by Peter John Ingles ; written by Peter John Ingles, Lynda Baril ; director of photography, Pierre Mainville ; graphic design, Lorraine Bordvas ; editor, Hélène Lamothe -- Episode 6. The golden age (44 min.) = L'age d'or / written, produced and directed by Robert MacAskill ; producers, David Wells, Terry Walker ; director of photography, Maurice Chabot ... [et al.] ; graphic design, Michael Burroughs, Isabelle Hemard, Hayley Moore ; editor, Ilona Crabbe.

Disc [4]. Episode 7. Soul of a nation (44 min.) = Le choc des cultures / written, produced and directed by Robert MacAskill ; producer, Lyne-Francois Pelletier ; director of photography, Maurice Chabot ... [et al.] ; graphic design, Jodi Boyer ; editor, Jack Walker -- Episode 8. Hope and betrayal (44 min.) = Espoir et trahison / written, produced and directed by Marci Cuttler ; producer, Marni Goldman ; director of photography, Hans Vanderzande ; graphic design, Bela Pfundt, Isabelle Hemard ; editor, Ilona Crabbe.

Disc [5]. Episode 9. Winter of discontent (44 min.) = Scandales et déception / written and produced by Margaret Slaght, Roberto Verdecchia ; producer, Lyne-Francois Pelletier ; directed by Margaret Slaght ; director of photography, Hans Vanderzande ; graphic design, Jaime Maldonado ... [et al.] ; editor, Gary Akenhead -- Episode 10. Reclaiming the game (44 min.) = La reconquete / written, produced and directed by Michael Claydon ; producers, Michael Drapack, Wayne Chong ; director of photography, Hans Vanderzande ; graphic design, Isabelle Hemard, Hailey Moore ; editor, Murray Green.

Original music, Eric Robertson, Claude Desjardins.

Narrators, Paul Gross (English), James Hyndman (French).

Canadian Home Video rating: E.

In English and French; closed captioned; described.