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Ron MacLean surprises hockey-loving family during 1970s-style Summit Series party

Ron MacLean dropped by the Campus household during the Back in Time for Dinner experiment to explain what the game meant to Canadians in the 1970s.

Legendary broadcaster drops by the Campus house on 'Back in Time for Dinner'

Ron MacLean hangs out on the Campuses' '70s couch. (3Bird Media)

The 1972 Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union wasn't just a series of hockey games. It was part of a much larger, larger, global conflict. Ron MacLean dropped by the Campus household on Back in Time for Dinner to explain what the game meant to Canadians in the 1970s, and why it remains one of the most important sporting events in Canada's history.

Watch the Campus family learn more about life in the 1970s when they have to live in the decade for a week on Back in Time for Dinner (Thursday at 8 p.m. / 8:30 NT on CBC).