I was able to watch an advanced screening of the documentary and I must say, it should be a must watch for any hockey fan.

It debuts tonight on the NHL Network at 10:00pm ET. and It is the first presentation of a new documentary series titled NHL Network Originals.

You can get a feel for the documentary by watching the a trailer below.

To get you prepared for it, read ESPN's Scott Burnside on an Oral History of the 1996 World Cup of Hockey,

The World Cup was a direct descendant of the wildly successful Canada Cup -- an international hockey tournament in which the best players from all nations, pro and amateur alike, could compete against one another -- which had been the brainchild of former players' union head Alan Eagleson. The first Canada Cup, held in 1976, was notable for Bobby Orr's gritty performance for Team Canada as his NHL career neared its premature conclusion. Subsequent tournaments took place in 1981, 1984, 1987 and 1991.

In 1998, less than two years after the first World Cup, the NHL would send players to the Olympics for the first time, and the face of best-on-best hockey would change forever. But until that point, the Canada Cups represented the grandest stage for the sport. Those tournaments had produced some of the greatest hockey ever, but through its five incarnations no American team had ever managed to break through against Canada and come home a winner.

Until 1996. This is the story of the memorable first World Cup of Hockey, as told by people influential in the hockey world.

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