Kolébka hokeje
They were the bad boys of hockey — a team bought by a man with mob ties, run by his 17-year-old son, and with a rep for being as violent as they were good.
Zlatá cesta
This short, silent film captures a Sunday afternoon at a community skating rink. Iconic Quebec director Gilles Carle has the camera follow toddlers learning to skate, young girls flashing their skates and boys decked out in the colours of their favourite hockey teams. A picture perfect moment on a bright winter's day.
Toronto Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard -- Canada's greatest showman - He didn't invent greed. He perfected it.
A documentary chronicling the highs and lows of the first century of the National Hockey League, featuring interviews with noteworthy players, coaches and experts.
In Minnesota’s unforgiving North Country, hockey is life. Over the course of a season, two rival high school programs—one an emergent dynasty, the other steeped in a proud legacy—strive for a coveted state championship. With the hopes of their towns behind them, boys on both sides cope with the pressures of adolescence along with the added burden of bringing glory to one of the country’s most hockey-crazed communities.
Do you remember where you were on June 17, 1994? Thanks to a wide array of unrelated, coast-to-coast occurrences, this Friday has come to be known for its firsts, lasts, triumphs and tragedy. Arnold Palmer played his last round at a U.S. Open, in Oakmont, PA, the FIFA World Cup kicked off in Chicago, the New York Rangers celebrated on Broadway, Patrick Ewing desperately pursued a long evasive championship in Madison Garden and Donald Fehr stared down the baseball owners. And yet, all of that was a prelude to O.J. Simpson leading America on a slow speed chase in a white Ford Bronco around Los Angeles.
On August 9, 1988, the NHL was forever changed with the single stroke of a pen. The Edmonton Oilers, fresh off their fourth Stanley Cup victory in five years, signed a deal that sent Wayne Gretzky, a Canadian national treasure and the greatest hockey player ever to play the game, to the Los Angeles Kings in a multi-player, multi-million dollar deal. As bewildered Oiler fans struggled to make sense of the unthinkable, fans in Los Angeles were rushing to purchase season tickets at a rate so fast it overwhelmed the Kings box office. Overnight, a franchise largely overlooked in its 21-year existence was suddenly playing to sellout crowds and standing ovations, and a league often relegated to “little brother” status exploded from 21 teams to 30 in less than a decade.
They call him "the Great One" and this is the first time ever he has told the many stories behind his greatest accomplishments and moments. Hosted by hockey personality John Davidson and Wayne's good friend, Keifer Sutherland, sports fans take a journey into the man that is Wayne Gretzky.
Five Rings Films presents the inspiring story of how Czech Republic won gold at the first Olympics to feature professionals from the NHL.
The story of the five Russian hockey stars who helped the Detroit Red Wings win back-to-back Stanley Cup championships and created one of the most memorable chapters in Motor City sports history.
Cold War on Ice, produced by Emmy Award-winner Ross Greenburg, chronicles the historic 27-day ice hockey Summit Series in September of 1972 between a team of NHL All-Stars from Canada and the Soviet National Team during the height of the Cold War.
A look at the Stanley Cup winning season of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League.
Winning the final game of the season and being crowned champion after an illustrious career is the dream of every athlete and coach. It is accomplished by very few. After 30 years behind the bench, the final nine in Hockeytown, Scotty Bowman skates off the ice one final time with the Stanley Cup raised triumphantly. Red Alert: Hockeytown 3 chronicles Detroit's incredible regular season and dramatic playoff run culminating with Bowman's record-setting 9th Stanley Cup win along with first-time Cup lifters Dominik Hasek, Luc Robitaille, and Steve Duchesne. "Let 'em see Red," proclaimed Red Wings fans throughout the playoffs. When captain Steve Yzerman hoisted Lord Stanley's Cup for the 3rd time in six years, 29 other NHL clubs were green with envy as Detroit showered hockey's Holy Grail in Red and White. Now, the Winged Wheel faithful can relish another Stanley Cup Championship season with exclusive interviews and footage only available in Red Alert: Hockeytown 3.
As the host country for the 2018 Winter Olympics, South Korea’s national ice hockey team was automatically given a spot in the Olympic hockey tournament. The team would play at the highest level for the first time, facing the top countries in the sport. The skill gap between them and their opponents was huge, as South Korea had just 180 professional hockey players. Failure and defeat weren’t acceptable results, as losing face is considered the worst thing that could happen in Korean culture. But how to avoid humiliation, when defeat seems certain?
Säsongen då Elitserien blev världens bästa liga. De strandade förhandlingarna mellan spelarfacket och NHL gjorde att världens största stjärnor plötsligt stod arbetslösa. Många av dem sökte sig till den bästa ligan på andra sidan Atlanten - Elitserien. Aldrig tidigare har prestigen, viljan och vinnarinstinkten varit större hos spelare, klubbar och media. Det redan glödheta intresset hos publiken blev om möjligt ännu större. Här kan du se filmen om säsongen samt massor av extramaterial - stjärnorna som kom hem, stjärnorna som hittade en ny liga, de inhemska stjärnorna som växte, det fula spelet, skandalerna, målen, passningarna, räddningarna, intervjuerna, kommentarerna och framförallt den ofattbara dramatiken i jakten på SM-guldet. Ett SM-guld som många menade var beviset på vilken klubb som under NHL-konfl ikten var världens bästa. Välkommen till en och en halv timmes hockeyaction!
Jaromír Jágr
Czech hockey is back on top! The national team won the World Championship in a way that's never been seen before. Six key players and head coach Vladimír Růžička look back on the decisive moments and behind-the-scenes events of the tournament, the 2005 Ice Hockey World Championship in Vienna and Innsbruck.
Documentary movie about a Finnish professional ice hockey player, Jere Karalahti. More than 50 people have been interviewed for the documentary film, such as Jere's family, coaches, journalists, fellow players and childhood friends. A profound documentary consists of archive material and dramatized scenes in addition to interviews.