Hockey Documentaries to Watch Right Now THW Archives | May 14, 2021 True fans know hockey involves more than a 60-minute game. From fictional movies about the sport to highlight reels online, hockey can be found in multiple forms. A number of…
Sports Documentaries to Watch Right Now THW Archives | December 5, 2020 As the world of sports is struggling amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, sports fans cling to any bit of content they can find. Sport has a rich history of stories involving…
Hockey at the Movies: The Ultimate Fictional Hockey Team Tony Wolak | December 3, 2020 Hockey movies have captured the hearts of fans all across the world. Although there aren’t as many of them compared to other sports, the ones that entered the marketplace established…
Odd Man Rush – An Authentic Look at the Pursuit of Hockey Dreams Kyle Gipe | September 1, 2020 Based on Bill Keenan’s best-selling memoir of the same name, Odd Man Rush presents a humorous, self-deprecating look at the realities of playing minor professional hockey in Europe in pursuit…
Film Review: Ice Guardians Johannes Wheeldon | August 6, 2020 Hockey may be the fastest game on earth, but Brett Harvey offers a measured meditation on the role of the slowest guys on the ice. His documentary “Ice Guardians” had…
Hockey, Humor, Heft: Why ‘Youngblood’ Still Holds Up Tom Castro | April 29, 2020 “I didn’t want to see another son hurt.” With those words, actor Eric Nesterenko drives home the central theme of the often-overlooked hockey film Youngblood, released in 1986 and co-produced,…
Time to Reboot The Mighty Ducks THW Archives | October 18, 2019 There should be more hockey movies. Hockey and movies are both passions of mine and they should be brought together more often. Sure there’s been documentaries and the Goon movies…
‘The Russian Five’ More Than Just a Hockey Documentary Tony Wolak | June 3, 2019 When my wife and I first started dating, she admitted to not knowing very much about hockey, let alone the Detroit Red Wings. Flash-forward six years. Both of us were…
‘Goalie’ Hits Movie Screens in March – Legendary Terry Sawchuk Biopic The Canadian Press | January 15, 2019 TORONTO — A biopic tracing the brutal life and extraordinary career of goaltender Terry Sawchuk is hitting the big screen in March. “Goalie” stars Mark O’Brien as the Winnipeg-born hockey great, whose run through the ’50s and ’60s established him as&nb…
Grant Fuhr Ready for Return to Hockey Ian Wilson | October 16, 2018 It’s been almost a decade since Grant Fuhr worked as a goalie coach in the NHL and the Hall-of-Fame netminder says he’s ready for a return to the rink. “It’s…
‘Picture Perfect: The 1992-93 Season’ on the NHL Network Kyle Gipe | May 30, 2018 The 2017-18 season marked the silver anniversary of what is regarded by many to be the best season in NHL history, 1992-93. A quarter-century ago, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, and…
Film on Ice: Mystery, Alaska to Air on the NHL Network Johannes Wheeldon | February 7, 2018 Tonight, Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at 8:00 p.m eastern, the NHL Network will feature the 1999 movie Mystery, Alaska. If you have never seen this film, get excited. If it has been awhile, make…
