Fortunately, there is no lack in great hockey movies, many of which are currently available for online viewing. Whether you're partial to goals or fights, the Olympics or hacks, thugs or skaters, old school or newbies, if you're a hockey fan, there's a perfect movie for you and according to IMDb, these are the top 10.
10. Destroyer (2016) - 6.2
The only professional team sport that allows for combat, hockey is a brutal, full-contact game. Dirty and dangerous games happen all the time, which is why most teams have an enforcer - a player who unofficially responds to dirty games even more aggressively or violently to prevent such games from continuing.
But how will this affect the psyche of the enforcer if he caused irreparable harm to another player? This issue is at the center of attention hello destroyer , studies of systemic and institutionalized violence. The film was nominated for four major Canadian Screen Awards, the most prestigious Canadian television and film awards.
9. Young blood (1986) - 6.2
In "Youngblood" plays Rob Lowe as a 17-year-old farm boy named Dean Youngblood who dreams of playing professional hockey. Do you need another reason to watch this movie? When the young Youngblood is given the chance to try out for a team in Canada, his fast skating earns him a spot despite his lack of physical endurance, a quality the team prides itself on.
Under the guidance of his initially disapproving father (NHL veteran Eric Nesterenko) and team captain (Patrick Swayze), Dean toughens up, confronts his demons on the ice, and grooms his coach's daughter (Cynthia Gibb) along the way.
8. Mighty ducklings (1992) - 6.5
In the Disney movie Mighty ducks» Emilio Estevez ("The Breakfast Club" ) v roles Gordon Bombay, a self-absorbed Minnesota lawyer sentenced to community service in the form of junior hockey coaching, introduced much of the millennial generation to ice hockey. after he was arrested for drunk driving.
In addition to early roles by stars such as Joshua Jackson ( dawson's bay ), Marguerite Moreau ( hot american summer ) and Elden Henson ( Daredevil ), the film spawned two sequels (all currently airing on HBO), an animated series, and an NHL expansion team based in Anaheim.
7. Mystery of Alaska (1999) - 6.7
It's not the Alaskan noir-style plot that the title might suggest: " Mystery, Alaska" follows an amateur hockey team in Mystery, a small fictional Alaskan town obsessed with a weekly pond hockey game that the locals play every Saturday.
The city is thrilled when their team is given the opportunity of a lifetime after being selected to play in a televised exhibition match against the NHL's New York Rangers, forcing city sheriff and team veteran John Beebe (Russell Crowe) to re-evaluate just how much he is. still able to lace up the skates or, if the time is right, hang them up and do some coaching.
6. Bouncer (2012) - 6.8
Another hockey film dedicated to the security forces, " Gong" tells the inappropriately comedic story of Doug Glatt (Seanne William Scott), a simple-minded but good-hearted bar bouncer from a smart family. He attends a minor league hockey game, where he easily wins a showdown with an opposing player who angrily charged into the crowd.
Despite Doug having little to no skating or hockey experience, the local team coach (Kim Coates) asks Doug to join the team after the fight as they are in dire need of an enforcer to protect their talented but troubled young star (Mark- Andre Grondin). You can stream the movie right now on Netflix.
5. Golden Ice (1992) - 6.9
The most romantic entry on this list: The Cutting Edge - this is not hockey, but still about a hockey player, at least in part. Debut of Oscar-nominated writer Tony Gilroy Rogue One" trilogyBorn ), this story begins at the 1988 Olympics, where Kate (Moira Kelly), a talented but temperamental American figure skater, meets Doug Dorsey (D. B. Sweeney), a figure skater. American hockey player.
After Kate loses her chance at a medal due to her partner's mistake, she struggles to find a replacement for the 1992 Olympics as she is notoriously difficult to work with. This continued until her coach (Roy Dotrice) put her in touch with Doug, who suffered a career-ending injury in the 1988 gold medal game.
4. Indian horse (2018) - 7.2
Favorite film of festivals across Canada, Indian Horse explores troubling issues that other hockey films dare not touch. The story follows the life of Saul, a young Indigenous Canadian boy who grew up in the corrupt, racist and abusive Canadian Indian boarding school system.
Throughout his life, Saul has faced heartbreaking racism and abuse. Struggling with life-threatening alcoholism, Saul doesn't let the hardships he endure stop him from becoming a great hockey player or finding meaning and happiness in his seriously troubled life.
3. Shot on goal (1977) - 7.3
Classic sports comedy Slap Shot follows the Charlestown Chiefs, a fictional minor league hockey team led by player-coach Reggie Dunlop (Paul Newman). When Dunlop discovers that his underperforming team is about to disband at the end of the season, he deploys a new weapon in the league: the Hanson brothers.
The brothers wreak havoc in the league with their dirty and violent style of play, causing the executives to realize that if they can't beat teams on the scoreboard, they can still beat the crap out of them on the ice. Newman still calls " slap in the face" one of my favorite films of all time, but don't expect the jokes to be politically correct.
2. Legend No. 17 (2013) - 7.5
Winner of several prestigious Russian film awards, the story follows the life and career of Valery Kharlamov (Danila Kozlovsky), one of the greatest players in Soviet hockey history.
Despite being considered a small professional player, Kharlamov made up for his lack of exceptional speed, intelligence, creativity and stick handling skills, earning him two Soviet League MVP awards and two championships with CSKA Moscow. Kharlamov also won his country's Olympic gold medals in '72 and 1976 and played on the infamous 1980 Olympic team. Speaking of…
1. Miracle (2004) - 7.5
There are all other hockey films, but there are " Miracle" , which tells the true story of a team of ragtag American college hockey players who took on the heavily supported Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War at the 1980 Olympics. An upset and the most important game in the history of American hockey.
The stories of team coach Herb Brooks (Kurt Russell), whom you'll be quoting for weeks, are enough to inspire anyone who has ever been rejected. Brooks was the last player dropped from the 1960 USA team, the only American team ever to win gold, but he held on to his dream for 20 years before finally achieving it as head coach.
