List of sports films
Ice hockey

List of sports films

Section Title: Ice hockey
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Title	Year	Genre	Notes

King of Hockey	1936	Drama	A teammate's punch causes hockey star Gabby Dugan to go blind.

Idol of the Crowds	1937	Drama	John Wayne as a hockey player who wants to buy a chicken farm.

The Game That Kills	1937	Drama	After a player dies during a game, coach's daughter Rita Hayworth digs for the truth.

The Duke of West Point	1938	Drama	A misunderstood London-raised athlete is shunned by other cadets before game vs. Canadians.

Olympic Honeymoon	1940	Comedy	A honeymooner is mistaken for a hockey player and invited to play for England.

Gay Blades	1946	Comedy	A talent scout discovers and distracts Andy Buell, the star player of the Duluth Rustlers.

White Lightning	1953	Drama	Criminals offer bribes to the Red Devils' hockey stars to deliberately lose games.

Love Story	1970	Romance	A Harvard hockey player (Ryan O'Neal) loves, then loses a doomed young woman.

Paperback Hero	1973	Drama	A big-time hockey star (Keir Dullea) ends up in a tiny Saskatchewan town.

Slap Shot	1977	Comedy	Starring Paul Newman as the player-coach of a rowdy, raunchy minor-league team.

The Deadliest Season	1977	Drama	TV film with Michael Moriarty and Meryl Streep about hockey's violence.

The Boy Who Drank Too Much	1980	Drama	TV film with Scott Baio as a high school hockey player, well liked and respected despite being an alcoholic.

Miracle on Ice	1981	Drama	A television film on the 1980 Miracle on Ice at the Lake Placid Olympics.

Youngblood	1986	Drama	Rob Lowe as an American teen assigned to a Canada junior league.

Touch and Go	1986	Romance	A National Hockey League player (Michael Keaton) falls for a young single mom.

The Mighty Ducks	1992	Comedy	Disney family yarn about a youth team coached by Emilio Estevez.

D2: The Mighty Ducks	1994	Comedy	Sequel, with Duck players competing in Junior Goodwill Games.

Net Worth	1995	Drama	The story of the early years of the NHL and the off ice battle between the owners and players

D3: The Mighty Ducks	1996	Comedy	Ducks enroll in an elite academy, receiving a rude welcome. Second sequel.

Les Boys	1997	Comedy	Quebec story of boys from a low-level amateur team.

H-E Double Hockey Sticks	1999	Family comedy	Satan's apprentice tempts a young hockey player.

Mystery, Alaska	1999	Drama	Alaska team led by Russell Crowe plays an outdoor game against the New York Rangers.

MVP: Most Valuable Primate	2000	Comedy	Family fare about a hockey-playing chimp.

Do You Believe in Miracles?	2001	Documentary	The story of the 1980 U.S. Gold Medal hockey team and their stunning victory over the Soviet Union

Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice	2002	Comedy	Direct-to-video followup to 1977 film, with new cast plus the Hanson Brothers.

Miracle	2004	Drama	Based on the 1980 Miracle on Ice, with Kurt Russell as coach Herb Brooks.

The Rocket (Maurice Richard)	2005	Drama	Biographical film on National Hockey League legend Maurice "The Rocket" Richard.

Waking Up Wally	2005	Biographical	Based on the book written by Walter Gretzky recounting his recovery from a stroke which left him without any memory of his son Wayne.

Bon Cop, Bad Cop	2006	Comedy	Buddy cop film in which two Canadians investigate murders related to hockey.

In the Crease	2006	Documentary	Documents the inspirational true story of a teenage hockey team and their quest to win a national championship.

The Love Guru	2008	Comedy	Toronto Maple Leafs owner hires a guru (Mike Myers) to advise her star player.

Slap Shot 3: The Junior League	2008	Comedy	The Hanson Brothers are back to whip a youth league team into shape

Pond Hockey	2008	Documentary	Examines the changing culture of sports through insightful interviews with hockey stars, experts, journalists and local rink rats alike.

Sticks and Stones	2008	Biographical	Based on a true story, the captain of a Canadian Pee-Wee hockey team works to make amends for the horrible treatment an American team received during a visit to Canada in March, 2003.

Kings Ransom	2009	Documentary	Made for TV as first film of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles impact of 1988 trade of Wayne Gretzky from Edmonton Oilers to Los Angeles Kings.

Forgotten Miracle	2009	Documentary	Documents the 1960 US team that won the gold medal at Squaw Valley despite decades of Canadian hockey dominance and an emerging Soviet dynasty

Score: A Hockey Musical	2010	Musical comedy	A home-schooled 17-year-old becomes a pro hockey player.

Breakaway	2011	Drama	A hockey-playing Sikh teen falls in love with coach Rob Lowe's sister.

Goon	2011	Comedy	A bar bouncer (Seann William Scott) becomes a hockey team's enforcer.

Big Shot	2013	Documentary	Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. How young businessman John Spano struck a deal to buy the New York Islanders, only to be later revealed as a fraud.

Legend № 17	2013	Drama	Based on the career of Russian legend Valery Kharlamov.

Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story	2013	Biographical	The story of the 1973 hockey season when aging legend Gordie Howe returned to the ice at the age of 44 to play on the same team with his sons Marty and Mark.

Red Army	2014	Documentary	A look at Russia's hockey dominance during the Cold War.

Of Miracles and Men	2015	Documentary	Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Tells the story of the rise of the Soviet Union as a hockey power, leading up to an exploration of the Miracle on Ice from the Soviet team's point of view.

Goon: Last of the Enforcers	2017	Comedy	Sequel to 2011 film.

Goalie	2019	Biographical	A look at the life of goaltender Terry Sawchuk.

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