An Insult To The Game Of Hockey...

Rating: 4/10 (10 October 2012)

I didn't give this movie a 0 because there are some redeeming aspects to it, a few cool moves here and there you see on the ice. But Hockey isn't about the goonery, hasn't been for a long time. Even in the minor levels you don't see anything near the bench clearing brawls you see in every other "Game" portrayed in this movie. A player getting his ankle stepped on by a skate? the ankle would be amputated. A player getting hit in the face with the puck, only to get smashed there a dozen more times while in the crease and no whistle? please.
I guess if you don't care about hockey, and stuff you might find this amusing, but as a hockey fan, a hockey player, and a person who feels the game of hockey is disrespected by the mainstream media far too much, this movie flat out insults me at times. Maybe I'm taking it too literally, but I just can't get over the way that hockey players are portrayed in this film. It's insulting.