Best hockey movie?!

Rating: 8/10 (24 October 2004)

There aren't many movies about ice hockey. The ones I've seen are: The Mighty Ducks, Young Blood, Miracle and Mystery: Alaska. One of the better ones until Miracle came along, was Mystery: Alaska I think. In this movie a local village ice hockey team is challenged by the New York Rangers.
In The Netherlands ice hockey isn't popular and not shown during regular sportprogrammes. I find this to be a big disappointment, because to me ice hockey is the fastest and coolest sport to watch and do.
The reason why the movie Miracle got on videotape so fast in The Netherlands (it wasn't shown in theaters), is because the movie is very pro-American and chauvinistic. I myself am pretty pro-America and I think that we could use some more patriotism in The Netherlands. There aren't many people in The Netherlands who are actually proud of their country.
What I liked about the movie Miracle was the winnersmentality amongst the players. In Dutch sports this mentality is often absent. Take a look at the Dutch soccer team during the last few world championships and European championships.
Anyways, Miracle is the best hockey movie there is right now.