Pond Hockey (film)

Pond Hockey is a 2008 American documentary film, directed by Tommy Haines, and produced by Northland Films. The film is an examination of the changing culture of pond hockey.
==Plot synopsis==
Director Tommy Haines and his Minnesota crew chronicle the changing culture of hockey through interviews with Wayne Gretzky, Neal Broten and Sidney Crosby to local rinkrats. Interwoven with the story of the first ever U.S. Pond Hockey Championships. The tournament was composed of 100 teams; the film follows two of these teams: The Federal League Allstars and Sofa King Lazy.
==Notable cast==
Wayne Gretzky,
Neal Broten,
John Mayasich,
Sidney Crosby,
Marian Gaborik,
Lou Nanne,
John Buccigross,
Willard Ikola,
Phil Housley,
Jeff Sorem,
John "Bug" Blooston,
Patrick Kane,
Wendell Anderson,
Krissy Wendell,
Dave Miller,
Mark Kovacich,
Rick DiPietro,
Charles McGrath,
Jack Falla,
Jordan Leopold,
Matt Henderson,
Dan Hendrickson,
P. J. Axelsson.
Jonathan Toews
==Producers==
Director/Producer - Tommy Haines,
Producer - JT Haines,
Producer - Andrew Sherburne,
Producer - Nick Deutsch,
Executive Producer - Northland Films,
Executive Producer - Philip Falcone
==Festivals/awards==
"Best of Fest" selection at the 2008 Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival
Official Selection of the 2008 Rhode Island International Film Festival
Official Selection of the 2008 Free Range Film Festival
Winner of the "Audience Award" at the 2008 Landlocked International Film Festival
Official Selection of the 2010 Canadian Sports Film Festival
==Philip Falcone==
The executive producer, Philip Falcone, was a college hockey stand out and graduate from Harvard University, and is currently a General Partner of the Minnesota Wild.
==Filming locations==
Connecticut, Illinois, Minnesota, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Nova Scotia
==References==
==External links==
* IMDb page
* Pond Hockey interview with director Tommy Haines at Minnesota Public Radio
* Pond Hockey 81% like it at Rotten Tomatoes
* Pond Hockey Movie Official Website
* Star Tribune Review
* Rhode Island International Film Festival
* Little Village Magazine Review
* Film Critic Review
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