List of films about ice hockey

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The following is a list of films about ice hockey.

TitleYearGenreNotes
King of Hockey 1936DramaA teammate's punch causes hockey star Gabby Dugan to go blind.
Idol of the Crowds 1937Drama John Wayne as a hockey player who wants to buy a chicken farm.
The Game That Kills 1937DramaAfter a player dies during a game, coach's daughter Rita Hayworth digs for the truth.
The Duke of West Point 1938DramaA misunderstood London-raised athlete is shunned by other cadets before game vs. Canadians.
Olympic Honeymoon 1940ComedyA honeymooner is mistaken for a hockey player and invited to play for England.
Gay Blades 1946ComedyA talent scout discovers and distracts Andy Buell, the star player of the Duluth Rustlers.
White Lightning 1953DramaCriminals offer bribes to the Red Devils' hockey stars to deliberately lose games.
Love Story 1970RomanceA Harvard hockey player (Ryan O'Neal) loves, then loses a doomed young woman.
Face-Off 1971RomanceA Toronto Maple Leafs rookie and his relationship with a musician.
Paperback Hero 1973DramaA big-time hockey star (Keir Dullea) ends up in a tiny Saskatchewan town.
Slap Shot 1977ComedyStarring Paul Newman as the player-coach of a rowdy, raunchy minor-league team.
The Deadliest Season 1977DramaTV film with Michael Moriarty and Meryl Streep about hockey's violence.
Ice Castles 1978DramaAlexis "Lexie" Winston is a sixteen-year-old girl from Waverly, Iowa who dreams of becoming a champion figure skater. Her boyfriend, Nick Peterson, dreams of being a hockey player.
The Boy Who Drank Too Much 1980DramaTV film with Scott Baio as a high school hockey player, well-liked and respected despite being an alcoholic.
Miracle on Ice 1981DramaA television film on the 1980 Miracle on Ice at the Lake Placid Olympics.
Hockey Night 1984DramaCathy Yarrow tryouts for the local boys' team
Youngblood 1986Drama Rob Lowe as an American teen assigned to a Canada junior league.
Touch and Go 1986RomanceA National Hockey League player (Michael Keaton) falls for a young single mom.
The Rookies1989DramaA plucky seventeen-year-old wants to be a professional hockey player and eventually lands a spot on the Canadian national team
The Mighty Ducks 1992ComedyDisney family yarn about a youth team coached by Emilio Estevez.
The Cutting Edge 1992RomanceThe ultimate love/skate relationship between a figure skater and a hockey player
Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer 1993DramaA look into the life of troubled former hockey player Brian Spencer
D2: The Mighty Ducks 1994ComedySequel, with Duck players competing in Junior Goodwill Games.
Power Play 1994DramaRobbie Steele, ambitious Vancouver attorney, wants to win at all costs. She needs a former pro hockey star to sign with her client's struggling team.
Net Worth 1995DramaThe story of the early years of the NHL and the off ice battle between the owners and players
Sudden Death 1995ActionA lone fire marshal is pitted against extortionists who hold unsuspecting NHL players and fans for ransom during game seven of the Stanley Cup Finals.
D3: The Mighty Ducks 1996ComedyDucks enroll in an elite academy, receiving a rude welcome. Second sequel.
Happy Gilmore 1996ComedyA rejected hockey player puts his skills to the golf course to save his grandmother's house.
Les Boys 1997Comedy Quebec story of boys from a low-level amateur team.
Les Boys II 1998Comedy Quebec sequel,story of boys from a low-level amateur team.
The Ice Rink 1998ComedyA film crew uses an ice hockey game as the backdrop for a love story
H-E Double Hockey Sticks 1999Family comedySatan's apprentice tempts a young hockey player.
Mystery, Alaska 1999DramaAlaska team led by Russell Crowe plays an outdoor game against the New York Rangers.
Genius 1999ComedyA teen genius juggles the roles college student and junior high bad boy while growing up in a hockey family.
MVP: Most Valuable Primate 2000ComedyFamily fare about a hockey-playing chimp.
Les Boys III 2001Comedy Quebec sequel,story of boys from a low-level amateur team.
The Rhino Brothers 2001DramaA story of a Canadian family and one son's journey to make it to play in a professional hockey league
Do You Believe in Miracles?2001DocumentaryThe story of the 1980 U.S. Gold Medal hockey team and their stunning victory over the Soviet Union
Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice 2002ComedyDirect-to-video follow-up to 1977 film, with new cast plus the Hanson Brothers.
Miracle 2004DramaBased on the 1980 Miracle on Ice, with Kurt Russell as coach Herb Brooks.
The Chiefs 2004DocumentaryDocumentary follows the Laval Chiefs, a semi-pro team that plays in the LHSPQ
The Rocket (Maurice Richard)2005DramaBiographical film on National Hockey League legend Maurice "The Rocket" Richard.
Go Figure 2005ComedyThe Disney story of a figure skater turned hockey player
Waking Up Wally2005BiographicalBased on the book written by Walter Gretzky recounting his recovery from a stroke which left him without any memory of his son Wayne.
Les Boys IV 2005Comedy Quebec sequel,story of boys from a low-level amateur team featuring NHL all-time greats
Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2006Comedy Buddy cop film in which two Canadians investigate murders related to hockey.
National Lampoon's Pucked 2006ComedyFrank Hopper (Bon Jovi) is a former lawyer, who receives a credit card in the mail, and believes he's hit the jackpot. It's not long before he's working his way toward financing his dream – an all-woman hockey team. He's also put himself in debt to more than $300,000. He winds up in court when his plan backfires.
In the Crease 2006DocumentaryDocuments the inspirational true story of a teenage hockey team and their quest to win a national championship.
Sure Shot Dombrowski 2007ComedyAs a group of fans travels to his funeral, flashbacks reveal the life of a famous Canadian hockey player.
The Love Guru 2008Comedy Toronto Maple Leafs owner hires a guru (Mike Myers) to advise her star player.
Slap Shot 3: The Junior League 2008ComedyThe Hanson Brothers are back to whip a youth league team into shape
Pond Hockey 2008DocumentaryExamines the changing culture of sports through insightful interviews with hockey stars, experts, journalists and local rink rats alike.
Sticks and Stones2008BiographicalBased 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.
Junior 2008DocumentaryFilm chronicling a year in the life of Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the Quebec Maritime Junior Hockey League.
Kings Ransom2009DocumentaryMade 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 Miracle2009DocumentaryDocuments 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 2010Musical comedyA home-schooled 17-year-old becomes a pro hockey player.
Tooth Fairy 2010ComedyDerek Thompson (Dwayne Johnson) is a minor league hockey player nicknamed the "Tooth Fairy" who becomes a real tooth fairy
Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story 2010Drama, comedyHockey player Don Cherry spends years in the minor leagues, then lands a job as coach of the Boston Bruins in the 1970s.
Den Brother 2010ComedyStar high school hockey player needs to help his sister with girl scouts in this Disney film
Breakaway 2011DramaA hockey-playing Sikh teen falls in love with coach Rob Lowe's sister.
Goon 2011ComedyA bar bouncer (Seann William Scott) becomes a hockey team's enforcer.
Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story II 2011Drama ComedySequel, The Don Cherry story continues
The Pee-Wee 3D: The Winter That Changed My Life 2012Drama ComedyThe film centers on the Lynx, a junior hockey team in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, who are preparing for their league's top tournament.
Big Shot2013DocumentaryMade 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 2013DramaBased on the career of Russian legend Valery Kharlamov.
Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story 2013BiographicalThe 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 2014DocumentaryA look at Russia's hockey dominance during the Cold War.
Of Miracles and Men2015DocumentaryMade 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.
The Swap 2016ComedyA Disney hockey story following a rhythmic gymnast and an ice hockey player switching bodies
Hello Destroyer 2016DramaA young junior hockey player's life is shattered by an in-game act of violence
Ice Guardians 2016Documentaryfilm directed and written by Brett Harvey about ice hockey enforcers
Take Off 22016DramedyVarious women, including a North Korean defector, a banned short track skater, middle age woman and a middle school student, come together to form the first South Korean woman's national ice hockey team. .
Indian Horse 2017DramaFollows the life of Native Canadian Saul Indian Horse as he survives residential school and life amongst the racism of the 1970s. A talented hockey player, Saul must find his own path as he battles stereotypes and alcoholism.
Goon: Last of the Enforcers 2017ComedySequel to 2011 film.
95 2017Drama comedy, biograficalTrue story-based film about Finland men's national ice hockey team at the final weekend of the 1995 Ice Hockey World Championship Games in Helsinki and Stockholm.
Junior Majeur 2017DramaA sequel to the 2012 film The Pee-Wee 3D: The Winter That Changed My Life (Les Pee-Wee 3d: L'hiver qui a changé ma vie), the film centres on Janeau Trudel and Joey Boulet, who are now playing for the Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the QMJHL and hopeful of getting chosen in the NHL Entry Draft.
Ahockalypse 2018Comedy, HorrorAfter winning the championship cup, Jonsey and his team must survive the zombie apocalypse.
The Last Big Save 2019DramaA professional hockey player signs a long-term sports contract, only to ruin it in his first year due to substance abuse. In the final year of his deal, he gets one last chance at redemption in game seven of the finals.
Goalie 2019BiographicalA look at the life of goaltender Terry Sawchuk.
The Russian Five2019DocumentaryThe Russian Five was the nickname given to the unit of five Russian ice hockey players from the Soviet Union that played for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League in the 1990s. The five players were Sergei Fedorov, Vladimir Konstantinov, Slava Kozlov, Slava Fetisov, and Igor Larionov.
Odd Man Rush 2020Drama, comedyComing-of-age dramedy about Harvard hockey player chasing NHL dream in the European minor leagues. Based on Bill Keenan's memoir Odd Man Rush.
Hockeyland 2022Documentaryhockey in the heart of Minnesota's North Country
Black Ice 2022DocumentaryHistory of the Colored Hockey League
I'm Just Here for the Riot 2023DocumentaryMade for TV as part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. An examination of the 2011 riot in Vancouver that followed the Canucks' loss in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
Saving Sakic2024Documentarytells story of how Harrison Ford helped keep Joe Sakic in Denver with the Colorado Avalanche
The Late Game2024ComedyA new guy knocks off the rust as he suits up in a late night beer league hockey game.
Inside Out 2 2024Drama, ComedyA 13 year old girl named Riley balances her childhood friendships and trying to succeed at Hockey Camp.

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