Hockey In The Movies

If you have hockey fans at your house who aren’t getting enough on ice action, check out these hockey themed movies.

Gold medals seemed like a long shot for the seventh seeded US Hockey Team at the Lake Placid Olympics until a young team coached by the dogged Herb Brooks gave rise to a Miracle.

An impaired driving charge results in a community service sentence for a hot shot lawyer who finds himself coaching a team of hockey playing misfits in The Mighty Ducks.

A chimp takes to the ice and becomes the team’s MVP: Most Valuable Primate when he helps a pair of siblings adjust to their new home in this family comedy.

A hockey player who spends too much time in the penalty box has to do a stint as the Tooth Fairy in order to redeem his reputation.

A short, animated film adaptation of the children’s book The Sweater can be seen at Canada’s National Film Board website.