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This documentary explores the life of Willie O'Ree who changed hockey forever on Jan. 18, 1958 when he became the first black player to skate in a National Hockey League game.

Biography | 91 min

Willie

Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard didn’t invent greed - he perfected it.

Biography | 88 min

Offside: The Harold Ballard Story

The 1972 Canada-USSR Summit Series of Hockey changed the game forever.

Sporting event | 1 season

Summit '72

A young hockey player goes from an unknown to a star in a very short time (John McDermott, Noah Reid, Hawksley Workman, Dave Bidini).

Musical | 91 min

Score: A Hockey Musical

A man still in mourning over the death of his parents, has to re-evaluate his life after his girlfriend leaves him.

Drama | 99 min

This is Our Cup

A young, black NHL hopeful living in a racially divided Nova Scotian community finds his career prospects in jeopardy when tensions in his community come to a head. Feature film produced by Floyd Kane.

Drama | 88 min

Across the Line (Cole Harbour)

The hockey career of former Toronto Maple Leaf Eric McNally, who was known as a tough enforcer, came to an end with a shoulder injury. He is now a sportscaster. Except to his assistant Nula, what he hasn't told his work colleagues is that he is gay and that he is in a long term relationship with a sports lawyer named Sam.

Comedy | 90 min

Breakfast with Scot

The life of a professional hockey player was not always a glamorous one. For legendary goaltender Terry Sawchuk, each save means one more gash to his unmasked face, and one more drink to numb the pain. Even with a wife and seven children at home, he is haunted by the void left from his childhood which he tried to fill with cheering crowds. Sawchuk traveled across the country racking up 103 shutouts and 400 stitches to his face, proving that this is a man who lives, breathes, and dies a goalie.

Drama | 109 min

Goalie

Hello, Destroyer is a deep character study of small-town sports culture, as a reserved major junior hockey star suddenly becomes an outcast when a routine hockey play goes bad.

Drama | 112 min

Hello Destroyer

The story of former hockey player Ryan Straschnitzkis' courageous battle to recover from injuries suffered in a horrible crash last April. He and his fellow Humboldt Bronco players were on the team bus when it collided with a semi at a rural intersection, leaving a community mourning.

News | 22 min

The National in Depth: Ryan's Story

Peter Mansbridge presents a weekly interview program featuring conversations with the people who shape this country.

News | 6 seasons

Mansbridge One on One

An ethnic Canadian hockey player struggles against traditional family values and discrimination from mainstream hockey players.

Breakaway

When small-town girl Vickie is accepted into the prestigious National Ballet School and selected to play the role of Clara in the Company's holiday production of The Nutcracker, things look like they couldn't get any better. As it turns out, they can't - because that's when Vickie finds out about the mysterious Curse of Clara. Thankfully, she's got a good friend, the 1972 Summit Series, and an imaginary mentor (in the form of Phil Esposito) to keep her "on pointe." Writer/producer Vickie Fagan also wrote the autobiographical short story upon which this animated special is based.

Animation | 22 min

The Curse of Clara: A Holiday Tale

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