August 28, 2010
Top Five Hockey Movies to Watch During The Offseason
The NHL’s offseason sucks. Plain and simple.
For two teams, it lasts three and a half months, a relatively short period of time in comparison to other professional sports.
For 14 other teams, it lasts more and more depending on their elimination from the playoffs.
And for the remaining 14 teams, it’s a miserable five and a half months of reminders that your team just couldn’t cut it.
The offseason is supplemented by signature moments like the Entry Draft and the hallowed July 1, the start of free agency, but by the end of August, the lack of hockey in a fan’s life becomes asphyxiating.
I feel we are in this moment now.
The majority of NHL fans probably don’t care if Ilya Kovalchuk ends up in the NHL or KHL nor do the articles of trading Kaberle or anything with the name Brian Burke seem at all appealing to read.
And just when you think you’re going to burst at the mention of the Winter Classic, you realize there is indeed a way to satisfy your hockey hunger.
A good hockey movie.
Despite its lack of representation in Hollywood, hockey has some gems that will give the sport a good name in film for many years to come.
Here are the top five, each slide including a video of one of best moments of each movie.
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