The story of the NHL in the 1950's, focusing on the battle between the players, led by Hall of Famer Ted Lindsay, and the owners, over issues of benefits and pensions. A dramatization based on the true story from the book of the same title.
Acting
Aidan Devine captures Lindsay's fire without turning him saint.
Production
1950s hockey aesthetic on a shoestring — it works.
Director
Jerry Ciccoritti
Aidan Devine
Ted Lindsay
Robin Gammell
Conn Smythe
Carl Marotte
Marty Pavelich
Richard Donat
Jimmy Norris
Dan Lett
Bruce Norris
R.H. Thomson
Milton Mound
Roman Podhora
Larry Suharchuk
Al Waxman
Jack Adams
Michael J. Reynolds
Clarence Campbell
Billy Van
Les, the Trainer
Amanda Tapping
Colleen Howe
Alex Carter
Gus Mortson
Scott Speedman
Rookie
Kevin Conway
Gordie Howe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ted Lindsay himself consulted on the script and reportedly cried watching dailies. The real Red Wings boycotted his Hall of Fame induction in 1966 over this labor war — he wasn't inducted until 1998.
This was made for Canadian TV in 1995, right as the 1994-95 NHL lockout was devastating fans — the timing was almost too on-the-nose.
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