Pond Hockey
Synopsis
Director Tommy Haines and his
Minnesota crew chronicle the changing culture of
ice hockey through interviews with
Wayne Gretzky,
Neal Broten,
Sidney Crosby, and local rinkrats, interwoven with the story of the first ever U.S. Pond Hockey Championships. The tournament was composed of 100 teams; the film follows two of these teams: The Federal League Allstars and Sofa King Lazy.
Critical reception
Pond Hockey showed at several North American film festivals and ultimately aired nationally on the NHL Network. The film was hailed as the "best and purest hockey movie ever" by ESPN's
John Buccigross and one of
Indiewire's "10 Great Sports Docs".
[ 10 Great Sports Docs] The film was also included in the
New York Times coverage of outdoor hockey's article "N.H.L. Ties Its Brand to Great Outdoors".
[ N.H.L. Ties Its Brand to Great Outdoors]
Notable cast
Producers
Director/Producer - Tommy Haines,
Producer - JT Haines,
Producer - Andrew Sherburne,
Producer - Nick Deutsch,
Executive Producer - Northland Films,
Executive Producer - Philip Falcone
Festivals/awards
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"Best of Fest" selection at the 2008 Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival
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Official Selection of the 2008 Rhode Island International Film Festival
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Official Selection of the 2008 Free Range Film Festival
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Winner of the "Audience Award" at the 2008 Landlocked International Film Festival
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Official Selection of the 2010 Canadian Sports Film Festival
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Philip Falcone
The executive producer, Philip Falcone, was a college hockey stand out and graduate from Harvard University, and is currently a General Partner of the
Minnesota Wild.
Filming locations
See also
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List of films about ice hockey
External links
