LEGENDS OF HOCKEY FIRST SEASON

Details

• Release Year: 1996
• Genre: Documentary, Family, Sports
• Plot: In 1893, Canada's Governor-General Lord Stanley created a trophy known to posterity as the Stanley Cup. In its pursuit, mere mortals would be transformed into legends. This spellbinding five-part documentary begins the Legends of Hockey series as it examines the rich history of North American hockey - from the game's earliest days to the creation of the NHL, from the glory days of the Original Six to expansion and beyond. Settle into your rinkside seat and experience the power and the glory of the legends of hockey as more than 40 honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame tell their own tales in specially commissioned on-camera interviews, complemented by spirited narration and fascinating archival film footage.
• Cast: Dan Bain, Hobey Baker, Frank Fredrickson, J. Ambrose O'Brien, Frank Patrick, Lester Patrick, Art Ross, Lord Stanley, Frederick Taylor, Georges Vezina, Bobby Bauer, King Clancy, Woody Dumart, Foster Hewitt, Red Horner, Harvey Jackson, Howie Morenz, Joe Primeau, Milt Schmidt, Eddie Shore, Conn Smythe, Nels Stewart, Andy Bathgate, Bernard Geoffrion, Gordie Howe, Ted Kennedy, Ted Lindsay, Jacques Plante, Chuck Rayner, Henri Richard, Maurice Richard, Jean Beliveau, Johnny Bower, Johnny Bucyk, Gerry Cheevers, Bobby Hull, Red Kelly, Frank Mahovlich, Stan Mikita, Bobby Orr, Bobby Clarke, Marcel Dionne, Guy Lafleur, Lanny McDonald, Brad Park, Gilbert Perreault, Larry Robinson, Darryl Sittler, Vladislav Tretiak, Alan Maitland, Derik Murray
• Director: Derik Murray
• Runtime: 5:00
• Company: Columbia TriStar Home Video, Network Pictures
• Media Format: Movie