#5)

Mystery Alaska- Okay, so the hockey scenes were comical at best. And maybe Russel Crowe was atrocious on skates and in the film. And maybe a bunch of drunks from a mysterious town in Alaska playing the New York Rangers is a little far-fetched, but you know what? I watched this film for the third time in the past month on cable. Surprisingly entertaining.

#4)
Miracle- Just well done all around by Disney. Great idea to hire some real players to go along with the actors as the hockey scenes were fantastic. By dubbing over the actual commentary from the game and getting the actual call by Al Michaels, Disney had my theater standing and chanting U-S-A. “Nine out of ten times, they’ll beat us. But not tonight!”

#3)
The Mighty Ducks- I know I know, how can I rank mighty ducks ahead of Miracle. I was born in 1981, that’s how. What was better than the flying V, Gordan Bombay finding hockey again, and a young Josh Jackson and his hot Mom. It was also the beginning of Shaun Weiss’ esteemed career. Goldberg went on to star in the sequels, Heavyweights, and most recently a fast food commercial for Sonic, just awesome!

#2)
Young Blood- Come on, too easy. Rob Lowe AND Patrick Swayze AND a young Keanu Reeves! Whoa! If the moral dilemma is not enough drama for you, just know there are some great hazing scenes and did I mention Keanu Reeves. True hockey fans know this belongs at #2.

#1)
Slapshot- The quintessential hockey movie. Not only does Paul Newman prove he’s a cool cat, but the movie gave us a plethora of sidekicks that are still talked about to this day. I just found out you can still see the Hansens http://www.hansonbrothers.net/ at minor league games and during the Winter Classic last week, NBC ran a story on the real life motivation for Oggie Oglethorpe. Now if you could only rent all four guys for a party. Just putting on the foil coach.

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