The Best Of The WHA Hall of Fame includes newly discovered 1970s WHA film (now transferred to High Definition video), more new WHA HOF documentaries and features plus newly restored versions of the best of the previous WHA HOF DVD releases.
For seven savage seasons in the 70s, the original World Hockey Association barnstormed through North America with a brand of firewagon shinny not seen before or since. Played by a mix of colorful characters and legends both current and future, the WHA provided its hard core fans, with some of the most entertaining hockey ever played. Video Service Corp.
They call him "the Great One" and this is the first time ever he has told the many stories behind his greatest accomplishments and moments. Hosted by hockey personality John Davidson and Wayne's good friend, Keifer Sutherland, sports fans take a journey into the man that is Wayne Gretzky. For the first time ever, exclusive to this set, are Gretzky's five all-time, greatest games in their entirety.
Pond Hockey examines the changing culture of sports through insightful interviews with hockey stars, experts, journalists and local rink rats alike. More than just a celebration of a beloved game, Pond Hockey searches the open ice for the true meaning of sport. For generations, Northlanders have grown up on outdoor ice-where the ice is gritty and so is the play. But, there are new climate-controlled arenas in every town, and that's where the kids go to practice year-round now. Pond Hockey searches for the true meaning of sport.
From it's inception in 1917 until today, the National Hockey League has provided unforgettable moments that turned players into legends, while capturing the hearts of hockey fans through the generations. Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Patrick Roy, Maurice Richard, and Jacques Plante are just some of the hockey heroes whose breathtaking feats are celebrated. With Stanley Cup winning overtime goals, record breaking achievements, and heart stopping goaltending duals, every hockey fan would love to own this amazing retrospective.
For some, hockey is more than a mere game. In five, all-new episodes Legends of Hockey: The Second Season presents this undying passion for the game. Specially commissioned interviews, rare archival footage, and insightful narration combine to create intimate profiles of over 30 of the greatest players of all time, including Ken Dryden, Bob Gainey, Phil Esposito, Denis Potvin, Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky.
At a Montreal skating rink in 1875, the puck is dropped on a new sort of game. It's fast and punishing, and on this night hockey is transformed from genteel sport to seething spectacle. Hockey: A People's History is CBC's epic series chronicling the story of a game and the soul of a nation. Born as a game of survival against the snow and ice of a Canadian winter, hockey gave a new country it' first heroes and champions. The story of hockey is the struggle of class and gender, as working class men and women fight for their place in a rich man's game.
