Kings Ransom
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“August 9th, 1988. The day Canada froze over”
On August 9, 1988, the NHL was forever changed with the single stroke of a pen. The Edmonton Oilers, fresh off their fourth Stanley Cup victory in five years, signed a deal that sent Wayne Gretzky, a Canadian national treasure and the greatest hockey player ever to play the game, to the Los Angeles Kings in a multi-player, multi-million dollar deal. As bewildered Oiler fans struggled to make sense of the unthinkable, fans in Los Angeles were rushing to purchase season tickets at a rate so fast it overwhelmed the Kings box office. Overnight, a franchise largely overlooked in its 21-year existence was suddenly playing to sellout crowds and standing ovations, and a league often relegated to “little brother” status exploded from 21 teams to 30 in less than a decade.
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Wayne Gretzky
Himself
Also in
Big Shot
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Janet Jones
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Known for
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
The Beastmaster
Luc Robitaille
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Also in
Phineas and Ferb
Red Alert: Hockeytown 3
Glen Sather
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Also in
Life After Hockey
Peter Berg
Himself
Known for
Collateral
Cop Land
Bruce McNall
Himself
Peter Berg Director · David Arkenstone Composer Todd Crites Editor
United States release October 6, 2009 · Produced in United States · Production ESPN Films, ESPN
Production
Asylum Entertainment
Production
ESPN Films
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ESPN
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United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 13, 2009
Premiere
United States · October 6, 2009
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Australia
May 23, 2010 · TV
France
January 28, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
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