Kings Ransom

Kings Ransom

2009
53m
6.6

6.6/10

26 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary

"August 9th, 1988. The day Canada froze over"

Overview

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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Production Information

Production Companies
Asylum Entertainment ESPN Films ESPN
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

sports biography ice hockey los angeles, california sports documentary nhl edmonton edmonton oilers

Quick Facts

Release Date September 13, 2009
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1503202
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Cast

Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky

Himself

Janet Jones
Janet Jones

Herself

Luc Robitaille
Luc Robitaille

Himself

Glen Sather
Glen Sather

Himself

Peter Berg
Peter Berg

Himself

Bruce McNall
Bruce McNall

Himself

Key Crew

Peter Berg
Director
Peter Berg
Executive Producer
Keith Clinkscales
Executive Producer
John Dahl
Executive Producer
Jonathan Koch
Executive Producer
Joan Lynch
Executive Producer
Steve Michaels
Executive Producer
Alex Piper
Producer