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From its 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. NHL Productions has gathered these memories on one DVD "NHL Greatest Moments". Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Patrick Roy, Maurice Richard and Jacques Plante are just some of the hockey heroes whose breathtaking feats are celebrated. With Stanely Cup winning overtime goals, record-breaking achievements and heart-stopping goaltending greatness, every hockey fan must own this amazing retrospective.

A true inside look at the funnier side of hockey, with the best bloopers and hilarious moments from the NHL.

The first-ever live, animated NHL game telecast, featuring the Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers.

This time Remy, Vasquez, Nancy and Coach Cricket are joining the Pittsburgh Penguins, while Tilly, Bill, Gloria and Coach Alice are joining the Boston Bruins!

A documentary chronicling the highs and lows of the first century of the National Hockey League, featuring interviews with noteworthy players, coaches and experts.

Relive some of the greatest goals in National Hockey League history with host Denis Leary in this thrilling retrospective program that gathers all the best cup-winning shots, overtime winners, spin-o-rams, and more into one exciting compilation. Memorable scores include Wayne Gretzky's record-breaking 802nd goal and Mario Lemiuex's unbelievable goal that he shot between his legs against the Vancouver Canucks.

Ayanda Magoloza got married to Nhlanhla Moremi on the 9th Nov. 2013 in Katlehong. They exchanged the vows at Kwanele Park in Katlehong. Their wedding union was blessed by Pastor Tebogo Moema of Dominion Life Ministry Church. Later that day the wedding proceedings took place in Vosloorus township at Nhlanhla’s home.

This collection of highlights from the 2010-2011 Boston Bruins season features a wealth of footage from their epic 7 game Stanley Cup final series against the Vancouver Canucks.

After 42 years of being frozen out of the Championship, the 1997 Stanley Cup finally comes home to Hockeytown. Now re-experience every slapshot and body check as you join the Detroit Red Wings in their quest for hockey's most coveted prize. First, re-live the Red Wings' loss to the New Jersey Devils in the 1995 Finals, and their defeat by the Colorado Avalanche during the Western Conference Finals in 1996. See the tables turn in 1997 as they run through their nemesis, the Colorado Avalanche, in the Conference Finals, and go on to sweep the Philadelphia Flyers in front of 20,000 cheering fans at Joe Louis Arena. Watch Conn Smythe playoff MVP Mike Vernon earn shoutouts and frustrate opposing teams. Follow the action as team captain Steve Yzerman, along with Sergei Fedorov, Slava Fetisov, Igor Larionov and Brendan Shanahan, lead the relentless attack to reach the ultimate victory in his 14-year career with the team.

For 75 years the National Hockey League has meant the best hockey in all the world. Now, for the first time on video, featuring the biggest stars from both the past and the present.

Anaheim Ducks 2006-07 Stanley Cup Champions- The unstoppable 2006-07 Anaheim Ducks skated, checked and shot their way through the playoffs to become the first California team to ever bring home a Stanley Cup.

The road to the Stanley Cup was long and grueling -- but in 1998, it returned again to HOCKEYTOWN! Relive the Detroit Red WIngs' march through the 1997-98 NHL season and their emotional quest for a second straight Stanley Cup: the leadership of head coach Scotty Bowman... Captain Steve Yzerman's heroics... the firepower of Sergei Fedorov... Chris Osgood's determination... the dedication of Slava Fetisov, Igor Lavionov, and Slava Kozlov. Shanahan, McCarty, Lapointe, Lidstrom -- more than a team, the Red Wings were a hockey family, united in a commitment to excellence and to their injured teammates, Vladimir Konstantinov and Sergei Mnatsakanov. Their inspired Stanley Cup run and unforgettable on-ice victory celebration transcended all sports -- this was a triumph of the heart.

Perhaps in professional hockey more than in any other sport -- except Olympic boxing -- the act of a man wielding his fists on behalf of his teammates is sanctioned and even encouraged. Intimidation frequently determines a team's success, and bench-clearing brawls are always a favorite with fans. This video looks at the role and goal of National Hockey League "enforcers" and their immeasurable value to their teams.

When the game is on the line, it all comes down to the men behind the mask. The backbone of all great teams, at times the only player who stands between victory and defeat, the NHL goalie takes the punishment while the leading scorers get the glory. But not anymore! This action-packed title pays homage to the best goalies of the game, including Patrick Roy, John Vanbiesbrouck and Dominik Hasek, and features some of the most incredible saves in hockey history! Hosted by Darren Pang

Steve "Dangle" Glynn of SportsNet (Canada) goes over the trade tree that involved "The Great One" Wayne Gretzky.

Details the intense rivalry between the Detroit Red Wings and the Colorado Avalanche in the 90’s

Toronto Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard -- Canada's greatest showman - He didn't invent greed. He perfected it.

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The story of the five Russian hockey stars who helped the Detroit Red Wings win back-to-back Stanley Cup championships and created one of the most memorable chapters in Motor City sports history.

Avs fans can relive the team’s memorable 2021-22 season and 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs run with the ESPN+ premiere of 2022 Colorado Avalanche Stanley Cup Film.

A dramatic one hour documentary, telling the behind-the-scenes story of the Calgary Flames efforts to get their home back in time for the season opener after the catastrophic 2013 Calgary flood.

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.

The story of Quebec's most beloved hockey player, Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, focusing on the struggles of a French Canadian in the National Hockey League dominated by Anglophones.

Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story is a documentary on the triumphal life story of the first Black player in the National Hockey League. Like Jackie Robinson in professional baseball, O'Ree faced many obstacles to achieving his dream; but unlike Robinson, his achievement would go unnoticed for forty years.

In perhaps the most emotional release of the year, Captain Canada aka Sidney Crosby lets us know that Four Nations are... what? Watch this 1hr long masterpiece, created by FierySharky (Twitter), in order to find out.

A love story involving a Canadian professional hockey player and a hippie folk singer. Their union is tumultuous, as both try to come to terms with their differences in careers and lifestyles. Several National Hockey League players also appear in the film.

On June 15, 2011, the Canucks’ Game 7 Stanley Cup Finals loss to the Boston Bruins sparked a massive riot in downtown Vancouver. Police cars were overturned and burned, windows were shattered, stores were looted, and waves of young people were caught up in the mayhem. From directors Asia Youngman and Kathleen Jayme, “I’m Just Here For The Riot” chronicles the aftermath of the event captured on hundreds of cell phone cameras, with the rioters outed, shamed, and their lives altered forever. From the mob mentality in the streets to similar vengeance in the online hunting of those responsible, it was a dark moment in the city’s history – one that raised deeper questions about fandom, violence, and the shocking power of an angry crowd.

Every player in the NHL dreams of winning a championship and having the honor of their name engraved on hockey's most prestigious trophy. Here are the stories of those, legends and the lesser known, who achieved the ultimate goal in the sport.

A first-person account of a kid named Sidney in a town that helped him become who he is today: Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia.

A small town ice hockey team fights through their first season in an upper division. The players' dreams might have changed from childhood but their love for the sport does not fade.

Do you remember where you were on June 17, 1994? Thanks to a wide array of unrelated, coast-to-coast occurrences, this Friday has come to be known for its firsts, lasts, triumphs and tragedy. Arnold Palmer played his last round at a U.S. Open, in Oakmont, PA, the FIFA World Cup kicked off in Chicago, the New York Rangers celebrated on Broadway, Patrick Ewing desperately pursued a long evasive championship in Madison Garden and Donald Fehr stared down the baseball owners. And yet, all of that was a prelude to O.J. Simpson leading America on a slow speed chase in a white Ford Bronco around Los Angeles.

On-ice enforcers struggle to rise through the professional ranks of the world's most prestigious hockey league, only to be confronted with a new found fight for the existence of the role itself.

A meteoric rise and tragic fall are captured in this brief history of a beloved sports team and a man who took a chance. When the New York Islanders first burst on the national hockey scene, the team was unstoppable. Winning four straight Stanley Cups, it became the pride of Long Island, until subsequent years of turmoil left the Islanders in dire straits. Enter John Spano, an obscure Texas millionaire with big dreams and a persuasive smile. Director and avid Islanders fan Kevin Connolly of HBO’s Entourage gets an earnest play-by-play from a man who exaggerated his social and monetary profile so vastly that he actually took control of an NHL franchise. With testimony from sports analysts and federal investigators, Connolly skillfully pieces together this unbelievable story.

The authors showcase unique information that disproves previously held stereotypes. It turns out that the roots of Ukrainian hockey go back over a century. Ukrainian hockey players from immigrant families gained world fame while playing for teams in their new homeland. Meanwhile, they continued to maintain their language and culture. Throughout the 100-year existence of the NHL, more than fifty Ukrainians became champions of the League. This is the largest number of champions representing a non-North American nationality. Even the best hockey player of all times, Wayne Gretzky, is of Ukrainian descent.

A look at the bizarre history of the defunct NHL team: The California Golden Seals. (1967-76) Famous for their white skates and losing record, the club tried desperately to compete, only to face an almost unbelievable string of obstacles.

How African artists have spread African culture all over the world, especially music, since the harsh years of decolonization, trying to offer a nicer portrait of this amazing continent, historically known for tragic subjects, such as slavery, famine, war and political chaos.

Zandile is a young vibrant auditor with the Auditor General who is driven to root out corruption wherever she finds it. She is dispatched to go and verify the municipality assets of the town of Esgodini before its audit begins. Her arrival puts Gogo Dlamini, the town's enterprising businesswoman on high alert setting in motion an interesting chain of events.

Marine Sgt. Brandon Beckett, son of the U.S. Marine Corps' deadliest sniper, Thomas Beckett, must turn to his father's former protégé (Billy Zane) to track down and kill a mysterious sniper before he kills his next target.

A small-time pot dealer’s hopes for a better life are upended when his friends involve him in am outlandish kidnapping scheme.

A young South African boy from the Johannesburg ghetto named Tsotsi, meaning Gangster, leaves home as a child to get away from his helpless parents. Now a teenage thug, Tsotsi finds a baby in the back seat of a car he's just stolen. He decides that it is his responsibility to care for the infant and in the process learns that maybe the criminal life isn’t the best way.

The human race is thrown into chaos as an alien invasion takes control of the planet in an effort to find one boy out of 7 billion people who holds the power to destroy them.

Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.

Set in South Africa's rural Great-Karoo region in the 1950s, this epic existential-adventure film chronicles the exploits of the outlaw John Kepe and the various individuals his escapades affected. This Robin-Hoodesque figure would steal primarily livestock from the white settler farmers, terrorizing them for over a decade. Led by the hardliner General Botha, a mammoth manhunt ensues in the very mountain where Kepe was rumored to occupy a Noah's Ark like cave. This spectacle ingratiated Kepe in the hearts of the marginalized indigenous-population, who turn Kepe's miscreant deeds into the stuff of legend, making him a threat to the very fabric of the colonial society. Sew the Winter to my Skin is a thrilling, operatic ride into the heart of Pre-Apartheid South Africa and is a visceral exploration of the effects of the colonial displacement that sewed the seeds for one of the most viciously racist, political regimes in history.

On a dusty soccer pitch in Malindi, Kenya young Kalu is an aggressive striker of the “Malindi Sharks,” who dreams of playing professional soccer. He’s a selfish player and a clear stand out on his team and knows he’s destined for glory. Then one day his life dramatically changes. Kalu gets an offer to play soccer on a second tier team in South Africa on the same day his father is killed in an accident and he unknowingly is exposed to the HIV virus. He makes the decision to go play soccer and send part of his salary back to home to his mother and sister.

The story of a grief stricken, broken young woman named Kimberly, who grows up to be the ruthless master mind behind a criminal syndicate of desperate, poor women from the township, who disguise themselves as domestic workers, to rob rich people living in the suburbs of Johannesburg.

Compilation of short films exploring female desire. Films include South African revenge drama, Lost in the World, the heartbreaking Cambodian short Two Girls Against the Rain, Belgian coming-of-age story Shimi, British director James Cook's Almost Obsolete and two films from the USA (Stevie, Blood & Water).

In this powerful revenge thriller, police officer Whitney's girlfriend befalls a terrible fate, so Whitney goes on a manhunt to find the perpetrators. Genders are reversed and genre tropes exploded with breathless energy and style in Nhlabatsi's exciting debut.

Follows an influencer family of three brothers (Jack, Freddy, and Edward). In a world where everything is fake, how does one find himself without being tempted to be someone else?

When Nonceba's grandmother dies, she's under pressure to find the money for the funeral. Her brother comes up with a hair-brained scheme to kidnap a government minister and his wife for ransom.

Sol Plaatje was a politician, novelist, historian, musician, translator of Shakespeare into vernacular language, and founder member of what was to become the African National Congress. In 1924, a visionary South African, Sol Plaatje, set out to bring the wonders of cinema to the community. Brandishing a few educational 16mm films under his arm, Plaatje arrives in a dusty, Blacks-only township in the Western Transvaal. He is looking for a venue which can be set up as a bioscope. Things do not seem promising, but Plaatje is first befriended by a helpful young boy. And then, despite prevailing apartheid obstacles, a room is found. The township community is excited and set to be overawed by the new celluloid world about to unfold before them.

The Boss is the leader of a gang who plan to kidnap a pastor's nephew as part of a sinister plan in order to make himself rich by extracting a heavy ransom from the lad's wealthy parents. The threatened boy must use his ingenuity and that of his young friends in order to outwit the criminals and thwart their plans.

When an American plantation owner's wife and her sister interrupt an African death ritual to save the sacrificial goat, the witch doctor places a curse on them, summoning a god from the sea to slaughter them and anyone in its way with a panga, a curved, African machete.

Kevin Lerena faces Senad Gashi for the Interim WBC Bridgerweight title at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, South Africa.

Regret and redemption take center stage as Sondra, struggling actor and professional mess, faces the consequences of a lifetime of her own bad decisions

An Afro-futuristic message that re-frames black cultures through poetry, movement and dance.