The following is a list of films about ice hockey

Title Year Genre Notes
King of Hockey 1936 Drama A teammate's punch causes hockey star Gabby Dugan to go blind.
Idol of the Crowds 1937 Drama John Wayne as a hockey player who wants to buy a chicken farm.
The Game That Kills 1937 Drama After a player dies during a game, coach's daughter Rita Hayworth digs for the truth.
The Duke of West Point 1938 Drama A misunderstood London-raised athlete is shunned by other cadets before game vs. Canadians.
Olympic Honeymoon 1940 Comedy A honeymooner is mistaken for a hockey player and invited to play for England.
Gay Blades 1946 Comedy A talent scout discovers and distracts Andy Buell, the star player of the Duluth Rustlers.
White Lightning 1953 Drama Criminals offer bribes to the Red Devils' hockey stars to deliberately lose games.
Love Story 1970 Romance A Harvard hockey player (Ryan O'Neal) loves, then loses a doomed young woman.
Face-Off 1971 Romance A Toronto Maple Leafs rookie and his relationship with a musician.
Paperback Hero 1973 Drama A big-time hockey star (Keir Dullea) ends up in a tiny Saskatchewan town.
Slap Shot 1977 Comedy Starring Paul Newman as the player-coach of a rowdy, raunchy minor-league team.
The Deadliest Season 1977 Drama TV film with Michael Moriarty and Meryl Streep about hockey's violence.
Ice Castles 1978 Drama Alexis "Lexie" Winston is a sixteen-year-old girl from Waverly, Iowa who dreams of becoming a champion figure skater. Her boyfriend, Nick Peterson, dreams of being a hockey player.
The Boy Who Drank Too Much 1980 Drama TV film with Scott Baio as a high school hockey player, well-liked and respected despite being an alcoholic.
Miracle on Ice 1981 Drama A television film on the 1980 Miracle on Ice at the Lake Placid Olympics.
Hockey Night 1984 Drama Cathy Yarrow tryouts for the local boys' team
Youngblood 1986 Drama Rob Lowe as an American teen assigned to a Canada junior league.
Touch and Go 1986 Romance A National Hockey League player (Michael Keaton) falls for a young single mom.
The Rookies 1989 Drama A plucky seventeen-year-old wants to be a professional hockey player and eventually lands a spot on the Canadian national team
The Mighty Ducks 1992 Comedy Disney family yarn about a youth team coached by Emilio Estevez.
The Cutting Edge 1992 Romance The ultimate love/skate relationship between a figure skater and a hockey player
Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer 1993 Drama A look into the life of troubled former hockey player Brian Spencer
D2: The Mighty Ducks 1994 Comedy Sequel, with Duck players competing in Junior Goodwill Games.
Power Play 1994 Drama Robbie Steele, ambitious Vancouver attorney, wants to win at all costs. She needs a former pro hockey star to sign with her client's struggling team.
Net Worth 1995 Drama The story of the early years of the NHL and the off ice battle between the owners and players
Sudden Death 1995 Action A lone fire marshal is pitted against extortionists who hold unsuspecting NHL players and fans for ransom during game seven of the Stanley Cup Finals.
D3: The Mighty Ducks 1996 Comedy Ducks enroll in an elite academy, receiving a rude welcome. Second sequel.
Happy Gilmore 1996 Comedy A rejected hockey player puts his skills to the golf course to save his grandmother's house.
Les Boys 1997 Comedy Quebec story of boys from a low-level amateur team.
Les Boys II 1998 Comedy Quebec sequel,story of boys from a low-level amateur team.
The Ice Rink 1998 Comedy, Drama a film crew uses an ice hockey game as the backdrop for a love story
H-E Double Hockey Sticks 1999 Family comedy Satan's apprentice tempts a young hockey player.
Mystery, Alaska 1999 Drama Alaska team led by Russell Crowe plays an outdoor game against the New York Rangers.
Genius 1999 Comedy A teen genius juggles the roles college student and junior high bad boy while growing up in a hockey family.
MVP: Most Valuable Primate 2000 Comedy Family fare about a hockey-playing chimp.
Les Boys III 2001 Comedy Quebec sequel,story of boys from a low-level amateur team.
The Rhino Brothers 2001 Drama A story of a Canadian family and one son's journey to make it to play in a professional hockey league
Do You Believe in Miracles? 2001 Documentary The story of the 1980 U.S. Gold Medal hockey team and their stunning victory over the Soviet Union
Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice 2002 Comedy Direct-to-video follow-up to 1977 film, with new cast plus the Hanson Brothers.
Miracle 2004 Drama Based on the 1980 Miracle on Ice, with Kurt Russell as coach Herb Brooks.
The Rocket (Maurice Richard) 2005 Drama Biographical film on National Hockey League legend Maurice "The Rocket" Richard.
Go Figure 2005 Comedy, Drama The Disney story of a figure skater turned hockey player
Waking Up Wally 2005 Biographical Based on the book written by Walter Gretzky recounting his recovery from a stroke which left him without any memory of his son Wayne.
Les Boys IV 2005 Comedy Quebec sequel,story of boys from a low-level amateur team featuring NHL all-time greats
Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2006 Comedy Buddy cop film in which two Canadians investigate murders related to hockey.
National Lampoon's Pucked 2006 Comedy Frank Hopper (Bon Jovi) is a former lawyer, who receives a credit card in the mail, and believes he's hit the jackpot. It's not long before he's working his way toward financing his dream – an all-woman hockey team. He's also put himself in debt to more than $300,000. He winds up in court when his plan backfires.
In the Crease 2006 Documentary Documents the inspirational true story of a teenage hockey team and their quest to win a national championship.
Sure Shot Dombrowski 2007 Comedy As a group of fans travels to his funeral, flashbacks reveal the life of a famous Canadian hockey player.
The Love Guru 2008 Comedy Toronto Maple Leafs owner hires a guru (Mike Myers) to advise her star player.
Slap Shot 3: The Junior League 2008 Comedy The Hanson Brothers are back to whip a youth league team into shape
Pond Hockey 2008 Documentary Examines the changing culture of sports through insightful interviews with hockey stars, experts, journalists and local rink rats alike.
Sticks and Stones 2008 Biographical Based on a true story, the captain of a Canadian Pee-Wee hockey team works to make amends for the horrible treatment an American team received during a visit to Canada in March, 2003.
Kings Ransom 2009 Documentary Made for TV as first film of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles impact of 1988 trade of Wayne Gretzky from Edmonton Oilers to Los Angeles Kings.
Forgotten Miracle 2009 Documentary Documents the 1960 US team that won the gold medal at Squaw Valley despite decades of Canadian hockey dominance and an emerging Soviet dynasty
Score: A Hockey Musical 2010 Musical comedy A home-schooled 17-year-old becomes a pro hockey player.
Tooth Fairy 2010 comedy Derek Thompson (Dwayne Johnson) is a minor league hockey player nicknamed the "Tooth Fairy" who becomes a real tooth fairy
Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story 2010 drama, comedy Hockey player Don Cherry spends years in the minor leagues, then lands a job as coach of the Boston Bruins in the 1970s.
Den Brother 2010 comedy Star high school hockey player needs to help his sister with girl scouts in this Disney film
Breakaway 2011 Drama A hockey-playing Sikh teen falls in love with coach Rob Lowe's sister.
Goon 2011 Comedy A bar bouncer (Seann William Scott) becomes a hockey team's enforcer.
Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story II 2011 Drama Comedy Sequel, The Don Cherry story continues
Big Shot 2013 Documentary Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. How young businessman John Spano struck a deal to buy the New York Islanders, only to be later revealed as a fraud.
Legend № 17 2013 Drama Based on the career of Russian legend Valery Kharlamov.
Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story 2013 Biographical The story of the 1973 hockey season when aging legend Gordie Howe returned to the ice at the age of 44 to play on the same team with his sons Marty and Mark.
Red Army 2014 Documentary A look at Russia's hockey dominance during the Cold War.
Of Miracles and Men 2015 Documentary Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Tells the story of the rise of the Soviet Union as a hockey power, leading up to an exploration of the Miracle on Ice from the Soviet team's point of view.
The Swap 2016 Comedy A Disney hockey story following a figure skater and hockey player switching bodies
Take Off 2 2016 Dramedy Various women, including a North Korean defector, a banned short track skater, middle age woman and a middle school student, come together to form the first South Korean woman's national ice hockey team. .
Indian Horse 2017 Drama Follows the life of Native Canadian Saul Indian Horse as he survives residential school and life amongst the racism of the 1970s. A talented hockey player, Saul must find his own path as he battles stereotypes and alcoholism.
Goon: Last of the Enforcers 2017 Comedy Sequel to 2011 film.
95 2017 Drama comedy, biografical True story-based film about Finland men's national ice hockey team at the final weekend of the 1995 Ice Hockey World Championship Games in Helsinki and Stockholm.
Ahockalypse 2018 Comedy, Horror After winning the championship cup, Jonsey and his team must survive the zombie apocalypse.
The Last Big Save 2019 Drama A professional hockey player signs a long-term sports contract, only to ruin it in his first year due to substance abuse. In the final year of his deal, he gets one last chance at redemption in game seven of the finals.
Goalie 2019 Biographical A look at the life of goaltender Terry Sawchuk.
The Russian Five 2019 Documentary The Russian Five was the nickname given to the unit of five Russian ice hockey players from the Soviet Union that played for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League in the 1990s. The five players were Sergei Fedorov, Vladimir Konstantinov, Slava Kozlov, Slava Fetisov, and Igor Larionov.
Odd Man Rush 2020 Drama, comedy Coming-of-age dramedy about Harvard hockey player chasing NHL dream in the European minor leagues. Based on Bill Keenan's memoir Odd Man Rush.
Black Ice 2022 Documentary History of the Colored Hockey League

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