Legends of Hockey is a Canadian ten-part/ten-hour mini-series released in 2001 profiling the history of ice hockey.
The Legends of Hockey features the following people:
Series one
Episode One - Lord Stanley's Legacy
- Dan Bain
- Hobey Baker
- Frank Fredrickson
- Ambrose O'Brien
- Frank Patrick
- Lester Patrick
- Art Ross
- Lord Stanley
- Cyclone Taylor
- Georges Vezina
Episode Two - The New Era
- Bobby Bauer
- King Clancy
- Woody Dumart
- Foster Hewitt
- Red Horner
- Busher Jackson
- Howie Morenz
- Joe Primeau
- Milt Schmidt
- Eddie Shore
- Conn Smythe
- Nels Stewart
Episode Three - Men Of Steel
- Andy Bathgate
- Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion
- Gordie Howe
- Ted "Teeder" Kennedy
- Ted Lindsay
- Jacques Plante
- Chuck Rayner
- Henri Richard
- Maurice "The Rocket" Richard
Episode Four - The Glory Years
- Jean Beliveau
- Johnny Bower
- Johnny Bucyk
- Gerry Cheevers
- Bobby Hull
- Red Kelly
- Frank Mahovlich
- Stan Mikita
- Bobby Orr
Episode Five - The Modern Era
- Bobby Clarke
- Marcel Dionne
- Guy Lafleur
- Lanny McDonald
- Brad Park
- Gilbert Perreault
- Larry Robinson
- Darryl Sittler
- Vladislav Tretiak
Series two
Episode One - Passing The Torch
Episode Two - The Path To Glory
Episode Three - More Than A Game
Episode Four - Character And Courage
Episode Five - On To Greatness
Recognition
The series has been awarded and nominated multiple times. It was the winner of the Gemini Award for Best Sports Program or Series in 2000 and a Gemini nomination for Best Direction in a Documentary Series and winner of two CAN PRO awards for Best Mini-feature (telecast outside daily newscast) and Best Sports Series. It also received honourable mention Banff Film Festival.
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