Kings Ransom
“August 9th, 1988. The day Canada froze over”
2009•53m•6.6•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Peter Berg
Languages
English
Studio
Asylum Entertainment
Cast
Wayne Gretzky
Himself
Janet Jones
Herself
Luc Robitaille
Himself
Glen Sather
Himself
Peter Berg
Himself
Bruce McNall
Himself
Production
Company
Asylum Entertainment
Company
ESPN Films
Company
ESPN
Producer
Alex Piper
Producer
Mitch Wright
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