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Kings Ransom (2009)

ALL 09/13/2009 (en) Documentary 53 Min
  • Release
    09/13/2009
  • Production
    Asylum Entertainment, ESPN Films
  • Rotten tomato
    64%
  • Original title
    Kings Ransom
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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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.

  1. Peter Berg

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Todd Crites

    Editor



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Kings Ransom (2009) 53 Min

ALL 09/13/2009 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 09/13/2009
  • Production
    Asylum Entertainment, ESPN Films
  • Original title Kings Ransom
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Peter Berg

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Todd Crites

    Editor

  4. Alex Piper, Mitch Wright

    Producer



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