Synopsis
In ice hockey, no one is tougher than the "goon". Those players have one mission: to protect the star players at any price. Exploring the violent world of hockey fights, Academy Award winner Alex Gibney ("Taxi to the Dark Side") looks at the world of the NHL enforcers and specifically the career of Chris "Knuckles" Nilan who helped the Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Metacritic61/100
28 audience votes
Key crew
- Jim PodhoretzWriter
- Alex GibneyDirector
- Larry WeitzmanWriter
Cast
- Donald BrashearSelf
- Marty McSorleySelf
- Chris NilanSelf
- Paul SchantzSelf
- Bob ProbertSelf
- Tony TwistSelf
- Lyndon ByersSelf
- Guy CarbonneauSelf
- Serge SavardSelf
- Todd EwenSelf
- Stan FischlerSelf
- Bob GaineySelf
Themes
sportsice hockey