I didn’t really pay much attention to hockey as a kid. I don’t know what icing is despite looking it up on Wikipedia nor do I understand every detail of the game. Maybe you’re like me or perhaps you are a rabid hockey fan ready for the Phantoms to start their first season here in the Lehigh Valley.
Either way, my preparations included watching some classic (and not so classic) hockey movies to get ready for Lehigh Valley hockey!
I started off with the Mighty Ducks. Perhaps not the greatest hockey movie but it does have its moments:
How could you not love a Knucklepuck?
Ducks fly together!
I moved onto a newer movie, “Goon” starring the guy everyone recognizes as Stiffler from American Pie.
Although not a hockey movie, Happy Gilmore does have a few hockey “moments”
Then there’s Mystery Alaska! Love this movie…
I couldn’t find any online clips from Miracle on Ice but I did find footage of the last minute of the actual game.
And finally, perhaps the greatest hockey movie ever made. Slapshot.
Complete with action..
…and some comedy.
Enjoy!
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You gotta watch the opening scene of Slap Shot to get a good clear explanation of icing the puck.
I remember responding to a post by Kram long ago about the possibility of getting a minor league basketball team in Allentown. The NBA has a Development League and I had commented that it would be nice to get a team here that is affiliated with the Philadelphia 76ers. It doesn’t look like that will happen because the 76ers just purchased a franchise and they will play their games at the University of Delaware. The team will be called the Delaware 87ers. The nickname comes from the state of Delaware being the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution in 1787. They already have a website which can be found at:
http://www.sevens.com