Kings Ransom

"August 9th, 1988. The day Canada froze over"Movie
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Kings Ransom
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StarringWayne GretzkyJanet JonesLuc Robitaille
DirectorPeter Berg
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NR 53 minDocumentary
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Plot
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.

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Keith Clinkscales, John Dahl, Jonathan Koch, John Skipper, Peter Berg, Bill Simmons, Steve Michaels, Joan Lynch, Connor Schell
Production Companies:Asylum Entertainment, ESPN Films, ESPN
Kings Ransom on the Web:Official Website
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