Ice Guardians

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Ice Guardians

2016,

1h 35m,

Documentary

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Hockey enforcers struggle to rise through the professional ranks as the role slowly disappears from the game.

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Kevin Crust

Los Angeles Times

Nov 10, 2016

Harvey delivers an in-depth cultural and sociological view of the sport, while making a compelling case for the necessity of fighting.

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Joni Blyth

One Room With A View

Mar 13, 2019

3/5

It's hard to fully engage with their justification of 50 years of violence. Despite this, Ice Guardians offers a well-researched view into a complex and weighty subject.

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

Oct 10, 2017

3/5

Provocative docu on hockey "enforcers" is violent.

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Tricia Olszewski

Washington City Paper

Jan 2, 2017

Ice Guardians is a thrilling highlight reel with some bonus game strategies thrown in.

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Emily Wheeler

Film Inquiry

Dec 5, 2016

Ice Guardians moves at a nice clip, using rock and other high energy music to add to the momentum of its arguments.

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George M

Oct 16, 2017

Great insight on the practically discontinued role of the enforcer in the NHL. Showed both pros and cons on fighting and established the actual danger currently in the game. #GoStars

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Hermione G

Oct 11, 2017

Solid documentary about the almost extinct role of enforcers in the NHL....and as a side note, " if the league truly wants fewer concussions, they should lift the instigator rule, expand the playing surface and ban neutral zone body checking. " amen

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Hagrid P

Oct 9, 2017

Great documentary, well done and great insight for a newbie to the sport.

Hermione S

Mar 28, 2017

What more can you say that hasn't already been covered in the previous reviews? Incredible piece put together regarding a delicate situation in pro sports. More people ought to sit down and watch this movie as it would help them better understand hockey and the fighting being allowed in the game. Many great interviews and thoughts provided by the many players that contributed, they probably could've made this an 8-hour movie with all of the interviews compiled for this project. Thanks again for providing all of this wrapped up in one flick.

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Draco P

Mar 11, 2017

Excellent documentary

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Synopsis

Hockey enforcers struggle to rise through the professional ranks as the role slowly disappears from the game.

Director: Brett Harvey
Screenwriter: Scott Dodds, Brett Harvey
Production Co: Super Channel, Sophia Entertainment, Score G Production Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 7, 2017
Runtime: 1h 35m

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