Legends of Hockey
| Legends of Hockey | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports documentary | 
| Directed by | Derik Murray | 
| Country of origin | Canada | 
| Original language | English | 
| No. of episodes | 10 | 
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Derik Murray John N. Hamilton  | 
| Producer | Brian Daisley | 
| Running time | 600 minutes | 
| Original release | |
| Release | 2001 – 2001  | 
Legends of Hockey is a Canadian ten-part/ten-hour mini-series released in 2001 profiling the history of ice hockey.
The Legends of Hockey features the following people:
Series one
Episode One - Lord Stanley's Legacy
- Dan Bain
 - Hobey Baker
 - Frank Fredrickson
 - Ambrose O'Brien
 - Frank Patrick
 - Lester Patrick
 - Art Ross
 - Lord Stanley
 - Cyclone Taylor
 - Georges Vezina
 
Episode Two - The New Era
- Bobby Bauer
 - King Clancy
 - Woody Dumart
 - Foster Hewitt
 - Red Horner
 - Busher Jackson
 - Howie Morenz
 - Joe Primeau
 - Milt Schmidt
 - Eddie Shore
 - Conn Smythe
 - Nels Stewart
 
Episode Three - Men Of Steel
- Andy Bathgate
 - Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion
 - Gordie Howe
 - Ted "Teeder" Kennedy
 - Ted Lindsay
 - Jacques Plante
 - Chuck Rayner
 - Henri Richard
 - Maurice "The Rocket" Richard
 
Episode Four - The Glory Years
- Jean Beliveau
 - Johnny Bower
 - Johnny Bucyk
 - Gerry Cheevers
 - Bobby Hull
 - Red Kelly
 - Frank Mahovlich
 - Stan Mikita
 - Bobby Orr
 
Episode Five - The Modern Era
- Bobby Clarke
 - Marcel Dionne
 - Guy Lafleur
 - Lanny McDonald
 - Brad Park
 - Gilbert Perreault
 - Larry Robinson
 - Darryl Sittler
 - Vladislav Tretiak
 
Series two
Episode One - Passing The Torch
Episode Two - The Path To Glory
Episode Three - More Than A Game
Episode Four - Character And Courage
Episode Five - On To Greatness
Recognition
The series has been awarded and nominated multiple times. It was the winner of the Gemini Award for Best Sports Program or Series in 2000 and a Gemini nomination for Best Direction in a Documentary Series and winner of two CAN PRO awards for Best Mini-feature (telecast outside daily newscast) and Best Sports Series. It also received honourable mention Banff Film Festival.
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