Pond Hockey

An informative and fascinating documentary for lovers of hockey that explores hockey culture and examines the pros and cons of indoor versus outdoor hockey by showing snippets of the first ever U.S. Pond Hockey Championship at Lake Calhoun in Minnesota and by interviewing hockey players (such as Wayne Gretzky, Jeff Sorem, Dave Miller, Neal Broten, Charlie Wasley, David Shute, Ryan Smith, Mark Parrish, and Peter Armbrust) from various teams (for example, Minnesota Wilds, Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks, Federal League Allstars, New York Islanders, Turbo, Almost Forty, Sofa King Lazy, the Minnesota North Stars, Tailgaters, Snipers, and Toolers), current and former coaches (Philip Bonin, Wendell Anderson, Keith Hendrickson, and Doug Woog), sports journalists Charles McGrath and John Buccigross, and authors Ross Bernstein, John Rosengren, and Jack Falla who wrote Remembering Herbie, Blades of Glory, and Home Ice, respectively.
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