Ross Greenberg is one of best documentary producers in the world and the NHL hired him to produce NHL 100. If you love hockey this is 2 hours well spent.
Here are all 4 episodes
Here are all 4 episodes
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Awesome. Thanks Fenway... I'll be sure to watch that later on when I have time.
.... watched Part 1... and really very well done indeed. Some wonderful old footage, and surprisingly, former Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper talking about the early amateur & professional game, the NHA/NHL & so on. Wasnt expecting that & good for him, knows his stuff when it comes to the early growth & development of the game, leagues, business. Part 1 is basically 1917/46, including all kinds of great footage, interview's including a recent, very much aged Milt Schmidt who's love & enthusiasm for the game is absolutely palpable, alive & well.
Excellent videos. A little disappointed with the somewhat fast-and-loose handling of hockey's earliest years, but considering the way that era is treated in the new top-100, it's not surprising. The line, at the end of the 4th episode, that 100 years ago "professional hockey was little more than an idea" is pretty silly. Pro hockey had been around for at least ten years prior to the formation of the NHL. The fact that the original Senators didn't even warrant a mention is strange, as well. They even called Hap Day's Maple Leafs the league's "first dynasty", ignoring the fact that the Sens had won four Cups in seven seasons in the 1920s.
Also, given that Ted Lindsay is still alive, it wouldn't be shocking if someone caught a stick for the line: "Howe also played with two other all-time greats: goaltender Terry Sawchuk and defenseman Red Kelly."
Other than that, though, very well done.