Winter Sports Movies
About this playlist
From hockey, to tobogganing and skiing, and back to hockey again, here are some films to get you into the spirit of cold days, steaming cups of hot cocoa, snowy landscapes and the grand beauty of Canadian winters. Enjoy!
Selected films
Here's Hockey!
- Featuring Jean Beliveau, this short film focuses on hockey from the inside out. Known as Canada ...
- by Leslie McFarlane,
- 1953,
- 10 min 40 s
The Sweater
- In this animated short, Roch Carrier recounts the most mortifying moment of his childhood. At a ...
- by Sheldon Cohen,
- 1980,
- 10 min 21 s
The Ride
- From Gerald Potterton (director of the cult classic Heavy Metal), this short film depicts the daydream ...
- by Gerald Potterton,
- 1963,
- 6 min 40 s
The Sword of the Lord
- This documentary records the extraordinary determination of Jungle Jim Hunter to be the best ski racer ...
- by Giles Walker,
- 1976,
- 57 min 50 s
The Rocket
- Meet Maurice Richard on and off the ice, and follow his spectacular career with the Montreal ...
- by Jacques Payette,
- 1998,
- 42 min 25 s
Temples of Time
- Filmed in the Canadian Rockies and in Garibaldi Park, this documentary features magnificent footage of mountain ...
- by William Canning,
- 1973,
- 26 min 45 s
Just Another Job
- This short film takes you behind the scenes of the Quebec Nordiques. Coached by the legendary ...
- by Pierre Letarte,
- 1972,
- 27 min 8 s
Thunderbirds in China
- In this documentary, the members of the University of British Columbia's Thunderbirds hockey team travel ...
- by Les Rose,
- 1974,
- 57 min 51 s
No Way They Want to Slow Down
- Filmmaker Giles Walker takes an informal look at how our best skiers work and live. Filmed ...
- by Giles Walker,
- 1976,
- 28 min 34 s
King of Blades
- This short film presents Canadian world figure-skating champion Don Jackson as he makes skating history at ...
- by Stanley Clish,
- 1965,
- 17 min 40 s
Canada Vignettes: Skier
- In this short vignette, skier Kathy Kreiner prepares for and participates in her Olympic gold-medal race ...
- by - ONFB,
- 1978,
- 2 min
The Rink
- This short, silent film captures a Sunday afternoon at a community skating rink. Iconic Quebec director ...
- by Gilles Carle,
- 1962,
- 10 min
Jack Rabbit
- This short film retraces the life of Herman Smith Johannsen – the man who introduced the sport ...
- by William Brind,
- 1975,
- 28 min 40 s
