
The Russian Five(2018)
The story of the five Russian hockey stars who helped the Detroit Red Wings win back-to-back Stanley Cup championships and created one of the most memorable chapters in Motor City sports history.


On-ice enforcers struggle to rise through the professional ranks of the world's most prestigious hockey league, only to be confronted with a new found fight for the existence of the role itself.

Jay Baruchel
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Dave Schultz
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Kelly Chase
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Brett Hull
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Jarome Iginla
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Chris Chelios
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Bobby Hull
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Sasha Lakovic
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Wendel Clark
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Dave Semenko
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Ice Guardians is a documentary film released in 2016 exploring themes of sports, ice hockey, cheering, fighting, goon, crowd. Directed by Brett Harvey, it stars Jay Baruchel, Dave Schultz, Kelly Chase. On-ice enforcers struggle to rise through the professional ranks of the world's most prestigious hockey league, only to be confronted with a new found fight for the existence of the role itself.
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