Hockey's coveted Stanley Cup, the most remarkable trophy in sports, is the subject of a glowing tribute on this DVD produced in association with the National Hockey League. The fabled cup is all about tradition, and it is unusual because it is the only major sports trophy to contain all the names of the players on the teams who have won it. The addition of new silver panels engraved with each year's victors is the reason the cup's base has grown larger with the passing of decades. This documentary, hosted by comedian Denis Leary in an uncharacteristically respectful mood, features crackling game footage as well as interviews with players who explain their lifelong quest to skate around an arena victoriously holding the legendary trophy high above their heads. An unusual aspect of winning the cup is that each player on the triumphant team gets to keep the cup for 24 hours during the off-season, and an offbeat segment of the documentary shows how players have taken the cup fishing, have taken it on visits to patients at hospitals, and have even snuggled up and slept with it. A feature on fan craziness during the playoffs features a lighthearted montage showing a multitude of homemade Stanley Cups worn by fans as headgear, and special features on the DVD include concise and lively highlight films focusing on the final games of the 1999 and 2000 Stanley Cup finals. Lord Stanley's Cup is a fitting celebration of this storied trophy. --Robert J. McNamara
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Review Date: July 6, 2006
Reviewer: Heather L. Golde, portland, MA
Have you ever watched mud dry? Well I can guarantee that it might be more entertaining than this film. A great idea lost by poor production quality, no story telling ability and strange production choices.
Good for the hockey fan who wants to catch some highlights. Otherwise, good luck staying awake!
For the Hockey Junky
Review Date: September 19, 2005
Reviewer: Robert Cannon, Arlington, VA United States
We are a hockey family - live and die by it - and have been without it for a year. This is an excellent hockey special discussing the history of Lord Stanley's cup. It is basically an ESPN special I think, so you are getting a TV show on a DVD. But if you have wondered what the deal is with the cup, where it comes from, how do they fit on the names on it, why they hold it over their heads, and who is the guy in the commercial with the white gloves who is carrying it around -- it's a good show.
Kind of short
Review Date: July 4, 2002
Reviewer: J. Bradford, New York State
Interesting info. but only runs about 50 minutes. Not worth the price of admission I'd say.
A tremendous history of hockey's ultimate prize
Review Date: June 8, 2002
Reviewer: Brian M. Benway, Madison, WI
Fans of hockey don't need to be reminded of how truly special Lord Stanley's Cup really is. For many, winning the Cup is a dream, and the road to realizing that dream is long and arduous. This documentary, hosted by Denis Leary, is a tribute to the history of the Stanley Cup, and the passion and dedication it takes to earn the right to hold the world's most famous trophy above your head.
Over the course of an hour, this film covers the roots of the Cup, the great hockey dynasties of the Habs and the Islanders, some of the best moments along the path to the Cup, some of the most heartbreaking defeats, as well as a chronicle of Cup history in the making.
Included on the disc are a slew of special features, the best being tense highlights from the '99 and 2000 Cup finals.
This is a must for any hockey fan.
A Great DVD for the Collection for all Hockey fans
Review Date: October 28, 2000
Reviewer: , Glen Cove, NY USA
If you are a hockey fan or even if you wonder why hockey fans are hockey fans, this is a pretty good DVD to add to your collection or to answer your questions. While most of the footage included is of recent vintage, there is enough film of "old time hockey" to keep the long time hockey fans interested. Denis Leary, who hosts the DVD, has the perfect personality to narrate this video, bringing the appropriate mixture of reverence and humor in leading the viewer from the history of the cup to its latest home in New Jersey. During the 50 minutes of the DVD, the producers present some of the greatest performers during the playoffs as well as the Dynasties that have held the cup more times than any other teams. In one of the more interesting segments presents what the cup means to NHL players, past and present, both who have been on Cup-winngin teams, and those who have fell short in this quest. Another very interesting segment, the Cup's Escorts from the Hockey Hall of Fame discuss what happens to the Cup after the final game.
All in all, this was a very good DVD, the bonus footage of games 6 of the 1999 and 2000 finals allow the viewer to relive (or to experience for the first time) these two games that really presented what hockey is all about. It also presents additional footage of some of the greatest players to play for this award.
I would, in a second, recommend this DVD to any hockey fan, either a casual fan or die hard. It's well produced and doesn't leave out too much. The only thing that could be improved is if it were longer.
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