Names on the Cup

May 30, 2017

1h 41m

★ 8.0

LIFECHANGING TO WIN. HEARTBREAKING TO LOSE.

Overview

Every player in the NHL dreams of winning a championship and having the honor of their name engraved on hockey's most prestigious trophy. Here are the stories of those, legends and the lesser known, who achieved the ultimate goal in the sport.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Fadoo Productions

NHL Productions

Names on the Cup Trailers

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Kiefer Sutherland

Self

Wayne Gretzky

Self

Bryan Trottier

Self

Guy Lafleur

Self

Ted Lindsay

Self

Red Kelly

Self

Bobby Orr

Self

Larry Robinson

Self

Sidney Crosby

Self

Mario Lemieux

Self

Jonathan Toews

Self

Patrick Kane

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