Chicks with Sticks (2005)

Directed by

Kari Skogland

Genre

comedy

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 26m

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former hockey hopeful bets the local men's league that she can put together a women's team and beat them. She gathers a group of players and works to prove that women can compete at a high level.

underdogplayfulenergeticlightheartedfriendlysports-spiritedsmall-towndetermined

What happens

Chicks with Sticks (also released as Hockey Mom and Anyone's Game) is a 2004 Canadian independent hockey comedy-drama television movie. It was written by Don Truckey and directed by Kari Skogland, and stars Jessalyn Gilsig, Margot Kidder, Jason Priestley, Juliette Marquis, Michie Mee and Peter Outerbridge. Set in a small town in Alberta, the plot follows former ice hockey Olympic-hopeful Paula Taymore (Gilsig) who bets the local men's recreational-league champions that she can assemble a women's team and beat them. The film premiered on 24 May 2004 on The Movie Network and Movie Central, and was screened at the Calgary International Film Festival later that year. The film won three Rosie Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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