Kings Ransom (2009)
On August 9, 1988, the NHL was forever changed with the single stroke of a pen. The Edmonton Oilers, fresh off their fourth Stanley Cup victory in five years, signed a deal that sent Wayne Gretzky, a Canadian national treasure and the greatest hockey player ever to play the game, to the Los Angeles Kings in a multi-player, multi-million dollar deal. As bewildered Oiler fans struggled to make sense of the unthinkable, fans in Los Angeles were rushing to purchase season tickets at a rate so fast it overwhelmed the Kings box office. Overnight, a franchise largely overlooked in its 21-year existence was suddenly playing to sellout crowds and standing ovations, and a league often relegated to “little brother” status exploded from 21 teams to 30 in less than a decade.
- Peter Berg
Rating: 6.6/10 by 24 users
Alternative Title:
30 for 30: King's Ransom - US
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 00 hour 53 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: sports, biography, ice hockey, los angeles, california, sports documentary, nhl, edmonton
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