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Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story
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'Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story' is a Canadian-American television film, which premiered in 2013."Movie traces life of legend Gordie Howe". 'Telegraph-Journal', April 5, 2013. Directed by Andy Mikita, the film centres on hockey legend Gordie Howe's 1973 return to playing hockey with the new Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association.Bill Harris, "CBC scores with Howe bio". 'Edmonton Journal', April 26, 2013.
The film stars Michael Shanks as Howe, Kathleen Robertson as his wife Colleen Howe and Martin Cummins as Aeros coach Bill Dineen, as well as Lochlyn Munro, Dylan Playfair, Andrew Herr and Donnelly Rhodes in supporting roles.Graham Rockingham, "The ultimate hockey mom: Kathleen Robertson takes on the iconic role of Gordie Howe's wife, Colleen". 'Hamilton Spectator', April 27, 2013.
The film premiered on April 28, 2013 on CBC Television in Canada, and May 4, 2013 on Hallmark Channel in the United States.
The film received four Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards, for Best TV Movie (Shanks), Best Lead Actor in a Television Film or Miniseries (Shanks), Best Lead Actress in a Television Film or Miniseries (Robertson) and Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries (Mikita).Randall King, "Local people, shows up for national honours". 'Winnipeg Free Press', January 14, 2014. In 2020, the film was scheduled for rebroadcast on CBC's 'Movie Night in Canada', its temporary replacement for 'Hockey Night in Canada' during the NHL shutdown in the COVID-19 pandemic.Debra Yeo, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2020/03/17/cbc-turns-hockey-night-in-canada-into-movie-night-in-canada.html "CBC turns Hockey Night in Canada into Movie Night in Canada"]. 'Toronto Star', March 17, 2020.
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