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.

With the help of her mother Edith and local DJ Heather, Paula assembles a team from the area, including destitute goalie Felicity, doctoral student Kate, soldier Brigitte, mechanic Charlene, and Calgarian Marcie.

Curt bribes Ross to overlook the addition of a talented player to the Chiefs' roster, but the outsider is beaten by Felicity's friends and left unable to play.

In the big match, the Chiefs take an early 3–0 lead before their momentum is broken when Kate draws a penalty against Curt and the Widows score on the power play.

After confirming that there is betting on the match, Paula confronts Felicity in the changing room about throwing the game but refuses to pull her from the roster, insisting that the team is a family.

[6] Truckey's script attracted little interest[6] – the sports film genre being dominated by formulaic American productions[5] – until early 2002 when two things occurred: Men with Brooms was a minor hit and Canadian women won Olympic gold for hockey.

[7] Nightingale credited director of photography Paul Tolton for filming action sequences while "bobbing, weaving and crouching" on skates, often on a 12-hour shooting schedule.

[13][1] In 2005, the film was released on DVD by Kaboom Entertainment in Canada under the title Anyone's Game (Enjeux sur glace in French)[17] and by Monarch Home Video in the US as Hockey Mom.

[20] The film won three Rosie Awards from the Alberta Media Production Industries Association: Best Drama (over 60 minutes), Best Actor to Kevin Kruchkywich, and Best Actress to Chantal Perron.