[1][2][3] The main roles are played by Rune Dybedahl, Liv Bernhoft Osa, Jörn Donner, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Per Theodor Haugen,[4] and Rolf Søder.
The film depicts the sports environment in good and bad ways, and it shows how tough and cynical the demands on the athletes become when winning the sponsors' favor is most important.
[7][8] Aftenposten's Øyvind Thorsen wrote the following: "At first, it is somewhat annoying that the players are amateurs at repartee and expression, and their words are often lost in mumbling, but eventually the film becomes so focused that you forget this.
Dagbladet's Thor Ellingsen was more enthusiastic in his review, and wrote the following: "With Hockeyfeber, Tuhus continues the thread from 1958 and Fifty-Fifty, in which he portrayed Norwegian youth cultures and tackles subjects that filmmakers have traditionally neglected in Norway.
"[9] Jan Simonsen in the film magazine Z was more mixed in his views and wrote the following in 1983: "Young people are affected by a number of diseases these days.