Hockeyland a 2022 American documentary film directed by Tommy Haines and produced by Northland Films,[1] immerses audiences deep in the heart of Minnesota's North Country, where hockey is just as central to life as football was to the fictional town of Dillon, Texas, and the frozen surface that separates every teenage boy from the man they hope to become one day is criss-crossed with red and blue lines.
Here, the senior boys of rival towns-one an emerging dynasty, the other with a fabled past-face down uncertain futures as they skate for a last chance to etch their names into local lore.
Where Texas football has Friday Night Lights, Minnesota high school hockey has Hockeyland.
"[4] ESPN's Greg Wyshinski describes the film as "a fascinating look at Minnesota High School Hockey.
MSP Magazine writer Steve Marsh says "Hockeyland transcends its genre: this is more than a hockey movie, this is drama.