Road Hockey Rumble is a half-hour reality series produced by Paperny Entertainment and broadcast on OLN. The series uses a documentary format but crosses over into the genres of sports, travel, and comedy. It follows two Canadian hosts, Calum MacLeod and Mark McGuckin playing their way across Canada in a 13-game grudge match series of Road Hockey. From British Columbia to Newfoundland and all of the territories, they tap into the rivalries, legends and grit of Canada's most colourful and competitive towns. Friends in life but rivals in hockey, each host drafts their own team of locals to battle it out on the court.
A number of past and present NHL hockey players have made appearances or been showcased in the series including Jordin Tootoo, Jason King, Wade Redden, Eric Staal, David Ling, Duane Sutter, Éric Bélanger, Terry Ryan, Tyler Arnason and Eric Chouinard. The show has also featured Canadian Gold Medal Champion Curler Russ Howard and 4 Time World's Strongest Man Magnús Ver Magnússon.
The complete series was released on DVD on July 1, 2009.
Episodes
Season I Trail, British Columbia Rivalry: Trail vs. Fruitvale Winner: Calum Game Score: Trail: 5 Fruitvale: 15 Punishment: Hood Ornament with Tomatoes Prince George, British Columbia Rivalry: Tree Cutters vs. Tree Planters Winner: Calum Game Score: Tree Cutters: 2 Tree Planters: 13 Punishment: Blue Stained Viking, Alberta Rivalry: Quintons vs. Laskoskys Winner: Mark Game Score: Quintons: 11 Laskoskys: 7 Punishment: Man Steer Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan Rivalry: Saskatchewan vs. Alberta Winner: Mark Game Score: Saskatchewan: 17 Alberta: 12 Punishment: RHR 100 Yard Dash Regina, Saskatchewan Rivalry: Brunettes vs. Blondes Winner: Calum Game Score: Brunettes: 1 Blondes: 11 Punishment: Shins of Silk Gimli, Manitoba Rivalry: Non-Icelanders vs. Icelanders Winner: Mark Game Score: Non-Icelanders: 8 Icelanders: 7 Punishment: Human Shield Thunder Bay, Ontario Rivalry: Port Arthur vs. Fort William Winner: Calum Game Score: Port Arthur: 4 Fort William: 8 Punishment: Firing Squad
Toronto, Ontario Rivalry: Toronto vs. Canada Winner: Calum Game Score: Toronto: 1 Canada: 3 Punishment: Spic 'N Spanned Hudson, Quebec Rivalry: Francophones vs. Anglophones Winner: Calum Game Score: Francophones: 5 Anglophones: 6 Punishment: Maple Roll Moncton, New Brunswick Rivalry: Low Tech vs. High Tech Winner: Mark Game Score: Low Tech: 15 High Tech: 0 Punishment: Moncton Takeout Summerside, Prince Edward Island Rivalry: Tax Haters vs. Tax Lovers Winner: Calum* Game Score: Tax Haters: 5 Tax Lovers: 9 Punishment: PEI Pinch Windsor, Nova Scotia Rivalry: Believers vs. Skeptics Winner: Mark* Game Score: Believers: 5 Skeptics: 1 Punishment: Pumpkin of Death St. John's, Newfoundland Rivalry: Townies vs. Baymen Winner: Mark Game Score: Townies: 7 Baymen: 5 Punishment: Triple Threat
Season II Corner Brook, Newfoundland Rivalry: Fire vs. Fuzz Winner: Mark Game Score: Fire: 8 Fuzz: 7 Punishment: Newfie Scrub Down Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia Rivalry: Tall vs. Short Winner: Calum Game Score: Tall: 6 Short: 7 Punishment: Tatmagouche Fooooore! Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Rivalry: Lactose Intolerant vs. Dairy Lovers Winner: Mark Game Score: Lactose Intolerant: 4 Dairy Lovers: 3 Punishment: Charlottetown S#*t Crow St. Stephen, New Brunswick Rivalry: America vs. Canada Winner: Mark Game Score: Americans: 5 Canadians: 8 Punishment: 1812 Barrage Quebec City, Quebec Rivalry: Anglophones vs. Francophones Winner: Calum Game Score: Anglophones: 4 Francophones: 6 Punishment: RHR Casualty of War Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Rivalry: Wine vs. Beer Winner: Calum Game Score: Wine: 2 Beer: 6 Punishment: RHR Blaaaah Winnipeg, Manitoba Rivalry: U. of M. vs. U. of W. Winner: Calum Game Score: U. of M. 3 U. of W. 4 Punishment: RHR Suicide Pass Rankin Inlet, Nunavut Rivalry: Cooked Food Eaters vs. Raw Food Eaters Winner: Mark Game Score: Cooked 10 Raw 7 Punishment: Rankin Inlet High Kick Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Rivalry: Team Bootlegger vs. Team Ethical Winner: Calum Game Score: Bootlegger 2 Ethical 7 Punishment: Taste of Own Medicine Red Deer, Alberta Rivalry: Oilers Fans vs. Flames Fans Winner: Calum Game Score: Oilers Fans 7 Flames Fans 12 Punishment: Greasy Hooter Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Rivalry: Irish vs. Falcons Winner: Calum* Game Score: Irish 8 Falcons 3 Punishment: Man Fish Dawson City, Yukon Rivalry: Cheechakos vs. Sourdoughs Winner: Calum Game Score: Cheechakos 3 Sourdoughs 13 Punishment: Dawson City White Out Maple Ridge, British Columbia Rivalry: Mark Lovers vs. Mark Haters Winner: Mark Game Score: Mark Lovers 7 Mark Haters 5 Punishment: The Unspeakable Punishment
Awards
2007 Gemini Awards
Road Hockey Rumble for Best General/Human Interest Series - Nominated , Gemini Awards press release.
2007 Leo Awards Dwayne Beaver - Best Direction in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series - Won, 2007 Leo Award Winners. Road Hockey Rumble - Best Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series - Nominated, 2007 Leo Award Nominees. Mark McGuckin and Calum MacLeod - Best Performance or Host(s) in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series - Nominated Mark McGuckin and Calum MacLeod - Best Screenwriting in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series - Nominated
2008 Leo Awards Road Hockey Rumble - Best Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series - Won, 2008 Leo Award Winners. Dennis Ryan - Best Picture Editing in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series - Won Mark McGuckin and Calum MacLeod - Best Screenwriting in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series - Won Dwayne Beaver - Best Direction in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series - Nominated, 2008 Leo Award Nominees. Brent Belke - Best Musical Score in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series - Nominated Calum MacLeod and Mark McGuckin - Best Performance or Host(s) in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series - Nominated Joel Norn - Best Picture Editing in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series - Nominated
References
External links Road Hockey Rumble official website Road Hockey Rumble Myspace Road Hockey Rumble Trailer Official Road Hockey Rumble page at Paperny Films website Road Hockey Rumble Video clips