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Robert Earle Clarke, OC (born August 13, 1949), also known as Bob Clarke and Bobby Clarke, is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played his entire National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Philadelphia Flyers and is currently an executive with the team. During his 15 season playing career, he led the Flyers to two Stanley Cups and was awarded the Hart Trophy as league MVP three times. A 1987 inductee into the Hockey Hall of Fame, Clarke was rated number 24 on The Hockey News' list of The Top 100 NHL Players of All-Time in 1998.
A talented playmaker, he had three 100-point seasons, twice led the league in assists, and played in eight NHL All-Star Games. He was also a great defensive player, a great checker, and one of the best in the face-off circle. One of the game's great leaders, Clarke was the captain of the notorious Broad Street Bullies during their heyday in the mid-1970s. The Bullies were a reflection of their captain, who had a tireless work ethic and a strong will to win even if it meant breaking the rules. The latter, some say, is exemplified best by Clarke's infamous slash to the ankle of Valeri Kharlamov during the Summit Series in 1972, which is still a source of controversy to the present day.
Sidney Patrick Crosby, ONS (born August 7, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Crosby was drafted first overall by the Penguins out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). During his two-year major junior career with the Rimouski Océanic, he earned back-to-back CHL Player of the Year awards and led his club to the 2005 Memorial Cup final. Nicknamed "The Next One", he was one of the most highly regarded draft picks in hockey history, leading many to refer to the 2005 Draft Lottery as the "Sidney Crosby Sweepstakes".
Actors: Brian Blessed (actor), David Yip (actor), Andrew Walkington (director), Andrew Walkington (producer), John Montegrande (actor), John Montegrande (miscellaneous crew), Adam Lee Hamilton (editor), Ray Lonnen (actor), Jordan Dawes (actor), Richard Brimblecombe (actor), Susan Skipper (actress), Richard J. Caunt (producer), Alexandra Lyon (actress), Paul Mills (producer), Jasmine Sumner (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Cathy Doubleday (miscellaneous crew), Ronald Pickup (actor), Joely Richardson (actress), Tom Berenger (actor), Jenny O'Hara (actress), Guy Farley (composer), Philippe Martinez (producer), Sam Douglas (actor), Alan Latham (producer), Saoirse Ronan (actress), David Freeman (editor), Adam Samuelson (miscellaneous crew), Elliot Cowan (actor), Darren Woolfson (miscellaneous crew), Hugh Spurling (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: When a broken hearted boy loses the treasured wooden nativity set that links him to his dead father, his worried mother persuades a lonely ill-tempered woodcarver to create a replacement, and to allow her son to watch him work on it. The commission takes their relationship to unexpected places as the young client makes greater and more difficult demands of the woodcarver's ability, and as Christmas approaches, the three struggle to come to terms with each other, their painful memories and the process of putting their unhappiness behind them.
Keywords: character-name-in-title, christmas, grief, misanthrope, widow, wood-carvingActors: Robert Bockstael (actor), Mike Dopud (actor), Eugene Lipinski (actor), Judah Katz (actor), Gary Levert (actor), Gabriel Hogan (actor), Joel M. Thompson (miscellaneous crew), Mark A. Owen (actor), Hugh Thompson (actor), Barrie Dunn (writer), Barrie Dunn (producer), Randy Thomas (actor), Sebastian MacLean (actor), Sebastien Roberts (actor), Booth Savage (actor),
Plot: In 1972, a historical ice hockey game tournament is arranged where the cream of Canada's professional stars of the National Hockey League would play against the best of the Soviet Union's. Although Canada and the USSR have faced off repeatedly on the amateur level before, most of Canada is smugly convinced that the Soviets will be no match for the pros. However, that assumption is forcefully shot down when Team Canada is soundly trounced in the first game by the skilled Soviet Union team. What follows is a bitter struggle as Team Canada fights to recover in a series that would change Canadian hockey's self-image and history forever.
Keywords: 1970s, canada, cold-war, country-name-in-title, hockey, ice-hockey, ice-skating, number-in-title, racket, russia