Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice
A rough-edged minor league hockey team fights to preserve its chaotic identity after a new owner turns competition into a humiliating spectacle.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- irreverent
- raucous
- crude
- sports movie night
- cult comedy marathon
What critics said
Critics uniformly rejected this sequel as an unsuccessful continuation of the original film's hockey comedy.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Chiefs are a minor league ice hockey team whose ownership and league placement drive the story.
The Chiefs are regularly positioned to be humiliated by an opposing Harlem Globetrotters-like team.
The returning Hanson Brothers and the team's volatile roster are central to the comedy and conflict.
The new owner places the Chiefs in a league designed around repeated public humiliation.
Films like Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice, and why
Slap Shot
broad physical comedy, sports spectacle, and irreverent locker-room humor
The Replacements
underdog sports comedy built around eccentric athletes and comic humiliation
The Longest Yard
raucous team-based sports comedy with crude humor and exaggerated competition
Movie Details
- Director
- Steve Boyum
- Release Date
- 2002-03-26
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 4.2 / 10 (45)
Cast
- Stephen Baldwin
- Callum Keith Rennie
- Jessica Steen
- Gary Busey
- David Hemmings
- David Paetkau
- Fred Keating
- Jonathan Scarfe
- Jody Racicot
- David James Lewis
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice about?
- A rough-edged minor league hockey team fights to preserve its chaotic identity after a new owner turns competition into a humiliating spectacle.
- What is Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice as moderate.
- What did critics think of Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice?
- Critics uniformly rejected this sequel as an unsuccessful continuation of the original film's hockey comedy.
- Which films are like Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice?
- Films with a similar feel include Slap Shot, The Replacements, and The Longest Yard.
- How long is Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice?
- Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice?
- In United States, Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
