Canadian TV series or program
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 Mark & Calum
Season II Corner Brook, Newfoundland Rivalry: Fire vs. Fuzz Winner: MarkGame Score: Fire: 8 Fuzz: 7 Punishment: Newfie Scrub DownTatamagouche, Nova Scotia Rivalry: Tall vs. Short Winner: CalumGame Score: Tall: 6 Short: 7 Punishment: Tatmagouche Fooooore!Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Rivalry: Lactose Intolerant vs. Dairy Lovers Winner: MarkGame Score: Lactose Intolerant: 4 Dairy Lovers: 3 Punishment: Charlottetown S#*t CrowSt. Stephen, New Brunswick Rivalry: America vs. Canada Winner: MarkGame Score: Americans: 5 Canadians: 8 Punishment: 1812 BarrageQuebec City, Quebec Rivalry: Anglophones vs. Francophones Winner: CalumGame Score: Anglophones: 4 Francophones: 6 Punishment: RHR Casualty of WarNiagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Rivalry: Wine vs. Beer Winner: CalumGame Score: Wine: 2 Beer: 6 Punishment: RHR BlaaaahWinnipeg , Manitoba Rivalry: U. of M. vs. U. of W. Winner: CalumGame Score: U. of M. 3 U. of W. 4 Punishment: RHR Suicide PassRankin Inlet , Nunavut Rivalry: Cooked Food Eaters vs. Raw Food Eaters Winner: MarkGame Score: Cooked 10 Raw 7 Punishment: Rankin Inlet High KickMoose Jaw, Saskatchewan Rivalry: Team Bootlegger vs. Team Ethical Winner: CalumGame Score: Bootlegger 2 Ethical 7 Punishment: Taste of Own MedicineRed Deer, Alberta Rivalry: Oilers Fans vs. Flames Fans Winner: CalumGame Score: Oilers Fans 7 Flames Fans 12 Punishment: Greasy HooterYellowknife, Northwest Territories Rivalry: Irish vs. Falcons Winner: Calum*Game Score: Irish 8 Falcons 3 Punishment: Man FishDawson City, Yukon Rivalry: Cheechakos vs. Sourdoughs Winner: CalumGame Score: Cheechakos 3 Sourdoughs 13 Punishment: Dawson City White OutMaple Ridge, British Columbia Rivalry: Mark Lovers vs. Mark Haters Winner: MarkGame 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 [1]
2007 Leo Awards Dwayne Beaver - Best Direction in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series - Won [2] Road Hockey Rumble - Best Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series - Nominated [3] Mark McGuckin and Calum MacLeod - Best Performance or Host(s) in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series - Nominated [3] Mark McGuckin and Calum MacLeod - Best Screenwriting in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series - Nominated [3]
2008 Leo Awards Road Hockey Rumble - Best Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series - Won [4] Dennis Ryan - Best Picture Editing in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series - Won [4] Mark McGuckin and Calum MacLeod - Best Screenwriting in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series - Won [4] Dwayne Beaver - Best Direction in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series - Nominated [5] Brent Belke - Best Musical Score in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series - Nominated [5] Calum MacLeod and Mark McGuckin - Best Performance or Host(s) in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series - Nominated [5] Joel Norn - Best Picture Editing in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series - Nominated [5]
References ^ [1], Gemini Awards press release. ^ "LEO AWARDS, 2007 Winners". Archived from the original on 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2007-08-23 . , 2007 Leo Award Winners.^ a b c "LEO AWARDS, Nominees 2007". Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2008-11-21 . , 2007 Leo Award Nominees.^ a b c "LEO AWARDS, 2008 Winners". Archived from the original on 2008-05-31. Retrieved 2008-05-27 . , 2008 Leo Award Winners.^ a b c d "Leo Awards Nominees 2008". Archived from the original on 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2009-10-25 . , 2008 Leo Award Nominees.
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 Mark McGuckin at IMDb Calum MacLeod at IMDb Road Hockey Rumble at IMDb