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The Code

Fighting in hockey, through the eyes of the people who know it best: the players. When Don Sanderson died in January after hitting his head on the ice during a hockey fight, a national debate erupted. On one side, those who argue that fighting debases what is already a fast, violent sport and imperils the lives of the players. But, there are those who argue that fighting actually makes the game safer, is a natural release valve and will always be a part of our national sport. Bob McKeown talks to some of the NHL's storied and current heavyweights: Marty McSorley, Nick Kypreos, and Georges Laraque, as well as Leafs' General Manager Brian Burke and two of the sports most knowledgeable and vocal commentators: Don Cherry and Bob McCown. And he talks to Don Sanderson's father, Mike, for whom this is no debate at all, but a tragedy.

The Code Credits

producer/director
OLEH J. RUMAK

written by
BOB McKEOWN

associate producer
RACHEL HOULIHAN

additional research
GABRIEL RAMOS

editor
LIZ ROSCH

cinematography
HANS VANDERZANDE

additional cinematography
PAUL SEELER
JOHN BADCOCK CSC
COLIN ALLISON

audio
JOE PASSARETTI

additional audio
LARRY KENT
KEITH BONNELL

graphic designers
TIM KINDRACHUK
AMEDEO DE PALMA

audio mix
DON DICKSON

colourist
PETER JORGENSEN

archival material
AHL
FOX
MSG MEDIA
NHL/MOLSON
TSN
SPORTSNET

special thanks
PETER OGILVIE
DAVID BIDERMAN
JEFF HOLDEN
DAHNA SANDERSON
MIKE SANDERSON
DAVID SINGER
TED REEVE ARENA
HERSHEY CENTRE

website producer
ROBERT BALLANTYNE

senior producer
SALLY REARDON

executive producer
DAVID STUDER