Welcome to Hockey Docs
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Junior hockey is more than scores and stats — it’s family, sacrifice, and dreams realized.
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At HockeyDocs, we capture these untold stories through books, films, and podcasts so they live on for every fan.
- ockeyDocs is led by Aaron Bell, author of OHL Classics, 25 Years with the Belleville Bulls, and Macs More: The Story of the 1959 Belleville McFarlands, preserving the history and passion of the game.”
Watch the films
Short docs, trailers, and fan favorites
Read the books
Photo-rich histories and player stories.
Hear the voices
nterviews with players, coaches, families.
30 for 30: Built Like a Pro – How Jakob Chychrun Engineered an NHL Blue-Line Mindset in Junior
The taunt cut clean through the Boston arena chill, fired directly at the visiting bench from an opposing Toronto minor hockey squad: “Why don’t you go back and go to the beach and relax under your palm trees?” Jakob Chychrun didn’t flinch. He didn’t yell back, and he...
30 for 30: John Tavares – The Exceptional Standard
Five seconds left on the clock. Semifinal, 2009 World Juniors. Over twenty thousand fans inside Ottawa’s Scotiabank Place stand frozen. Canada is chasing a historic “Drive for Five”—four consecutive gold medals in the bank, hunting a fifth on home ice under an...
30 for 30: The Electric Vision of Mitch Marner
The roar inside Budweiser Gardens usually hit before the puck crossed the goal line. Circling high in the offensive zone, Mitch Marner would drop his shoulder, sell a defender on a rim around the boards, and pivot sharply back against the grain. With three opposing...
30 for 30: The Impossible Expectations of Connor McDavid
Under five minutes remained in Game 2 when the trap snapped shut. Tied 1–1 inside Oshawa’s General Motors Centre, Connor McDavid gathered the puck behind his own goal line. He crossed center ice with signature lateral crossovers, building the kind of neutral-zone...
New Episode: Matt Beleskey Raw
In our latest archival interview release, I sit down for a deep-dive conversation with former Belleville Bulls captain Matt Beleskey. We trace his complete journey from arriving in Belleville as a 16-year-old second-round draft pick to grinding his way through an...