This movie tells the true story of NHL hockey player Sheldon Kennedy who, with the love of his wife Jana, found the courage to expose the sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of his junior hockey coach.

 

‘The Sheldon Kennedy Story’ is a movie about hope and healing. By going public with his story, Sheldon stuns the hockey community and his story reverberates around the world. Sheldon’s courageous revelation has changed public perception of abuse and forced the hockey world to re-examine its practices, protecting today’s children from the situation a young Sheldon was in.

Gemini Award Winner

Cast: Jonathan Scarfe, Noel Fisher, Robert Wisden, Polly Shannon
Executive Producers: Doug MacLeod, Pierre Sarrazin
Writer: Suzette Couture
Director: Norma Bailey