DISC ONE: NEW WHA RACERS DOCUMENTARY Narrated by broadcast Hall-of-Famer
& current
NFL Indianapolis Colts voice BOB LAMEY
1977 WHA ALL-STAR HIGHLIGHTS
WHA FIGHT REEL
ELECTRONIC RACERS BOOK & MORE EXTRAS
THREE HOURS OF RESTORED RADIO GAMES:
introduced
by former voice of the Racers MIKE FORNES
DISC TWO: RESTORED 1978 RACERS-OILERS-GRETZKY GAME
RESTORED 1978 RACERS-CINCY GAME
2 DVDs / NTSC / COLOR / FULL SCREEN /360 minutes __________________________________
HOCKEY STARS
SHOWN
IN THE BOX SET
INCLUDE: WAYNE GRETZKY,
BOBBY HULL,
GORDIE HOWE,
PAT STAPLETON,
JACQUES DEMERS,
GLEN SATHER,
DAVE KEON,
MARK MESSIER,
ROBBIE FTOREK,
BARRY MELROSE,
MICHEL DION,
PETER DRISCOLL,
REG THOMAS,
KEN BLOCK,
BRIAN McDONALD,
PAUL HOGANSON,
HUGH HARRIS,
JIM PARK,
EDDIE MIO and many more! ____________________________
DVD FEATURES:
DVD DISC ONEfeatures a new 50-minute
documentary
that expertly chronicles Indy’s rise as
a W.H.A. beacon,
with newly discovered footage of
Wayne
Gretzky’s first moments
as a major leaguer,
new player and coach interviews
and rare game video
and audio. This is the
WHA,
Indianapolis and Gretzky
history that hockey fans
have
been waiting for!
Highlights from the 1977 W.H.A. All-Star Game and
a bonus vintage W.H.A. Fight Reel is also included.
As DVD-ROM material on DISC ONE, a revised
electronic edition of the acclaimed 155 page 2007
Red, White & Blues Racers book is included, along
with hundreds of pages of bonus features and
complete franchise statistics.
More than three hours of restored 1970s W.H.A. radio broadcasts and audio highlights complete
DISC ONE.
DVD DISC TWOfeatures the most complete &
restored surviving game footage
of the Indianapolis
Racers: The December 1978 victory over the visiting Edmonton Oilers — & Wayne Gretzky — playing in
his only game ever in Indy
as an Oiler. This game
was only weeks after his major league debut as
a Racer
(& trade to the Oilers), and only
five days
before the Indy franchise folded.
Also on DISC TWO is the restored third period of
an April 1978 game in Indianapolis vs. the rival
Cincinnati Stingers. __________________________________
This production is not associated with Wayne Gretzky
or the World Hockey Association. __________________________________
"a hockey history freak's dream"—The Toronto Star_______________________________________________________________
The LIMITED EDITION two-DVD set GRETZKY, INDY & THE W.H.A.debuts newly discovered 1978 Gretzky-Racers video and audio, a new team documentary,
rare game footage and new interviews with
the players and coaches who
made Indianapolis and
the upstart World Hockey Association revolutionary
in sports history.
ARIZONA PREMIERE IN PHOENIX: DETAILS HERE a benefit by the Coyotes Booster Club for Coyotes Charities on Saturday July 18, 2009 _______________________________________________________________
PREMIERE EVENT PHOTOS AND STORIES The June 2009 U.S. Premiere at the Indiana State
Museum
IMAX Theater in Indianapolis, IndianaHERE The May 2009 World Premieres at the Hockey Hall of Fame
in
Toronto and the International Hockey Hall of Fame in
Kingston,
Ontario.HERE _______________________________________________________________
See a brief video trailer for the DVD set below
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THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009 on FSN
Former WHA Racers goaltender PAUL HOGANSON (above left) traveled with filmmaker TIMOTHY GASSEN (right) to Phoenix in support of the new Racers DVD. Gassen was a
guest
of host
TODD WALSH (far right) on Fox Sports Arizona to anounce the launch
of the
new DVD
set
on the
NHL Phoenix Coyotes pre-game
TV
show. This game was picked for
goodreason;
it featured the last WHA team still
in their original city, and
the one most closely
tied
in
history
to the Indianapolis Racers & Wayne Gretzky: THE EDMONTON OILERS. _______________________________________________________________
