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Face-off

Face-off

DVD 1971

"When Face Off was released in theatres on Nov. 12, 1971, it was billed as a northern version of Love Story with a distinctly Canadian backdrop. Art Hindle stars as hot young rookie Billy Duke, who comes to Toronto from a small Ontario town to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs and coach Fred Wares (John Vernon). His aggressive play shakes up both the league and local folk rocker Sherri Lee Nelson (Trudy Young), who digs Duke off the ice but can't...