NHL stars will be the heroes of the new Ukrainian documentary under the working title "UKE". Each of them has Ukrainian roots..

Hockey players who received world fame became the heroes of the picture of Vladimir Mula: two-time winner of the Stanley Cup in the “Philadelphia Flyers” Orest Kindrachuk, two-time winner of the Stanley Cup in the “Boston Bruins” Johnny Butsik, three-time winner of the Stanley Cup in the “New Jersey Devils” Ken Daneiko, winner of the Stanley Cup in the Pittsburgh Penguins, Jeff Chichrun, Stanley Cup winner in the Chicago Blekhoks Erik Nesterenko, winner of the Stanley Cup in the New Jersey Devils, Bruce Driver, three-time owner the Stanley Cup with Edmonton Oilers Mike Krushelnitsky and the best hockey player of all time, Wayne Gretzky.

"This is an unprecedented documentary for Ukraine. Holders of the Stanley Cup with Ukrainian roots will first appear on domestic screens and tell their stories of formation and recognition ", - said the director of the film Vladimir Mula.

Filming of the documentary takes place in three countries - USA, Canada and Ukraine.

The screenwriter of the picture is the well-known TV presenter and documentary Nikolay Vasilkov, as well as the researcher Evgeny Kolychev.

"The film reveals the connection between the events of the early 20th century, the struggle for independence from Bolshevik Russia, the waves of Ukrainian emigration and modern star figures in North American hockey," shared the screenwriter Nikolai Vasilkov.

The premiere of the tape is scheduled for the second half of 2019. 90 minutes movie timing.