| Daniel Kash | ... | Brian 'Spinner' Spencer | |
| Peter MacNeill | ... | Roy Spencer | |
| Linda Goranson | ... | Irene Spencer | |
| Doug Hughes | ... | Byron Spencer | |
| Lenore Zann | ... | Diane Delana | |
| Shawn Ashmore | ... | Young Brian 'Spinner' Spencer | |
| Aaron Ashmore | ... | Young Byron Spencer | |
| Kirsten Kieferle | ... | Linda Spencer | |
| Shannon Lawson | ... | Janet Spencer | |
| Kevin Hicks | ... | Richard Green | |
| Eugene Clark | ... | Lenn Wright | |
| Ken McDougall | ... | Michael Dalfo | |
| Elizabeth Goodyear | ... | Monica Jarobe | |
| David Storch | ... | Keon | |
| David Hemblen | ... | Munro | |
| Michael Rhodes | ... | Rick Martin | |
| Thomas Hauff | ... | Pat's Coach | |
| David McKay | ... | Asst. Coach | |
| Richard Blackburn | ... | Binghampton Coach | |
| J. Winston Carroll | ... | Ward Cornell | |
| Don Dickinson | ... | Bob Prince | |
| Jack Blum | ... | Leaf T.V. Director | |
| Philip Williams | ... | Leaf Reporter | |
| Dan Duran | ... | Anchorperson | |
| Roy Ness | ... | Teacher | |
| Nedra McKay | ... | Midwife | |
| Daniel MacIvor | ... | Busdriver | |
| Mike Ivens | ... | Mayor | |
| Pamela Matthews | ... | Noreen | |
| Ben Cardinal | ... | Johnny Pete | |
| Barclay Hope | ... | Greg Polis | |
| Randy Hughson | ... | Greg | |
| Howard Storey | ... | Foreman | |
| Joseph Ziegler | ... | McLellan | |
| Frank Moore | ... | Businessman | |
| Johnny Campbell | ... | Jason | |
| Earl Pastko | ... | Bartender | |
| Raoul Trujillo | ... | Diane's boyfriend | |
| Michael Hogan | ... | Taxi driver | |
| Bruce McFee | ... | Guard | |
| Craig Eldridge | ... | RCMP Officer | |
| Victor Ertmanis | ... | RCMP Officer | |
| Keith Dinicol | ... | Prentice | |
| Charles W. Gray | ... | Judge Neil | |
| Alan Murley | ... | D.A. Burton | |
| Chris Benson | ... | Bailiff | |
| Denise Jones | ... | Jury Foreperson | |
| Richard Sali | ... | Man in Car | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Martin Emes | ... | Security Guard | |
| Neil Foster | |||
| Marcus Skinner | ... | Baby Brian Spencer | |
| Martin Skinner | ... | Baby Byron Spencer | |
| Ward Cornell | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Jeffrey Knight | ... | Rick Martin (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Atom Egoyan | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Paul Gross | ||
| Martin O'Malley | novel | |
Produced by | |||
| Alan Burke | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Mychael Danna | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Brian R.R. Hebb | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Gordon McClellan | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Peter Baran | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Sandra Moore | .... | makeup artist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| David J. Webb | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Arlindo Vicente | .... | set dresser | |
Sound Department | |||
| Sid Lieberman | .... | foley artist | |
| Steve Munro | .... | sound designer | |
Stunts | |||
| Walter Masko | .... | stunt performer | |
| Rob Wilton | .... | stunt double: Daniel Kash | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Gerry O'Hanley | .... | key grip | |
Music Department | |||
| Paul Intson | .... | musician | |
Other crew | |||
| Lorne Davidson | .... | location manager | |
| Tracy Donaldson | .... | production secretary | |
| Derek Hurd | .... | key craft service | |
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This is a surprisingly good account of the less-than-perfect life of former pro hockey player Brian Spencer. If you've never heard of him, don't worry, for I had never heard of him either, and I managed to enjoy the movie. While it's by no means great, it does prove to be good throughout, and it makes quite effective use of old clips from "Hockey Night In Canada". This film would probably be even more popular with those NHL fans who remember Spencer from the 1970's, but it still manages to be a solid movie for those who wouldn't know any of the facts in this movie from fiction.