The Czech Republic’s historic upset in the 1998 Olympic hockey tournament — the first with NHL players — is the subject of the first film of the Olympic Channel Five Rings series.
“The Nagano Tapes” will premiere worldwide on Feb. 28 on Olympicchannel.com and its mobile apps, plus on NBCSN.
Directed by Czech Sundance award winner Ondu0159ej Hudeu010dek, it includes never-before-seen footage and exclusive interviews with Olympians Dominik Hašek, Jaromir Jagr, Eric Lindros and Brett Hull.
The Czechs, behind Hašek’s dominant goaltending, upset Canada in the semifinals and Russia in the final.