Out of the approximately 600 players in the National Hockey League, thirty are Black. Mattie Slaughter, a hockey phenom from the rural Black community of North Preston, wants to make it thirty-one. To reach his goal, Mattie needs to keep his nose clean and avoid trouble. Hard to do though, when you go to a school where racism taints every interaction, your older brother is a hustler and you’re crushing on a girl who’s already hooked up.
Stephan James
as Mattie Slaughter
Sarah Jeffery
as Jayme Crawley
Shamier Anderson
as Carter Slaughter
Lanette Ware
as Velma
Steven Love
as John
Denis Theriault
as Todd
Kim Parkhill
as Police Officer
Cara Ricketts
as Lori Downey
Hugh Thompson
as Len Jacobsen
