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Insider’s look at junior hockey
Wild player filmed scenes during the regular season

By Corey Voegele Wenatchee World sports writer Thursday, June 2, 2011

WENATCHEE — Chris Rumble spent two seasons in Wenatchee trying to become the best hockey player he could be. But if his hockey career doesn’t pan out, Wenatchee could still be remembered as the place he launched a different path in his life.

The Wild defenseman spent the 2010-11 season collecting behind-the-scenes video and audio for a 90-minute documentary called “Into the Ice,” an insider’s look at the world of junior hockey.

“It’s something that’s never been done before,” Rumble said. “I think it’s an interesting subject, a bunch of guys who are really living on their own for the first time and who have a lot of passion (for hockey).”

Between last September and April of this year, Rumble shot more than 80 hours of video. He’s currently in the process of turning that footage into a 90-minute snapshot of the recently completed season, and he hopes to show the finished product for the first time in early August at Town Toyota Center.

Rumble missed a month-and-a-half of the season due to injury, which allowed him to shoot all but a very small portion of the video himself. He convinced teammates — and even officials — to wear wireless microphones during games.

“I just walked in (to the officials’ room), and said, ‘Do you mind if I mic you up?’,” Rumble said. “I got four refs to do it for four different games.”

Rumble said there will probably be two versions of the completed film, a PG-rated version with choice words bleeped as well as an uncensored version.

“I had mics on guys during games and during practices,” Rumble said. “(Usually) you can never understand what goes on inside the glass.”

Rumble said he plans to hold back nothing, which he knows might not sit well with some of his former Wild teammates.

“It’s totally raw, and I know some guys are going to be upset with themselves, and there will be some guys who are upset with me, but that’s the price you’ve got to pay,” Rumble said.

Rumble, the son of former NHL player and coach Darren Rumble, also got current NHL players to contribute to his project.

“I’ve got interviews from a few NHL guys on their (junior hockey) experiences,” Rumble said.

More information: http://www.insidetheglass.com

Corey Voegele; 661-5223

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