''The Hockey Champ'' is a 1939

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, produced in

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and released by

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Plot

is skating on a frozen duck swamp (at one point mocking

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, an Olympic figure skater and popular movie star at the time), when he spots his nephews playing

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too roughly. He shows his nephews the moves that won him his ice hockey trophy. But the boys have a few moves of their own, and chaos ensues.

Cast

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Home media

The short was released on May 18, 2004, on '' Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume One: 1934-1941''.

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* * * 1939 animated films 1939 films 1939 comedy films 1939 short films 1930s sports films Films directed by Jack King Films produced by Walt Disney 1930s Disney animated short films Films scored by Paul Smith (film and television composer) Donald Duck short films 1930s color films American ice hockey films Films with screenplays by Carl Barks {{1930s-Disney-animation-film-stub