TSN Originals | Feature Length Sports Documentaries

There is no one in Canada like Alli Schroder. She is a forest firefighter who has battled blazes in British Columbia and is the first woman to play in the Canadian College Baseball Conference. This is the TSN Original 'High Heat'.

On January 22, 2022 in an ECHL game, defenceman Jacob Panetta was accused of making a monkey gesture toward Jordan Subban. Remarkable to many in this day and age but sadly not an isolated incident. Former St. Mike Major Daryl Devonish knows this all to well. His negative experience during his own hockey career has driven him to make hockey a safer place for BIPOC youth. A space where Black kids can ask the question “Why Not Me?”

In the world of elite swimming, athletes of colour are still under-represented but Canadian Joshua Liendo is changing the narrative. From a young age, Liendo has not only shown he belongs in the water, he's one with it. Jermain Franklin has more in our TSN Original: Rhythm & Flow.

Addiction doesn't just affect the addict. It affects their entire family. Ian White played over 500 NHL games, but retired broke and addicted to painkillers. His wife Tess was left to repair their family, alone. Rick Westhead has more in our TSN Original - Left Behind.

Saroya Tinker plays defence for the Toronto Six of the Premiere Hockey Federation. She’s also a Yale graduate, an artist and a mentor to Black female hockey players. She has her own Foundation as well. At 23, it’s an impressive resume and she’s done it all this while dealing with an eating disorder and depression. She finds therapy in her artwork and is able to tie it in with her body image issues by painting female nudes to celebrate all body types.

For brothers Ahmed and Muhammed, soccer has tragic roots. But after settling in Winnipeg, the Syrian refugees joined a volunteer sports program and the experience changed their relationship with the beautiful game and the community.

When Alex Cappuccitti started playing soccer in the Pickering All Abilities program more than a decade ago, it was impossible for him to know then just how much the league would change his life, and how far it would take him … not only on the pitch, but off it. This is the story of Alex.

Unless you played soccer as a kid in Toronto, you probably haven't heard of the Driftwood Hispanic Soccer League. Several of its graduates are currently helping Canada in its quest for this country's first World Cup berth since 1986, but the work Driftwood is doing goes beyond just producing talented players. TSN Soccer analyst and Canada’s most capped men’s player, Julian de Guzman has more.