Smudge the Blades (2026)
Treaty 6 Blades, an under-18 hockey team from an Alberta reservation, face their last season together while navigating their tough northern league.
- Date of release
- 2026-09-12
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Director
- Cody Lightning
Casting
- David McNally — Stan
- Ed Helms — Bud Bradshaw
- Paulina Alexis — Jaycee Pipestem
- Cody Lightning — Willie Gladue
- Jana Schmieding — Chanelle Okimâw
- Tom Carey — Tom
- David Lawrence — Crooked Referee
- Gillian Anderson — Damon's Aunt
- Mohamed Elkadri — Rider
- Treycen Wuttunee — Leland Ward
- Isaiah Kakepetum — Taran Okimâw
- River Rayne Thomas — Damon Buffalo
Interesting facts
Smudge the Blades is a 2026 Canadian sports comedy-drama film. Directed by Cody Lightning, the film centers on the Treaty 6 Blades, an Indigenous youth ice hockey team.
Production
The film first announced casting for Indigenous actors to play the hockey team in 2024, and was shot in Edmonton, Alberta, in spring 2025.
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