George Plimpton calls for to the ice using the Boston Bruins in this memorable portrait from the rough-and-tumble globe of professional hockey, recorded and today having a foreword from Denis Leary.

In OPEN Online, George Plimpton takes towards the ice as goalie for his beloved Boston Bruins. After signing a release holding the Bruins blameless if he should meet with injury or death, he survives a harrowing, apparently eternal five minutes in an exhibition video game against the always-tough Philadelphia Flyers.

With reflections on such hockey greats as Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr, and Eddie Shore, OPEN NET is at once a celebration from the thrills and grace of the best sport on ice and a probing meditation into the hopes and worries of each man.