Director: Kevin Fair
Hockey and small-town romance collide in Checkin' It Twice, a 2023 comedy that follows a struggling player's fresh start in an unfamiliar place.
What is Checkin It Twice about?
When journeyman forward Mike gets traded away from the roster he expected to stay on, he lands in a small town he barely knows and rents the backyard cottage belonging to local real estate agent Kailey. Her family lives and breathes the sport, and as the two cross paths over open houses, practice sessions, and neighborhood gatherings, an unplanned attraction grows between them. Mike has to decide whether rebuilding his career means leaving again, while Kailey balances her own ambitions against a house full of hockey-obsessed relatives who all have opinions about her love life. The film leans into cozy, low-stakes charm rather than heavy drama, letting its two leads carry the story through easy banter and small-town texture.
Cast & crew
Kim Matula and Kevin McGarry lead as the real estate agent and the traded player, with Brittany Mitchell rounding out the supporting circle. Director Kevin Fair keeps the pacing brisk and the tone warm, typical of the holiday-and-sports romance genre this movie sits comfortably inside.
Context & significance
Shot across Canadian locations standing in for small-town North America, Checkin' It Twice was produced as a television movie aimed at fans of gentle romantic comedies rather than prestige drama. Its hockey backdrop gives it a distinct regional flavor compared to typical rom-coms, trading city apartments and office jobs for rink scenes and family game nights. The film arrived in 2023 amid a wave of sports-adjacent romances built for casual weekend viewing.
Where & how to watch
Checkin' It Twice streams on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, letting Farsi-speaking viewers follow every rink-side exchange in their own language. The film's page is free to browse without signing in, and starting playback only requires logging into a K-Time account. The interface itself is built around a Farsi-first experience for the Iranian diaspora, from menus to search.