Following the lives of two teenagers and one legendary coach in one of America's only predominantly Black hockey clubs, The Cannons: Brothers on Ice highlights the Fort Dupont Cannons of Washington, D.C., which for decades has helped local teenagers overcome socio-economic barriers in one of America's most disadvantaged neighborhoods.

In the summer of 1976, realizing there was nowhere for him to teach hockey to his own son, aviation engineer and former hockey player Neal Henderson founded a youth hockey program after moving to Fort Dupont, a neighborhood in southeast Washington, D.C. Each season for 43 years since, The Cannons and Coach Neal continue to defy the prevailing assumption that hockey is a 'white sport' reserved for the affluent, and serves as an important inclusive program for generations of D.C. youth looking for guidance through the harsh realities they face. Through the program, players forge bonds with one another, and are offered a path to college and careers outside of their daily experiences. Some former players gained so much from their time on The Cannons that they return to volunteer as assistant coaches to pay it forward to a new generation.

This season proves to be both the hardest and most rewarding year of Coach Neal's life, experiencing staffing shake-ups and family issues while being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and enshrined at the National Museum of African American History. Interwoven with Coach Neal are the stories of Robert Lynch and Rayvon Hall— two seniors trying to get through their final year of high school and hopefully get into a college with a hockey program, who struggle with balancing academics, hockey, and financial setbacks.

In a year of immense change and against growing racial tensions, The Cannons: Brothers on Ice is a story about hope, hockey, and the pursuit of the American Dream. Part coming-of-age drama, part exploration of the legacy of a tireless community leader, the film depicts an uplifting story of personal and communal triumphs.