Slap Shot: Who Were Those Guys?

With my brain pan pretty much bereft of fresh ideas, I thought I’d reach back in time to reprise an oldie but (hopefully) goodie originally published on PP a little over 12 years ago.

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Having cut my hockey teeth during the heyday of goon-squad hockey back in the 1970s, I’ve always had an affinity for the movie Slap Shot. With nothing in particular to do (a mind is a terrible thing to waste), I decided to delve into the true identities of some of the movie’s more colorful characters.

Of course, everyone knows about the Hanson Brothers, the beloved bespectacled goons from the “Iron League” who restored the sagging fortunes of the Charlestown Chiefs. But you might not know that Jeff…