40 Years after Slap Shot (the movie) ...

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"We made $12,000 to play hockey with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. Our first three paychecks bounced. The chance to make almost what we did as a player for almost three months' work [filming the movie]? Now, I don't have to work that summer."

40 years later, Hanson Brother embraces 'Slap Shot'

 

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Cowtown said:

"We made $12,000 to play hockey with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. Our first three paychecks bounced. The chance to make almost what we did as a player for almost three months' work [filming the movie]? Now, I don't have to work that summer."

40 years later, Hanson Brother embraces 'Slap Shot'

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They were on HNIC last night pre game. They don't look much different , just a little older.

 

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OburgOrange said:

They were on HNIC last night pre game. They don't look much different , just a little older.

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I remember Steve and Jack (I think) playing in the WHA when I lived in Edmonton. We used to pay $5 for a cheap seat and go sit wherever we wanted. That all changed after Gretzky came to town.

 

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