This article includes a, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient. Please help to this article by more precise citations. ( April 2012) The Hanson Brothers are fictional characters in the 1977 movie. The characters are based on the Carlson brothers, who were actual hockey players.The movie, which stars, was written. The story was based in part upon the experiences of her brother, (who appears in the film as notorious hockey player Ogie Ogelthorpe), when he played for the club in called the of the (NAHL). Contents.Biography The film used many actual players from the Johnstown Jets, with filming commencing a few weeks after the Jets ended their 1975-76 season. The original plan was for the Hanson Brothers to be played by the Jets' trio of the real-life Carlson brothers –,.
However, just prior to shooting, brother Jack was called up by the for their run in the. In his place, Jets player filled the role.While the film's 'Hanson Brothers' were based on the real Carlson Brothers, the character of 'Killer Carlson' in the film (played by professional actor ) is based on Dave Hanson-whose real hockey nickname was 'Killer' Hanson. Thus, Dave Hanson filled in for Jack Carlson as one of the fictional Hanson Brothers - while another actor played a character modeled after Dave Hanson.
Jack Carlson, the man Dave 'played' in the movie, was also very well known throughout his career as an, and did pick up the real hockey nickname 'Killer' Carlson.In the movie, the Hanson Brothers speak with a typical, owing to their hometowns, in areas where hockey is prevalent. The is located in, only a few miles from the city of, home of the real Carlsons. The Iron League, from which the Hansons are supposedly bought, is a reference to the, a hockey hotbed in Northern Minnesota.Along with their time on minor professional teams like those depicted in the film, all three of the actors playing the Hanson Brothers played in the major leagues. At the end of the film, Paul Newman’s character gets a job as player-coach for a team in Minnesota for the 1976–77 season, intending to bring players from the defunct Chiefs with him; in real life, Dave Hanson, with Steve and Jack Carlson, played some games with the major league in the. Steve Carlson played in 225 games, in both the (NHL) and the WHA.
Dave Hanson played in 136 games in the NHL and WHA. Jeff Carlson played 7 games in the WHA. Like their characters, both Dave Hanson and Jeff Carlson were known for a willingness to 'drop the gloves'. Steve Carlson did have some fights in his professional career, but was known more as a finesse player.Jeff Carlson, Steve Carlson and Dave Hanson continue to make personal appearances as the Hanson Brothers, typically at minor league hockey games as of 2018. The brothers appeared at the first Alumni Game in, PA on April 4, 2009.
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The brothers played in a charity game March 23, 2013 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada for the benefit of Autism Kingston and the International Hockey Hall of Fame. They made an appearance in on Tuesday, September 29, 2015, as they took part in the NHL & Kraft's Hockeyville USA, at the, where all of the home game scenes in the movie were filmed. As the winner of Hockeyville USA contest, the Cambria County War Memorial Arena received $150,000 to renovate its scoreboard, lighting, and boards. In popular culture. The of the employ a trio of Hanson lookalikes known as the Mullet Brothers, who sport long black hair and black-rimmed glasses.
The 'brothers' shovel snow out of the net area during breaks in full uniform and pads. characters were based on the Hanson brothers. Two members of this stable, &, would later shed the comedic elements of the gimmick and go on to become the tag team. At the June 2011, the Hanson Brothers appeared in a spoof sketch based on the popular television series, in which they try to sell the to proprietor Rick Harrison at his pawn shop.
In 2015 the Hanson Brothers were inducted into the. In addition to the original film, Slap Shot (1977), all three actors reprised their roles as the Hanson Brothers in two sequels, Slap Shot 2 (2002) and Slap Shot 3 (2008).References.