"This has all the earmarks of a hockey classic." Those words were spoken by Jim Carr, the unforgettable radio announcer of the Charlestown Chiefs, while he hyped a game during the legendary movie ...
As the NHL playoffs get started, we look back at hockey’s greatest cinematic contribution and catch up with its most profane team. By Dave McCoy, Liz Isenberg First off, if you haven’t seen Slap Shot, ...
Reggie Dunlop (Paul Newman) never received the memo that everything folds eventually. Or maybe he just refused to read it. The player-coach for perennial losers the Charlestown Chiefs, the ...
"Slap Shot," a feature film about a minor league hockey team starring Hollywood icon Paul Newman, opened in theaters on Feb. 25, 1977. The film got a strong review in The New York Times from Vincent ...
Former professional hockey player Guido Tenesi, who starred in the 1977 sports classic “Slap Shot,” died at 71 years old. “We’re saddened to learn of the passing of Guido Tenesi, a member of our ...
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Guido Tenesi, a member of the 1974-75 championship Johnstown Jets team who had a significant role in the movie “Slap Shot,” died Thursday. Tenesi was 71. No cause of death was listed.