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Article: Making slap shot for a hockey team Norick, Bennett ...
The Journal Record;  September 12, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... along with a $100,000 check, to NHL officials. Headed by Oklahoma City Mayor Ron Norick and Clay Bennett of the Oklahoma Publishing ... free once it's completed, it increases the chances for Oklahoma City to land a team. City officials, however, have been having ...

Article: Slap shot: Cop demoted in case involving daughter, ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 22, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... famous for, he's at risk on the street," said Mary Ann Karns, city attorney in this community 65 miles northeast of Oklahoma City. "It can be a risk for the public." Three weeks before Jerkins stumbled in the dark upon his oldest daughter and her ...

Article: A slap shot to the gut.(acquisition of Montreal ...
U.S. News & World Report;  February 12, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... retain the rest) plus the Molson Centre, pledged to keep the team in Montreal: "These are the Montreal Canadiens, not the Oklahoma City Canadiens." Whatever their performance in the rink, Canada's professional hockey teams have a tough time trying to score ...

Article: Video Advisory: Slap Shot 2: Breaking The Ice, ...
PR Newswire;  March 20, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Slap Shot 2: Breaking The Ice on DVD Includes ... Production Notes, and Cast and Filmmaker Bios Slap Shot Newly Available in 25th Anniversary Special ... ILLUSTRATED, THE SPORTING NEWS, ESPN.COM) Slap Shot Stars Paul Newman and The Hanson Brothers ...

Article: 'Slap Shot' icon offers tales of the game, film
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  December 10, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... fourth, fifth viewing. In fact, "Slap Shot" (1977) may have that category all ... Carlson brothers -- immortalized in "Slap Shot" as the Hanson Brothers, a trio of ... s a demolition derby on skates. "Slap Shot" worked, in part, because these guys ...

Article: Hanson, Newman linked forever by 'Slap Shot'
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  October 15, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... slashes them, as well. It's called "Slap Shot Original. The Man. The Foil. The Legend ... during the making of the 1977 classic, "Slap Shot," Newman later said this: "They were ... married a Pennsylvania girl shortly after "Slap Shot" was released and settled in Pittsburgh ...

Article: 'Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice' Display to Be ...
PR Newswire;  March 21, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... Hanson Brothers' two films, 1977's "Slap Shot" and its much-anticipated sequel, "Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice," which is set for ... photographs and authentic memorabilia from both "Slap Shot" films, including pieces autographed by ...