The Hanson Brothers are fictional characters in the 1977 movie Slap Shot. Slap Shot is a 1977 film starring Paul Newman and Michael Ontkean and directed by George Roy Hill. The characters are based on three brothers who were actual hockey players; two of them starred in the film.

Biography

The real-life inspirations for the Hanson Brothers are Jeff Carlson (born July 20, 1953), Jack Carlson (born August 23, 1954), and Steve Carlson (born August 26, 1955). Jeff Carlson (born July 20, 1953 in Virginia Minnesota) is a retired American Ice hockey forward. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jack Carlson (born August 23, 1954 in Virginia Minnesota) is a retired American Ice hockey forward. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Steve Carlson (born August 26, 1955 in Virginia Minnesota) is a retired American Ice hockey forward. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The brothers were born in Virginia, Minnesota and first played together on the Marquette Iron Rangers hockey team in Marquette, Michigan. Virginia is a city in St Louis County, Minnesota, USA, on the Mesabi Iron Range. Marquette is a city in the US state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 19661 with the 2007 population estimated placing it

Jack Carlson was unable to act in the film as the Edmonton Oilers called him up for the WHA playoffs. The Edmonton Oilers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The World Hockey Association (French Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional Ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 In his place, Dave Hanson (born April 12, 1954 in Cumberland, Wisconsin) fulfilled the role. David J Hanson (born April 12, 1954) played 10 seasons of professional Hockey for the Detroit Red Wings and Minnesota North Stars Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Cumberland is a city in Barron County in the US state of Wisconsin. In the movie, they speak with a typical North Central American accent, owing to their hometowns, in areas where hockey is prevalent. North Central American English is used to refer to a dialect of American English. The United States Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Eveleth, Minnesota, only a few miles from Virginia, home of the Carlsons. The United States Hockey Hall of Fame is a museum located in Eveleth, Minnesota. Eveleth is a city in St Louis County, Minnesota, USA. The population was 3865 at the 2000 census The Iron League, from which the Hansons are supposedly bought, may be a reference to the Marquette Iron Rangers or the Iron Range, a hockey hotbed in upper Minnesota. For the former USAF Bomber base in North Queensland and the National Park See Iron Range Australia The Iron Range and Arrowhead

Jeff Carlson, Steve Carlson, and Dave Hanson continue to make personal appearances as the Hanson Brothers, typically at minor league hockey games, as of 2007. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Slap Shot

The movie, which stars Paul Newman, was written by Nancy Dowd, and based upon the antics of the North American Hockey League club in Pennsylvania called the Johnstown Jets, for which her brother Ned played. Paul Leonard Newman (January 26 1925 &ndash September 26 2008 was an Academy Award see also North American Hockey League (1973–1977 The North American Hockey League (NAHL and the defunct America West Hockey League The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The Johnstown Jets were a professional Ice hockey team from Johnstown Pennsylvania. ^[1]

The character "Killer Carlson", is based on Dave Hanson, who was nicknamed "Killer" Hanson. Ironically, later in his pro days, Jack Carlson, the man Dave "played" in the movie, was often referred to as "Killer". Jack Carlson was very well known throughout his career as an enforcer. Enforcer is an unofficial role in Ice hockey. The term is sometimes used synonymously with " fighter " " tough guy " or " goon

Dave Hanson actually had the second longest career in the WHA and NHL out of three 'Hanson Brothers" in the film. Playing 136 games combined in the WHA/NHL to Jeff Carlson's 7 total games (all WHA). Steve Carlson played in 225 combined games, the most big league games of the three. Not surprisingly, Jack Carlson, the brother who missed playing part in the movie when he was called up to the pros, had by far the longest NHL career. Jack Carlson (born August 23, 1954 in Virginia Minnesota) is a retired American Ice hockey forward.

Both Dave Hanson and Jeff Carlson were also known for "dropping the gloves". Steve Carlson had a few fights here and there, but was known more as a finesse player.

Marquette and its iron range and iron rangers, is in Michigan. Home of the first professional hockey league. It's not Wisconsin or Minnesota despite their birthplace.

In popular culture

• The Hanson Brother characters inspired Canadian rock / punk band Nomeansno to create an alter-ego band The Hanson Brothers, playing Ramones-style songs about girls, hockey and beer. Nomeansno is a punk rock music group originally from Victoria British Columbia, Canada and now located in Vancouver, British Columbia. This article is about the Canadian punk rock group For the American pop rock trio see Hanson. The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group

Syracuse Crunch Fans

The Syracuse Crunch have 3 season ticket holders dressed as the Hanson brothers at every game. The Syracuse Crunch are a minor league professional Ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They participate in the between play antics when a team member of the opposing team draws a penalty in the third period. The film had a game against the Syracuse Bulldogs, which is now a soccer team, and was actually filmed in the Onondaga County War Memorial in Syracuse, NY.

References

External links

• Steve Hanson at the Internet Movie Database
• Jack Hanson at the Internet Movie Database
• Jeff Hanson at the Internet Movie Database
• The Hanson Brothers Official Slap Shot Movie Merchandise
• The Hanson Brothers The Official Home of The Hanson Brothers
• Birthplace of Pro Hockey Museum Information on the history of ice hockey in Upper Michigan's Copper Country with reference to the Hanson brothers. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Copper Country is an area in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States, including all of Keweenaw County Michigan and most of Houghton
• Marquette Iron Rangers Photos of the Carlson's in their first pro experience and a 2001 interview with Steve Carlson.