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Old-time hockey indeed

By Jeff Merron
Special to Page 2

Tuesday, April 30, 2002

"Slap Shot," which turned 25 on March 25, might seem like the silliest, most outrageous piece of sports fiction that Hollywood has come up with. Turns out, it came pretty close to the real world of minor-league hockey, circa mid-1970s. In reel life: The Charlestown Chiefs play minor-league hockey in the Federal League. In real life: The Chiefs are modeled after the Johnstown Jets, who played in the Eastern Hockey League and North American Hockey League from 1950-51 to 1976-77. Screenwriter Na ...

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