From NHL.com's Shawn P. Roarke:
"This has all the earmarks of a hockey classic."
Those words were spoken by Jim Carr, the unforgettable radio announcer of the Johnstown Chiefs while he hyped a game during the legendary movie "Slap Shot," which was released 40 years ago this month.
Those words also describe "NHL Network Originals: Slap Shot at 40" a 30-minute documentary on the making of "Slap Shot" airing Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; NHLN).
A screening of "Slap Shot" follows at 8:30 p.m. ET.
The documentary sets out to explain why "Slap Shot," an irreverent, counter-culture movie widely panned upon its theatrical release, found its way into the hearts of several generations of hockey fans and movie buffs to become one of the most beloved sports movies of all time.
"People still talk about it, because it was as entertaining as all hell," said Phil Esposito, an NHL forward from 1963-81 and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and the 100 Greatest NHL Players presented by Molson Canadian. "That's what Slap Shot did, it captured people."
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