By then, he already was destined for hockey immortality. The Carlson brothers, who grew up in Minnesota, were tapped to basically play themselves in “Slap Shot,” Steve Carlson says ...

Jack was off playing in the World Hockey Association, so Hanson got the part playing Jack. And all three movie "brothers" took the name of Hanson. Jeff Carlson plays Jeff Hanson, Steve Carlson ...

He was one of hockey’s best enforcers ... From left: Dave Hanson, Steve Carlson and Jeff Carlson as the Hanson Brothers during NHL Kraft Hockeyville USA festivities on Sept.

PITTSBURGH — He is best known as one of the hard-hitting Hanson Brothers from the movie “Slap Shot”. But now, Steve Carlson is in another fight. The 66-year-old announced he has Stage 4 cancer.

During their first shift at training camp, Steve Carlson held up two fingers to signal to his brothers play number two. The rest of the Jets were stunned. “You don’t do that in hockey ...