The Must-Know Movie: Hockey Edition

Now, recently I've become aware of the fact that I know a bit more about sports than the average girl. I'm semi-proud of this & semi-ashamed because sometimes I'm pretty sure God started to make me a boy then halfway through changed his mind. Two recent occasions made me realize there is half-pride, half-shame in my sporting knowledge:

Two separate nights out, in two separate party atmospheres (one bar, one Halloween house party) I managed to spend the majority of the evening chatting with members of the opposite sex about...you guessed it, sports! Both were impressed by my knowledge, neither were interested in me as a girl - go figure.

BUT I think that's because when I get on a sport roll, I don't shut up so my recommendation is that a little bit of knowledge spread evenly might work which gave me the idea for this particular blog as this is meant to be a helpful guide to girls who potentially don't know much about the wide and varied world of sports.

So let this be my first "self-help" blog for the girl hunting a hockey hunk!

Say you're at your local watering hole & a dude like this:

catches your eye. What on earth will you talk to about with this stunning specimen of a gent? Using your powers of deductive reasoning you decide the bloke must play puck so you approach him, sipping your Molson Canadian brew and make your initial contact. He casually mentions he plays hockey & immediately you try to think of something witty & fun to say that will ensnare him. That's where this info comes in!

The hockey must know movie, regardless of the age of the player, is without a doubt:

Slap Shot (1977)
I don't exactly recommend this as an opening pickup line because that would be a bit weird but subtly thread it into the conversation if the topic of hockey comes up. While I strongly recommend watching the flick as it is extremely funny (although rated R in every sense of the word) here's a crib sheet if you don't feel like spending 120 minutes of your life watching Paul Newman in all his blue-eyed glory.

Must know characters:

Reggie Dunlop played by Hollywood hunk Paul Newman. Dunlop is the player/coach of the Charleston Chiefs (yes, you without a doubt should also know the name of the team.) He has some money one-liners and is overall the heart & soul of the team. One of my favorite (& warning - more inappropriate) one-liner is:

Opposing Player (name not necessary): "Dunlop, you suck cock.
Reggie Dunlop: "All I can get."

So that gives you a bit of perspective on the type of movie it is.

Other necessary scenes/players to know:

Hanson brothers - these guys:

NOT these guys:

The Hanson brothers are resident goons/dim-wit fighters. Watch this brief clip to get the gist of them, they're awesome.

Bonus tip: at one point in the movie the Hanson brothers go into the stands to fight fans due to a bottle that hits one of the brothers. If your hockey prey is in Boston, you can mention the '79 Bruins going into the stands at Madison Square Garden & Mike Milbury beating a guy with his own shoe. (Clip of Slap Shot with Bruins announcer from that fight seen here.)

There you have it, its short & sweet & will impress that dude until your shining, girly personality wins him over. Happy hockey hunting!