Slapshot

The starting line-up is introduced in the beginning of the movie. The Charleston chiefs have #4 and #5 on defence, while the Forward line is #'s 7, 10 & 14. A few seconds after the puck is dropped for the opening face-off a #15 appears on the ice for Charleston. Obviously too many men on the ice.

There's a #8 and #19 on the ice for Charleston when the first goal is scored against them but there hasn't been a line change yet.

A camera pan of the Washington presidents bench shows the back Of player #7, 3 seconds later he's in front of the goalie when the goal is scored. 4 seconds later he hops over the boards to start another shift. How he was in all those places seemingly at once is beyond me. Also on the same play you see #4 of the chiefs climbing over the boards for the second shift, but he started the game!

#8, Nick Brophy of the presidents takes the face-off against Newman's character to start the game. 15 seconds later he's seen sitting on the bench (#8 shot from the back.)

Newman picks up the Hansen brothers and brings them to the Motel. He tells them the team is on the road tomorrow and says the bus leaves the arena at 8am. A few minutes later the team is boarding the bus but it's pitch black outside.

When Michael Ontkean's character, Ned Braden, gets up from his bus seat to talk to the Hansen brothers, a deck of playing cards on the table are lying flat in one shot, standing upright in the next and flat again in the next.

In a fight scene with Newman vs the long island ducks goalie, The chiefs goalie appears to help out Newman. Then a shot change to the Hansen bros. on the bench. The next shot shows the chiefs' goalie fighting in the background nowhere near Newman. One shot later the chiefs goalie is back closer to Newman.

Newman opens a soda bottle in the locker room after the game vs the ducks is over. He has a trace amount of blood on his jersey while talking to his players. When he turns to talk to Michael Ontkean (Braden) there's a much more pronounced blood stain or two on his jersey.

In a fight scene Newman is shown tangling with a blades player. Newman is wearing a ring on his finger (clearly against the rules). In between periods while addressing his team he's not wearing it.

A shot of the chiefs' bench shows Newman on the left and Ontkean on the right. Ontkean says "I can't believe my frigging eyes." Neither can I. The next 2 rapid camera cuts show Ontkean on Newman's left, then on Newman's right again.

One of the Hansen bros. trips a player at the blue line, within About 2 seconds the player slams headfirst into the end boards. Since the distance from the blue line to the red goal line is 60 feet this is a speed the Concorde would be impressed by.

When one of the Hansens skates by the blades bench he slaps his stick across each players head. Why are some Blades' players wearing white helmets while others are wearing green helmets?

Updated 29/5/98 by JWES