Slap Shot is a 1977 American sports comedy film starring Paul Newman and Michael Ontkean. It depicts a minor league ice hockey team that resorts to violent play to gain popularity in a declining ...

Working with Newman on “Slap Shot,” D’Amato was understandably starstruck. “I gotta tell you, first line I ever had in a movie — first job, first line — I'm looking at my idol Butch ...