"Slap Shot," which turned 25 on March 25, might seem like the silliest, most outrageous piece of sports fiction that Hollywood has come up with. Turns out, it came pretty close to the real world ...

Dave Lucas played on a Johnstown Jets powerhouse team that won three consecutive Eastern Hockey League championships in the ...

McVie was player-coach with the Eastern Hockey League's Johnstown Jets (of “Slap Shot" fame) before transitioning to head coach with the Dayton Gems of the International Hockey League.

THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods McVie was player-coach with the Eastern Hockey League’s Johnstown Jets (of “Slap Shot” fame) before transitioning to head coach with the Dayton Gems of the ...

His death Jan. 16 at age 92, in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada, ended another link longtime Johnstown hockey fans had to those Jets teams that won league playoff titles in 1960, 1961 and 1962.

McVie was player-coach with the Eastern Hockey League's Johnstown Jets (of “Slap Shot" fame) before transitioning to head coach with the Dayton Gems of the International Hockey League. He started his ...