Editing Slap Shot (section)

==Legacy==

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In the years since its initial release, ''Slap Shot'' has come to be regarded as a [[Cult film|cult classic]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/30/sports/on-pro-hockey-triumph-to-tragedy-in-a-year-for-penguins.html |title=ON PRO HOCKEY; Triumph to Tragedy In a Year for Penguins |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |last=Lapointe |first=Joe |date=1992-01-30 |access-date=2018-02-23 |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427221554/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/30/sports/on-pro-hockey-triumph-to-tragedy-in-a-year-for-penguins.html |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/18726202/nhl-slap-shot-miracle-best-hockey-movies-all |title='Slap Shot' is in a class of its own, but 'Miracle' is decent too |work=[[ESPN]] |last=McDonald |first=Joe |date=2017-02-20 |access-date=2018-02-23 |archive-date=February 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224052805/http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/18726202/nhl-slap-shot-miracle-best-hockey-movies-all |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/slap-shot-stage-play-set-for-toronto-debut-1.1414898 |title=Slap Shot stage play set for Toronto debut | work=[[CBC News]] |date=2013-05-14 |access-date=2018-02-23 |archive-date=April 27, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427221558/https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/slap-shot-stage-play-set-for-toronto-debut-1.1414898 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Critical reevaluation of the film continues to be positive. In 1998, ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'' named ''Slap Shot'' the "Best Guy Movie of All Time" above acknowledged classics such as ''[[The Godfather]]'', ''[[Raging Bull]]'',<ref>The Best Guy Movies of All Time. ''Maxim''.  March 1998.</ref> and Newman's own ''[[Cool Hand Luke]]''. ''Entertainment Weekly'' ranked the film #30 on its list of "The Top 50 Cult Films".<ref name= "EWCult">{{cite magazine |title=The Top 50 Cult Films |url=https://www.imdb.com/list/ls056834981/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=May 23, 2003 |via=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> In the November 2007 issue of ''[[GQ]]'', Dan Jenkins proclaimed ''Slap Shot'' "the best sports film of the past 50 years."{{sfn|Jackson|2010|p=245}}

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 85%, based on 39 reviews, with an average rating of 7.10/10 and the critical consensus stating "Raunchy, violent, and very funny, ''Slap Shot'' is ultimately set apart by a wonderful comic performance by Paul Newman."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/slap_shot |title=Slap Shot (1977) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=September 20, 2023 |archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427221604/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/slap_shot|url-status=live}}</ref>

The film is standard viewing for young [[ice hockey]] players on road trips, including [[Christian Hanson (ice hockey)|Christian Hanson]], son of [[David Hanson (ice hockey)|David Hanson]], who saw the film for the first time when he was 11 years old during a hockey road trip with his team.<ref name="cleveland_2014">{{cite news |last1=Warsinskey |first1=Tim |title='Slap Shot' movie descendant Christian Hanson loses role with Lake Erie Monsters |url=https://www.cleveland.com/monsters/2014/10/slap_shot_movie_descendant_chr.html |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=cleveland.com |publisher=Advance Local Media |date=2 October 2014}}</ref> After the [[Humboldt Broncos bus crash]] in 2018, a broken ''Slap Shot'' DVD was found at the crash site.<ref name="exclaim_2018">{{cite news |last1=Slingerland |first1=Calum |title='Slap Shot' Stars the Hanson Brothers Pay Tribute to Humboldt Broncos Bus Crash Victims |url=https://exclaim.ca/film/article/slap_shot_stars_hanson_brothers_pay_tribute_to_humboldt_broncos_bus_crash_victims |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=exclaim.ca |publisher=Exclaim! |date=8 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="cbc_2018">{{cite news |title=What was left behind: Photos of the Humboldt crash scene |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/humboldt-crash-scene-photos-1.4614876 |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=CBC News |publisher=CBC/Radio-Canada |date=11 April 2018}}</ref> [[Steve Carlson]] met with some of the survivors.<ref name="ctvnews_2019">{{cite news |last1=Chidley-Hill |first1=John |title=Bespectacled Hanson brothers still popular decades after 'Slap Shot' |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/bespectacled-hanson-brothers-still-popular-decades-after-slap-shot-1.4305820 |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=CTV News |agency=Canadian Press |date=20 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="global_news_2018">{{cite news |title=Hanson Brothers honour Humboldt Broncos after seeing shattered 'Slapshot' DVD |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4134267/hanson-brothers-humboldt-broncos-slapshot-dvd/ |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=Global News |agency=Canadian Press |date=9 April 2018}}</ref>