Liev Schreiber in Goon.
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The national sport on film: selected cinematic tributes
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Reg Dunlop in Slap Shot (1977)
Paul Newman channels John Brophy, a legendary minor-league hard-ass.
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Jack Adams in Net Worth (1995)
Al Waxman captures the old-time NHL’s cruelty to and abuses of its greatest players.
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Billy Duke in Face-off (1971)
There by the grace of God and a sublime Art Hindle goes a player almost indistinguishable from former Maple Leaf Jim McKenny back in the day.
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Xavier Laflamme in Goon (2011)
Marc-André Grondin’s hard-living, friends-in-low-places busted prospect bears an almost uncanny physical resemblance to José Théodore.
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Jean Beliveau in The Rocket (2005)
Vincent Lecavalier wears No. 4 for his hometown team. Only in the movies.
