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The announcer used in the movie is actually the Pittsburgh Penguins' real announcer Mike Lange. He also uses some of his trademark sayings such as "Scratch my back with a hacksaw" and "Call Arnold Slick in Turtle Crick". The color commentator is also the current Penguins radio play by play man, Paul Steigerwald.
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The goalie equipment and uniform number #35 used by Tolliver is the actual equipment designs of Tom Barrasso, the Penguins goalie at the time
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While shooting inside of the Civic Arena, in some sections there were cardboard cut outs of people because production didn't have enough money to pay any more extras.
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Several members of the Pittsburgh Penguins make appearances in the movie. The most prominent member was Luc Robitaille, who scored the game tying goal. Markus Näslund - virtually an NHL unknown at the time, but later a league superstar with the Vancouver Canucks - also appears. The Chicago Blackhawks were played by the Cleveland Lumberjacks (Pittsburgh's IHL affiliate at the time). Ian Moran (a Lumberjack at the time; now in the NHL) played Chris Chelios.
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The film was shot during the NHL lockout during the 1994 - 1995 hockey season, which was finally resolved later that year.
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Jean-Claude Van Damme was not the first choice for the part of troubled ex-fire fighter Darren McCord.
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Jaromir Jagr wasn't happy that the hockey player wearing his number (68) was on the ice for three of the opposing teams goals, making him a minus 3.
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According to writer Randy Feldman, he wrote the first draft of the screenplay for the movie as a comedy / action movie parody. The only scene that remained in the finished film was the scene where Van Damme fights the penguin mascot.
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