Name: Jack Carlson

Claim to Fame, Minnesota: born up on the Range, Carlson played hoc-key for both the Minnesota Fighting Saints of the old World Hockey Association and the Minnesota North Stars.  Racked up 1,111 penalty minutes in 508 career games.  Is that a lot?  Here’s a glimpse of Jack in action. That looks like it hurts.

Claim to Fame, Everywhere Else: his brothers Steve and Jeff were two of the Hanson Brothers in the immortal Slap Shot.  He would have been the third Hanson had he not been called up by Edmonton.  That role instead went to Taylor Hanson*.

Where He Is Now: the most recent items I could dig up had him doing some work with former teammate Bill Butters at Hockey Ministries International.

Glorious Randomness: Here’s another glimpse of Jack in action, this time for the New England Whalers.  I believe the Whalers subsequently moved to a puck hotbed like Santa Fe or Barstow.

*No, it did not.  But you will be humming that song the rest of the day.  You’re welcome.

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