Tag: Johnstown Tomahawks

  • Soo Eagles vs. Johnstown Tomahawks: Small All Around

    The other day, my Avs fan buddy Hersh posted this on twitter: The architectural significance of "Slap Shot" is pretty damn cool. — Mr. Potato Head (@HERSH_65) December 26, 2014 So I asked him what he meant. @Tapeleg every rink they go to has its own identity as great if not greater than their team…

  • Johnstown Tomahawks vs. Keystone Ice Miners: The Past Is The Past

    You may not realize it, but you know the Cambria County War Memorial.  You’ve seen it before, in the film Slap Shot.  The Charlestown Chiefs were based on the Johnstown Jets of the NAHL, and the War Memorial was their home.  The year Slap Shot was released, 1977, the Jets folded and the city of…