Captain Johnny Upton 12 Cap - Slap Shot Movie Hanson Brothers

High-Quality Woven Patch, Wool Bland Fabric.Snap BackOfficial merchandise Captain Johnny was born in rural Quebec 27 miles north outside of Montreal. He put on his first pair of cheese-cutters (double-bladed, tie-on to your boots, skates) at age four and put a hockey stick in his hands that his father cut in half and began playing hockey. He played on ponds, outdoor rinks, and in the streets (road hockey (w/o skates) was very popular after school) until the age of nine, he graduated to hand me down single bladed skates somewhere in there about age six. He played his first organized game at age eight, as a goaltender for the Cub Scout team. His best friend, Kippy, cut his upper and lower lip with a wrist shot during warm ups and that was his last game as a goalie (even though it was in his blood, as his grandfather Riley Hern was the goaltender for the Montreal Wanderers in 1908-1912 and they won the Stanley Cup three times and William Milton "Riley" Hern was inducted into the Hockey Ha