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Rangers players are not keen to play the match, which they disparage as a joke. Crew from the TV network arrive. They want to call the team the Mystery Eskimos, to which John and the mayor take offense. John asks Judge Burns to coach as he doesn’t know how to, but the Judge turns
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received mixed reviews. Along with the original consensus "The lack of hockey action and authenticity left critics cold," Rotten Tomatoes ranked the movie with 38%. It had very poor take-ins as well, grossing only $ 8,891,623, against an estimated budget of $ 28 million.
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67:Sean O'Byrne
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1243:MSG Network
1118:Chris Drury
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1109:James Dolan
1033:Draft picks
980:Founded in
915:All the Way
905:Game Change
497:Megyn Price
491:Brent Stait
458:Judith Ivey
440:Colm Meaney
416:Hank Azaria
311:Colm Meaney
291:Hank Azaria
285:. It stars
215:119 minutes
112:Colm Meaney
92:Hank Azaria
72:Produced by
50:Directed by
1457:1999 films
1451:Categories
1202:Affiliates
1122:Head coach
664:2012-05-31
622:References
592:as himself
586:as himself
584:Steve Levy
574:as himself
568:as himself
562:as himself
554:Mike Myers
476:Adam Beach
434:Ron Eldard
373:him down.
307:Ron Eldard
275:ice hockey
244:Box office
199:1999-10-01
162:Production
107:Ron Eldard
60:Written by
1171:Rivalries
1095:Personnel
1001:Franchise
988:Based in
874:The Roses
864:Bombshell
758:Jay Roach
598:Reception
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1336:Slapshot
1279:GAG line
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1028:Captains
699:AllMovie
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281:(NHL)'s
267:directed
228:Language
151:Music by
145:Jon Poll
80:Starring
1436:Commons
1251:WEPN-FM
1071:Records
1061:History
1054:History
1038:Seasons
1023:Players
1018:Coaches
895:Recount
560:Jim Fox
349:(NHL).
327:Alberta
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231:English
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918:(2016)
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867:(2019)
857:(2015)
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837:(2010)
827:(2004)
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777:(1997)
265:film,
260:sports
236:Budget
1247:Radio
1233:Media
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