26.08.1955 (69 лет) (Virginia, Minnesota, USA)
Steven Edward Carlson (born August 26, 1955) is a retired American ice hockey forward and a former minor league hockey coach. Carlson was born in Virginia, Minnesota. He appeared in the movie Slap Shot as one of the three Hanson Brothers, who were based on Carlson and his brothers and teammates, Jeff and Jack Carlson. Carlson played in the World Hockey Association with the New England Whalers, Edmonton Oilers and Minnesota Fighting Saints and in the National Hockey League for the Los Angeles Kings, scoring nine goals for the Kings. While playing for the Edmonton Oilers in the WHA, he was the roommate of Wayne Gretzky during his rookie season. Carlson is one of six players to ever be on a team with Gordie Howe and on a team with Wayne Gretzky. Since retiring from hockey, Carlson runs a power skating school and returned “Back to where we started from” in Johnstown, PA. Carlson, his brother Jeff and Dave Hanson (who played brother Jack, who was unavailable for the 1976 film) also make numerous public appearances, primarily at hockey-related events and charities, as their Hanson Brothers characters. The trio also appeared in two sequels to Slap Shot, Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice, 2002 and Slap Shot 3: The Junior League, 2008.