 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. 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", "", 2002 and "", 2008.