Had no idea the character was based on a real guy!
"A new Canadian short film is ready to tell the story of Bill (Goldie) Goldthorpe, a feared rink ruffian who boasts one of the most quietly notorious rookie season in professional hockey history.
We know what you’re thinking: “Who Whatthorpe?”
Perhaps you’re more familiar with the onscreen character he inspired — Ogie Ogilthorpe of Slap Shot’s Charlestown Chiefs, — who you can see lacing up his skates in the clink in the trailer for Ogilthorpe."
http://metronews.ca/scene/254086/ogilthorpe/