Judd Apatow sees Ian Laperriere, Flyers as comedy gold

Anyone that watched HBO's superlative "Broad Street Bullies" documentary witnessed the grand tradition of the Philadelphia Flyers mingling with fans as some South Jersey dive bar after games. (A tradition that, with advent of cell phone cameras and social media, is probably D.O.A. in 2011.) Director/comedy god Judd Apatow apparently understands that when you put the Flyers in a bar setting it's going to make for good entertainment. So in his "Knocked Up" sequel "This Is Forty," which follows the characters of Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann, he wanted two things: a scene with hockey players in a bar, and a dude with fake teeth they could use as a prop. Enter Ian Laperriere. The Flyers forward and current Masterton Trophy holder was cast in the film and enlisted teammates Scott Hartnell, Matt Carle and James van Riemsdyk for a cameo in the film. From Philly.com's Dan Gross (via Sportsnewser) The guys portray hockey players who hit up a bar after a ...