JOHNSTOWN — “Dunlop, call the meat wagon.”

“I already did.”

That’s an exchange between Syracuse Bulldogs captain Tim “Dr. Hook” McCracken and Charlestown Chiefs player/coach Reggie Dunlop from the overdubbed, network-sanitized version of the legendary hockey comedy “Slap Shot,” released in 1977.

The original, R-rated version of that dialogue is much spicier. If you know, you know. (The cleaned-up “Slap Shot” mercifully disappeared. There was almost no movie left.)

The site where “Slap Shot” got filmed is now the venue for hockey that doesn’t need edited to be family-friendly.

The 1st Summit Arena at Cambria County War Memorial — with due respect to sponsors, it’s just the War Memorial to me — is now home to the Johnstown Tomahawks of the Junior A (20-and-under) North American Hockey League. It’s mostly a feeder for college hockey.

The building has existed since 1950, the team since 2012. The War Memorial was home to minor pro hockey prior to the Tomahawks. The most notable tenant was the Johnstown Jets (1950-77), inspiration for the Charlestown Chiefs in “Slap Shot.”

The Tomahawks sell Chiefs merchandise. There’s a “Slap Shot” room. The War Memorial looks much the same as it does in the movie.

But there’s much more to the Tomahawks — and to the game-night experience.

The Tomahawks’ 3-1 home win over the Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks on Friday night drew a raucous crowd of 2,758.

Lots of Tomahawks gear gets worn. Plenty of pre-game experience at restaurants and bars located within a few blocks. There’s a party pit behind one net that has too much party and not enough pit, but that’s part of the fun.

Ex-Jet Jim Mair was there. (He played 76 NHL games. Racked up 652 penalty minutes over his three seasons in Johnstown. He’s 79 but still tough.)

There’s a real sense of community. It’s easy to tell a lot of those attending are there every week, some of them for years.

Hockey is important in long-term, old-time markets like Johnstown. Part of the fabric. Not taken for granted.

Junior A hockey is straight-line, fast, adrenalized, plenty of testosterone and scuffles. The fans responded in like on Friday, and that’s without a bounty put on anyone’s head.

A few Pittsburgh kids dot the Johnstown roster: Zack Ferris picked up the win in goal. Aaron Bleier plays up front, but isn’t related to Rocky.

The Tomahawks played hard and well, eking out a third-period win in a game with playoff implications. Lots of heart.

The Johnstown experience makes you fall in love with hockey all over again. It’s the best game in the world. (Soccer is a close second. It drops off a cliff after that.)

Another highlight: A huge children’s choir performed the national anthem. I was able to listen to the (bleeping) song.

“I’m waiting for quiet!” “Yeah, you’ll have quiet!”