ðə dˈaɪəlɑːɡ ænd hˈɑːki sˈiːnz wɜː pɹədˈuːst təbi æz tɹˈuː tə ɹɪˈælᵻɾi æz pˈɑːsᵻbəl; ðeɪ wɜː ɹᵻvjˈuːd baɪ ɹˈɪtʃɚd hɪmsˈɛlf bᵻfˌoːɹ hiː dˈaɪd ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ baɪ hɪz wˈaɪf, hɪz tʃˈɪldɹən, ænd dˈɪk ˈɜːvɪn, dʒˌeɪˈɑːɹ.ˈɛs ɹˈɪʔn̩ ænd ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd tˈɛstᵻməniz ænd mˈɛmɚɹiz ɐbˌaʊt hɪz fˈɑːðɚ ænd ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚz fɹʌmðɪ ˈiəɹə.
The dialogue and hockey scenes were produced to be as true to reality as possible; they were reviewed by Richard himself before he died and also by his wife, his children, and Dick Irvin, Jr.'s written and recorded testimonies and memories about his father and reporters from the era.