At the beginning of the hockey game, the hockey players agree to fight, saying, "You wanna go?" "Square up?" "Good luck." This is, almost word for word, taken from a November 2006 fight between George Laraque of the Phoenix Coyotes and Raitis Ivanans of the Los Angeles Kings. Laraque wore a wireless mic during the game, catching his famous overly-polite fight challenge.
Taub mentioned he had a rod hockey table with the Bruins and the Habs when he was a kid. "Habs" is the nickname for the Montreal Canadiens, short for "Les Habitants"
After it is revealed that Hatcher is beginning to grow more feminine like breasts, House refers to him as "Booby Orr". This is clearly a reference to Canadian hockey legend Bobby Orr who played in the NHL for 12 years, 10 of them with the Boston Bruins.
The diner set where Wilson meets his son is the same one used in Bones (2005).
Omar Epps is credited but doesn't appear.