Reality sets in when the team suffers an embarrassing 12-1 defeat at the hands of Team Iceland, coached by ex-NHL player Wolf "The Dentist" Stansson, who is known for his tough reputation. Backup goaltender Julie asks Bombay for a chance to play, but he tells her to wait, as current goalie Greg Goldberg is on a hot streak. During this time, Fulton Reed and Dean Portman gain recognition for their enforcer skills, becoming known as the "Bash Brothers". Fortunately, easy victories come over Trinidad and Tobago, and Italy in the double-elimination tournament. The lure of celebrity becomes a distraction to Bombay, who begins to neglect the team in exchange for a luxurious lifestyle. Team USA consists of many of the old Ducks, in addition to five new players with special talents. Bombay is then offered a chance to coach a team representing the United States in the Junior Goodwill Games. However, after a career-ending knee injury, he returns to Minneapolis. Gordon Bombay becomes a star in the minor leagues and is expected to make it to the NHL soon. Although he seems daunted at the prospect of going up against younger players, he receives the same words of encouragement and advice from the Ducks he had given them, promising he will return next season to defend their title. Charlie manages to score a goal using a technique Gordon taught him.Īfter the championship, Bombay boards a bus headed to a minor-league tryout. Bombay encourages Charlie to take the shot, reassuring him that even if he fails it will be alright. Despite the Hawks' heavy attacks taking Banks out of the game, the Ducks manage to score a tie and earn a penalty shot in the final seconds of the game. The Ducks manage to make it to the championship against the Hawks. Left with either the choice of letting his team down or get fired from his job, Bombay takes the latter.īombay catching the bus for the amateur league tryout.īombay manages to win back the Ducks' trust and Adam Banks proves to be a valuable asset. Ducksworth makes a deal with Reilly about the Hawks keeping Banks, however Bombay refuses since it would be against fair-play, which Ducksworth berated him about when he started his community service. After hearing an out-of-context quote about them, the Ducks lose faith in Bombay and revert to their old habits. The potential of Ducks player Charlie Conway catches Bombay's eye and he takes him under his wing.īombay learns that star player for the Hawks, Adam Banks, actually resides in the Ducks' district boundaries and threatens Reilly into transferring Banks to the Ducks. Now playing as the " Ducks", they fight to a tie in the next game and recruit three new players: figure-skating siblings Tommy and Tammy Duncan and slap shot specialist and enforcer Fulton Reed. The result is a complete makeover for the team, both in look (as they can now buy professional equipment) and in skill (as Bombay has more time to teach the kids hockey fundamentals). Bombay approaches his boss, Gerald Ducksworth to sponsor the team, which Ducksworth reluctantly agrees. Hans encourages him to rekindle his childhood passion. While visiting him, Bombay recalls that he quit playing hockey after losing his father four months before the championship game. Meanwhile, Bombay discovers his old mentor and family friend Hans, who owns a nearby sporting goods store, was in attendance. District 5 gets pummeled and after Bombay berates the team for not listening to him, the players challenge his authority. Reilly is still head coach and remains bitter about Gordon's shortcoming in that fateful game. The team's first game with Bombay at the helm is against Bombay's old team: the Hawks, the team from the snooty suburb of Edina. When Bombay meets the team, he realizes the kids have no practice facility, equipment or ability to go with it. After being arrested for drunk driving, Bombay is sentenced to 500 hours of community service by coaching the local District 5 peewee hockey team. Years later, Gordon is a prominent Minneapolis defense attorney, whose brash courtroom antics, though successful, have earned him no respect among his peers. While smaller in stature compared to most players, he is a very proficient and fast skater, which helps make-up for the size difference between him and opposing defenders. Gordon is shown to be a superior puck handler and scorer. Both his father's death and the loss would continue to haunt Bombay into his adult years affecting his attitude towards winning. Sadly, Gordon's father passed away sometime shortly before the game. During the 1973 state championship game, he blew a penalty shot costing the title for the team and ending their undefeated winning streak. For six years, Gordon played for the Hawks pee-wee hockey team led by Coach Jack Reilly. Bombay grew up in Minneapolis and was a very talented hockey player during his childhood.
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