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The Mighty Ducks alludes to a trilogy of movies released in the 1990s written by Steven Brill, who also created the characters.

The movies revolve around a Twin Cities hockey team composed of young players that stick together throughout various challenges. Despite its predictable plot and negative reviews by movie critics, the trilogy's success paved the way for the creation of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL team, as well as an unrelated The Mighty Ducks animated series.

Basil McRae, Mike Modano, Wayne Gretzky, Luc Robitaille, Chris Chelios and Paul Kariya have made cameo appearances in the three movies.

Plot Synopses

Mighty Ducks, The (1992 )
Director	Stephen Herek
Screenplay	Steven Brill (written by)
Producer	Jon Avnet, Jordan Kerner
Release Date	October 2, 1992
MPAA rating	PG
Color/B&W	Color
Aspect ratio	1.85 : 1
Runtime	100 minutes,
Alternate Titles	Losers (US), Mighty Ducks Are The Champions (UK)
D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994 )
Director	Sam Weisman
Screenplay	Steven Brill (characters) (written by)
Producer	Jon Avnet, Jordan Kerner
Release Date	March 25, 1994
MPAA rating	PG
Color/B&W	Color
Aspect ratio	1.85 : 1
Runtime	106 minutes
Alternate Titles	The Mighty Ducks 2
D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996 )
Director	Robert Leiberman
Screenplay	Steven Brill (characters) (screenplay), Kenneth Johnson (story), Jim Burnstein (screenplay, and) (story, and)
Producer	Jon Avnet, Jordan Kerner
Release Date	October 4, 1996
MPAA rating	PG
Color/B&W	Color
Runtime	104 minutes

The Mighty Ducks

After being charged with drunk driving, a lawyer named Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez) is sentenced to community service, coaching hockey, a sport he claimed to hate. There, he meets the District 5 peewee hockey team, a team of perennial losers who finish at the bottom of the league standings year after year, and are shut out at every game by at least five goals. The players learn that Bombay was once a player for the Hawks, an elite team in the same league, but left hockey because of the embarrassment that followed after he failed a shot in the shootout that cost the Hawks a peewee championship. With the help of Coach Bombay, and a desperately needed infusion of cash and equipment, the players learn the fundamentals of the game. Soon enough, the District 5 team (now christened the Ducks, after Bombay's employer, Mr. Ducksworth) start winning games and manage to make the playoffs, eventually reaching the finals. Bombay faces the Hawks, the team he grew up playing for, still led by Jack Reilly (Lane Smith), the same coach Bombay played for. Fittingly, the Ducks win the title game on a penalty shot by Bombay's own protege, Charlie Conway (Joshua Jackson).

D2: The Mighty Ducks

Inspired by his own players, Bombay decides to try out in the minor leagues. After a career-ending injury to the knee, he is offered a chance to coach a team representing the United States in the Junior Goodwill Games. For this, he reunites his Ducks and introduces them to five new players from across the country to form Team USA. However, the lure of celebrity becomes a distraction to both Bombay and the players, and reality kicks in when they lose against Team Iceland in an embarrassing defeat. Frustrated, Bombay drives his players even harder, yet Team USA continues to suffer, until they come across a street hockey team who teaches them how to play like "the real Team USA." (Here, a new player emerges, Russ Tyler (Kenan Thompson), who earlier mocked Team USA during its matches.) Bombay realizes that the most important thing is to have fun. After a change in attitude, the Ducks redeem themselves by working up the playoffs ladder to once again meet Team Iceland in the finals. The game is decided by a shootout, which the Ducks win. Julie "The Cat" Gaffney makes an amazing glove save on Iceland star Gunner Stahl's slapshot on the final shot of the shootout. Stahl was known for going glove side, which was Gaffney's strength, and the reason Bombay replaced starting goalie Greg Goldberg with Gaffney for this one shot. After the shot nobody knew where the puck went until Gaffney flipped the puck up in her glove to show she had made the save. Team USA/The Mighty Ducks immediately stormed the ice to celebrate.

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