The New Mighty Ducks

by J.R. Green

Meet Minnesota's Newest Champions

FADE IN...



EXT. EDEN HALL ACADEMY -- MORNING

It's a warm and sunny day outside Eden Hall Academy. It's a special occasion, the graduation of the senior class of 1999. People are gathered all around to see the graduates receive their diaplomas, this includes that rag-tag hockey team the Mighty Ducks: Luis, Goldberg, Guy, Connie, Russ, Averman, Ken, Fulton, Julie, Banks, Portman, Dwayne, and Charlie. All of their family and friends are there, including Casey, Charlie's mom, and Jan, Han's brother. All of the graduates, wearing their cap and gowns, have received their diplomas, the Ducks are next. Dean Buckley, the dean of Eden Hall, says a few words before handing the Ducks their diplomas.



DEAN BUCKLEY

Now these next graduates have been a ray of sunshine here at Eden Hall. They've brought us three state championships three years in a row, and I must say they've made us all proud. So, without further ado I proudly award these diplomas to Eden Hall's own Mighty Ducks.



The crowd cheers and applauds as Dean Buckley calls the Ducks up in alphabetical order to receive their diplomas.



DEAN BUCKLEY

Les Averman, Adam Banks, Charlie Conway, Julie Gaffney, Guy Germaine, Greg Goldberg, Luis Mendoza, Connie Moreau, Dean Portman, Fulton Reed, Dwayne Robertson, Russ Tyler, and Ken Wu. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Eden Hall's class of 1999.



The crowd gives the entire class of 1999 a standing ovation. Casey is in her seat crying.



EXT. THE ALLEY -- LATE AFTERNOON

Five hours later, after the graduation, the Ducks meet in the alley behind Fulton's house to discuss the graduation.



DWAYNE

Boy, I sure am glad we finally graduated.



BANKS

Yeah, I thought we would never leave that place.



RUSS

Especially with Dean Buckley at the mic.

(imitating Dean Buckley)

I gladly award these diplomas to Eden Hall's Mighty Ducks.



The Ducks laugh at Russ's imitation of Dean Buckley.



GOLDBERG

Man, I still can't believe it, we've made through four long years!



AVERMAN

(laughing)

Believe it, Goldie. We've finally made it.



Charlie stands up to talk.



CHARLIE

Well, now that the nightmare is over let's look towards the future.



LUIS

What do you mean, Charlie?



CHARLIE

Well, I've got it all figured out. See, I think that we should all play hockey in the juniors and--



The Ducks groin and lower their heads to Charlie's idea.



CHARLIE

What? What's wrong?



GUY

Uh, Charlie, two days ago I got a letter...I got accepted to LSU. So this means I'm gonna be leaving.



CHARLIE

Oh, well that's okay the rest of us can...



JULIE

Charlie, we'll all be leaving too.



CHARLIE

(with a look of shock on his face)

What?



CONNIE

We would have told you sooner. But, we didn't know how.



CHARLIE

You mean all of you got accepted somewhere?



PORTMAN

Well, everyone except Fulton.



CHARLIE

(with a look of relief on his face)

Well, alright then. Me and Fulton can play in the Juniors while you're all at college.



FULTON

Charlie, I can't.



CHARLIE

(raising his voice a little bit)

Why not?



FULTON

I decided to quit hockey, and join the marines.



CHARLIE

What? I don't believe this.

(angrily)

So, you all are just going to get up and leave, right?



KEN

(trying to comfort Charlie)

Charlie...



CHARLIE

Don't touch me, Ken! Everyone's leaving except for me.

(he turns around and looks at them)

You know what; I don't care. I don't need you guys. Go ahead and leave. But as far as I 'm concerned the Ducks are dead!



Charlie walks out of the alley angry at the fact that all of his friends are leaving him...



FADE TO BLACK...

10 MONTHS LATER

FADE IN...



INT. HANS' SPORT SHOP -- LATE MORNING

10 months after the Ducks have left, we find Charlie working at Hans' Sport Shop, now run by Jan. Inside the shop is a painted portrait of Hans hanging on the wall and all of the sticks, skates, pants, and the rest of the hockey equipment are put in their places. It's a regular day, Jan

is up front behind the counter arranging the pictures on the wall while Charlie is in the back shapening skates.



JAN

(trying to yell through the sharpener)

Charlie! Charlie!



CHARLIE

(turning off the shapener)

Yeah?



JAN

Can you come up here and help me?



CHARLIE

Sure thing, Jan.



When Charlie comes to the front, Jan hopelessly tries to strike up a conversion.



JAN

So, Charlie, how have things been going nowadays?



CHARLIE

(sarcastically)

Well, besides the fact that I'm still working here, I still live with my mother, I have money, and I've got no plans for my future, I say everything's fine.



JAN

Oh, Charlie cheer up. Things can't be that bad. What ever happened to that girl you were with, Linda?



CHARLIE

Linda and I broke up last year.

(sitting down)

I don't know, Jan, it's just that things haven't been the same since the guys left.



JAN

Well, friends come and go you can't expect them to stay forever. Sometimes you have to let them go their own way.



CHARLIE

But, we were a team. I was the captain, Jan, how could they just leave me like this?



JAN

It was their decision to leave, Charlie. You must face the fact there's more to life that just hockey. You have to move on with your life. You're not a boy anymore, Charlie; you're a man now. And the Ducks are not always going to be around. We all have to go our own way, sometimes. Now, it is your turn.



CHARLIE

(sighing)

I guess you're right. But, I don't what I'm gonna do now? I've got no plans...I mean, I'm practically

stuck here.



JAN

That you will have to figure out on your own.



At that point, Jake, the store's delivery man, comes in to deliver the new issues of "The Hockey News."



JAKE

Hey, Jan!



JAN

How's it going, Jake?



JAKE

I'm doing alright.

(shaking Charlie's hand)

How're you doing, Charlie?



CHARLIE

I'm alright.



JAKE

That's good. Oh, the new issues of "The Hockey News" are here. Just sign right here.



Jan signs the forms for the issues.



JAKE

Alright. Hey, thanks Jan.



JAN

Sure thing, Jake.



Jake leaves he store.



JAN

Charlie, can you stack these up for me?



CHARLIE

Alright.



Jan goes in the back while Charlie is stacking the issues on the shelf. Charlie takes one issue and looks through it. While looking through Charlie sees an article. . .what's this? . . . a national junior hockey double elimination tournament held in New York City. He also sees a line in the article that says 10 teams from different parts of the U.S. have been chosen, including Minnesota, but a coach has not been picked for the Minnesota team. After reading this article Charlie calls in Jan.



CHARLIE

Hey Jan, can you come in here for a minute?



Jan comes in.



CHARLIE

What do you know about this National Junior Hockey Tournament?



JAN

(looking at the article)

Oh yes, this is the tournament Jake was telling me about. 10 of the best teams in the United States are chosen. It's being held in New York.



CHARLIE

But, this says that a coach hasn't been picked for the Minnesota team.



JAN

Yes, I see it.



CHARLIE

(with a look on his face as if he has an idea)

Jan, this might be it, this is what I've looking for.



JAN

What are you talking about, Charlie?



CHARLIE

Maybe I can coach this team.



JAN

(with a look of doubt on his face)

I don't know, Charlie.



CHARLIE

Oh, come on, Jan! I'll be perfect for the job.



JAN

Are you sure you want to do this? They're looking for professionals, and you've never coached before.



CHARLIE

Jan...all those times I've watched Bombay coach us. Remember, I was the assistant coach when we went against Iceland in the Junior Goodwill Games. I remember telling Coach Bombay how I'd make a better coach than a player. Now, this might be my chance to prove it.



JAN

Well, it says right here that the Minnesota Hockey Committee is having coach tryouts tomorrow afternoon at the Parade Ice Garden.



CHARLIE

Good, I'll be there.



INT. PARADE ICE GARDEN -- DAY

The next day, Charlie arrives at Ice Garden in a black suit looking to impress the committee. When he gets there he signs his name on the list, and waits for his name. An hour goes by until he's finally called.



MAN

Charlie Conway?



CHARLIE

Yes?



MAN

This way, please.



INT. THE ICE GARDEN'S OFFICE

Charlie is brought into an office next to the rink. Once inside he meets three men in suits. Mike Armstrong, the head of the Minnesota Hockey Committee, Martin Ferguson, Armstrong's assistant, and Stan Jacobson, the newly elected vice president of the Minnesota Hockey Committee. When Charlie steps into the room the three men at him like something that came in off of the street.



ARMSTRONG

Mr. Conway, my name is Mike Armstrong. And this is Martin Ferguson, and Stan Jacobson. We're part of the Minnesota Hockey Committee.



CHARLIE

(Shaking their hands)

How you doing?



ARMSTRONG

Please, have a seat.



Charlie sits down in the chair.



ARMSTRONG

Now, Mr. Conway we're familiar with your involvement in hockey with the Mighty Ducks, Junior Goodwill Games, and everything, but tell us what can you bring to this team?



CHARLIE

(with hesitation)

Well, uh, I can bring leadership, confidence, and fun to this team.



FERGUSON

Well, we're looking for a little bit more in a coach, Mr. Conway. Unless you can tell us more then what you've just said then we can't accept you.



CHARLIE

(thinking of something to say)

Well, uh, I can...



ARMSTRONG

Mr. Conway, I'm sorry but we don't think you'll be right for this job.







CHARLIE

(standing up)

Alright, listen. Now I know that I don't have any major coaching experience, but I did observe my former coach's techniques on the ice and picked up a lot of pointers. Hockey is my life and if you give me the chance to prove to myself that I can do it, this team will accomplish more than any of you can every imagine. I promise you Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Jacobson you won't regret it.



Silence fills the room. At that point Charlie leaves the office.



INT. PARADE ICE GARDEN -- HALLWAY

He's about to leave the Ice Garden when Jacobson stops him in the hallway.



JACOBSON

Mr. Conway, wait. Where are you going?



CHARLIE

I figured since I'm not gonna get the job I might as well leave.



JACOBSON

Mr. Conway...



CHARLIE

Call me Charlie.



JACOBSON

Charlie...we liked how you handled yourself in there. You determination and love for the game is exactly what we're looking for in a coach.



CHARLIE

What?



JACOBSON

We think you'll be perfect coach for this team.



CHARLIE

Does this mean I've got the job?



JACOBSON

Only if you say yes.



With a smile rising to his face Charlie looks at Jacobson and gives him an answer.



CHARLIE

Yeah!



JACOBSON

Well, alright! Okay, meet me back here tomorrow at 10:00 to meet your team.



CHARLIE

My team?



JACOBSON

That's right!



CHARLIE

Thanks, Mr. Jacobson.



JACOBSON

Please. Call me Stan.



CHARLIE

Stan...and like I said before you won't regret it, see you tomorrow.



After leaving the Ice Garden, Charlie jumps up excitedly shouting "Yes!"



INT. CHARLIE'S HOUSE -- NIGHT

Later that day, at 10:00 pm, Charlie comes home to tell Casey the good news. Casey is in her room reading a book when Charlie comes through the door.



CHARLIE

(yelling)

Mom! Mom! Mom!



CASEY

Charlie. Charlie what is it.



CHARLIE

Mom, I got good news. I got the job!



CASEY

What?



CHARLIE

I got the coaching job; I'm going to be coaching the Minnesota team in the National Junior Hockey Tournament in New York.



Casey screams excitedly at the news that Charlie is going to be coaching the Minnesota team.



CASEY

(hugging Charlie)

Oh, I'm so proud of you!



CHARLIE

They said that I meet the team tomorrow morning. I can't wait to tell Jan.



CASEY

Looks like it'll be fun,

(a look of doubt comes to her face)

But are you sure you know what you're doing? I mean, I don't know anything about coaching, but I don't think it'll be an easy job.



CHARLIE

I know, Mom Jan told me the same thing, but with everything I've learned from Coach Bombay this should be a piece of cake.



CASEY

Are you sure?



CHARLIE

Mom, trust me on this one. I can handle it.



CASEY

I hope you're right. Well, I'm going to bed, good night.



CHARLIE

Good night, Mom.

(to himself)

Man, Coach Conway!



Charlie stays up, still excited about the fact that he is now a coach.



EXT. PARADE ICE GARDEN -- DAY

It's 9:58 am and Charlie arrives at the Ice Garden. He sees Jacobson outside.



JACOBSON

Hey Charlie, over here!



Charlie walks over to Jacobson.



JACOBSON

You're early



CHARLIE

Well, you know. I just couldn't wait to see my team.



JACOBSON

Well, they're right inside.



INT. PARADE ICE GARDEN -- THE RINK

The ice was just smoothed out and fog covers half of the rink. On one side of the ice, Charlie sees a hockey team of young players in red uniforms...the Cardinals. Watching the team practicing, Charlie thinks that this is his team.



CHARLIE

(Talking to Jacobson)

So, my team is the Cardinals, huh? Well this shouldn't be too bad. I've played this team in the pee-wee league.



JACOBSON

Uh Charlie? They're not the team.



CHARLIE

They're not?



JACOBSON

No. The Cardinals are here for the scrimmage I put together.

(pointing to the other side of the rink)

Your team is over there.



The fog clears on the other side of the rink.

And there they are! A group of what seems to be a "team" of mean-looking, unpleasant kids. 10 boys and 1 girl, wearing purple uniforms with a yellow trim and a bird standing on top of a yellow M. The kids are between the ages of 13 and 16, and come from different parts of Minnesota.



CHARLIE

(with a look of shock on his face)

Oh, my god.



JACOBSON

Well, there they are.

(talking the players)

Guys, over here.



The team skates over to where Charlie and Jacobson are.



JACOBSON

Well guys, this is your new coach Charlie Conway. Charlie this is your team...

the Minnesota Vultures.



CHARLIE

Vultures?

(taking a deep breath)

Well, like Mr. Jacobson said I'm your coach. This is my first time coaching so I think if we work together this might be quite a learning experience, right?



The team remains silent until #25 Kevin Wright speaks up. Kevin, an eager, loudmouth kid, is the one of the team's defensemen. His big mouth is more recognizable than his hockey skills.



KEVIN

Wait a minute.

(circling Charlie)

Are you the same Charlie Conway from that Duck team everybody's been talkin' about?



CHARLIE

Well, yes.



KEVIN

Hey guys, we got a duck coaching us?



Kevin starts quacking like a duck and the team laughs and giggles. At that point, Jacobson steps in.



JACOBSON

Alright, alright. Why don't you go out there and show Coach Conway what you can do.



The team goes to prepare for the scrimmage.



JACOBSON

(talking to Charlie)

So, what do you think?



CHARLIE

I think I crazy to take this job.



JACOBSON

Oh come on, Charlie.



CHARLIE

They look like the hockey team from hell. How did you find these kids?



JACOBSON

Tryouts.



CHARLIE

That figures. Stan, I don't know if I can coach them.



JACOBSON

Listen, I know they seem like a handful, but once you get to know them they're not all that bad.



CHARLIE

(sigh)

I hope you're right.



JACOBSON

Come on, let's check them out.



Both teams move to center ice. The Cardinals center is up against the Vultures center, #8 David Wallace. Wallace is not only the team's center; he's also the best stickhandler in the league.



CARDINALS' CENTER

I should have been on this team, but you took my spot.



WALLACE

Just shut up and play, alright?



Wallace gets the puck back to the Vultures side. While the scrimmage is going on, Charlie and Jacobson are in the stands behind the players bench watching the scrimmage.



CHARLIE

So, tell me about my players.



JACOBSON

(pointing to Wallace)

That's David Wallace. He's the best stickhandler I've ever seen.



Wallace has the puck. He fakes out the Cardinals' right wing and passes it to #10 Miguel Medina. Miguel, a boy of Latino descent, is the speedster and the team's youngest player. He can skate up and down the ice in 22.5 seconds. Miguel is also a soccer player.



CHARLIE

(pointing to Miguel)

Who's that?



JACOBSON

That's Miguel Medina.

He the team's fastest player.



CHARLIE

Oh, really?



Miguel, with the puck, speeds through the Cardinals defense, past the center. He's about to shoot but he loses the puck.



MIGUEL

Aaah, man.



JACOBSON

He has a little problem with stickhandling though, but you can probably help him with that.



The Cardinals left wing takes the puck and heads to the Vultures goal. In front if the net is

#19 Ian Crawford. Crawford is the Vultures wisecracking goalie. He has fast reflexes, but has a problem with keeping his eye on the puck. Crawford is in the crease worrying if he will stop the puck or not.



CHARLIE

How about the goalie?



JACOBSON

That's Ian Crawford. He's pretty fast himself, though his eye contact is a bit off.



CRAWFORD

Oh no, not now.

(to himself)

Okay Ian, you can do it just keep your eye on the puck. Keep your eye on the puck.



The Cardinals player shoots with a wrist shot. Crawford closes his eyes and catches the puck in his glove.



CRAWFORD

(With a sigh of relief)

That was a close one.



Crawford passes the puck to Wallace. Meanwhile in the bench, Kevin is running his mouth off at the Cardinals.



KEVIN

(shouting)

Hey, 22 you suck. My mama can skate better than that. Hey, #5 you shoot like a girl, man.



JACOBSON

You've already met Kevin. You might want to keep an eye on that one.



Wallace goes to the bench and out comes #50 Alex Paige. Alex is the team's right wing. He's a very determined player who also happens to be an extreme skater.



CHARLIE

What about him?



JACOBSON

That's Alex.

He's, what you call, an extreme skater.



CHARLIE

Oh really?



JACOBSON

Yeah. He's really from Seattle; he almost made it to the X-Games, but because of a knee injury it never happened. So, he tried hockey and he's been playing ever since.



Alex poke checks the puck from #22 of the Cardinals. Alex goes for the breakaway and before he gets to the goal he jumps in the air, spins, and lands on his feet. At that point he shoots the puck pass the Cardinals goalie. The team cheers.



JACOBSON

See, what did I tell you?



The scrimmage continues. Miguel and Alex head off the ice and in comes #77 Bret Johnson and #91 Shawn Myers. Bret and Shawn are stepbrothers who spend most of their time arguing then playing. They have hated each other since kindergarten. Bret's father and Shawn's mother met at a parent-teacher conference and have been married ever since.

Bret and Shawn constantly argue.



BRET

Okay, I'm going after the puck and...



SHAWN

Wait a minute, how come you're going after the puck?



BRET

Does it matter?



SHAWN

Yeah, it matters. I want to go for the puck.



JACOBSON

That's Bret and Shawn. They're stepbrothers.



CHARLIE

Oh, maybe that explains the arguing.



While Bret and Shawn continue to argue, #98 Oliver Walker takes the puck.



OLIVER

Thank you!



Oliver is the left wing, and a figure staker. He idolizes Ken Wu. He skates down the ice, with the puck, and splits through the Cardinals defense faking the goalie out of the crease and scoring a goal.



CHARLIE

Whoa! Who was that?



JACOBSON

Oliver Walker.



CHARLIE

Not bad, not bad.



As the scrimmage continues on, the Cardinals make their line changes and take control of the puck. The Cardinals center goes for a slap shot but Crawford's blocker blocks the shot. The puck is now controlled by #31 Becky Andersen. This brave and intelligent blonde is the team's only girl, and a tomboy at that. She doesn't like to be left out just because she's a girl, and she has a nasty attitude that comes out when she gets mad.



CHARLIE

Who's the girl?



JACOBSON

That's Becky. She's the other left winger.



Becky is moving with the puck when she is knocked down by the Cardinals defenseman



CARDINALS DEFENSEMAN

Get off the ice; this is a man's game.



A yell is heard from the bench.

At that point, #21 Kenny Bash jumps on the ice. Kenny, a black kid who's a little too tall for his age with an extreme love for rap music, is the team's wild enforcer. His size is intimidating like his idol, Dean Portman. When he steps on the ice, a look of fear comes to faces of the Cardinal players.



CHARLIE

Who in the world is that?



JACOBSON

Kenny Bash.



CHARLIE

Kenny Bash?

You actually have someone on the team named Bash?



KENNY

Alright man, you mess with her, you mess with me.



Kenny charges at the defenseman knocking him down on ice, and he helps Becky up.



BECKY

Thanks, Kenny



KENNY

Go get 'em, girl.



Becky gets the puck and heads down the ice. Kenny checks every player that gets in her way. When the Cardinals goalie sees Kenny he jumps out of the crease giving Becky the goal. The Vultures cheer when Becky gets the goal.

Charlie looks and sees a boy, wearing #3, on the bench that hasn't played yet. This boy is

Tommy Wilkins. Wilkins, a small, thin kid is the Vultures' right wing. He doesn't really care about the team; the only reason he joined was because he had nothing better to do. He's usually found on the bench watching everyone else play.



CHARLIE

Who's that over there?



JACOBSON

That's Tommy Wilkins. He doesn't talk much, nor does he play.



CHARLIE

What do you mean?



JACOBSON

Wilkins only comes in when someone gets injuried, which is hardly never.



CHARLIE

Oh.



JACOBSON

Well, that's your team.



CHARLIE

You know Stan, you might be right. Maybe I can coach this team.



Jacobson blows a whistle to stop the scrimmage. Both him and Charlie walk over to the Vultures.



JACOBSON

(clapping his hands)

Alright, alright. Great scrimmage, you guys.



CARDINALS PLAYER

Mr. Jacobson, can we go now?



JACOBSON

Okay, you can get dressed now.



The Cardinals go back to the locker room tried and hurt.



BECKY

So, what did you think? Coach Conway.



CHARLIE

I think you guys are great!

We just might win the championship...wait a minute...



Charlie counts the players on the team and realizes that the roster isn't full.



CHARLIE

There's only 11 of you.



JACOBSON

So?



CHARLIE

(talking to Jacobson)

So? That means the roster's not full.

It says right here on the requirements sheet that the team roster must include

12 or 13 players.



Jacobson reads the team requirements paper.



JACOBSON

This means we can't go until we have 12 or 13 players



CHARLIE

(worrying)

But, the tournament's in three weeks. Where are we going to find some players in such a short notice?



Everyone is trying to think of what to do when an idea comes to Alex.



ALEX

What about Jason?



The team agrees with Alex's idea, but a look of confusion comes to faces of Charlie and Jacobson.



CHARLIE & JACOBSON

Who?



ALEX

Jason, Kenny's brother.



JACOBSON

Kenny, you have a brother?



KENNY

Yeah, but he's a wrestler he won't do it.

But on the other hand, he has been wantin' to play hockey for a long time now.



CHARLIE

Hmmm...You say he's a wrestler?



CRAWFORD

Yeah! And he's got this amazing slap shot.

He shot the puck at me once and almost knocked me out.



CHARLIE

(laughs)

You know, that kind of reminds me of Fulton.



JACOBSON

(to Charlie)

This might be a good idea.



CHARLIE

Well, alright!

Why don't we find Jason and see if he wants to be on the team.



CRAWFORD

Alright!



MIGUEL

Yes!



CHARLIE

(to Kenny)

Kenny, where is Jason right now?



CUT TO:



EXT. THE ALLEY -- AFTERNOON

With a boom box blasting "Ruff Ryders Anthem (Remix)" by DMX, Jason Bash, wearing a brown jacket and a hooded sweatshirt, is shooting pucks at a crate placed near a garbage can. Jason is Kenny's younger brother. He's a wrestler who's a big hockey buff and, like his brother, has a love for rap music. He really wants to play hockey, but because of money problems, and the fact that he was too young, their mother only let Kenny play. He idolizes Fulton Reed because of his strength, and force on the ice. Unlike Kenny though, Jason is calmer and more relaxed. Jason is still shooting when Charlie, Jacobson, and the Vultures show up.



CHARLIE

Is that him?



KENNY

Yep.

(yelling)

Jason! Jason! Jason!



Jason turns off the boom box and turns around.



JASON

What?



KENNY

Come here.



JASON

Dude, can't you see I'm busy?



KENNY

Man, get over here!



Jason walks toward them.



JASON

What is it?



KENNY

Jason Bash, meet our coach Charlie Conway.



Jason is shocked to see one of the Ducks right in front of him.



JASON

Hold up, Charlie Conway? The Charlie Conway? From the Ducks?



CHARLIE

That's right!



JASON

(excitedly shaking Charlie's hand)

Oh, man. It's cool to meet you, man.



CHARLIE

Thanks.



JASON

I can't believe I'm talking to Charlie Conway. Man, you and the Ducks are like legends in the league, whatever happened to those guys?



CHARLIE

Well, uh, they've all gone to college and the marines.



JASON

Oh. So, you're coaching these losers, huh?



KEVIN

Hey!



JASON

No offense there, Kevin.



CHARLIE

Yep. I'm coaching them for the National Junior Hockey Tournament in New York.



JASON

Oh, cool. So, what are you doing over here?



CHARLIE

Well, the team is short of a couple of players and we were wondering if you wanted to be on the team?



JASON

Excuse me?



CHARLIE

We want you to play hockey with us.



JASON

What a minute, you're saying that you want me to play hockey for the Minnesota team?



CHARLIE

That's right.



JASON

Uh, I don't know. Will I need to pay for anything? What about equipment? As a matter of fact, I'm not even that good of a player.



CHARLIE

Don't worry; everything will be taken care of.

Right Stan?



JACOBSON

Uh...yeah, that's right.



KEVIN

Look, quit acting like a punk!

Do you want to play or not?



KENNY

(pointing at Kevin)

You better shut up.



BECKY

(hitting Kevin in the back of the head)

Yeah, shut up.



CHARLIE

Anyway, Crawford told me about your slap shot.



JASON

You mean my Gunshot?



CHARLIE

You call it the Gunshot?



JASON

Yeah, let me show you.



Jason grabs a puck and places it in position. He winds up for the slap shot, and the sound of a gun being fired is heard when the puck is hit. The puck hurls at high speed through the crate. A look of amazement appears on Charlie's face.



CHARLIE

Whoa!

Who taught you how to shoot like that?



JASON

No one. I've learned from watching some of the best hockey players. You know, Chelios, Hull, Fulton Reed.



CHARLIE

You've learned from Fulton?



JASON

That's right.

Me and Kenny would go down to Eden Hall to watch y'all play.



CHARLIE

Wow, I didn't know we were that popular.



KENNY

So, how about it, Jase?

This is the chance you've been waiting for.



The Vultures all agree.



CHARLIE

You know, you wrestling skills might come in handy, too.



JASON

They will?



CHARLIE

Mm-hmm!

Kenny says that you've been wanting to play for a long time.



JASON

Yeah!

I kinda got tired of everybody sayin' that a brother couldn't make it in hockey.



CHARLIE

Well, this could be your chance to prove them wrong.



JASON

(sigh)

Let me think about it real quick.



Jason thinks it over and comes with an answer.



JASON

Alright, I'm in.



CHARLIE

Well alright!



KENNY

Welcome to the team, Jase.



The team cheers.



EXT. SUBURBAN ROADS - THE NEXT DAY

Charlie and Jacobson decides to take Jason and the Vultures to the shop to get some equipment. The Vultures all look out the windows of the van to find that they're not in the city anymore, but in the suburbs.



WALLACE

Hey coach, where are you taking us?



CHARLIE

We're going to get Jason's equipment.



JASON

Oh, yeah?

Where at?



CHARLIE

The store where the Ducks and I would get ours.



BECKY

You know, it's funny.



OLIVER

What is?



BECKY

The fact that I've never seen these houses.



SHAWN

It's probably because no one takes us to this part of town.



KENNY

Can someone turn the radio on?



Charlie turns on the radio and "Country Grammar" by Nelly is on.



WALLACE

Hey, turn that up!



Oliver reaches for the volume knob and turns the radio up. We see the Vultures singing along with the song.



EXT. HANS' SPORT SHOP

They finally reach the store. They all get out of the van.



CHARLIE

Well, here we are. Hans' Sport Shop!



JACOBSON

So, this is where you worked?



CHARLIE

Yep!

This is it!



BRET

Does this place have any good equipment?



CHARLIE

The best in hockey.



SHAWN

Sure hope so.

Since no one's really supporting us.



CHARLIE

What do you mean?



JACOBSON

Everyone pretty much thought this was a joke and that the team wouldn't work, and it took a while to find the best players during the tryouts, so they ended up being the ones that were left. We thought they would bring ethnicity to the team.



KENNY

In other words, they chose us instead of some rich cake-eaters.



CHARLIE

(sarcastically)

1 Right!



INT. HANS' SPORT SHOP

Jan is behind the desk reading a book when Charlie comes in.



CHARLIE

Jan!



JAN

Charlie!

Is this them?



CHARLIE

That's right! This is my team, the Vultures.

This is Becky.



BECKY

Hi!



CHARLIE

Kenny.



KENNY

Yo!



CHARLIE

Bret and Shawn.



BRET & SHAWN

(both)

Hey!



CHARLIE

Miguel.



MIGUEL

Hey!



CHARLIE

Wilkins.



Wilkins puts his hand up.



CHARLIE

Kevin.



KEVIN

Yeah!



CHARLIE

Wallace, Oliver, and Alex.



The three say hi.



CHARLIE

Crawford.



CRAWFORD

How're you doing?



CHARLIE

And Jason.



JASON

What's goin' on?



JAN

It's nice to meet you all.



CHARLIE

And this is Stan Jacobson. He's the vice president of the Minnesota Hockey Committee.

He's going to be with us throughout the tournament.



Jan and Jacobson shake hands.



JAN

So, did you need something?



CHARLIE

Yeah!

Jason here needs some equipment.



JAN

Well, help yourself Jason!



CHARLIE

Go ahead, Jason.



Jason and the rest of the team go to look at the equipment. Alex and Crawford go behind the counter and look at a picture of the Ducks.



ALEX

So, these are the Ducks, huh?



CHARLIE

Yeah. That's us.



ALEX

Now, I know some of these dudes, but who are these guys?



CHARLIE

(pointing at them)

That's Jesse Hall, his brother Terry, Peter Mark, Dave Karp, Tammy Duncan, and her brother Tommy. They were part of the original team.

Then, they left and in came Portman, Ken, Dwayne, Luis, Julie, and Russ.



CRAWFORD

Man, you guys were the "Minnesota Miracle Ducks"

(looking at the portrait of Hans)

Who's that?



JAN

That Hans, my brother.



CRAWFORD

Oh yeah? What happened to him?



CHARLIE

He died.



CRAWFORD

Oh, sorry.



CHARLIE

That's okay.

Since he's been gone, Jan's been running the shop.



Jacobson shows up with a hockey stick in his hands.



JACOBSON

Hey, these are nice looking sticks.



He turns and accidentally knocks over the row of hockey sticks. Jason has equipment in his

hands.



JASON

I'm finished, Coach.



CHARLIE

Ring it up, Jan



JAN

Sure thing.



JASON

Mr. Jacobson, when do I get a uniform?



JACOBSON

You'll get your's in four days.



Jan gets finished ringing up the equipment.



JAN

Here you go!



CHARLIE

What do we say, guys?



VULTURES

(together)

Thank You!



INT. PARADE ICE GARDEN -- FOUR DAYS LATER

Charlie and the Vultures go back to the Ice Garden for practice. Charlie blows his whistle calling the team to center ice.



CHARLIE

Vultures, fall in!



The Vultures skate to the red line.



CHARLIE

Alright, men.



BECKY

Excuse me?



CHARLIE

And woman, we've been chosen to represent Minnesota in the National Junior Hockey Tournament in New York. We'll be going against 9 of the best teams in the country and what are we going to do?



VULTURES

Stand tall, play hard, have fun.



CHARLIE

One more time.



VULTURES

Stand tall, play hard, have fun.



CHARLIE

Alright.



Miguel raises his hand.



MIGUEL

Uh, Coach? Exactly who are the teams that we're going against?



CHARLIE

You know, I don't know I guess we'll find out when we get there. But anyway, your training starts today. Crawford, get in the net.



Crawford skates to the goal.



CRAWFORD

Okay, let's do it. Who's first?



CHARLIE

Alright, now Crawford we're going to see if you can take anything that comes your way. Jason, Gunshot please.



JASON

With pleasure!



Jason skates to the blue line and stops



CRAWFORD

(hesitating)

Uh, coach? I don't think this is a good idea. Coach, c'mon coach. Jason, don't do it, man.



JASON

Sorry, Crawford.



CRAWFORD

Oh, no!



Jason winds up and shoots the Gunshot. The puck hurls through the air hitting Crawford's mask knocking him down.



CHARLIE

Crawford! Crawford are you alright?



Crawford lays on the ice with a dazed look on his face.



CHARLIE

(talking to the Vultures)

Well, this tells us all one thing, whenever Jason shoots get out of the way. Okay, let's try defense.



Kenny has the puck while Kevin is on defense.



KEVIN

C'mon whatcha got, big man? Huh? Try to get past me.



Kenny knocks down Kevin giving him the goal.



KEVIN

Hey, what the big idea?



KENNY

You told me to try to get past you, so I did.



KEVIN

You know, I'm getting tired of you.



KENNY

Well, whatcha gonna do?



KEVIN

Man, I'll beat you down.



KENNY

Do it then.



At the two are about to fight; Charlie comes in to break it up.



CHARLIE

Alright! Break it up, break it up. Now, if we're going to win this thing, we're going to have to work together no matter how much we hate each other, okay? Okay?



KENNY & KEVIN

Yeah.



CHARLIE

Alright. Now, let's get back to work.



While the Vultures continue to practice, Charlie goes over to the bench where Wilkins is.



CHARLIE

Hey, Wilkins!



Wilkins remains silent.



CHARLIE

Um, how come you're not on the ice?



WILKINS

I don't want to go out there.



CHARLIE

Why not?



WILKINS

No reason, I just don't to.



CHARLIE

Well, you're going to have to go out there sometime, what are you going to do in the tournament?



WILKINS

Who cares?



CHARLIE

Oh c'mon. Look how much fun everybody's having. There's got to be a reason why-



WILKINS

(with an attitude)

Listen, I just don't want to practice. Now, would you please leave me alone?



Charlie gets the point ...so he walks away. A few minutes later, Charlie calls the Vultures back to center ice.



CHARLIE

Vultures, fall in. Alright, that was a good practice but remember, what are we going to do?



VULTURES

Stand tall, play hard, have fun.



CHARLIE

Good, it looks like you guys are ready. Are you ready?



VULTURES

Yeah!



CHARLIE

Oh yeah, you're ready.



AFTER PRACTICE

Charlie and the team are getting ready to take a team picture and Jacobson is taking it.

The Vultures are lined up together.



JACOBSON

Alright, everyone get ready.



CHARLIE

Come on, guys. We're about to take the picture.



MIGUEL

Stop pushing me!



CRAWFORD

Get your hand out my face.



BRET

Move over.



SHAWN

No, you move over.



JASON

Hey, whose hand is that?



KEVIN

Oh, sorry. I thought that was Becky.



BECKY

Why you little.



Becky jumps at Kevin and everyone gets into a big fight, except for Wilkins who's just standing there shaking his head. Charlie tries to stop them when.



JACOBSON

Smile!



Jacobson takes the picture. The picture looks like a prison riot photo.



INT. CHARLIE'S HOUSE -- NIGHT

Charlie comes home exhausted from practice. Casey asks him about the team.



CASEY

So, how's the team doing?



CHARLIE

The team's doing great. You know, at first I thought coaching these kids would be a disaster, but it's not as hard as I thought.



CASEY

Well I hope you know what you're doing, because you remember what it was like when you first met Gordon.



CHARLIE

Yeah, but we all got alone good.



CASEY

Yeah, then came coach Orion,

(laughing)

I remember you telling me how much of a hard time he was giving you.

(imitating Charlie)

You have no idea what it's like playing for that guy.



CHARLIE

But we got along too didn't we? The way I treat my team is the Bombay treated us.



CASEY

(sarcastically)

Like dirt?



CHARLIE

No! With respect, I'm going to teach them what Bombay taught us, that hockey should be fun.



CASEY

Well, I hope you don't let this coaching thing go to your head.



CHARLIE

Don't worry it won't.



INT. BASH'S APARTMENT

We find Kenny watching TV and Jason reading a "Hockey for Dummies" book. In comes Jason and Kenny's older sister, Kim. She's in high school and doesn't share Jason and Kenny's love for hockey. She's setting the table for dinner when...



KIM

Jason, come on the food's ready. You too, Kenny.



JASON

Wait, I'll be there in a minute.



KIM

You know, I don't know why you're wasting your time with that hockey stuff.

It's not like you're gonna win a game.



JASON

Kim, get out of here.



KIM

Mom!



MRS. BASH

Jason, Kenny come and eat.



Everyone comes to the table to eat.



MRS. BASH

Now, let me get this straight. This Coach Conway convinced your brother to join this team

that your on.



KENNY

Yep.



MRS. BASH

Jason, why didn't you consult me first before doing this?



JASON

Mom, you know how much I like hockey, and everyone told me that this would be

my big chance.



KIM

Big chance of what? Makin' a fool out of yourself?



JASON

Would you shut up!



KIM

You shut up.



KENNY

Why don't both of you shut up?



KIM & JASON

You shut up!



MRS. BASH

(yelling)

Everybody shut up, now!



Jason, Kenny, and Kim stop arguing.



MRS. BASH

Now, you know how I hate the fact that both of my boys are going to be out there in New York.

Do you know how rough it is there?



KENNY

Mom, everything will be alright.



JASON

Yeah!



KENNY

And besides, we've got Coach Conway.



JASON

Yeah! And the rest of the team.



MRS. BASH

(sigh)

Well, all I'm going to say is Kenny...

(Kenny looks up)

look after your brother, and the both of you stay out of trouble. Understand?



KIM

Yeah! Understand?



JASON & KENNY

Yeah!



INT. MINNESOTA AIPORT -- DAY

Three weeks go by; today's the day that Charlie, Jacobson, and the Vultures head to New York. They're about to board the plane.



JACOBSON

Charlie, we need to go, or we'll miss the flight.



CHARLIE

Alright, is everyone here?



BECKY

Wait, where's Crawford?



WILKINS

He was just here, there he is.



VULTURES

(shouting)

Crawford!



Crawford runs to the team.



CHARLIE

Where were you?



CRAWFORD

I had to go to the washroom.



CHARLIE

Is everyone here?



VULTURES

Yeah!



CHARLIE

Alright, let's go.



Charlie, Jacobson, and the Vultures finally board the plane.



EXT. NEW YORK -- DAY

Eleven hours go by and the plane finally lands in New York.



CHARLIE

Here we are, the Big Apple.



Outside the airport is a bus ready take the team where the tournament is taking place.



INT. THE BUS

Charlie is sitting down talking to Jacobson about the teams they might have to face.



CHARLIE

Alright, now Stan what other teams are going to be there?



JACOBSON

Well, besides Minnesota and New York there's Chicago, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Dallas, and Utah.



KEVIN

Hold up, Utah's in the tournament too?



JACOBSON

Yeah, why?



KEVIN

Man, I heard that they were undefeated four years in a row.



WALLACE

I heard their defensemen got suspended for punching out another team's coach.



CHARLIE

Well, those are probably just stories I'll bet their team is just as normal as ours.



KEVIN

(sarcastically)

Yeah, okay!



CHARLIE

I'm sure everything will be fine.



KEVIN

But they're one the best teams in the country.



CHARLIE

Well, I didn't know that.



KEVIN

You didn't? Everybody knows that, where you been up a creek?



EXT. CHEEKTOWAGA REC CENTER

The bus arrives at the Cheektowaga Rec Center. When they step off the bus, everyone looks at them as if they crawled from under a rock.



KEVIN

(at the crowd)

What are you looking at?



INT. CHEEKTOWAGA REC CENTER

The place is crowded. All of the other nine teams arrived early and are already starting the competition. The Minnesota team arrives at an information station where a woman is behind the booth ready to give the team their schedule.



CHARLIE

Excuse me; we're the Vultures from Minnesota.



WOMAN

Oh, we've been expecting you. Name?



CHARLIE

Vultures.



WOMAN

No sir, your name. Are you the coach?



CHARLIE

What? Oh yeah, umm...Charlie Conway!



WOMAN

Charlie Conway, okay team roster?



CHARLIE

Right here.



Charlie gives her the team rosters. She looks and gives Charlie the schedule.



WOMAN

Here you go. Your first game starts at 2:00 p.m.



CHARLIE

Alright, thank you! Okay team our first game is at 2:00, and that's in 45 minutes are you ready?



VULTURES

Yeah!



CHARLIE

Well, let's go.



At that point, a tall, mean-looking man wearing a black jacket with "Condors" on the back bumps into Charlie. Charlie looks at him then turns to talk to Jacobson.



CHARLIE

Hey Stan, who is that?



JACOBSON

That's Rick Langer, the coach of the Utah Condors.



CHARLIE

Whoa! He looks pretty tough.



JACOBSON

Yeah. You should see his team.



The Vultures look back at the team that same mean-looking man coaches.



BRET

Look that team, they look like college students.



KEVIN

They don't look so tough.



JACOBSON

But, looks can be deceiving.



CHARLIE

Alright team, let's get suited up.



INT. THE LOCKER ROOM

The Vultures are getting dressed for their first game against the Chicago Flames.



MIGUEL

Has anyone seen my helmet?



WILKINS

It's right here, stupid.



MIGUEL

Oh.



Miguel turns calling Wilkins names in Spanish.



CRAWFORD

Can someone help me with my pads?



Becky volunteers.



BECKY

Come here, Crawford. Let me help you with these stupid things.



SHAWN

Give me my stick.



BRET

Your stick? This is mine



SHAWN

No, it's not.



BRET

Yes, it is.



SHAWN

No, it's not.



BRET

Yes, it is.



SHAWN

No, it's not.



BRET

What did I say?



SHAWN

Who Cares?



ALEX

Would you two shut up! God, you sound like my parents.



While getting ready, Alex notices that Jason is putting kneepads on over his already padded legs. Alex can help but to ask Jason about this.



ALEX

Hey Jason...what's with the kneepads?



JASON

These are my lucky kneepads. I've always won a wrestling match every time I wore 'em.



ALEX

Oh yeah? How matches have you won?



JASON

Um...only three, but you know, those were lucky matches.



ALEX

Okay.



At this point, Charlie comes in.



CHARLIE

Alright, you guys ready to play?



VULTURES

Yeah!



CRAWFORD

Uh...wait a minute, coach.

(finishing up his pads)

Okay, I'm ready.



CHARLIE

Now just remember, we going to go out there and have fun okay? Let's go.



They all leave the locker room.



THE GAME - THE MINNESOTA VULTURES VS. THE CHICAGO FLAMES

The game is in the middle of the first period the score is Minnesota 2, Chicago 0. Wallace has the puck. He moves with it and dekes pass the center passing it to Becky. Becky dekes, the goalie jumps out of the crease Becky shoots with a wrist shot and scores. The crowd, along with Charlie and everyone else in the Minnesota bench, goes wild.



CHARLIE

(clapping his hands)

Alright, good job good job.



Later in the second period, with the score Minnesota 3, Chicago 0, we see Jason, who is respectfully wearing the number 44, and Kenny on the bench talking.



JASON

(excitedly)

Man, I still can't believe I'm finally playing some hockey!



KENNY

Believe it, Jase. Even better than that we're on T.V.

(looking at the crowd)

And look at all the people.



JASON

(looking around)

Yeah! I wonder if mom's watching?



Jason is looking at the crowd when he sees a girl looking at him. This girl is Lisa Adams, a beautiful and intelligent girl around the same age as Jason. They both look at each other. Lisa smiles at Jason when Charlie calls him.



CHARLIE

Jason! Jason!



JASON

Uh...yeah coach?



CHARLIE

Go out there and blast 'em. Kenny, you go too.



KENNY

Sure thing!



Jason and Kenny head to the ice. Jason stops at the blue line and calls for the puck. Kenny checks the player in Jason's way. Kevin passes the puck to Jason, he winds up for the Gunshot and shoots. The puck hurls through the air, everyone ducks and moves out of the way of the puck. The puck goes above the goalie's shoulder and into the goal. Everyone cheers.



JASON

Yeah!



KENNY

Go 'head, José!



Jason looks in the crowd and sees Lisa standing up, clapping, and smiling at him again. He smiles back. In the beginning of the third period, Kevin is in the bench running his mouth off...as usual.



KEVIN

What's the matter #33? You got a stick in your butt?



A Chicago player hears him and goes to their bench.



CHICAGO PLAYER

Hey, you want a piece of me?



KEVIN

Why would I want a piece of you when I got your mama at home waiting for me?



The Chicago player gets upset and is about to fight Kevin when the referee steps in.



REFEREE

Alright, that's enough.



CHARLIE

Kevin, shut your mouth.



KEVIN

Okey-Dokey!



Meanwhile, back in the game, Alex has the puck when it's poke checked by Chicago's center. The center goes for the breakaway. Charlie yells from the bench.



CHARLIE

Crawford, keep your eye on the puck.



CRAWFORD

Oh no, not again.



The center shoots, Crawford tries to stop the puck with his glove, but the puck goes through the goal. The Chicago team cheers.



CHICAGO COACH

Yeah, there you go!



CHARLIE

Don't worry Vultures, that was just one.



The game is late in the third period; Charlie tries getting Wilkins to go.



CHARLIE

Alright Wilkins, you ready to show them what you got?



Wilkins looks at him with a mad look on his face.



CHARLIE

Nevermind.



He then turns to Oliver.



CHARLIE

Oliver, you ready to go out there?



OLIVER

Yeah!



CHARLIE

Let's go.



The teams skate to center ice for the face-off. With Alex at center he passes the puck back to Miguel. Miguel speeds through Chicago's defense; he drop passes the puck to Oliver. Oliver skates in a circle while the left defensemen is chasing him, at this point fakes the right defensemen causing the two defensemen to bump into each other. Oliver goes to the goal and shoots through the five hole. Everyone cheers. At the end of the third period the score is Minnesota 5, Chicago 1. The Vultures win.



CHARLIE

Way to go, Vultures. That'll show them not to mess with best, right?



VULTURES

Yeah!



INT. THE HOTEL -- AFTER THE GAME

After the game, Jacobson takes Charlie and the team to the hotel where they'll be staying. Jacobson is showing them their rooms.



JACOBSON

If there's anything you need, just ask for room service.



Jacobson goes to the first room on the right.



JACOBSON

Alright! Becky, you'll be sharing this room with Kevin.



BECKY

(looking at Kevin then turning to Jacobson)

Uh...Mr. Jacobson? Can't I share this room with someone else, or get my own room?



JACOBSON

Sorry, Becky. But the rest of the rooms are filled.



KEVIN

Awww shut up and get in here.



BECKY

Don't tell me to shut up.



He then goes to the next room on the left.



JACOBSON

Bret, Shawn this is your room.



SHAWN

I get that bed.



BRET

No, I get that bed.



SHAWN

Oh no you don't.



Jacobson goes to the next room on the right.



JACOBSON

This room goes to Wilkins and Miguel.



MIGUEL

Cool!



WILKINS

Oh god.



The next room on the left.



JACOBSON

Alex, Wallace this is yours.



The next room on the right.



JACOBSON

This is Kenny and Jason's room.



KENNY

Mr. Jacobson, I just wanted to ask you, um...does this T.V. get cable.



JACOBSON

Yes, it does.



JASON & KENNY

(excitedly)

Yes!



The next room on the left.



JACOBSON

And this room goes to Oliver and Crawford.



Jacobson then goes to the last room on the right.



JACOBSON

This is your room, coach.



CHARLIE

(looking around)

Whoa! This is a nice room.



JACOBSON

Listen, I've got to go. Remember, if you need anything just call room service.



CHARLIE

Okay! Oh...Stan, thanks.



JACOBSON

No problem, Charlie.



Jacobson closes the door behind him. Later on that night, Charlie calls his mother to tell her what's going on.



CHARLIE

Hello, mom? It's me, Charlie



CASEY

Hey, Charlie! How's it going in New York?



CHARLIE

Mom, it's going great! We won our first game today!



CASEY

Ohhh...that's good.



CHARLIE

How's Jan?



CASEY

Jan's alright. So, are you going to bring me back something?



CHARLIE

Uh.....yeah, mom.



CASEY

Okay.



CHARLIE

Listen, I've got to go.



CASEY

But, you just call.



CHARLIE

I know, but I get a bill if I make a lot of long-distance calls



CASEY

Oh, well alright then.



CHARLIE

Alright, bye.



EXT. CHEEKTOWAGA REC CENTER -- DAY

The next day, the Vultures are practicing for their next game. Right now they are practicing their shooting skills.



CHARLIE

Ready, Crawford?



CRAWFORD

(scared)

Ready?



CHARLIE

Ready, aim, fire!



The rest of the team is shooting pucks at Crawford. Crawford tries to stop as many as he

can.



CHARLIE

Alright! Stop, stop, stop!



The team stops shooting.



CHARLIE

You okay?



CRAWFORD

Yeah! I'm alright, but I don't know how much more I can take of this.



CHARLIE

Crawford, you're the goalie. You may not like it, but you have to deal with it.



Crawford takes a puck and shoots it to the other of the rink when it's stopped by Rick Langer, a selfish coach more interested in winning than anything else, and his team, the Utah Condors.



CHARLIE

(talking to Rick)

Excuse me. We're practicing you'll have to come back later.



RICK

You must be Charlie Conway.



CHARLIE

Yeah.

(extending his hand for a handshake)

And you must be Rick Langer



Rick doesn't shake his hand. Charlie puts it back.



RICK

So, you're Captain Duck, and this is your team, huh? The Vultures?



CHARLIE

Yep! That's my team.



RICK

(talking to his team)

Condors, see what I mean? We've got no competition here.



CHARLIE

Wait a minute, just what do you mean by that?



RICK

Come on, Conway. You're coaching a bunch of losers, just look at the players you've got: a loud-mouth defenseman, a girl, a lousy figure skater, a washed out extreme skater, a Mexican player, a goalie who can't even see the puck, two bickering step-brothers, a stickhandling nobody, a player who as far as I know can't play at all, and two...ghetto boys.



Rick's remarks offend Kenny and Jason.



JASON

What did he just say?



CHARLIE

Well, what about your team?



RICK

My team?

(laughing)

Well, look at them, and this is my star player, Rick Jr.



We see: Mark Thompson, the team's right wing, Jeff Smith, the team's goaltender, and Rick Langer Jr. the team's captain and a major jerk.



CHARLIE

I guess like father, like son.



RICK

That's right! You know something, Conway? I'm going to love watching my Condors clobber your Vultures.



CHARLIE

Hey, we just came to have fun.



RICK

Oh, don't worry, it'll be fun. For us!



While laughing, Rick and the Condors leave. Charlie turns back to the team.



CHARLIE

Alright, let's get back to work.



WALLACE

But coach...



CHARLIE

Back to work!



KENNY

Coach, he just insulted us. He called us "ghetto boys," man. He don't know us like that.



CHARLIE

Don't worry about it.



OLIVER

Coach!



CHARLIE

(angrily)

I said don't worry about it! Now, let's get back to work.



KENNY

(sigh)

Man, I can't wait 'til we play those punks.



INT. THE GAME -- THE MINNESOTA VULTURES VS. THE PHILADELPHIA WILDCATS

The Vultures are playing their second game, this time against the Philadelphia Wildcats. The game is near the end of the second period with the Vultures winning by three points. The Wildcats have the puck, the center passes it to the left wing, the left wing shoots but Crawford catches it with a glove save. The referee blows the whistle; Crawford starts to talk trash at the Wildcats left wing.



CRAWFORD

Hey man, what was that? Maybe you should lay-off the cheese steaks, huh?



At that point, the Wildcats left wing gets upset and pushes Crawford into the goal. The referee comes to break it up.



CHARLIE

Crawford?



CRAWFORD

What?



The game is in the third period, the Wildcats right wing has the puck, but Jason & Kenny both check him into the boards, then Shawn gets the puck and passes to Bret. Bret has the puck, he goes to the right and around the net, he gets in front of the net and hits a snap shot scoring the goal. The crowd cheers. Also, in the crowd, is Lisa cheering along with them. Cheering is also coming from Charlie on the bench.



EXT. THE HOTEL -- NIGHT

After the game, everyone goes back to the hotel.



INT. JASON & KENNY'S ROOM

Inside Jason and Kenny's hotel room, Jason is listening to music on his boom box when a knock is heard coming from the room next door. Then, Wilkins' voice is heard through the music.



WILKINS

(yelling)

Hey, would y'all turn that music down? People are trying to go to sleep!



KENNY

(yelling)

Alright!!



Kenny turns the boom box down while Jason is ordering room service.



JASON

(talking on the phone)

Hello, room service? Yeah, let me get 4 pizzas, 6 sundaes, and...

(talking to Kenny)

Hey, did you want anything?



Kenny shakes his head.



JASON

And....4 bottles of soda. Okay, thank you.



Jason hangs up the phone and Kenny is talking to him.



KENNY

Man, that was a hell of a game we played.



JASON

Yeah, it sure was. Hey, when do we played that Utah team?



KENNY

I think Sunday. Why?



JASON

I just wanted to know, because they've already eliminated Atlanta in their last two games.



KENNY

Oh yeah?



JASON

Yeah. They haven't lost yet.



KENNY

Well, neither have we, so far.



JASON

But that's just it. I mean, aren't you the least bit worried that we might be eliminated?



KENNY

No! I try not to think about it, because the more you think about it, the closer it'll be to actually happening.



JASON

I guess you're right.



KENNY

I'll tell you what, since he don't have a game until Sunday, why don't you, me, and some of the guys go out and see New York tomorrow?



JASON

Alright!



KENNY

Cool!



EXT. TIMES SQUARE -- DAY

The next day Kenny, Jason, Kevin, Alex, Wallace, and Miguel are in Times Square checking out the sights and sounds.



MIGUEL

I wonder why they call this place "Times Square."



WALLACE

I don't know.



KEVIN

Man, would you look at all these stores!



JASON

Yeah! So, where are we going to go?



ALEX

How about here? Do any of you have money?



KENNY

Me and Jason got some.



ALEX

Alright, let's go.



The guys go inside Sbarro.



INT. SBARRO

Sbarro is a restaurant known for their pizza and other meals. The guys have gotten their food and are about to sit down.



KENNY

Man, I'm starvin' like Marvin!



WALLACE

Yeah! We hardly never see food like this back home.



ALEX

I guess that's the great thing about New York, they've got everything we don't have.



JASON

I haven't had anything like this in a while.



KENNY

What about all that stuff you had last night?



JASON

Yeah! But that was last night.



KEVIN

Hey, can eat now?



KENNY

Alright! Dang!



They begin to eat their food when Miguel sees the Condors.



MIGUEL

(talking with his mouth full)

Oh no.



ALEX

What is it?



MIGUEL

(swallowing his food)

It's those Condors.



ALEX

Aw man.



The Condors come to their booth.



RICK JR.

Well, well, well! If it isn't the Vultures. What's the matter, they're not feeding you back home?



ALEX

Watch it, puke-face.



RICK JR.

(laughing)

Puke-face? You know, my dad's right you are a bunch of losers.



MARK

Yeah, they probably don't know the first thing about hockey.



MIGUEL

We know more about hockey then you'll ever know.



RICK JR.

Yeah right,

(pointing at Jason & Kenny)

those two don't even belong in hockey.



KENNY

What the hell you mean by that?



RICK JR.

Shouldn't you be somewhere playing basketball? I mean, isn't that what your kind usually plays?



The Jeff laughs at Rick Jr's comment. Finding the comment offensive, Jason picks up his food and throws it as Rick Jr's face. Miguel laughs.



RICK JR.

You're going to pay for that.



Rick Jr. picks up Kenny's food and throws it at Jason's face, but Jason ducks and it hits the person behind him. The man then picks up his food and throws it at Rick Jr. but hits Kevin instead.



KEVIN

Food fight!



A food fight breaks out...food is flying everywhere. Everyone gets hits, until the manager comes out.



SBARRO'S MANAGER

Hey, hey! What's going on here?



The manager gets hit in the face with a slice of pizza. Angry at the mess they've made, the manager kicks Kevin, Jason, Miguel, Alex, Wallace, and Kenny out of Sbarro.



SBARRO'S MANAGER

(angrily)

And don't come back!



JASON

I can't believe he kicked us out, and let them stay.



KENNY

Don't worry about it, Jas.



ALEX

Yeah, let's go.



JASON

We didn't even finish our food.



INT. CHEEKTOWAGA REC CENTER -- DAY

While the Vultures are out doing their own thing, Charlie decides to the rink to check out some of the other teams in the tournament.



GAME -- THE UTAH CONDORS VS. THE NEW YORK PANTHERS

Charlie just happens to step in the middle of a game involving the Condors, and by the looks of things the Condors are winning. It's the second period, the Condors are winning 7 to 0. Mark's got the puck; he passes it Rick Jr. Rick is in the bench shouting at his team.



RICK

Come on Rick, show'em what you got! Get in there!



Rick Jr. moves past the Panthers blue line, does a spin move scoring the goal making the score 8 to 0. Rick turns around and sees Charlie; Charlie looks at Rick and his team with an impressive smirk on his face.



INT. CHARLIE'S ROOM -- NIGHT

Later that night, Charlie is talking to Jan.



CHARLIE

So, Jan how's business going?



JAN

Business is good as usual. I saw the team play on T.V.; it looks like those coaching skills are paying off.



CHARLIE

Yeah! We play Utah on Sunday.



JAN

Yes! The Utah Condors, I hear they're pretty good.



CHARLIE

Yeah, but that's what I'm worried about. What if we lose?



JAN

Charlie, don't worry you'll do just fine.



At this point, knocking is heard.



CHARLIE

Come in.



Bret comes through the door.



BRET

Coach, we need your help. Becky's choking Kevin.



CHARLIE

Uh Jan, I've got to go. Bye!



Charlie storms out of his room, and into Becky and Kevin's room



INT. BECKY & KEVIN'S ROOM

We find Becky with her hands around Kevin's neck. All of the Vultures come out of their rooms to see what's going on. Luckily Charlie comes in just in time to break them up.



CHARLIE

Break it up! Break it up! Now, what's going on here?



BECKY

I told this jerk not to bother my stuff, but he went on messin' with them anyway.



KEVIN

I was moving her stuff off my bed when she started to get mad. Then, she started choking me.



BECKY

Come here!



Becky tries to choke Kevin again, but Charlie gets in her way.



CHARLIE

Alright, that's it. Kevin, you're going to sleep in Bret and Shawn's room.



SHAWN

Aw, come on, coach!



CHARLIE

Come on nothing. Now, everybody go to sleep we've got a game tomorrow.



Becky and Kevin just look at each other before going to their rooms.



INT. THE LOCKER ROOM -- BEFORE THE GAME

The Vultures are getting ready for their game against Utah.



SHAWN

Man, I sure hope we win this.



BECKY

Yeah, me too.



JASON

I wonder if that girl is here?



KENNY

What girl?



JASON

The girl I saw at our first game.



KENNY

Ohhh...that girl. She might be here. You must really like this girl huh?



JASON

Yeah! Have you seen that girl? What's there not to like.



At this point, Charlie steps through the door.



CHARLIE

Alright, are we ready for warm-ups?



VULTURES

Yeah!



CHARLIE

Now, Becky, Kevin I don't want any trouble out of you two is that clear?



KEVIN & BECKY

(looking at each other)

Yeah.



CHARLIE

Alright, let's go.



INT. CHEEKTOWAGA REC CENTER -- GAME TIME -- THE MINNESOTA VULTURES VS. THE UTAH CONDORS

As soon as the Vultures step on the ice for warm ups, they see the Condors warming up.



ALEX

Man, they look pretty good.



OLIVER

(whining)

We're gonna lose!



CHARLIE

Oliver! Relax; I'm sure you'll do just fine.



OLIVER

Right.

(whining)

We're gonna lose!



JASON

(sarcastically)

Thanks for the pep talk, coach.



The team goes on the ice when Charlie approached by Rick.



RICK

Well, Conway. Are you ready to see your team lose?



CHARLIE

You seem pretty confident, Rick.



RICK

(laughing)

You've got a lot of gall, Conway. But, that won't do a thing for you.



Meanwhile on the ice, Rick Jr., Mark, and Jeff approach Jason and Kenny.



RICK JR.

Well, looks like the Vultures decided to show up.



KENNY

You know, you guys are really startin' to get on our nerves.



JASON

Yeah!



JEFF

Man, the same thing we did to the New York team is the same thing we're gonna do to you.



JASON

Don't count on it



RICK JR.

Hey, don't say we didn't warn you.



Rick Jr., Mark, and Jeff go back with their team.



KEVIN

Hey, what happened?



KENNY

Nothing, just those three jerks acting arrogant as usual.

Man, they eliminate two teams and all of a sudden they think they're all that.



Looking at the seats, Jason spots the Lisa.



JASON

(talking to Kenny)

There she is!



KENNY

Who?



JASON

The girl!



KENNY

Oh.

(looking at her)

Man, she is fine.You should talk to her.



JASON

I gotta fine the right time first.



Lisa waves at Jason, Jason waves back. The referee comes to tell them the game is about to start.



REFEREE

(blowing his whistle)

Let's play hockey, gentlemen.



INT. THE TEAM BENCHES -- Rick is talking to his team.



RICK

Alright, we've already taken care of New York let's take these pansies back to Minnesota. Hands in, 1, 2, 3.



CONDORS

(shouting all together)

Condors!



The Condors go to the ice. Now, Charlie talks to the Vultures.



CHARLIE

Okay, let's go out there and show 'em what we got. Hands in, alright.

(shouting)

Who are we?



VULTURES

(scattered)

Vultures!



The Vultures head to the ice. Charlie looks at Rick, Rick looks at Charlie with a smirk on his face. Both teams take center ice. Wallace and Mark are the centers.



MARK

You're gonna wish you stayed back home.



WALLACE

Don't you ever stop talking? God!



The referee drops the puck; Wallace gets it to the Vultures' side and is knocked down by Mark. Miguel gets the puck, he gets to the blue line and passes it to Bret. A Bret skate pass the blue line and is about to pass the puck when Rick Jr checks him into the boards.



RICK JR.

How do you like that, boy?



Rick Jr. gets the puck and passes it to Mark. Mark moves with it, pass the Vultures' blue line knocking down Miguel. He then passes the puck back to Rick Jr., who stops in front of the Vultures net. Mark trips Crawford leaving the net open for the goal. Crawford tries to get back in time, but Rick Jr gets the goal making the score Utah 1, Minnesota 0. Charlie is yelling from the bench.





CHARLIE

(yelling)

Oh, come on ref. Are you blind, that was a trip.



MARK

(talking to Crawford)

That's one.



The game continues. It 's now the middle of the first period, and the Vultures are getting their butts kicked. The Condors have already scored three goals, but Charlie is worry free...for the moment...knowing that his team will catch up. Kevin has the puck, he moves down the ice passing it to Shawn, then Shawn passes the puck to Wallace. Wallace is doing some fancy stickhanding with the puck when Becker and Kaufman, two of the Condors' defensemen, knock him down. Kaufman passes the puck to Mark, who moves pass the Vultures' blue line passing it to Rick Jr. who fakes Alex and hits the snap shot pass Crawford scoring the Condors' fourth goal.



This is not good for Charlie's team as Jacobson watches from the stands disappointed at what he's seeing on the ice.



Now in the second period, the Condors, who are using some unsportsmen like tactics to win the game, are outsmarting the Vultures. In a desperate move, Charlie sends Jason and Kenny on the ice.



CHARLIE

Kenny, Jason change it!



Lisa is filled with excitement knowing that Jason is on the ice. The referee drops puck...Rick Jr. gets control and heads to the goal when Kenny knocks him down.



KENNY

Yeah! How you like that?



Miguel has control of the puck. He heads to the Condor's goal with Jason behind him. Lisa is in the stands watching him. Both Miguel and Jason go pass the blue line, Miguel passes the puck back to Jason. He looks for an opening and hits the Gunshot, but Jeff saves the shot, the game stops and a look of shock appears on the faces of Jason, Charlie, and Lisa.



JASON

He blocked my shot! That fool blocked my shot!



KENNY

It's okay, man.



JASON

I don't believe this.



Jason and Kenny go back to the bench. With fifthteen seconds left on the clock, the Vulture have the puck. Bonner, one of the Condors left wings, passes the puck to Mark he fakes Crawford scoring the goal. At the end of the second period the score is Utah 7, Minnesota 0, Charlie talks to his team.



CHARLIE

What's going on out there? You guys are getting lazy!



ALEX

Look, we're doin' our best, alright?



CHARLIE

Well, your best isn't good enough! And Crawford, what's your damn problem?



CRAWFORD

I don't have a problem, okay? Maybe if we had some better defense we wouldn't be in this solution. I can't do this by myself, you know.



CHARLIE

Look... I don't wanna hear any excuses...you blow this game and we're one lost away from being eliminated. You guys better get it together or we'll be on the next flight home and I'll be more pissed than I am now.



The final period starts, the referee drops the puck and the Condors take it. Bonner moves with it pass the blue line, he shoots and it saved by Crawford, now Becky has puck. She's on the breakaway; she goes pass the blue line to the goal...she's fakes and scores their first goal in the game. Charlie and the Vultures go wild.



While the team celebrates on the ice, out of frustration Mark checks Becky from behind knocking her down on the ice. While she's down Mark looks down on her.



MARK

This is a man's game.



Becky gets up and responds to that crack...



BECKY

Well, if it's a man's game why are you playing it?



Mark knocks her down again. After seeing this from the bench, Jason goes nuts.



JASON

Alright, that's it!



Jason jumps out the bench and on to the ice.



CHARLIE

Jason! What are you doing?



Jason skates up behind Mark and taps him on the shoulder, Mark turns around, Jason picks him up and "Rock Bottom's" him on the ice. That's it...Rick Jr. goes after Jason...then Kenny steps on ice and punches Rick Jr. so hard that his face shield cracks open. The referee is there to separate the boys, but assesses a game misconduct penalty on Kenny and Jason. Before going back to the locker room Jason skates pass the bench and Charlie talks to him.



CHARLIE

What were you doing out there?



JASON

Puttin' my wrestling skills to work.



REFEREE

Let's go, son.



Rick is on the bench loving every minute of what's happening to Jason and Kenny.



RICK

Go ahead, ref. Get those thugs off the ice.



The game continues, and the Vultures are being slaughtered once again. Kevin is running his mouth off at the Condors, as usual.



KEVIN

CONDOOOORS...you guys SUUUUUCK!



CHARLIE

Kevin, will you stop!



KEVIN

No, coach. They should hear this. Hey Smith, you couldn't stop a puck if it was in your face. Rick Jr., what's the matter your daddy ain't giving you enough pointers?



Rick Jr. hears what Kevin says about him. Out of rage, Rick Jr. skates up to the Vultures bench, hits Kevin in the head with his stick, and skates back to the ice. At this point, Kevin is upset and is about to step on the ice to teach Rick Jr. a lesson when he's held back by his teammates. Now Charlie is outraged.



CHARLIE

Oh c'mon, ref! Call something for crying out loud.



The ref takes Rick Jr. over to the penalty box.



REF

That'll be two minutes, son.



RICK JR.

(sarcastically)

Two minutes? That's it?



Charlie now calls for a timeout.



CHARLIE

Timeout!



With twenty seconds left on the clock...Charlie, out of desperation, does something totally unexpected...



CHARLIE

Wilkins...get on the ice!



WILKINS

Coach, are you crazy? I can't go...



CHARLIE

Look...don't argue with me, just get out there!



When Wilkins goes on the ice, he still can't believe that Coach Conway told him to go out there. The teams go to center ice, the referee drops the puck...Wallace controls the puck and passes it to Wilkins. Wilkins has absolutely no idea what to do next...Charlie is yelling at Wilkins.



CHARLIE

(yelling)

Wilkins, don't just stand there do something!



Wilkins tries to pass the puck to Miguel, but Mark ends up controlling it knocking Wilkins down to the ice. Mark gets the breakaway and heads to the blue line...he shoots the puck scoring the goal on Crawford...The buzzer goes off and the game is over...a devastating loss for the Vultures...10 to 1.



Charlie is very disappointed at his team right now; this now means that if the Vultures lose another game, they're out of the tournament.



INT. LOCKER ROOM -- AFTER THE GAME

The Vultures return to the locker room upset at their lost against Utah, but the real question is who's the blame? Charlie then steps through the door yelling at his team.



CHARLIE

What was that?

(pause...asking again)

What in the hell was that?

You guys were pathetic out there...there's no excuse for what happened just now.



CRAWFORD

Well, maybe if Kevin wasn't runnin' his mouth all the time, we wouldn't have lost.



KEVIN

(taking offense)

So what are you tryin' to say?



CRAWFORD

You need to shut up, that's what I'm tryin' to say.



KEVIN

You better take that back!



CRAWFORD

And if I don't?



Charlie interrupts Kevin and Crawford.



CHARLIE

Both of you sit down and shut up!



Both Kevin and Crawford sit down as Charlie continues to talk.



CHARLIE

You guys are here to play hockey and you're not even doing that right!

And Wilkins, Do you even know how to play hockey?



WILKINS

(with his head down)

Not really.



CHARLIE

I don't believe this.



BECKY

Hey, don't take this out on Tommy, alright?



WALLACE

Yeah, what about you?



CHARLIE

Yeah...what about me, Wallace?



WALLACE

You come in here like some kind of big shot, but you don't even have what it takes to be a coach.



CHARLIE

Hey, I'm trying as I hard as I can to be a good coach to you kids, but you all don't seem to like the fact that your coach is just a beginner.



BRET

That's right. All these coaches seem to know what they're doing, especially Coach Langer, all you're doin' is tryin' to mimic everything that Bombay dude taught you when you were with a Duck.



CHARLIE

(frustrated)

Don't talk about my coach like that.

Bombay is a good coach...he taught me everything I know.



OLIVER

(to Charlie)

Well, it seems that you forgot everything. I mean, face it cake-eater...you suck!



All of the Vultures agree. Shocked at what these kids are saying about him, Charlie responds.



CHARLIE

Cake-eater? After all the things I've done for you, and this is what I get?



The team gets silent.



CHARLIE

You know what...if this is how you fell then fine...I quit!



Charlie storms out of the locker room angry. Feeling sorry for Charlie, Jason tries to talk to the team.



JASON

Hey, don't you think you were a little hard on him?



KENNY

Yeah, Jason's right.



CRAWFORD

No...man, this guy comes in here yellin' at us when he's the one messin' up out there.

He's no coach, he's just a...Duck!



JASON

Cut the man some slack.

You missed 10 goals tonight, and you're talkin' about him.



At this point, Kevin opens his mouth.



KEVIN

Oh yeah?

What about you, loverboy?



JASON

What are you talkin' about?



KEVIN

I'm talkin' about that little rat in the stands you're trying to impress.



JASON

I'm not tryin' to impress nobody, alright?



KEVIN

Oh really?

What about all that smilin' and wavin' and everything. She's sounds like a rat to me.



JASON

Leave her out of this.



KEVIN

What...you don't like me talkin' about your rat?



JASON

(raising his voice)

Man...I'm warnin' you!



KEVIN

Rat! Rat!



JASON

(getting louder)

Stop callin' her that!



KEVIN

Rat! Rat! Rat! Rat! Rat!



Jason is now pissed; he goes to Kevin and punches him in the face so hard that he falls down. Both Jason and Kevin being held back.



JASON

Man...I'm outta here.



Jason leaves the locker room upset.



ALEX

Man, you guys are nothing but a bunch of selfish jerks. I'm going with Jason.



KENNY

Yeah! Punks!



Now Alex and Kenny leave the locker room.



For the next couple of days, we see the Vultures doing their own thing. Becky is in her room reading a book, Kenny is watching TV in his room, Alex is out rollerblading, Kevin, Bret, and Shawn are out in Times Square, and the rest of the Vultures: Wallace, Miguel, Oliver, Crawford, and Wilkins are at the rink praticing.



EXT. CENTRAL PARK -- AFTERNOON

We find Jason walking alone in Central Park just thinking about the tournament and what's going to happen next when he sees a girl sitting alone on a park bench...it's none other than Lisa Adams. Jason thinks this might be his chance to finally talk to her, so he goes over to the bench and tries to talk to her.



JASON

Excuse me...is this seat taken?



She looks up to find Jason standing there.



LISA

No.



Jason just stands there.



LISA

Uh...are you gonna sit down?



JASON

Oh...yeah, right.



Jason sits down and tries to strike a conversation.



JASON

Nice day.



LISA

Yeah.



JASON

So...uh...I saw you at our games...you must really like hockey.



LISA

Well...not really. I'm actually here to visit my grandmother, and I heard about a Minnesota team playing in the tournament. So...I decided to check you guys out.



JASON

Oh really? Where are you from?



LISA

Minneapolis.



JASON

You mean...you're from Minnesota too?



LISA

(giggling)

That's right!



JASON

Ah man!

And I thought we were the only ones.



LISA

Nope!

I'm a Minnesota girl.



JASON

Uh...so, what's your name.



LISA

(politely)

Lisa! Lisa Adams?



JASON

Lisa Adams...I like that.

(extending his hand for a handshake)

Well, Lisa...I'm Jason Bash.



LISA

(shaking his hand)

Yeah, I know.



JASON

So...uh...do you have a boyfriend?



Jason hits himself in the head for asking that question knowing that she just might have a boyfriend. But being the girl that she is, Lisa answers.



LISA

No.



A look of surprise and relief appears on Jason's face.



LISA

Why?



JASON

Just asking. The last time I asked a girl that question her man came along and smacked me in the face.



Lisa laughs at what Jason said.



LISA

Do you have a girlfriend?



JASON

Uh.no. I'm pretty much the naive insecure type.



Lisa laughs again.



LISA

(looking at Jason)

You know.I've never met a guy like you before.



JASON

(jokingly)

Neither have I.

Is that a bad thing?



LISA

No. Actually, I kinda like that. That shows that you're not like some of these other creeps

out here.



Jason looks at Lisa and asks this silly question.



JASON

Has anyone ever told you how beautiful you are?



LISA

No. No one's ever told me that before, Thank you!



JASON

Hey, no problem!



LISA

(looking at Jason)

You know, you're kinda cute yourself.



JASON

(with a crazy look on his face)

Are you serious?



LISA

Yeah! You've got a cute smile, and I like your voice.



Jason doesn't really know what she sees in him, but whatever it is Lisa sure likes it. At this point, Lisa looks at her watch and gets up.



LISA

Oh...I have to go. My grandmother's expecting me back by 5:00.



JASON

Wait...can I walk to back?



LISA

(with a smile on her face)

Sure.



We now see both Jason and Lisa walking out of Central Park...together.



INT. THE HOTEL -- CHARLIE'S ROOM

We find Charlie with a suitcase and plane ticket in hand. He's still upset at what the team said about, now he's ready to go back home. A knock is heard at the door.



CHARLIE

Come in.

Jacobson enters the room.



JACOBSON

Charlie, what are you doing.



CHARLIE

Stan...I'm leaving, and don't try to stop me.



JACOBSON

What are you talking about?



CHARLIE

That...team you've got me coaching. They don't need me. They need guidance!



JACOBSON

Charlie wait...what happened?



CHARLIE

Those kids told me they don't need me! They said I suck!



JACOBSON

Well, kids say that...sometimes. I'm sure they didn't mean it.



CHARLIE

Yeah right!



JACOBSON

Charlie...if you leave now then the team will be out of the tournament.



CHARLIE

Oh well!



JACOBSON

Oh well? I thought you wanted prove that you could this.



CHARLIE

Well, I guess I was wrong, alright?



JACOBSON

Is this your ticket?



CHARLIE

Yeah!



Jacobson takes Charlie's plane ticket and rips it up.



CHARLIE

Stan! What are you doing?



JACOBSON

You're staying here. Whether you like it or not that's your team, they've gotten this far and you're just going to walk out on them? Remember one thing, I'm here to look after you and keep you from doing anything stupid, and you're not going to let these kids down.



INT. CHARLIE'S ROOM -- NIGHT

Later in the day, Charlie is in his room watching TV when someone knocks on the door.



CHARLIE

Go away.



More knocking. Charlie gets up and opens the door and who appears...the Vultures.



CHARLIE

What do you want?



ALEX

Can we come in?



CHARLIE

(with hesitation)

Come on.



The team goes in the room.



SHAWN

Man, this is a nice room. I rather take this room than be in that room with this butt-munch.



BRET

Hey, shut up?



SHAWN

No, you shut up?



BRET

You shut up?



SHAWN

No, you?



CHARLIE

Hey! What do you guys want?



WALLACE

We're here to apologize, man.



CHARLIE

Oh really?



MIGUEL

Yeah! We're sorry for some of the things we said.



OLIVER

Yeah, especially me.



BECKY

Yeah, we were just upset about the game and everything.



CHARLIE

I know how you feel. Well, I guess I'm sorry too for blaming you guys.



KEVIN

Yeah! You should be.



BECKY

Kevin, shut up!



Kevin stops talking.



BECKY

So...does that mean you forgive us?



CHARLIE

(laughing)

Yeah, I forgive you I mean you are my team.



ALEX

So how 'bout it, you ready for our next game, coach?



CHARLIE

Of course!



The Vultures cheer...they've got their coach. Now they're ready.



EXT. THE GAME -- THE MINNESOTA VULTURES VS. THE DALLAS COMETS.

Charlie and the Vultures are a team once again. Near the third period, the Comets are tied with the Vultures 2 and 2. Shawn has the puck, he passes it to Alex who goes for the breakaway and shoots...but misses. The Comets center takes the puck shoots it down for the icing call. Meanwhile on the bench, Charlie is worried that his team will be eliminated from the tournament.



CHARLIE

Oh man, what's goin' on here.



KEVIN

We're tied up, duh!



CHARLIE

I know that!

(sigh)

Time out!



The team gathers around the bench to hear Charlie's instructions.





CHARLIE

Alright, Vultures. We're tied two to two and I want to try something. Now, Becky you take the center I know how this guy moves he's gonna take the puck and pass it back to the defenseman Miguel that's where you come in.



MIGUEL

Me?



CHARLIE

Yes you. Your gonna steal the puck, skate up to the red line and stop. Now, Kenny, Kevin you make sure that no one tries to stops him. Jason...



Charlie continues with the play he has planned. Both teams line up for the face-off and the Comets center controls the puck and Becky is on him right away. With no one to back him up, the center passes the puck to the defenseman. The defenseman gets the puck, but gets it stolen by Miguel. Miguel moves to the red line and stops, just like Charlie said, with Kenny and Kevin backing Miguel up, he passes it to Jason who's waiting at the blue line.

Jason, with the puck, winds up for the Gunshot but fakes and passes it to Oliver. Oliver, whose right in front of the net, gets the puck and shoots scoring the goal making the score Minnesota 3 Dallas 2. As the Vultures celebrate on the ice, Charlie and the other Vultures celebrate on the bench. Lisa is cheering along with the crowd.



EXT. HOTEL -- THE NEXT DAY

Jason is walking out of the hotel when he hears voices coming from the alley behind the hotel...



LISA

Get away from me!



RICK JR

Oh, c'mon girl



That's Lisa and Rick Jr...curious of what's going on, Jason hides and sees Lisa being hassled by Rick Jr, Mark, and Jeff.



LISA

What do you want?



RICK JR

You know what I want. A date.



LISA

I told you before, I won't go with you.



RICK JR

You know what, I don't like the tone of your voice.



LISA

Punk!



RICK JR

(laughing)

I guess you Minnesota girls are all the same.



Lisa gets in Rick Jr's face and slaps him. Jason sees this and becomes impressed by what she's done. After being slapped, Rick Jr looks at her.



RICK JR

Boys?



Both Jeff and Mark try to grab Lisa but she turns around and punches Jeff in the face, then kicks Mark in the groin and throws him to the ground. Jason laughs at what Lisa's doing to these guys...until Rick Jr. pushes her down.



RICK JR

Now, who's the punk?



JASON

You tell me.



Jason comes from behind and rams Rick Jr into the wall. Mark and Jeff are picked up and thrown to the ground by Jason...and Lisa.



JEFF

C'mon let's get 'em.



RICK JR

(holding Jeff back)

No.



JASON

Why don't you get outta here, Junior!



RICK JR

Hey, don't worry we'll get you next time.



The Vultures run out of the alley.



JASON

Are you okay?



LISA

Yeah, I'm alright. It's a good thing you came when you did!



JASON

Me? It looks like you didn't need my help at all. I didn't know you could throw down like that.



LISA

Well, just because I'm a girl doesn't mean I can't fight.



JASON

What was that all about? With Rick Jr?



LISA

(sigh)

Those jerks have been messing with me since they got here. Rick thinks I like him because he's such a big shot on the ice, but I don't like him at all. I mean he's just a...just a...



JASON

Punk, jerk, scrub?



LISA

Yeah.



JASON

I know how you feel, his father's been hasslin' my coach since the tournament started.



LISA

Like father like son, huh?



JASON

Yeah, I guess so.



LISA

God, I wish there was a way I could get back at those guys.



After hearing that...Jason get's an idea.



JASON

Hey Lisa, how much do you know about hockey?



EXT. PRACTICE -- THE NEXT DAY

The Vultures are skating around the ice while Charlie is waiting for Jason so that practice

can start.



CHARLIE

Alright, that's enough.



At this point, Jason comes in.



JASON

Hey coach!



CHARLIE

Jason, where have you been? Practice was surpose to start fifteen minutes ago.



JASON

Yeah I know, but there's someone I want you to meet. Come on in!



CHARLIE

Jason, what are you talking about?



At this point, Lisa comes out wearing hockey skates, carrying a hockey stick, and an equipment bag. The Vultures can't believe it...especially Kenny and Kevin...this is the same girl they saw in the crowd. Lisa gets on the ice and skates towards the team.



JASON

Coach Conway, I'd like you to meet Lisa Adams.



LISA

How ya doin' coach?



CHALIE

(shaking Lisa's hand)

I'm fine! It's nice to meet you, Lisa.



LISA

Thank you. Jason's told me a lot about you.



CHARLIE

So, what brings you here?



JASON

Well, uh...I thought she would make a good addition to the team and uh...I brought her down here so you can check her out.



CHARLIE

Jason can I speak to you for a moment...have you lost your mind?



JASON

Coach, I taught her everything I know about hockey, and besides we'd have a full roster now!



CHARLIE

Jason?



JASON

I'll tell you what, give her a chance to prove herself, then you decide yourself.



As Lisa looks on, Charlie gives Jason an answer.



CHARLIE

(sigh)

Alright. Lisa, why don't you show me what you can do?



LISA

Okay!



CHARLIE

(talking to the team)

Alright Vultures, who wants to take a shot at Lisa?



KEVIN

I'll do it.



Kevin steps up to the challenge. He wants to prove that the team doesn't need another girl...especially since she's the one that Jason likes.



KEVIN

Yeah...I take a shot, but don't worry I'll try not to ruin your delicate face.



LISA

You must be Kevin.



KEVIN

That's right!



LISA

Jason told me a whole lot about you.





KEVIN

(angry)

Oh...he did, did he?



CHARLIE

Alright alright! That's enough.



KENNY

Jason, what are you doin'?



JASON

What do you mean?



KENNY

Isn't this a little too much?



JASON

Well, you said I should talk to her.



KENNY

Yeah, but I didn't know you would convince her to join the team.



While Charlie and the other Vultures watch from the bench, Lisa and Kevin are on the ice; Lisa is on offense Kevin is on defense.



KEVIN

(trash talking as usual)

Alright girlie, let's do this!



Lisa moves with the puck and Kevin is ready.



KEVIN

C'mon girl, you ain't got nothin'. You ain't got nothin'.



Kevin dives trying to take the puck from Lisa, but Lisa's too clever for him. She fakes, does a spin move around Kevin, and scores the goal. Charlie claps his hands.



CHARLIE

(clapping)

Not bad. Not bad.



Kevin is now upset. Now, Lisa is on defense. Kevin is moving along with the puck when Lisa spears him to the ice.



VULTURES

Oooooh!



MIGUEL

That had to hurt!



Lisa tries to help Kevin, but Kevin refuses.



LISA

Are you alright?



KEVIN

(in a mad tone of voice)

Yeah, I'm alright!



CHARLIE

It looks like you taught her well, Jason.



JASON

I taught her more than that. Watch this!



Lisa controls the puck, with finesse, with Kevin back at defense.



KEVIN

That's it, you're not gettin' by this time.



Lisa then stops at the blue line and looks at Jason, Jason nods. She winds up and hits her own version of the "Gunshot." Kevin sees the puck flying and ducks, the puck hits the net.



KENNY

Man, he even taught her the "Gunshot"!



JASON

That's right!



Lisa skates over to the bench. The Vultures are impressed with Lisa's skills; the only question is...is Charlie truly impressed?



LISA

So, coach, what do you think?



Charlie thinks about what decision to make...



CUT TO:



EXT. GAME -- THE MINNESOTA VULTURES VS. THE LOS ANGELES WOLVES -- SEMI FINALS

It's the near the end of the third quarter and the Wolves trail the Vultures 3 to 2. The teams line up for the face-off, and the Wolves center is up against the Vultures' newest player, #1 Lisa Adams. The Wolves get the puck, the right wing moves with it and fakes it pass Shawn, but Lisa is right there to steal it. She gets the breakaway and goes pass the Wolves blue line then stops. She looks at Jason, who's on the bench, he nods his head and Lisa shoots the "gunshot"; the puck goes in making the score Vultures 4, Wolves 2. Charlie and the Vultures cheer from the bench, meanwhile in the crowd is Rick, Rick Jr., Mark, and Jeff watching the game.



RICK

So, the Vultures have gotten themselves a new player.



RICK JR.

Yeah dad, and it's the girl who slapped me.



RICK

Well boys, it won't matter. In the championship game, we'll crush'em.



With this win, the Vultures make it to the championship game and the opponents will be none other than the Condors.



EXT. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN -- THE NEXT DAY

For making it to the championship game, Charlie decides to surprise the team by taking them to Madison Square Garden. All 13 players come into the Garden wearing blindfolds and carrying their equipment bags.



ALEX

Coach, what's going on?



CHARLIE

I told you guys it's a surprise.



WILKINS

Well, I don't like surprises.



CHARLIE

Don't worry; it's not anything bad.



KEVIN

I sure hope not.



CHARLIE

Okay, take off the blindfolds.



The Vultures take off the blindfolds and a look of amazement comes their faces.



BECKY

Whoa, this is Madison Square Garden!



CHARLIE

That's right! Home of the Rangers.



JASON

(looking around)

And the first Wrestlemania.



ALEX

Hey, what are we doing here?



CHARLIE

This is where the game's taking place.



LISA

You mean we're gonna play here?



CHARLIE

That's right! You and the Condors.



CRAWFORD

(sarcastically)

Oh yeah, the Condors.



CHARLIE

Hey, what is it.



CRAWFORD

Coach, you saw how bad they beat us last time.



KENNY

Yeah, and I don't wanna get kicked outta the game this time.



JASON

Me neither.



LISA

Yeah coach, after watchin' the last game I don't think we stand a chance.



KEVIN

We might as well not show up.



CHARLIE

So, you think because of what happened in the last game you guys aren't ready.



VULTURES

Yeah!



CHARLIE

You know, I knew something like this might happen,

so I called a few friends to come and help yo



At that point, a voice is heard.



VOICE

Hey, Charlie!



CHARLIE

And there they are right now.



BRET

(talking to Shawn)

What's he talking about?



SHAWN

I don't know.



CHARLIE

Vultures, I want you to meet my friends.

The Ducks.



In from the entrance appears the Ducks: Banks, Averman, Connie, Guy, Russ, Goldberg, Luis, Ken, Portman, Dwayne, Julie, and Fulton. The Vultures can't believe their eyes...the Ducks are right in front of them.



AVERMAN

So these are the Vultures, huh? This picture looks familiar.



BECKY

Hey, what are you guys doing here?



CONNIE

Charlie told us that his team needed help, so we thought who better to help them out in this situation than us.



RUSS

Besides, it was the only we could see Charlie make a fool out of himself.



Everyone laughs except for Charlie.



CHARLIE

Very funny, Russ. Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get to work.



The Ducks and the Vultures break up into groups. First, we see Julie and Goldberg working with Crawford.





JULIE

Alright, first of all Crawford you've gotta learn to be ready at all time, and it helps if you keep your glove up too.



CRAWFORD

What about keeping my eye on the puck?



GOLDBERG

Well, that comes in handy when the puck's actually near the goal.



We now go to Guy, Averman, and Dwayne, who are with Bret and Shawn.



GUY

Now, from what we heard, you two are the bickering stepbrothers.



BRET

Hey, I don't bicker that's this fool.



SHAWN

Man, why don't you shut up!



BRET

No, you shut up!



SHAWN

Why don't you make me?



DWAYNE

Hey, hey, hey! You guys settle down now.



AVERMAN

I think this might take a while.



Now, we see Fulton and Portman with Jason and Kenny.



KENNY

So, you're the bash brothers.



FULTON

Yeah, and you're the real bash brothers huh?



Jason and Kenny nod.



PORTMAN

Well, you two look tough and you wear our old numbers, but I don't think you're tough enough.



Connie with Becky and Lisa.



CONNIE

I know it's probably hard being the only girls on the team.



BECKY

Yeah it is.



LISA

Especially with guys like them.



CONNIE

But don't sweat it, if you keep your cool you'll do just fine.



Miguel is skating fast, but falls on his back. Luis helps him up.



LUIS

Miguel, you've got to learn to keep your balance. Watch this.



Luis is speeding up and down the ice when he crashes into the boards.



CHARLIE

Man, after all this time and he still can't stop.



Back with Fulton, Portman, Jason, and Kenny.



PORTMAN

Do you have bandanas?



KENNY

Yeah.



FULTON

Those are your lucky charms, when you put it on you start to feel tough.

Show'em that you don't play.



JASON

Yeah!



Russ is with Kevin.



RUSS

Charlie told me that your trash talker.



KEVIN

Yeah.



RUSS

Well, you need to know when to keep your mouth shut.



KEVIN

What do you mean?



RUSS

I mean, that if you keep on yappin' your mouth everybody's gonna want a piece of you,

and Charlie told me you got into it with the girl, too.



KEVIN

Yeah, so?



RUSS

(shaking his head)

Bad move, little man.



Now, we see Banks with Wilkins.



BANKS

Okay, bend your knees when you skate.



Wilkins starts skating with he's knees, and he skates perfectly.



BANKS

There you go! Now, I want you to handle with puck through these cans.



Wilkins handles the puck through the line of cans without any trouble.



WILKINS

Like that?



BANKS

Yeah, you got it!



Back to Crawford.



GOLDBERG

Alright, now!



CRAWFORD

Oh, not again!



The Vultures and the Ducks are shooting at Crawford. As Crawford stops more pucks, he starts to like it.



CRAWFORD

Yeah, yeah! Is that all you've got come on, gimme some more.



Everyone cheers knowing that Crawford got it right. Meanwhile, with Jason, Jason hits the "Gunshot" when Fulton talks.



FULTON

No, keep a frame grip on the stick. Now try.



Jason shoots again and it bursts through the net.



FULTON

Yeah, there you go!



At this point, the Ducks are about leave when Charlie talks to them.



CHARLIE

Hey guys, thanks for coming. And, uh, I want to apologize for happened that day.



BANKS

Hey, it's alright man. It was a while ago and we've pretty much forgiven now.



CHARLIE

(laughing)

Alright. Are you coming to the game, tomorrow?



RUSS

Yeah, man!



CHARLIE

Alright. I'll see guys tomorrow.



Charlie, the Vultures, and the Ducks say goodbye.



CHARLIE

Alright, guys it's time to go. But wait.



SHAWN

What is it?



CHARLIE

We're going back another way.



OLIVER

What do you mean?



Charlie and the Vultures roll out of Madison Square Garden in their Rollerblades.



CHARLIE

Okay, follow me!



They skate through Times Square and all the way back to the hotel.



EXT. THE HOTEL -- CHARLIE'S ROOM

Charlie, Jacobson, and the team are drinking sodas when Charlie talks.



CHARLIE

Okay, listen up. I just want to say that I'm proud you guys...



BECKY

Ahem.



CHARLIE

And girls. And that we're going to whoop those Condors bad.



VULTURES

(shouting)

Yeah!



JACOBSON

And I want to say that everyone back home will be proud of you, if you win.



CHARLIE

Oh...that reminds me. I have something to give to all of you.



Charlie pulls out 13 boxes with their names on them. The team doesn't know what's in them.



WALLACE

What's in these?



CHARLIE

Just open them.



WALLACE

Okay.



Wallace opens the box, and he pulls out a white jersey with Wallace #8 on the back. He turns it around and on the front appears the Duck logo. But this one's different; it appears to be a duck bursting out of the old logo. The rest of the team opens their boxes to find jerseys of their own.



WILKINS

Coach, what are these?



CHARLIE

Those are your new jerseys



LISA

New jerseys?



CHARLIE

That's right, I thought that since you're all coached by a Duck, you might as well be Ducks. And besides, I think this team would look better as Ducks than Vultures.



KENNY

Man, these jerseys are tight, yo!



BECKY

Yeah, I like this!



MIGUEL

These look better than the other ones!



CHARLIE

So, how 'bout it, are we Ducks or what?



They think about it and give Charlie an answer.



TEAM

(chanting)

Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack...



The Vultures are now the New Mighty Ducks.



EXT. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN -- GAME TIME...THE UTAH CONDORS VS. THE MINNESOTA MIGHTY DUCKS.

The Garden is packed. All of these people came to see the Championship game between the Condors and the Ducks. Mrs. Bash and Kim are back home watching the game on T.V. We turn and see the Old Ducks in the stands ready to see the New Ducks in action. And here come the Condors, led by Coach Rick Langer. The Condors are looking confident as they warm up.

Now, here comes the Mighty Ducks, led by Coach Charlie Conway walking toward the ice like soldiers going to battle. Both teams line up for the National Anthem sung by Christina Aguilera. As Christina sings we move down the Condors and Ducks lines to see murderous looks on their faces. Charlie and Rick just look at each other. When the Anthem is over, both coaches get in each other's face.



RICK

Let's do it, Conway.



CHARLIE

Bring it!



Both team go to their benches.



RICK

Alright, just because they've got new jerseys doesn't mean they can win. I want you to go out there and clobber these...Ducks, you understand?



CONDORS

(shouting)

Yeah!



RICK

Okay, hands in.

(shouting)

1..2..3..



CONDORS

(shouting)

Condors!



Meanwhile in the Ducks bench.



CHARLIE

Well, Ducks take a look around,

(as the Ducks look at the crowd)

we've made it this far...



KEVIN

Yeah!



CHARLIE

And nobody's going to stop us now!



JASON

That's right!



KEVIN

Ya heard me!



CHARLIE

Hands in. Now, let's give 'em what they came for, 1..2..3..



DUCKS

(chanting)

Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack...



As the Ducks chant, the crowd chants with them.



DUCKS & CROWD

(continuously)

Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack...Goooooo Ducks!



Both teams head to the ice. Jeff and Crawford go to their places.



CRAWFORD

Come on, let's go.



Mark and Wallace are lined up for the face-off.



MARK

Anything you want to say before we slaughter you?



WALLACE

Save the talking for when you lose.



The referee drops the puck, and the Condors get it. Mark passes it back to Rick Jr. and moves with it pass the red-line, but Miguel steals the puck and heads to the blue-line, the puck is poke-checked and is frozen at the corner of the rink. Everyone is checking everyone who's trying to get the puck until Wallace finally gets it. He gets the breakaway and shoots, but Jeff saves it. Gibson, a Condors' defenseman, passes the puck to Mark, Mark passes it Rick Jr., fakes and shoots pass Crawford making the score Vultures 1, Ducks 0. Charlie doesn't seem to be worried about the score.



CHARLIE

It's alright, Ducks. That's just one point.



RICK

(clapping his hands)

Good job, Condors. That'll show'em not to mess with us.



CHARLIE

Line change! Oliver, Shawn, Lisa, you ready?



LISA

Yeah!



CHARLIE

Do your thing.



The Ducks make a line change. Seeing this, Rick decides to change the lines. We see the Old Ducks in the crowd cheering the Ducks on.



CONNIE

Yeah, go get'em guys!



BANKS

Yeah, kick their butts!



The puck drops, and the Ducks get it. Shawn makes a blind pass to Lisa; Lisa moves with it and passes it to Oliver. At this point, both Rick Jr. and Mark body checks Lisa without the referee seeing it. Charlie sees this.



CHARLIE

Oh, come on ref.



Lisa gets up from the check and calls for the puck.



LISA

(tapping the ice with her stick)

Hey, over here!



Jason passes the puck to her, she hits the "Gunshot" but the puck is blocked when Rick Jr. gets in the way of it.



LISA

Ah, man!



Rick Jr. moves with the puck, he goes pass the Ducks defensive line and fakes pass Kenny. He then makes a blind pass to Mark who hits the wrist shot pass Crawford. It's near the end of the first period, and with the score 2 to 0 Jacobson watches as the Ducks are being clobbered by this team of goons!



INT. THE SECOND PERIOD

The game now goes into the second period and the Condors are dominiating scoring two goals already, the Condors now lead with 4 . The Ducks have the puck; Wallace does some fancy stickhandling and passes the puck to Oliver. He does some figure-skating moves and shoots the puck, but is blocked by Jeff and Gibson goes behind the net to get it. Gibson passes the puck to Mark and gets stolen by Miguel, Miguel speeds through the defensive line, fakes and passes the puck back to Jason. Jason winds up for the "Gunshot", he shoots...he scores. The Ducks finally score a point, and the crowd goes wild, but Mark is not happy at all. Mark speeds up and checks Jason into the broads knocking him down to the ice. It's a vicious check and the Ducks bench is outraged at what happened.



FULTON

Ah, come on.



KIM

What was that?



MRS. BASH

He can't do that.



Lisa and Kenny come to Jason aid.



LISA

Jason, are you okay?



JASON

I'm alright.



The referee and Charlie step in.



CHARLIE

Are you alright, Jason.



JASON

Yeah.



REFEREE

Sorry, son. But it looks like you'll have to sit out for the rest of the game.



JASON

But I'm okay.

(back hurting)

Ow!



CHARLIE

That was a bad hit you took, I think you should sit out.



JASON

But coach...



KENNY

Jase, just do what he says, man.



JASON

(sigh)

Alright.



Jason goes back to the locker room and the game continues. Rick is happy at what just happened to Jason. With the score now Condors 4, Ducks 1 it looks like the Ducks might have a stroke of luck on their side. Charlie calls the Ducks over to the bench...he might have something planned.



CHARLIE

Alright, Ducks. Now, I've been working on this play and I want to see if it works.



Bret has control of the puck. He moves with it pass the defenseman and passes it to Alex, Alex has it, he skates to the boards, jumps, and slides on the edge of the boards. He then, jumps spins, and lands on he feet and scores the goal. Jeff can't believe what he saw, and neither can Jason who watches from the locker room. The Condors are pissed as they watch the Ducks celebrate on the ice.



INT. MID GAME

In the middle of the second period gameplay continues. Alexander, another one of the Condors' right wings, shoots the puck and Crawford stops it. Rick calls his son, who's already on the bench.



RICK

Rick!



RICK JR.

Yeah, dad?



RICK

(pointing at Lisa)

You see her?



RICK JR.

Yeah.



RICK

There's your target, go get her.



Rick Jr. gets out on the ice; he sees Lisa wide open and checks her. Jason is upset at what he sees. Lisa gets back up and continues to play. She skates over to the red line and stops, the puck slides over to her and Rick Jr. starts charging. But right when he's about to hit her, someone comes out on ice and checks him into the boards...it's none other than Jason.



LISA

Jason!



JASON

Did you miss me?



RUSS

Look, it's Jason.



Everyone on the bench is happy that Jason's back, the referee blows his whistle and tells Jason to go back to the locker room.



REFEREE

Number 44, you were told to stay in the back.



JASON

I know, but my back isn't that bad. I can still play!



REFEREE

Bash...



CHARLIE

Ref, Ref! Ref! I know he was suppose to stay in the locker room, but his injury doesn't look that bad. Just let him stay in the game.



REFEREE

(sigh)

Alright. Number 44, you can stay.



JASON

Yes!



Rick is not happy with this call.



RICK

Oh, come on, ref. You can't let him play.



CHARLIE

Are you sure you're okay.



JASON

My back hurts a little bit, but I'll be cool.



LISA

I'm glad you came back.



JASON

Well, I couldn't just let him check you like that.



The Ducks, old and new, are all glad that Jason's back. The referee blows the whistle and the game continues. Both teams continue to play back and forth on the ice at time goes by. With 10 seconds left, Miller, another one of the Condors' left wings, goes for the breakaway with Miguel right behind him. He catches up with Miller and tries to steal the puck, but he's pushed out of the way.



CRAWFORD

Oh, not again!



Miller scores and the period is over, and the Condors lead 5 to 1. Both teams go back to the locker rooms.



INT. DUCK'S LOCKER ROOM

The Ducks are tired. They've only scored one goal through the whole game and are thinking about giving up, but Charlie's not hearing it.



CHARLIE

(walking back and forth)

Okay, we're down by four, but if we hang in there we can come back.



KEVIN

Coach, what game were you watching? We're getting our butts kicked!



The Ducks agree.

CRAWFORD

Yeah, and I don't know how many more goals I can stop.



ALEX

Stop? You're the reason we're losing right now.



CHARLIE

Hey, we're not going to place the blame on anybody.



BECKY

Coach is right.



CHARLIE

If anyone should be blamed, it should be me.

(the Ducks look at him)

I haven't been a great coach to you guys. I mean, we haven't had good plays, we didn't practice that much and...I don't know.



OLIVER

It looks like coach wants to quit.



2 CHARLIE

No...I'm not gonna quit, and neither are you. A lot of people didn't think we could make it this far, especially with me coaching, but look where we are now. We've made it all the way, and you know what, nobody's going to take this opportunity from us. We're gonna go back out there, be ourselves, and show those Condors what we got.



MIGUEL

Yeah!



CHARLIE

We're gonna win this game if it kills us!



SHAWN

That's right!



CHARLIE

(we see the Ducks faces as he calls their names)

Alex, Miguel, Wallace, Becky, Crawford, Oliver, Lisa, Bret, Jason, Kevin, Shawn, Kenny, and Wilkins. We're all one team, were Ducks and we're gonna fly together.

Now, let's get out there and kick some Condor butt!



DUCKS

(shouting)

Yeah!



The Ducks come back to the ice, but more rowdier than ever. The crowd roars as they step on the ice, but the Condors are not impressed.



JEFF

Man, look at these losers!



MARK

I guess they just don't know when to quit.



INT. THE THIRD PERIOD

Both teams get their lines together and head to center ice. Rick Jr. and Lisa are the centers.



RICK JR.

So what's up, baby? How about after the game, you and me split?



LISA

Get a life, cake-eater.



The puck drops, and Rick Jr. gets it. He has the puck in his possession and plays around with it moving toward Crawford, but stolen once again by Miguel. Miguel gets the breakaway, he stumbles with the stickhandling, but he gets back in control. He's passed the Condors blue line and he shoots the snap shot...and scores. The Ducks celebrate on the ice while Rick starts to have a fit on the bench.



RICK

I don't believe this. You pansies are out there getting manhandled by a bunch of...Ducks. I want you to pick up the hitting, alright? Because I'm telling you, if you blow this game then all of you are going to regret it later. Now, get out of here!



With the score now 5 to 2, the game continues. Oliver has the puck and heads to the blue line, he shoots and it bounces off of Jeff's blocker. Miller takes the puck and shoots it down the ice and the referee calls for icing. With the game stopped, Charlie calls all of the Ducks to the bench.



CHARLIE

Alright, let's say focus here. We're down by three, and it's not over yet.



He then turns to Bret and Shawn.



CHARLIE

Bret, Shawn.



BRET & SHAWN

Yeah, coach!



CHARLIE

I've got an idea, huddle up.



The Ducks hurdle up and Charlie tells them a play he's just thought of. The game continues again, Alex has the puck and passes it to Becky. Becky then passes it to Bret, Bret looks at Charlie, and Charlie nods at him. At this point, Bret has the puck and charges down the ice with it, shuffling it back and forth. With Shawn not far behind him, Bret drop passes the puck to Shawn without Jeff seeing it, he's following Bret's stick shuffle from side to side. Bret then stops in front of the net and spreads his legs apart. Shawn has the puck, he trips purposely, and slides down the ice with his stick still holding the puck and stops right under Bret with the puck going into the goal. Rick is impressed by the play made by Charlie, as well as the Ducks in the stands.



The score is now 5 to 3, now the Ducks trail by two. Williams, a Condors' center, starts from behind the net and goes pass the blue line, but Becky takes the puck. Becky's headed to the goal when she's taken down by Mark. The referee sees this and stops play, but Becky is pissed and ready to beat the hell out of Mark when she's held back by her teammates.



REFEREE

Number 32, two minutes for charging.



As Mark is being taken to the penalty box, Charlie thinks this is an opportunity to catch up.



CHARLIE

Alright, Ducks listen up. We've got the power play, now this might be a chance to catch up.

Now, I'm sending in the Wrecking Crew line.



KEVIN

Wrecking Crew line, what line is that?



CHARLIE

That's Alex, Miguel, Lisa, Kenny, and Jason.



KENNY

Awww yeah.



JASON

Hey coach, there's this play me and Lisa been working on,

and I want to try it.



CHARLIE

What kind of play is it?



JASON

Well, it's uh....



Jason whispers the play to Charlie.



CHARLIE

Hey, I like it. Well, go out there and do it.



KENNY

You ready?



JASON

I'm ready, you ready Lis?



LISA

As ready as I'll ever be.



Jason and Kenny bap each other's fist and put on their Lucky Bandanas.



KENNY

Let's raise some hell!



The Bash Brothers get on the ice and raise hell. They're knocking down anyone in their way, charging at players, and even spearing and clotheslining the Condors. Fulton and Portman are cheering Jason and Kenny on. Alex has got the puck now. Alex throws the puck up and jumps in the air, does a spin move, and lands on his feet. With the puck next to him he passes it back to Miguel, Miguel speeds through the defense and passes the puck to Jason. Kenny is knocking down everyone in Jason's way, Jason stops at the blue line and winds up for the "Gunshot." Everyone is moving out of the way, but Jason doesn't shoot he shouts...



JASON

Now!



He tees up the puck, moves out of the way, and Lisa shoots...this is the Knucklepuck.

The puck is spinning through the air, Jeff holds up his glove to try and catch it, but the puck knocks Jeff's glove off of his hand and into the goal. Russ gives it a standing ovation. The Bash Brothers celebrate by going to the Condors bench and hitting the players in the heads.



CHARLIE

Two more goals and we've got it.



With a 1 minute left on the ice and the Ducks down by 1, the Ducks continue to play hard as they try to score another point. Charlie calls some of the Ducks on the bench.



CHARLIE

Wallace, Kevin, Becky, Shawn, Oliver.



WALLACE

What is it, Coach?



Charlie whispers something into Wallace's ear, Wallace likes it.



CHARLIE

You got it.



WALLACE

Yeah!



CHARLIE

Alright, you five get out there. Let's get a line change!



WALLACE

Alright, people let's go!



Wallace takes the puck and stops behind the net. He looks around...



CRAWFORD

Now, man!



Wallace throws his arms in the air, and comes from behind the net. The other four Ducks follow him to form the Flying V. We see the Ducks flying down the ice. Wallace passes the puck back to Becky, Becky passes it Kevin, and Kevin passes it back to Wallace. Wallace goes to net, fakes to the right, shoots, and scores. The crowd cheers as the Ducks tie the game at 5. The game continues, with 20 seconds left on the clock Charlie calls a time out.



CHARLIE

Time out! Guys...



The Ducks gather around the bench.



CHARLIE

Okay, we've got 20 seconds left and all we need is one more shot. So, it's going to be

Kenny, Bret, Shawn, Kenny, and Wilkins.



WILKINS

Me?



CHARLIE

That's right, it's your time.



WILKINS

But coach, I'm still not good.



CHARLIE

Don't worry; Kenny and Kevin are here to back you up.



KENNY

Yeah, don't worry we got our back.



CHARLIE

That's right! We've just got to work together on this, alright?



KEVIN, KENNY, & WILKINS

Yeah!



KEVIN

And don't screw this one up.



DUCKS

(together)

Shut up, Kevin!



Kevin shuts up.



CHARLIE

Let's go!



The Ducks go out on the ice. Meanwhile in the Condors bench...



RICK

(to his players)

Listen, it's 20 seconds left on the clock, I don't care what you do just cover you man and score the goal. Now, get out of here!



Charlie and Rick look at each other. The Ducks and Condors line up for the Final Face-Off of the game. Rick Jr. and Kenny are at center.



RICK JR.

You ready to lose, ghetto boy?



KENNY

I'll show you how ghetto I can be.



The puck drops and Rick Jr. gets it. Mark trips Crawford and with an open net Rick Jr. skates to the blue line and shoots, but Crawford gets up quick and blocks the shot. Kenny knocks Rick Jr. down and Kevin gets the puck. He sees Wilkins open and passes it to him.



CHARLIE

NOW, TOMMY!!!



Wilkins takes the puck and goes for the breakaway. Everyone is on the edge of their seats: Charlie, Rick, the Ducks, the Condors, the Old Ducks, Jacobson, and the crowd. Wilkins is pass the red line with 10 seconds left, and Rick Jr. is behind him. Wilkins is going pass the blue line he fakes once, twice, and at third fake he shoots to the right, but Jeff dives left and the puck goes in.



IT'S OVER...The goal light flashes and the sound from the crowd is a giant roar. Out comes Charlie and the Ducks who fall into a giant celebratory pile. Mrs. Bash and Kim scream knowing that they won. Charlie gets up and hugs Wilkins...



CHARLIE

I knew you could it!



WILKINS

Thanks, coach!



Jason and Kenny give each other a high five and bump chest, then Lisa comes behind Jason

and taps him on the shoulder.



LISA

You're not done yet, baby-boy.



Lisa gives Jason a long kiss and Jason likes it.



JASON

I've been waitin' for that for a while, now.



LISA

Well, you've got it...and you've got me.



Kenny is standing there laughing.



JASON

(to Kenny)

What is it?



KENNY

Oh, nothing.



Kevin and Becky hug, so do Bret and Shawn and they're not even arguing. Charlie

is now with Jacobson, they both shake hands.



CHARLIE

Thanks, Stan for everything.



JACOBSON

We're all proud of you, Charlie.



The Ducks and the Condors line up to shake hands, as they shake hands...



JEFF

Nice shot, Wilkins!



WILKINS

Thanks, Jeff!



Rick Jr. and Mark meet up with Kenny and Jason. Rick Jr. can't help but to say something

smart.



RICK JR.

Not bad for a couple of ghetto boys.



MARK

Yeah!



KENNY

Well, not bad for a bunch of preppies.



JASON

Yeah!



Charlie and Rick Jr. shakes hands now...



RICK

Nice work, Conway.



CHARLIE

Thanks, Rick. Not bad for a beginner, huh?



RICK

Don't push it, Conway.



Charlie looks up into the crowd and sees his friends, the Old Ducks, cheering and clapping.

Two referees come out holding the Championship Trophy. Charlie takes it and gives it to Wilkins, and the Ducks go around the rink for a victory lap. They come back to center ice where Charlie is and give him the trophy as the crowd chants...



CROWD

(chanting)

Ducks! Ducks! Ducks! Ducks! Ducks! Ducks...



Charlie holds the trophy and the Ducks surround him as we...

SLOWLY DISSOLVE TO:

HANS' SPORT SHOP -- THREE WEEKS LATER

We see Jan hanging up a picture of the New Mighty Ducks next to previous pictures of the Original Ducks. Charlie and the Ducks are watching.



JAN

How does it look?



CHARLIE

It looks great, Jan.



OLIVER

I don't like the way I look.



CRAWFORD

Trust me Oliver, nobody likes the way you look.



Everyone laughs.



OLIVER

(sarcastically)

Very funny, Crawford.



Alex sees Miguel in a soccer uniform.



ALEX

Hey, Miguel...why are wearing that uniform?



MIGUEL

The soccer season's about to start, so I got to get suited up.



ALEX

Oh! Well, alright then, Firefly!



LISA

So, what are you gonna do now, Coach?



CHARLIE

Oh, I might just stay here in good old' Minnesota.



JASON

Hey, why don't you get a job being a coach?



CHARLIE

I don't know.



KENNY

Oh c'mon, Coach!



WILKINS

You did a good job coaching us.



The Ducks agree.



JAN

Well, how about it Charlie?



BECKY

Yeah, Charlie.



CHARLIE

You know, I might just give it another shot.



The Ducks shout excitedly.



BRET

Maybe you can coach us again.



CHARLIE

(laughing)

I don't know about that, Bret.



Charlie put his hands in his pockets and finds that his wallet is missing



CHARLIE

Hey, where's my wallet?



The Ducks shrug.



CHARLIE

This isn't funny, guys! Where's my wallet?



KEVIN

Hey, Coach!

(holding Charlie's wallet)

Lookin' for this?



CHARLIE

Give it to me, Kevin.



KEVIN

Come and get it.



Kevin starts running through the store.



CHARLIE

Give me my wallet!



Charlie and the Ducks chase after Kevin until they all run out of the store.

Jan sees them.



JAN

(laughing and looking up)

Well Hans, what can I say? Ducks of a feather...fly together.



Charlie and the Ducks are seen chasing Kevin down the street yelling at him.

Music plays in the background as we slowly...



FADE TO BLACK



THE END.