The Mighty Ducks vs. Miracle
There are many great hockey movies out to the general public. Viewers have many options, but the two that I think stand out the most are The Mighty Ducks and Miracle. The Mighty Ducks about a youth pee-wee team, and Miracle about the 1980 U.S Olympic team. Both have the same general message but take totally different routes on telling their story. One being based on a true story and the other being fictional. These movies share many of the same qualities. The purpose of this essay is to compare how both teams are underdogs and not expected to produce any type of results, overcoming all the controversy faced, and successfully conquering their goal of winning the championship.
The Ducks were the last place team in in the league and didn’t even have a team name, they were just called District 5 because that is the area where all the kids lived. Distract 5 was always the last place team and never won a game. The team didn’t even have all the proper equipment, or facility. It was really just a bunch of kids who loved the game of hockey. As another season rolled around they were projected to be the last place team once again. Then along came Gordon Bombay, a successful defense attorney, was arrested for a DWI and sentenced to community service; which was coaching this god- awful team. Bombay used to be a star in the local pee-wee hockey league, when he played for the always first place team, The Hawks. So he was no rookie when it came to little league hockey. The first game was against Gordon’s childhood team, and his new team was destroyed. In attendance to the game was Bombay’s childhood mentor and family friend, Hans, who owned a local sporting goods store. Hans encouraged Gordon to rekindle his childhood passion. So coach Bombay asked his boss Gerald Ducksworth if he would sponsor the team. His boss agreed therefore creating the Ducks, no longer Distract 5. A new look was coming for the team. They could now afford the best...