The year after the film's release, Disney founded an NHL hockey team, named the "Mighty Ducks of Anaheim".

After his 30th successful case, he celebrates by going out drinking, but is arrested for drunk driving and sentenced to 500 hours of community service by coaching the local "District 5" Pee-Wee hockey team.

Bombay visits his mentor Hans, who owns a nearby sporting goods store and was in attendance at the game against the Hawks.

Bombay recalls that he quit playing hockey after losing his father four months before the championship game, and because Reilly blamed him for the loss due to the missed penalty shot.

They recruit three new players: Figure skating siblings Tommy and Tammy Duncan, and slap shot specialist and enforcer Fulton Reed.

After overhearing an out-of-context quote about the team, most of the players walk out (except Charlie and Fulton who form a strong friendship), resulting in a forfeit to the Flames.

Bombay manages to regain his players' trust after they win a crucial match against the Huskies in order to qualify for the playoffs.

In spite of this, the Ducks manage to tie the game late in the final period, and Charlie is tripped by a Hawks player as time expires.

Several days later, Bombay boards a bus to a minor-league tryout, secured for him by the NHL's Basil McRae of the Minnesota North Stars, who played Pee-Wee hockey with him as a youth.

Although daunted at the prospect of going up against younger players, he receives the same words of encouragement and advice from the Ducks he had given them, promising to return next season to defend their title.

[4] Emilio Estevez was cast in 1991, after Herek was impressed by his performances in Brat Pack films, The Outsiders (1983), The Breakfast Club (1985) and St. Elmo's Fire (1985).