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'''''D2: The Mighty Ducks''''' (also known as '''''The Mighty Ducks 2''''') is a 1994 American family [[list of sports films|sports]] [[Comedy drama|comedy-drama film]] directed by [[Sam Weisman]]. It is the second installment in [[The Mighty Ducks (franchise)|''The Mighty Ducks'' trilogy]], and a sequel to the 1992 film ''[[The Mighty Ducks (film)|The Mighty Ducks]]'' produced by [[Walt Disney Pictures]], [[Jordan Kerner|The Kerner Entertainment Company]] and Avnet–Kerner Productions. [[Emilio Estevez]], [[Joshua Jackson]], [[Elden Henson]], [[Shaun Weiss]], [[Brandon Adams (actor)|Brandon Adams]], [[Matt Doherty (actor)|Matt Doherty]], [[Garette Ratliff Henson]], [[Marguerite Moreau]], [[Vincent Larusso]], [[Brock Pierce]], Robert Hall, and [[Bob Miller (sports announcer)|Bob Miller]] reprise their roles in the film with [[Michael Tucker (actor)|Michael Tucker]], [[Jan Rubeš]], and [[Kathryn Erbe]] joining the cast. It was succeededfollowed by the final film of the series, ''[[D3: The Mighty Ducks]]'', in 1996.

Former [[Minor ice hockey|Pee-Wee hockey]] coach Gordon Bombay is a star in the minor leagues, expected to reach the [[National Hockey League]]. However, a career-ending knee injury brings him back to the Blukeville{{efn|A fictitious name for the fifth district created for the trilogy, just like how the Junior Goodwill Games, not to mention the Eden Hall Academy from ''[[D3: The Mighty Ducks]]'' (1996), were fictional.}} district of [[Minneapolis]] where he sharpens skates in the shop, now run by Hans's brother Jan. Bombay is offered a chance to coach a team representing the United States in the Junior [[Goodwill Games]] in [[Los Angeles]]. He manages to reunite most of his former Ducks players, including Charlie Conway, Jesse Hall, Les Averman, Connie Moreau, Guy Germaine, Greg Goldberg, and Adam Banks while the Hawks see the former Ducks rollerblading in the park, and try to enact revenge for their humiliating loss two years earlier. Their plans are foiled by Fulton Reed, who leaves them tied up in their underpants, and joins the other Ducks. Team USA consists of many of the old Ducks, in addition to five new players from across the country, with special talents: Luis Mendoza, from [[Miami]], [[Florida]], a speedster, Dwayne Robertson, from [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], [[Texas]], an expert puck handler with a cowboy edge, Julie "The Cat" Gaffney, from [[Bangor, Maine|Bangor]], [[Maine]], a championship Goalie, Ken Wu, from [[San Francisco]], [[California]], a junior Olympic figure skater, and Dean Portman, from [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], a tough enforcer. Under Bombay's coaching, the Ducks and their new teammates quickly become unified, and head out to L.A.

In Los Angeles, the lure of celebrity distracts Bombay, who begins to neglect the team for a luxurious lifestyle. The team wins easy victories over [[Trinidad and Tobago]] and [[Italy]] in the double-elimination tournament. Fulton Reed and Dean Portman gain recognition for their [[Enforcer (ice hockey)|enforcer]] skills, and are dubbed the "Bash Brothers". Backup goaltender Julie Gaffney asks Bombay for a chance to play, but is told to wait as goalie Greg Goldberg is on a hot streak.

TheHowever, the team suffers an embarrassing 12–1 defeat against [[Iceland]], coached by ex-NHL player Wolf "The Dentist" Stansson. USA plays badly, Dean and Julie are ejected from the game for unsportsmanlike conduct, and star center Adam Banks is slashed in the wrist, after scoring theTeam teamUSA's loneonly goal. Frustrated, and realizing one more loss will mean elimination, and the end of his celebrity status, Bombay drives his players even harder, but they begin to suffer from complete exhaustion. Realizing the children are too tired to complete their schoolworkschool work or even stay awake in class, the team's tutor Michelle McKay intervenes, cancelling practice and confronting Bombay over his thoughtlessness. Once better rested, the players encounter a street hockey team, led by frequent game attendee Russ Tyler, who teaches them to play like "the real Team USA". Russ impresses the team, with his unique shot,play: the "knucklepuck" – which rotates end over end rather than spinning around its centerline.

Bombay continues to suffer from the pressure until Jan, whobrother hadof seenBombay's thementor Iceland game on TVHans, flies in,visits and reminds him of his love for the game. In their match against Germany, Bombay fails to arrive on time, forcing Charlie to tell the referee Michelle is the team's assistant coach. The team struggles, entering the third period tied, until Bombay arrives and apologizes to the team for his behavior. Inspired by the true return of their coach, the players win the game with their signature "Flying V", and advance to the next round.

The renewed Bombay finally realizes Adam's wrist injury and benches him despite his complaints. To fill the open roster spot, Charlie recruits Russ Tyler, whosewith his "knucklepuck", which secures USA's victory over Russia, advancing them to the championship game for a rematch against Iceland. (whoOn hadthe lostday toof Russia).the game, Adam's injuryreturns, ishis injury healed, only to find Team USA with a full roster. Knowing the team needs Russ's knucklepuck and Adam's skill against Iceland, Charlie gives up his own spot, cementing his leadership as true team captain. Bombay recruits Charlie to assist in coaching.

In the final game, the physically imposing Iceland initially dominates as the Ducks incur penalties: Ken picks a fight with an opposing player, after scoring a goal, the Bash Brothers fight the entire Iceland bench and Dwayne lassos an opposing player before he can check Connie. An annoyed Bombay observes, "this isn't a hockey game, it's a circus." as the second quarter ends, with Iceland ahead 4-1.

After a rousing locker room speech from Bombay and new Duck jerseys from Jan, the team emerges rejuvenated. The Ducks tie the game with goals from Connie, Banks, Luis, and finally Russ, who was targeted by Iceland but disguised himself as Goldberg to pull off a successful "knucklepuck". The game is forced to go to a five-shot [[Overtime (ice hockey)|shootout]]. Jesse, Guy, Fulton (with his signature slapshot), and Banks successfully score. With a 4–3 score in favor of the Ducks, Gunnar Stahl, the tournament's leading scorer, is Team Iceland's final shooter. Bombay replaces Goldberg with Julie, who has a faster glove. Gunnar fires a hard [[slapshot]], and Julie falls to the ice. The entire stadium waits in breathless anticipation as she opens her glove and drops the puck, revealing the game-winning save and the Ducks’ triumph over Iceland to win the tournament. Despite his disappointment, Stannson congratulates Bombay, and Gunner congratulates Charlie stating "Good work, Captain Duck."

Despite Stannson's disappointment, he congratulates Bombay, and Gunner congratulates Charlie stating "Good work, Captain Duck." The team returns to [[Minnesota]], and sing [[Queen (band)|Queen]]'s "[[We Are the Champions]]" around a campfire.

Like its predecessor, the film received negative reviews.<ref>{{cite web |title=D2: The Mighty Ducks |url=https://ew.com/article/2012/08/01/d2-mighty-ducks/ |access-date=26 June 2019 |website=[[EW.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Johnson |first=Malcolm |date=25 March 1994 |title=THIS QUACKED-'DUCKS' SEQUEL IS ALL WET |url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1994-03-25-9403250099-story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626154240/https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1994-03-25-9403250099-story.html |archive-date=26 June 2019 |access-date=24 March 2022 |website=[[Hartford Courant]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-25-ca-38188-story.html|title=MOVIE REVIEW : 'D2 the Mighty Ducks' Takes On a Mighty Big Challenge : Underdog peewee hockey players take another slap at glory--but slip up in pursuit of the original's success.|date=25 March 1994|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=26 June 2019}}</ref> It has a 2120% rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] from 15 critics with an average rating of 34.92/10.<ref>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/d2_the_mighty_ducks/ "D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)"]. ''Rottentomatoes.com''. Retrieved 2010-11-03.</ref> [[Desson Thomson|Desson Howe]] of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrote: "''D2: The Mighty Ducks'' reaches an extraordinary low &ndash; even for a Disney sequel. This unctuous barrage of flag-waving, message-mongering, counterfeit morality, which contains the stalest kiddie-team heroics in recent memory, makes the original, innocuous 'Ducks' look like one of the Great Works."<ref>{{cite news

* 9th&nbsp;– Glenn Lovell, ''[[San Jose Mercury News]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Lovell|first=Glenn|date=December 25, 1994 |title=The Past Picture Show the Good, the Bad and the Ugly -- a Year Worth's of Movie Memories|newspaper=[[San Jose Mercury News]]|page=3|edition=Morning Final}}</ref>

In its opening weekend, the film grossed $10,356,748 domestically.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fox |first=David J. |date=28 March 1994 |title=Oscar Winners Pick Up at the Box Office |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=httphttps://articleswww.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-12/entertainment/-ca-45151_1_weekend45151-box-officestory.html |access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Fox |first=David J. |date=12 April 1994 |title=Weekend Box Office: A Good Turnout for Four Weddings |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=httphttps://articleswww.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-28/entertainment/-ca-39477_1_box39477-officestory.html |url-status=deadlive |access-date=24 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328215255/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-12-ca-45151-story.html |archive-date=28 March 2019}}</ref> It was a financial success, withearned a final domestic box office total gross of $45,610,410.6 million.<ref name="mojo" />

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