Corrected entry: Right before the Icelandic player hits Banks' arm with his stick, you can see the actor playing Banks stretch his arm out in front of him for no other reason than to get into position to be hit.
D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)
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Directed by: Sam Weisman
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Michael Tucker, Kathryn Erbe, Jan Rubes
Other mistake: When Adam comes in and says "when I woke up this morning, the pain was gone", Connie is mouthing his lines behind him.
Dwayne: Where I come from we treat ladies with respect.
Connie: Thank you, Dwayne, but I'm no lady. I'M A duck.
Trivia: In the first scrimmage game between the Ducks and the new players, Dwayne says "It's a great day for hockey". That is a tribute to former USA Hockey player and coach "Badger" Bob Johnson, who died of brain cancer in 1991. Johnson used to say this to his players every day.
Question: Although I enjoy the game of ice hockey, I still haven't fully understood the tactics teams have. Having said that, what is the tactics of putting 2 heavy enforcers in Fulton Reed and Dean Portman on the same line? Wouldn't it be better if they were on separate lines throughout the games, having at least one heavy hitting enforcer on the ice longer than 2 on the same line that I've noticed in the movies?
Answer: There may be a number of reasons, but the most likely is that, if players work really well together, it makes sense to have them on the same line, regardless if they are both enforcers or not. To give an example, the 1990s Detroit Red Wings had the "Grind Line", which consisted of three forwards who were all known for their aggressive, physical style. The two wingers in particular were team enforcers. They meshed so well as a unit it wouldn't have been as effective to split them onto different lines, just to provide an enforcer to each. The combination of all three on one line worked very well, and other teams copied the format, though of course it was not unique to this team (see, for example, the Philadelphia Flyers' Legion of Doom).
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Correction: Banks was actually stretching his arm out to tap the top of the goal with his stick. He was taunting the goalie about the goal he just scored.
Yeah but you gotta admit he left his arm outstretched for an extra long time.
That's an individual choice when it comes to taunting. Some folks, when they taunt, it's very brief and they stop quickly afterwards. Others do it for a long period of time until something makes them stop. This is speaking from personal family experience, where I had one sibling who would taunt quickly by flicking your head for one second; the other one would hold their hand by the back of your head what seemed like forever, making you wonder if they were going to flick it or if they were teasing.