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Previously on Game Changers...

-Morrow! -Dad!

Dad said he'll come to our game.

He's not always a reliable guy.

-You've been on the road. Used to play minor league hockey.

He coached the old Mighty Ducks. He's a living legend.

Do you ever feel like you're attracted to the same kind of guy?

Evan!

I've never seen Morrow play with such intensity.

We score, we win.

The Don't Bothers just won their first game.

Coach T was at your game last night. Wants to see you.

It's about the Ducks.

Evan Morrow!

Want coffee? Protein bar? Green juice? Organic.

Am I in trouble or something? 'Cause if so, I didn't do it.

Or, or maybe I did do it.

I have no idea why I'm here.

Sofi Hanson-Bhatt left the Ducks. She choked.

Actually, I think she just stuck up for herself.

And now, I've lost Parker to a leg injury.

-Is he all right? Well...

He's wearing one of those things

with a lot of Velcro and a hinge, so, it's not great.

Except, maybe, for you.

I've got an open roster spot. I want you to fill it.

I was at your last game.

I saw you carry your team to the W.

I was wrong.

I shouldn't have cut you.

Wow...

I'm part of the Don't Bothers now.

And we're actually on a winning streak.

Yeah. One game. That's cute.

You do realize, with your new age bracket,

this is the first year you can compete for states, right?

The Ducks have won state ten straight times.

I'm offering you a chance to be a part of number 11.

I just can't leave my friends. My mom went through all this trouble...

What do you think your mom would say about a college scholarship?

Scouts come to our games.

With us, you could look good for a full ride.

I know the hardships of being a single mom.

I've dated plenty of 'em.

She must be pretty worried about paying for college.

She worries about a lot of stuff.

Sure she still checks to see if I'm breathing at night.

I like you, Morrow.

We go back, and we both know

when the regular season ends,

your team is done.

Come up for practice tomorrow.

One practice. See how it feels.

I don't know.

I think you do.

You had me start work at dawn,

and then I get to work and...

Winnie... -...there's too much cocoa butter.

I'm pretty sure we can donate the nachos...

Relax...

...but then what am I supposed to do with all this moldy bread?

Winnie, it doesn't matter.

If you scrape the mold off,

you can get another couple of days off of that stuff.

-Jeez!

-What the... Oh, man...

Gordon, you okay?

I'll call you back.

Hey, sorry about that. I think some loose concrete hit your truck.

Really? I barely noticed.

Coach?

Coach Bombay?

It's Fulton.

Number 44. Fulton Reed!

I thought you looked familiar.

Hey, man.

Good to see you.

Good to see you too, man.

I mean, I could do without you smashing my window every time we meet up.

Can't help it, it's kinda my thing.

You look good, man. Where have you been?

Right here, in town. Where have you been?

You fell off the grid ever since you stopped coaching.

You're coming to the gala, right?

-The gala? -The gala.

The 25th anniversary, Spirit of the Ducks Gala?

You telling me you didn't get that fancy invitation?

It had glitter in it, man.

I got so much mail piling up on my desk.

I'll go through it. I'm sure it's there.

Well, you're coming, right?

I mean, it's crazy.

Who'd have thought, back when we were D5 rejects,

that someday they'd be celebrating Ducks history.

Oh, hey! Some of the guys are coming into town for it.

We're meeting at Twin City Slice tomorrow. You gotta come.

-Ducks fly together. I wouldn't miss it. -All right!

7:00.

All right! Candy pancakes.

You guys want candy pancakes?

It's all tied up. Tensions are high.

Can the Don't Bothers pull off

their very first victory in franchise history?

-Yes, they can!

I'm thinking, yes!

'Cause this already happened!

-Whoo! -Guys, guys, guys!

What's going on? Why aren't you dressed for practice?

We thought it'd be more fun to watch our first win.

And Logan's making candy pancakes to celebrate.

No two are the same.

Order up on KIT KAT Gummy Worm pancake.

KIT KAT Gummy Worm! All me!

Oh! -Oh, um, word got out about our team.

Tebor and Havel wanna join.

Hey, what positions do you guys play?

Defense?

Offense?

Shortstop?

Oh, oh, they don't speak much English. They just moved from the Czech Republic.

Yeah, I already got their perfect nickname. The Czech-mates.

Like chess.

Because they're from Czech.

Whatever, it's gold.

Guys! It's one win.

That's really cute, but...

We really gotta win the next nine in a row if we really want a shot at states.

State, state. Nine more games. -This guy...

We beat the Hawks, my friend.

If you want nine more wins,

we should probably watch this tape nine more times.

You have so much old mail. I...

How many different colored envelopes before you take utility bills seriously?

They had to have sent it, right? I mean, the Ducks are my team.

They were.

I don't know.

I'm surprised you actually wanna go.

I mean, the Ducks are so different now.

Hey, maybe they sent the invitation to your home address.

You do have a home, don't you?

Yeah, here. It's the rink manager's penthouse.

It's in the basement.

What?

How many people you know that have 14 showers in their place?

I don't know.

I think I just have to ask Stephanie at work about it.

Pretty sure she's on the gala planning committee.

She's told me she's on the committee 100 times.

Um... Hey.

This is from 2012.

The Ice Palace has structural damage?

Had.

These old buildings have a way of fixing themselves.

I'm here at Hendrix Arena with Stephanie Reddick.

-Hey... -So, tell us about the Mighty Ducks.

-Oh! -Well, for 25 years, the Mighty Ducks

have been one of the state's premier programs.

You are youth hockey.

Oh, you're so sweet.

The Spirit of the Ducks Gala

is going to celebrate everyone who's been part of that success...

Hold on, watch this.

...and it's a chance for us hockey moms

to step out of our parkas and into our Prada.

-That was funny, right? -The Prada?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah.

What's up?

I have a question about the gala, actually.

Yes.

I'm the head of the planning committee. You know that?

Yeah, it seems that Gordon Bombay didn't get the invite.

Oh, uh, yeah, we didn't have his address.

See? That's what I thought.

Also, we didn't invite him.

Wait. Seriously?

Well, yeah, we're honoring Coach T, so we didn't feel he was necessary.

How can you say that?

The only reason the Ducks exist is because of Gordon Bombay.

He's really kind of a legend.

Sometimes, it's best to remember our heroes at their peak.

Look, I'm sorry.

He doesn't represent the best of the Ducks.

Tha... That doesn't make any sense.

He is the best of the Ducks.

Oh, my God, look, and honestly, thank you for your feedback.

Oh! My God, while I have you,

a cargo ship containing 372 pairs of Ducks logos sweatpants

got lost at sea today.

-That's terrible. I know.

They're part of the gift bags.

God, we're in such a bind.

Listen, I was wondering if you could call around,

and cobble together 372 pairs of matching sweatpants,

and get them silkscreened today?

No.

I mean, no, I don't think so. I'm busy.

Well, yeah, I mean, I know.

I guess things get a little fuzzy around here.

I mean, I do let you leave early to coach hockey,

and you did take a bunch of that time to, you know, work on your slap shot.

Ah, it's all about the slap shot.

So, I figured maybe you could probably just do this teensy, little favor for me?

It's not that teensy a favor.

Mmm... Is it?

-Isn't it? Isn't it?

It's like 372 teensy favors.

Ah, listen, I'm, um...

I'm going to say yes.

Oh...

-You're the best. Yeah.

All right, let's go! Come on, do battle! We gotta move!

Morrow!

Evan Morrow, welcome home.

-Let's go!

No, I actually meant let's go, let's go, let's go!

You're on that puck like stink on cheese, kid, I like it!

Tight, tight, tight! Thataway, Morrow!

You're a lucky man to be away from those losers.

Shoot!

Shoot, Morrow!

Feels good, doesn't it, Morrow?

Let's see something I haven't seen before.

Yes, sir. Here we go, Trevor!

All right. One on one. Let's see it, Morrow.

Hey! All right!

He smoked you, bro!

Respect. Respect.

Oh, sweet move, kid!

All right, that's it. Stretch it out! You're done!

Hell of a practice, Morrow.

So, what do you say? You back in?

Look, that was awesome, but, uh...

Really? You're still thinking about it, huh?

While you're figuring it out, come by the Ducks gala tomorrow night.

You mean that Spirit of the Ducks thing?

I'm invited to that?

Yeah, of course. Once a Duck, always a Duck.

Well, kinda.

I was a Duck, and then you cut me.

No. I challenged you.

And you've risen to that challenge.

So what do you say?

I don't know. -Oh, I think you do.

See you tomorrow.

Have a great time with the Ducks!

I...

-Hi. -Hi.

I suddenly feel better about my car and my life.

Oh, yeah, I'm picking up stupid sweatpants for stupid Stephanie's stupid gala.

Her revenge against me for beating her in the Slap Shot Challenge.

That's good. That means you're in her head.

Yeah, it's great.

Hey, what's with your, uh, getup?

Where are you going, huh,

with your tucked in shirt, your belt, and your hair?

-Yeah? You like that? Yeah.

I'm, uh, on my way to see the old Ducks squad.

Some of my best memories were with those kids.

And I'm actually looking forward to going to the gala tomorrow night.

Yeah, um, actually, it's one of the reasons I stopped by.

Um...

They didn't invite me.

Gordon...

-What did Stephanie say? "What did Stephanie say?"

-She said she's stupid, she said that. -What did she say?

She said you don't represent the best of the Ducks.

Believe me, it says more about them than it does about you.

Yeah, sure.

I'm really sorry.

Hi!

So, I, um, maybe I forgot to tell you,

I just sent the sweatpants to the silk screener.

Yes, you're the best.

I'm here to drop off the rest of the swag to put together.

So, we've got logoed hockey pucks, whistles, water bottles,

info on how to donate to the Ducks. We Venmo now.

Oh? Whoa, more tiny favors?

Oh, no. This isn't a favor anymore.

This counts as your volunteer hours for the Ducks.

What?

Yeah, 'cause Evan's back on the team!

You're a Duck Mom again.

The twins said he was at practice today.

-Oh, right. Just forgot. -Yeah.

So now you get to come to the gala.

And, hey, you get your own sweatpants.

We're on the same side again, Mama.

Pace yourself. It's snowing.

Anyone know where I can find District 5?

-Yes! -Wow...

-Oh... -There he is!

Lester Averman! -Oh, it's real.

Ken Wu! -It's good to see you, Coach.

Hey! You got big!

You again? -Good to see you again, Coach! Yeah!

-Connie! -Hey, guy!

-Coach Bombay. -Guy! You handsome devil.

Adam Banks! -Coach! How you doing?

-The cake-eater no more. -It's good to see you.

Wow!

-To District 5! -District 5, that works.

Cheers. Cheers.

Quack, quack, quack!

Quack, quack, quack!

Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack!

Look at this.

Connie, you look amazing in that hockey gear.

Oh...

I looked even better kicking butt in hockey gear.

Check out the hair on the Aver-meister,

getting his 'fro on.

He's 'fro-alicious.

Orange creamsicle 'fro-yo!

-Where the 'fros at? Where my 'fro...

-You're still talking like that? -No, not really.

Figured I'd break it out tonight, 'cause I know how much you love it.

We remember things very differently, Averman.

Hey, guys, check me out.

Man, I miss getting in fights on the ice.

Good times.

Who says they gotta end?

-Breadsticks. Gloves.

Kenny Wu!

Ken Wu, you're making my day, buddy!

Mom?

What are you doing?

Oh, well, I'm glad you asked.

I'm volunteering for the Ducks gala. Now, it's your turn.

Why am I volunteering for the Ducks gala?

'Cause it's important to give back?

No. I'm volunteering for the Ducks gala,

because it turns out, I am once again a Ducks mom.

Except that, I didn't know you rejoined the team.

What's going on?

Okay, I didn't actually go back to the team yet.

I just went to one practice.

And I know it's crazy after everything you've done to get our team together.

Yes, why would you do that?

Because Coach T wanted me back.

He said that I'm gonna play. He made a mistake.

This would be my shot to go to states, Ma.

And don't get me wrong, the Don't Bothers are great and all, but...

That'll be over soon, you know that's true.

That's true. We're not gonna make it to states...

And Coach T also said

that if I join back on the Ducks, I'll get a college scholarship.

They recruit right from there.

This is not the kinda thing you should be worried about.

I love all the Don't Bothers.

I feel terrible.

And they don't know anything about this.

But it's just...

This would be my shot to play the sport I love for real again.

I just...

What should I do, Mom?

Well...

No, you know what?

I was gonna tell you the choice I think you should make,

and I was gonna tell you, you had no choice.

But it's your decision,

and I think you should make it.

What? Are you kidding me?

You never don't tell me what to do.

Well, I'm starting now.

I'm gonna back off and let you make your own decision.

Be your own person.

But this is one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make.

I know it is. I trust you're gonna make the right one.

I support you no matter what. This is part of growing up.

Can't you treat me like a child?

-Please? -No.

Just tell me what I need to do.

It's totally up to you.

-I love you. -I don't care.

Yes, you do. -I don't.

Yes. -No.

Oh, boy!

It was a good game! I just didn't hit it the right direction.

You guys have done well for yourselves. You look great.

Banks, I heard you became a lawyer.

Uh, public defender.

I learned a long time ago to fight for the good guys.

-Averman? -Yeah?

What you been doing?

Okay. I don't wanna brag, but I take a limo to work every day.

Living large. Not surprised.

You're a clever kid.

-Annoying, but clever.

-Thank you very much. -This is true. This is true.

And Guy married Connie Moreau. You guys went the distance.

Yeah, but now it's Minnesota State Senator Connie Moreau.

That's right. And I am just a lucky guy that gets to go along for the ride.

And take care of our seven children.

-We have three kids. -Feels like seven.

We invited you to the wedding. You never responded.

Yeah, nobody's heard from you in years. Where you been?

I move around a lot.

You know, I'm not really good with my mail.

In the same pile as your Spirit of the Ducks invitation.

Man, that party is going to be awesome!

-Looking forward to it! -It is!

Looking forward to it. The kids.

Are you gonna speak?

Maybe we can finally hear what you've been up to?

Yeah.

Yeah, I'm not gonna go to that thing.

-Why wouldn't you? -What you talking about?

I got some things going on. I'm not going.

-No, it's just not gonna... -You "got some things going on"?

Jeez! Look at this guy. I mean...

What, you coach college hockey,

and you got this bigger head than when we first met you?

-Are you avoiding us on purpose? -Yeah.

-No. -Yes, you are.

Our wedding, this gala.

What's it gonna take to get you to hang out with us?

-Another criminal court order? -Wow.

I'm sitting right here.

Don't tell me Charlie was right.

-What? -About you.

He said it's not like you've been showing up for us lately,

so why should he show up?

Charlie said that?

You know, you started all of this.

You're our coach. Don't let us down now.

Look, we were a team. It was a long time ago.

But I think it's time that we all just move on.

I gotta go.

Seriously?

We named our kid after that guy.

I know everyone has bad hair days,

I just never thought it would happen to me.

You'll get through this.

-It's fine! -My God! It looks the same.

Dude, it looks the same.

And by the same, we mean, stunning.

-Right? -Yes!

Yo, Evan! Over here.

I gotta throw this water bottle out. I'll be right back.

Thanks for the update on the water bottle.

-Yeah. -Recycle.

-Got it. -Nice kicks, bro!

What's up?

-Hi. Hey.

Mom rented a party bus to take the team to the gala.

I know, I saw. You added me back to the group text.

Don't know why you were off it.

You guys kinda ghosted me when I got cut, remember?

Sorry, Ev. That was not cool.

So you in?

Uh, yeah, well, we'll see.

I should really get going.

Bye.

Hey, uh, what was all that about?

Oh, uh, that? That was nothing, you know.

Ducks just giving me a hard time like usual.

Classic Ducks.

I will mess them up!

And I will support you all!

From afar. Go get 'em, guys, yeah!

Oh, God!

I'm staring them down. Now, they know, I know.

-Guys, it's fine. -No.

-Turn around! -Meet me at the skate park!

You wanna start something?

Let's go! Let's get! Let's just go.

It's just I feel so guilty.

I guess it's 'cause they're my friends.

Being a Duck would be so good for me.

It's weird. I'm just being recruited.

They even invited me to Spirit of the Ducks tonight.

Of course, they did.

I don't know. What should I do?

Look, Evan, I didn't even get invited to the gala tonight. Okay?

What? Really?

Yeah. Apparently, I don't represent the best of the Ducks.

Well, that's just not right.

So much for loyalty.

Look, if you wanna be a Duck, then you should be a Duck.

'Cause at the end of the day,

the only person that's gonna look out for you is you.

Welcome. Hi.

-Thank you for coming. -Thanks for having us.

These guys are VIP, take care of them.

This is the best party in Minnesota tonight.

No, no. That one.

All I kept thinking about was the 372 little fishes moving around in the sea

with little Ducks sweatpants.

All right, enough of you. One with me and myself, all right?

Yeah. Thanks, buddy.

Don't forget your gift bags at the end of the night.

I've put a lot of effort into those.

Ducks have become a bunch of cake-eaters.

Ooh! Throwback burn! Nice!

You're the original cake-eater. -Yeah!

-Hey! I haven't had cake in 25 years, man.

Hey! The original Ducks!

-All right! -Oh...

-It's the cut-out guy. -That's the guy.

Yeah. Anybody want a picture with the real thing?

Nah, I'm good.

-Hey, take care, man. -It's good. Thanks, man.

Oh, boy.

Coach?

There he is.

Yeah, here I am.

To tell you I'm out.

-For real?

Oh, that doesn't make any sense.

Right. If I was looking out for myself.

But it turns out, I have a whole team of friends already looking out for me.

I'll see you at states.

Probably not. Whatever.

Put a bounty on that kid's head.

My son's not gonna be a Duck.

He made the right call. Oh, God!

As a mom, sometimes you wanna step in, you wanna make the decision for them,

but you gotta let them stand back... You don't care.

Here, enjoy your sweatpants. Have fun.

Are you guys the original Ducks?

-Uh, yeah. Yeah.

I google you guys all the time.

As a fan, it's not weird.

-We've got fans. -It's a little weird.

-It's nice.

You guys gotta go get Gordon Bombay.

-Uh, pass. -Yeah.

He made it pretty clear he didn't wanna come.

Abundantly clear.

Yeah, he doesn't care about this. Or us.

No, that's not it. He wasn't invited.

They're embarrassed by him. They think he doesn't fit in.

He probably just didn't want you guys to know.

Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack!

Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack!

Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack!

Hey, Ducks.

So, when you said you drive a limo...

I drive a limo for a dude who makes a lot more money than me.

So, who taught you it was okay to drive a limo on the ice?

I learned from the best.

We heard you didn't get invited to the party. That's crazy!

Yeah, well, you know, maybe it's better that way.

I mean, you guys should just go and have fun.

We've been there. And it's no fun.

At least, not without you.

Get in the car, Bombay.

-Come on. -Come on.

-Let's go! -You're thinking about it.

Don't make me get out and drag you in here.

It's my one night out!

Come on. Chief!

-Come on, man. Get going.

As a Ducks player, Coach T was a two-time captain

and a three-time state champ.

As our head coach, he has led us to our longest winning streak

in team history.

He embodies the true spirit of Ducks.

And so, I'm thrilled to announce

our first recipient of the Ducks Lifetime Achievement Award...

Should be Gordon Bombay!

I'm sorry? What's going on?

What's going on here? No.

What's going on?

Okay, excuse me. What do you think you're doing? Oh, oh.

-Okay, okay. -Hello.

I'm sorry. -It's okay.

If you wanna talk Duck spirit, there's only one person worth mentioning.

This guy.

He found me in an alley...

Hi.

...and he saw my potential and he gave me a shot.

Okay.

Before I left the Hawks and became a Duck,

I kinda sucked as a human.

But I would have fit right in here, though.

Anyway...

But when I started playing for this guy,

I wanted to be a better person.

And our team was a bunch of forgotten nobodies,

but Coach Bombay made us into champions,

because he taught us it wasn't about the win.

That's right, cardboard cut-out guy.

It was about everything else.

The fun, the heart,

the team.

Ducks fly together.

-Yeah! -Yes!

Bombay! Bombay!

Bombay! Bombay! Bombay! Bombay!

Bombay! Bombay! Bombay! Bombay!

Come on.

Everybody, what are you doing standing around?

Let's do some hockey.

-All right. -Yeah.

Listen, you all remind me of a bunch of kids I used to coach,

so I thought you should meet 'em.

No way!

Old school puck! Old school puck!

I still got a little something.

Are you sure? You're looking a little bit old.

-That hurts. -All right, let's see it.

Take him, Averman.

Ken Wu, still got it.

Not bad. That was good.

Don't go high. Go right for the solar plexus,

they go over you every time.

-You are my hero. -Come here.

I got it!

Way to go, Lauren! Big hit!

Got ya!

That was awesome!

-Adam, you okay? -Thanks.

Come on, let's get 'em back.

You know, people said the nicest things about this guy, Gordon Bombay, last night.

I wonder whatever happened to him?

I don't know, but I miss him.

Think he might make a comeback someday?

Is that assistant coach position still open?

I do not think it has been filled yet.

-Hockey on three! Hockey!

All right. Yeah.

-All right. -Nice meeting you.

-All right. -Thanks, guys.

All right. Yeah.

-Nice meeting you. -Bye.

This is going right on my Insta.

Keep grinding! I'll try.

Come back anytime.

I mean, anytime. Really.

Oh, I didn't get your autographs.

-Not that I need 'em or anything. -Wait, guys.

-Check this out. -What?

Shoot!

Shoot, Morrow!

What?

Guys, that was insane!

What?

Why is there a video of you practicing with the Ducks?

All right. One on one.

Uh...

Ruby just posted this. What's happening?

-Are you abandoning us? -Is it my hair?

Okay.

The Ducks invited me back to the team.

-What? -What? No.

How could you leave us?

But it was just one practice.

And then, I said no. No big deal.

I was gonna tell you guys in about ten years.

Koob.

Sam.

Guys, I'm really sorry. Really.

I'm... I'm really. Really.

I promise, I was...

Uh... I'm...

I'm really...

Stupid.