History Fridge / TheMightyDucks

** Although if we're being honest, ''Charlie'' also shouldn't be complaining about it. The Ducks are shown to be from inner-city Minneapolis and are not from particularly well-off families, other than Banks. Given that Charlie is raised by a single mother whose source of income is working as a waitress at a diner, he's every bit as fortunate as Russ to get his opportunity.

* When Charlie [[TookALevelInJerkass takes a level in jerkass]] and starts bitching about Eden Hall, it's Russ who smacks him down by reminding him that they're in on scholarships. Why Russ? Because growing up in South-Central Los Angeles, he never had an opportunity to prove himself like he does now, and he knows that the team can't afford to screw it up. He's probably also personally angry that Charlie would complain about something that Russ could have only dreamed about.

* When Charlie [[TookALevelInJerkass takes a level in jerkass]] and starts bitching about Eden Hall, it's Russ who smacks him down by reminding him that they're in on scholarships. Why Russ? Because growing up in South-Central Los Angeles, he never had an opportunity to prove himself like he does now, and he knows that the team can't afford to screw it up. He's probably also personally angry that Charlie would complain about something that Russ could have only dreamed about.

[[AC: Fridge Logic]]

* Gordon misses a penalty shot in the 1973 pee-wee finals to lose the game. That means that the Hawks had to have already been trailing before he was awarded the shot. The best he could have done was get the team into overtime, where they could just as easily have lost.

* When Charlie [[TookALevelInJerkass takes a level in jerkass]] and starts bitching about Eden Hall, it's Russ who smacks him down by reminding him that they're in on scholarships. Why Russ? Because growing up in South-Central Los Angeles, he never had an opportunity to prove himself like he does now, and he knows that the team can't afford to screw it up. He's probably also personally angry that Charlie would complain about something that Russ could have only dreamed about.

* Goldberg the goalie initially being afraid of the puck is certainly comedic and ironic, but it's rather reasonable that most kids (and probably most adults) would be apprehensive about facing down a highway-speed slap shot of a vulcanized disk of rubber if all you had for protection were old copies of the ''Enquirer'' taped to your shins. Just purchasing a new, quality set of goalie pads and equipment isn't going to chase those fears off right away, which is why Bombay had to invoke the WorfBarrage for Goldberg.

* Goldberg the goalie initially being afraid of the puck is certainly comedic and ironic, but it's rather reasonable that most kids (and probably most adults) would be apprehensive about facing down a highway-speed slap shot of a vulcanized disk of rubber if all you had for protection were old copies of the ''Enquirer'' taped to your shins. Just purchasing a new, quality set of goalie pads and equipment isn't going to chase those fears off right away, which is why Bombay had to invoke the WorfBarrage for Goldberg.

** Bombay's jersey number with the Ducks is #66, the same number as Mario Lemieux (another great player who won some championships in a career plagued with injuries) and #99 turned upside down (Lemieux wanted to pay tribute to Gretzky's own greatness).

* Bombay stealing Adam from the Hawks seems like a real {{jerkass}} move that [[BrokenAesop goes against the spirit of the film]]. However if you look at the apparent similarities between Adam and young Gordon (sensitive, upper class, a Hawk, very talented, Reilly's protegee,) it looks like Gordon may really be trying to protect Adam from Reilly. He feels that his old coach ruined him and may be starting to do the same thing to Adam.

** Adam's number when he joins the Ducks is #99- the same number worn by Wayne Gretzky. This denotes Adam's status as the Ducks' best player.

** Bombay's jersey number with the Ducks is #66, the same number as Mario Lemieux (another great player who won some championships in a career plagued with injuries) and #99 turned upside (Lemieux wanted to pay tribute to Gretzky's own greatness).

** Bombay's jersey number with the Ducks is #66, #99 turned upside and the same number as Mario Lemieux (another great player who won some championships in career plagued with injuries).

* Adam's number when he joins the Ducks is #99- the same number worn by Wayne Gretzky. This denotes Adam's status as the Ducks' best player.

* Adam's number when he joins the Ducks is #99- the same number worn by Wayne Gretzky. This denotes Adam's status as the Duck's best player.

* Eden Hall Academy is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shattuck-Saint_Mary%27s Shattuck-St. Mary's School in Fairbault, Minnesota]] with the serial numbers filed off. It even has a Hockey Center of Excellence!