🦆 The Mighty Ducks 2 Review 🦆

Let’s start by showing y’all the trailer, shall we? 🎥🍿

This is hands-down my favorite of the Mighty Ducks films. It’s funnier, it’s bigger, we get new characters, and the energy is just on point from start to finish.


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Full Cast & Characters

Coach Gordon Bombay – Emilio Estevez
Our returning hero, now a bit more famous, still loves the Ducks but this time gets caught up in the world of big sponsorship deals. His arc is about remembering who he is and not letting fame change him.

Charlie Conway – Joshua Jackson
The heart of the team, still playing with pure passion and loyalty. He has a sweet moment working at Hans’ rink in the beginning and is key in rallying the team later.

Fulton Reed – Elden Henson
The enforcer with a heart. Still has his trademark slap shot and forms a hilarious friendship with newcomer Dean Portman. Modern audiences will probably recognize Henson as Foggy from Netflix’s Daredevil.

Adam Banks – Vincent LaRusso
The golden boy of the team. Unfortunately sidelined for much of the movie with a wrist injury, but returns when it matters most.

Greg Goldberg – Shaun Weiss
The lovable goalie and class clown, still the butt of smelly jokes — except for one twist gag where it’s actually Portman stinking up the place.

Averman, Guy, Connie, Jesse – All return with their quirks intact, keeping the Ducks’ personality alive.


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New Recruits:

Luis Mendoza (Mike Vitar) – Incredible speed on the ice… except he doesn’t know how to stop. At all. Crashes every time.

Dwayne Robertson (Ty O’Neal) – Texan with a southern drawl, a cowboy hat, and great puck-shooting skills. Often the target of playful teasing.

Julie “The Cat” Gaffney (Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine) – A sharp and skilled goalie who doesn’t get enough ice time early on.

Ken Wu (Justin Wong) – A figure skater turned hockey player. Graceful spins, questionable usefulness in early plays.

Dean Portman (Aaron Lohr) – Punk teen, full of attitude, quickly bonds with Fulton to become the “Bash Brothers.”



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The Villain:

Wolf “The Dentist” Stansson (Carsten Norgaard) – The most unapologetically douchebag villain in the entire franchise. Not just dirty, but proudly dirty — his nickname comes from knocking out teeth, including his own coach’s. He oozes that “I will ruin you” energy and isn’t above hitting Bombay in his injured leg to win. The kind of bad guy you love to hate, and one who absolutely deserves his fate at the end.


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Funny Moments

This movie has some of my all-time favorite Ducks lines:

Hans casually offering Charlie breakfast: “For breakfast? My specialty — Jans Hasenpfeffer eggs.”

The team sniffing the air: “What’s that smell? …ugh, Goldberg!”
Goldberg: “What? It wasn’t me.”
Dean Portman: “No… it was me!”
Group: “UGHHHH!”

Mr. Tibbles, after getting hit in the head with a puck: “Oh, I’ll have the cheeseburger with fries and a chocolate shake, please.”

Bombay teaching a lesson in humility: “This is a barrel… this is a distraction… (throws lighter in barrel) …this is a distraction on fire in a barrel. Any questions?”



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Why This is My Favorite Ducks Film

It’s got the perfect mix of goofy humor, memorable lines, team camaraderie, and the most satisfying villain takedown. The stakes feel bigger with the international setting, but it still keeps the underdog heart that made the first film work. And while Bombay’s fame arc could have gone cheesy, it ends up adding some depth — showing that he’s human and can lose sight of what matters before finding his way back.


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Final Thoughts

If Mighty Ducks 1 was about creating a team, Mighty Ducks 2 is about testing that team’s soul. The humor lands harder, the villain is more detestable, and the payoff is incredibly satisfying. Plus, the introduction of the Bash Brothers is franchise gold.


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Rating

🔥 10/10 🔥 – Peak Ducks energy.


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Detailed Spoilers

The movie opens with Bombay playing in a hockey tournament, only to have his leg brutally injured by an opposing player’s stick. With his pro hockey hopes dashed, he heads home and works at Hans’ ice rink, where Charlie is also helping out.

One day, a slick hockey promoter named Mr. Tibbles offers Bombay the chance to coach Team USA in the Junior Goodwill Games. The Ducks are called back together with Charlie skating through town, duck whistle in hand, to recruit the crew. Along the way, we see what everyone’s been up to — Goldberg in his parents’ deli, Banks resting at home, Averman failing to impress a girl, and Fulton scaring off Hawk bullies with a perfectly timed “Hi, guys.”

Team USA is soon rounded out by new recruits with unique skills, but training takes a turn when Bombay starts enjoying the perks of fame: fancy ads, big checks, an expensive house. His practices become grueling and joyless, and the Ducks’ spirit starts to die. Hans confronts him, reminding him of who he is, prompting Bombay to publicly burn a cardboard cutout of himself in a barrel as a symbolic “distraction on fire” lesson.

Re-energized, the Ducks get back to having fun — until The Dentist shows up at their practice, crushes their beach ball, and challenges Bombay. The two face off in a one-on-one game, but just as Bombay is about to win, Stansson smashes his injured leg again.

The Goodwill Games final arrives with the Ducks trailing at halftime. That’s when Hans shows up with brand-new jerseys — the true green-and-gold Ducks colors. Wearing them reignites their spirit. Banks, healed from his injury, returns to the ice. Charlie draws up a winning play, Julie finally gets her moment in the net, and the Bash Brothers cause chaos. The Ducks rally, tie the game, and win in a dramatic shootout.

In a rare display of sportsmanship, the Iceland team lines up to shake hands. Even The Dentist offers a reluctant handshake — but it feels more like defeat than respect. The film closes with the team singing “We Are the Champions” around a campfire, solidifying Mighty Ducks 2 as the high point of the series.