Carol, Paula, and I went out to see "The Mighty Ducks" last weekend. It is apparently a hockey-oriented adaptation of "The Bad News Bears." Parts of it were filmed in the Twin Cities, so we decided we had to see it. Though the movie deals with a fictitious peewee-level team, there are some college hockey connections to watch for. In the sporting goods store there is a poster of Robb Stauber, Hobey Baker winner and former Gopher goalie. The nighttime scene with the ice sculptures takes place in Rice Park, adjacent to the St Paul Civic Center, site of the WCHA playoffs and the 1989, 1991, and 1994 NC$$ championships. Another scene takes place at Mickey's Dining Car in downtown St Paul, a familiar sight to hockey tournament visitors. The movie was quite entertaining, as long as one doesn't worry too much about plot structure and details. :-) It has sort of a skewed view of youth hockey in Minnesota, giving the impression that there are only about a dozen peewee teams in the state and that the state tournament is a really big deal. Still, as one local reviewer points out, it manages to make winter in the Twin Cities look like fun (which it is!). Take the kids and see it, or see it without kids, or whatever. How many hockey movies do you get to see in a year, anyway? -- Erik Erik Biever [log in to unmask] / [log in to unmask] / [log in to unmask]