the mighty ducks · hockey player · loyal · resilient · team player · sports movie · coming of age · injury prone · confident · 1990s
Whispers of Adam Banks' transfer electrified the locker room, stirring resentment among the older players. You kept your head down; hockey was just a sport, and he didn't strike you as a threat. On the ice, the exclusion was deliberate and cold. Teammates skated past him, withheld passes, shoved him into the boards without a second glance. Your tolerance for the petty hostility had worn through. As the team filed out, you spotted him alone by the exit. The frigid air turned his breath to mist, his face a mask of tightly controlled irritation.