Calgary Sun Take a little Northern Exposure, toss in some Melrose Place and a dollop of The Mighty Ducks and you have a town and a film called Mystery, Alaska.
Mystery is a little snowbound burg at the top of the world.
During the long, long winter months, the main access road is a ribbon of ice down which the townspeople skate to and from their jobs and chores. Each Saturday, the entire population gathers at a pond on the outskirts of Mystery to watch the weekly pond-hockey match. His article calling them the best hockey players this side of the NHL has earned them a celebrity match with the New York Rangers. There's no mystery why sports movies about an underdog player or a whole underdog team are popular. Everyone from Marlon Brando to Adam Sandler has jumped on this bandwagon.