Evan Morrow

**Evan Morrow** is one of the main protagonists of *The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers*. He is a youth ice hockey player and captain of the Mighty Ducks ice hockey team.

After being cut from the Mighty Ducks headed by Coach T, with help from his mother Alex, and neighbor Nick Ganz, he founded the Don't Bothers and put together a team of mostly inexperienced players to prove that hockey is not all about winning. Evan showed his leadership skills early on when.

## Biography

Evan was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His father Rob Griffen split from his mother at a young age. He developed a passion for hockey at a young age, and dreamed of someday making it to the big leagues. Evan cited Gordon Bombay as his inspiration into getting into the sport, and read all about his legacy as the "Minnesota Miracle Man" and his tenure coaching the Mighty Ducks. He is also a fan of the Minnesota Wild and owns a jersey of the team.

### Game On

It is the start of a new year for Evan Morrow, who hopes to be a stellar recruit for the District 5 Mighty Ducks. Despite playing his best hockey, however, head coach Daryl Tingman does not see Evan as a quality player on his team and cuts him as a result. His mother stands up for him, when he repeats Coach T's words back to him.

After he is dropped from the Mighty Ducks prior to them entering a new age division, he is saddened at the prospect of never playing hockey again. Alex suggests that they form their own team, however, Evan is skeptical at first. After Alex gets things rolling, starting with naming Nick Ganz as his first teammate, Evan is eventually able to see the positives in forming their own team, and agrees to lead the team as their captain.

The next day at school, Evan tries to recruit fellow students to join their team, but finds this difficult; nobody wants to join their team when the Ducks reign supreme. He notices Sam skateboarding in the hallway, crashing into a vending machine. He invites him to come play for his hockey team, but Sam turns it down, saying he's "not a rules guy". Evan also approaches Sofi with his offer, but she too turns it down. He tries sitting at the lunch table with his former Ducks teammates but his seat is quickly rejected by Trevor and another teammate. Because Evan was cut from the team, they refuse to let him sit at their table, and Trevor's sister Ruby plays the video clip of his mom Alex saying "You don't bother sir", and rubs it in his face. Faced with defeat at finding

, with help from Nick, after finishing his speech in the cafeteria, he is able to get 3 more players to join his team: Lauren Gibby, Maya Kasper, and Sam. Ruby gets up and feigns to join Evan's team, saying she is just going to throw her bottle away. The bottle is thrown, and quickly caught by Koob, who has decided to join the team and be Evan's "wall". The new teammates join Evan and Nick at their table, with the former concluding "Real men don't chew their grapes". However, when he attempts to swallow one, he begins choking and Logan helps him spit it out.

Later that day, Evan and his new team arrive at the Hendrix Hockey Pavilion, waiting to be called up. He tells his mom

### Dusters

Things become difficult for the team, and specifically Evan, when it appears that his mom isn't taking the team seriously. Evan is furious when Alex gives out trophies despite them not having played a single game. Alex tells him that the team is having fun, and this should be what hockey is really about, but Evan isn't convinced. Evan wonders if he has lost his chance at playing for a team professionally in the future given Alex's relaxed attitude.

### Cherry Picker

Evan was looking forward to having his dad watch him play,

### Change on the Fly

Things become increasingly complex for Evan when his efforts to convince his mom to take the Don't Bothers seriously go too far. He finds that Alex becomes driven on winning in an attempt to get to the state championships and beat Coach T and the Mighty Ducks. Evan is reluctant to go along with Alex's strict training regime and diet, and tells her that she needs to relax. When she is reluctant, Evan fires her from the team, and Coach Bombay takes her place instead.

### State of Play

 File:State of Play Promotional Photos 3.jpeg  Evan is ecstatic when the Don't Bothers make it to the state championships. He is conflicted, however, when Sofi hurts her knee, but refuses to sit on the sidelines, remarking that if she did so, the Don't Bothers would be disqualified from the championships. Evan is reluctant to allow her to play, however, and tells his mom and Gordon about Sofi and her knee. She is seen by a medic but is told she can still play.

Evan refuses to allow her to seriously injure herself to play in the championships, and sits out of the game, remarking that he will take responsibility for the team being disqualified instead. The Don't Bothers are therefore disqualified from the game and the championship win goes to Coach T and the Ducks. The Don't Bothers are able to win the following day against the Mighty Ducks, however, and take back the name.

### Ice Breaker

Evan and the Ducks get the opportunity to go to EPIC, a summer camp specializing in Hockey, and is coached by Coach Cole from the NHL. Evan is prepared to give it his all, due to the fact that he wants to improve to play for a college team. He starts out well by impressing the coach, but it costs him his couple relationship with Sofi. When the teams are picked out for the inner camp competition, Evan begs his mom to give him space, and let him get picked by Cole. When he does, he gives it his all in the practice, by proving himself in many ways, like chucking himself in order to stop a puck. Coach Cole is impressed, and starts encouraging him to leave off his friends. When the games start, Evan’s team (the Dominators) wins every game. When going up against the Ducks, he uses his non dominant hand like the rest of the team in order to get some training, and not giving it their all. All in all, the Dominators win, and Evan’s friends start pushing away from him. He tries to get back with his fellow ducks, but can’t, due to them replacing him with Jace Cole.

### Icing on the Cake

As the Dominators start choosing their captains, Evan shows his worth by surviving the ice bucket challenge. As he see’s his friends having fun though, he talks with his mom, telling her his problems. His mom tries to solve this by exchanging Jace for him, but he denies, saying that he feels challenged in that team.

 File:7AE82CF9-B958-4F9B-9DFC-FDBDD7C9888A.jpg  As both the Ducks and the Dominators reach the finals, tensions break out, and both teams start fighting each other. As they clean up, all of them realize they need to take a break, so they have some fun in the sun, and sing in the campfire. After this, both teams decide to merge together.

### Lights Out

Evan and the team start playing against the Canadian team, and whilst playing, Evan is jealous of Jace for getting college scouts. When learning that Jace was throwing all his shots, Evan gets enraged, and starts telling Jace how lucky he is. When a penalty shot is given to the Ducks, Jace gives the shot to Evan, believing he can do it. Evan scores the goal, winning the game, and a scout comes over to him, interested in his talent.

As camp ends, Evan still feels bad about leaving the place, but his mom declares to give him space, and even though he broke up with Sofi, he still was able to talk to her in the RV as they head back home. The future is bright for Evan Morrow.

## Trivia

* Evan's character development is similar to Charlie Conway. They both live with single parents (a mother), have leadership qualities, and stay very true to their instincts in the game of hockey.
* Whilst initially skeptical about forming his own ice hockey team, Evan finds himself more at home as the captain of the team than he did whilst a member of the Coach T-led Mighty Ducks.