Adam Banks

**Adam Banks** is a supporting character in the *Mighty Ducks trilogy*. Originally a Hawk, Banks becomes a member of the Mighty Ducks and proves to be one of their best players.

## Biography

Adam comes from a wealthy family in Idina, Minnesota. A stalwart hockey player from day 1, he was seen as a future prospect once he began his playing career. His older brothers are also hockey players who have connections with the Idina Hawks.

Throughout the trilogy, Adam has been the one to sustain the most injuries out of the entire team. Over the course of all three films, his personality ranges from being a quiet follower in the footsteps of the tougher Hawks to a devoted member of the Ducks. He still shows moments of being gullible and unable to speak up for himself but he overcomes those moments in every film.

### *The Mighty Ducks*

Adam Banks is the star player for the Hawks. One day he even harassed the District 5 team with two of his teammates when they were looking at a magazine in an alley; he fled the area when Fulton Reed showed up, then picked up and threw his Hawks teammates. Later on, Coach Gordon Bombay discovers that Adam actually resides in the Ducks' district boundaries and threatens Jack Reilly into transferring Banks to the Ducks. Adam is disappointed to hear this, with his father even saying he would rather quit than play for the underdog team.

Gerald Ducksworth makes a deal with Reilly about the Hawks keeping Banks, however Bombay refuses since it would be against fair-play.

### *D2: The Mighty Ducks*

When he plays at the international level, he is concerned about playing well and enough in each of the games because scouts are watching all of the matches. Later, Adam injures his wrist in the first match up against Iceland after an opposing player slashes it with his hockey stick. He attempts to hide it from his teammates and Coach Bombay, but the latter eventually finds out and benches him to prevent any further injury.

### *D3: The Mighty Ducks*

Adam's skills allow him to join the Warriors varsity team at Eden Hall Academy, much to his displeasure and that of his longtime teammates. Fortunately, Adam returns to his teammates' side at the JV-Varsity Showdown.

### The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers

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Years later, Adam became a public defender. When he reunited with the other Ducks and Gordon Bombay at Twin City Slice, he was put off by Gordon's attitude towards them.

At the gala, Adam comments that the new Ducks became "a bunch of cake eaters". This prompted the rest of his friends to tease him about it (as they had called him a cake eater), to which he responded that he not eaten cake in 25 years. When Evan Morrow told Adam and the others that Gordon was not invited to the gala, he and the other Ducks picked him up in a limo (which they drove onto the Ice Palace's ice) and took him to the gala. Once there, the old Ducks stopped a speech by Stephanie about how the true recipient of the rewards should be Gordon Bombay. Adam mentioned that when he was on the Hawks, he "sucked as a human" and would have fit in with the new Ducks. He then said that playing for Bombay made him become a better person.

He is seen later on playing a hockey game with the Don't Bothers at the Ice Palace. Most notably, he was checked into the boards by Lauren Gibby and shortly after that, Fulton Reed checked him into the bench. Reeling from the hit, Adam stumbled out, prompting everyone to help him up.

## Playing Style

Adam is unquestionably the best offensive player on the Ducks roster. He is a skilled puck handler and skater, which makes him the Ducks most dangerous scoring threat. In fact, he was the only player to score a goal for the Ducks in their first encounter against Iceland in the second film, and was also able to score against teammate, Julie Gaffney.

## Trivia

* When Adam was originally a player for the Hawks, and wanted to be a Hawk in *The Mighty Ducks* it's because that his father told Coach Bombay that his older brother was a Hawk, and his friends were Hawks. This could likely be because District 5 was a mediocre hockey team at the time.
* Adam’s jersey is numbered #9 when he played for the Hawks but when he later joined the Ducks an extra 9 was added to his jersey making him #99. It could be an indirect reference to Wayne Gretzky, a hockey player who wore the number during his legendary NHL career.
* During the final game of D2, Adam was originally going to wave an American flag but he instead gave it to Charlie.

* The reason that Adam worked as a public defender it's because he learned how to fight for the good guys.