Minnesota

**Minnesota** is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. Roughly a third of the state is covered in forests, and it is known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" for having over 14,000 bodies of fresh water covering at least ten acres. More than 60% of Minnesotans live in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, known as the "Twin Cities", the state's main political, economic, and cultural hub.

In the tradition of sports, Minnesota is known as the "State of Hockey", and hosts many ice hockey events at the high school, collegiate, and professional level. The NHL granted the state it’s first franchise, the Minnesota North Stars, in the 1967 expansion year. They relocated to Dallas, Texas in 1993, and would not see another hockey team again until the 2000 expansion year; as the Minnesota Wild eginning in 2000-01.

The Mighty Ducks peewee hockey team plays in the Minneapolis city limits within District 5.

## History

### *The Mighty Ducks*

In *The Mighty Ducks*, there are known to be 10 junior hockey teams in the state of Minnesota. They are listed in order as they appear in Hans' Sport Shop:

* Hawks
* Cardinals
* Flames
* Hornets
* Jets
* Tigers
* Cubs (later renamed to Bears)
* Huskies
* District 5
* Panthers

From the 1970s until 1992, the Hawks were the most successful junior hockey team in the state, winning first every year with the exception of one year (1973) where they placed second, losing a close game to the Duluth hockey team during a penalty shot attempt. The District 5 hockey team were at the bottom of the standings, and were the odd team out prior to the arrival of Gordon Bombay as coach. Once they started to turn things around, Bombay rebranded the team the Ducks.

This change would motivate the team, and they would stun the state of Minnesota by climbing up the standings, especially after the entire Panthers team got the measles. A deja vu moment would occur for both Gordon Bombay and Hawks head coach Jack Reilly when the two faced each other in the final round of the state tournament. Just like the Hawks game 19 years prior, the game of this year's tournament would be decided by a penalty shot. Charlie Conway of the Ducks would be picked to take the shot, and he carried his team to victory.

### *D3: The Mighty Ducks*

In the third film, the Ducks become the official team of Eden Hall Academy after defeating the Warriors in their own institute. How long they would remain as the hockey team at the school is uncertain, as a few years later, the Ducks would resume operations with the junior ice hockey league in the state of Minnesota into the new millenium.

### *The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers*

Most of the same teams from the first film return, including a new incarnation of the Mighty Ducks now coached by Coach T. In the decades that followed since at least the 2000s, the Mighty Ducks dominated the junior hockey league, including winning 10 straight championships to go with their success. The Don't Bothers become a last minute addition to the new junior hockey season for 2019–20. They would topple the Ducks in an underground exhibition match, taking their name as part of an agreement between the 2 teams.