ALEX: Previously on The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers...
I am Coach Colin Cole. All of you were invited here
because you are the best of the best from across the country.
(VEHICLE SQUEAKING)
I'm sorry, who are you?
We're the Mighty Ducks.
There's been a mistake. We invited the wrong team.
Coach Cole, you cannot do this. These kids have some kind of magic.
COACH COLE: Welcome to the icebreaker.
But you're no longer part of a team.
You're competing for yourself.
Come on, man, you're better than that.
Not sure I am, Dad.
There's not a single group of people I believe in more than you guys.
We're in pain, but we're staying.
Schedules just went out. Summer starts at 5:00 a.m.
(BIRDS CHIRPING)
(HORN BLARING)
(DOOR OPENS)
ALEX: Fire! Fire! Fire.
Oh.
Oh, no. 5:00 a.m. Wake up.
(KNOCKS ON DOOR)
Wake up!
Time to have fun at camp!
(KNOCKING)
All right, guys. Crack of dawn, hitting it hard. Isn't this exciting?
Yeah, totally. Quick question. Whose shirt am I wearing?
You know, this place has trained like 20 guys who are in NHL right now.
And three women on team USA. I would slay in the Olympic Village.
How hot are bobsledders?
-Hey, Mom. -Oh, hi, Ev.
Two coffees. Don't judge.
Did you guys get your schedules? Check your phones!
-We were not going with each other? -Mmm-mmm.
-Really? -Yeah, I'm seeing a lot of randos.
-At least we've ice drills together. -Yeah.
Remember, like Coach Cole said.
You're no longer a team, you're a group of kids
trying to beat each other, hurt each other, also have fun.
Oh, there they are! The kids I invited by mistake.
(CHUCKLES) I certainly did not get an earful about that. Morning!
What are these?
These are performance bands.
They track all kinds of things. Like active minutes, muscle mass,
agility algorithms. Hand-eye coordination, we track that too.
Anyway, all this information goes into the system
and we develop what we call Real Time Player Rankings.
It goes on the big board. Pretty cool, right?
So, I'm my own avatar? I'm listening.
The first half of the summer is all about individual training. Okay?
Then your rankings will lock, the coaches will draft teams for tournament play.
Whoever wins that tournament will play in the summer showcase
against our bitter rivals. Canada.
-The one with all the scouts? -Yeah.
We got a big day. Let's go.
-Okay, these are pretty cool. -Right?
So, you're telling me those rankings are in real time?
Mmm.
There we go, there we go, there we go.
Sweet. Number one on the board. Yeah!
Yo, burpees! Let's go!
That's my roommate. He started clapping when the horn woke us up this morning.
I'm still top 20, 30, 70, 80... Aw, man.
Hey, at least you got a taste at the top.
Just wondering. If my avatar dies, do I die too?
-ALEX: Hi, excuse me. -It's good hustle, high knees.
Coach... Coach Cole? Hi!
-Oh, hey, good morning. -Good morning to you.
Quick question, I just had about the kids' schedules.
Um... (CHUCKLES)
-Way more intense than I thought. -(SCOFFS) That's not surprising.
I mean, I get it. You're trying to create hockey killers,
but even killers need an hour of rest, you know.
Just to give them energy to kill more.
I mean, I went to camp! It was mellow.
We tie-dyed, there were horses.
There was this cute guy named Todd I used to meet behind the manure pile.
Sounds like fun times. Great story.
But this isn't a camp. This is an institute
and your kids wanted to stay, which means they follow our program.
You're the dorm supervisor, which means you're gonna make sure
our athletes sleep, eat, and train on schedule. Okay?
'Kay. Hey, loving the, what do they call the friendship bracelets from hell?
Those are performance bands.
-Oh, well. -Yeah.
-I didn't know that... Oh, God. -(HORN BLARING)
That's first blood.
(BLOWS WHISTLE)
Come on, Nick. If you want to earn it, you got to burn it.
Hey, that's the heat. Good heat. Pick a corner.
Hold on. Wait, wait, wait.
You're leaving power on the table.
Get your weight over the top of the stick. Maximize that flex.
Hey, yes. Nice adjustment.
Thanks.
Yeah, looks like we're partners to this checking drill here.
Hi, I'm Nick. I'm from Minnesota
and people back home love me. So, do with that what you will.
Too much talking. Drop down, give me 20.
-Right here? -Yes!
Slippery ice, am I right?
(GROANS)
One...
All right, everyone. I am Coach Jackie,
and this is strength and conditioning.
Now, I'm gonna tell y'all a funny story.
About 17 years ago,
I found my ten-year-old nephew trapped underneath a car.
You know, back then, I was so weak I couldn't even open a pickle jar.
But in that moment of crisis,
my body was able to forget its own limitations.
I was able to lift up that automobile and save that little boy's life.
Now he lives in St. Louis and he runs his own business.
(CHUCKLES)
Out of his apartment.
He sells artisanal habanero ketchup.
Which isn't that spicy so it's basically $8 regular ketchup.
Nobody buying that stuff so I'm going to lose my investment.
Point is, he is alive!
And that is thanks to a phenomenon called hysterical strength.
Check this.
(COACH JACKIE EXHALES)
Okay.
Jesus.
(STRAINS)
(EXCLAIMING AND CLAPPING)
I call that consistent, controlled, hysterical strength.
You. Go.
-Me? -Yeah, you.
All right.
(CLEARS THROAT)
Here we go. Right. Here we go.
That's it. Come on.
Come on.
That's right. Come on.
(STRAINING)
Come on.
Yeah, yeah. I think it's a grip thing.
You know, I need the powder, you know.
Hey. Listen. Who do you love?
My moms?
Right now, your moms are trapped under a 1994 Chevy Impala.
-What you gonna do? -I save them.
Yeah. That's what I'm talking about. Come on.
(NICK STRAINING)
-Yeah, no, I can't. I can't do that. -Hey, hey. Don't worry.
They're already dead.
Buttons. I'm home.
-I can handle some video games. -Wrong.
These games are not a game.
This is a Headspace. A gymnasium for your mind.
This is where you gain an advantage on the ice.
By getting mentally tough.
Learn how to handle pressure.
This is where your brains get jacked.
Wow.
This VR stuff is so real.
Feels like I'm really on the ice.
That guy looks mad. He's coming right at me.
(CHUCKLES)
(YELLS)
(GROANS)
Yes, lunch.
I'm so hungry. I burned every calorie I had.
My body's starting to eat itself.
Come, come, come. Bring it all in!
I bet you've all worked up an appetite. Who wants pizza?
Oh, yes.
Yeah. Pizza's delicious.
It's also like cigarettes for your arteries.
I'm Coach Rufus, and today we're going to discuss post-workout recovery nutrition.
It's all about the three Rs. Refuel, repair, and rehydrate.
Oh, my God. This isn't lunch, this is a lecture about lunch.
Look, I know what you're thinking.
Coach Rufus, can't we treat ourselves too?
But don't worry, I got you covered.
I present to you nature's candy,
the yam!
-Dude, I'm going for trash pizza. -No, no, no!
-Give it to me. -No, no.
My man up front coming in hot with a query. Hit me!
Can we eat while you talk or can you just not talk and we can eat?
Don't worry. After this, you're free to eat, relax,
whatever you want, from 1:00 to 1:15.
That time is yours.
Then of course, in the afternoon, Dead Man's Run.
What?
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
(PANTING)
I wanna go home.
(STRUMMING)
(SINGING) I'm leaving on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Hopefully never because this place is crazy
Hey. You're Jace, right?
That's me.
-Aren't you to be on the afternoon run? -Is that right now?
Sorry, does that mean I'm in trouble?
Technically, my job here is to make sure
that all of the kids eat, sleep, and get to their practice on time.
What if I have a stomach ache?
Then cool with me.
Not worried about being at the bottom of the big board?
Nah. I mean, hockey's not really my thing.
And I'm only here 'cause my dad makes me come.
Aw, really?
Yeah, but I mean, this place is kinda crazy anyways
and the camp director, he's a little nuts.
Thank you. Thank you!
I mean, I get it, we all like sports but he's like over the top
and these things he makes you wear that measure everything.
They're like prison monitors, right?
Literally a prison monitor.
I feel like he takes himself too seriously, he's like...
Very, very intense guy!
He's like, "I got great hair, a five o'clock shadow and a lot of rules."
I'd think he gets tired of listening to himself talk at a certain point.
COACH COLE: Yet somehow I keep going.
Oh...
You do! And you keep going great.
-Right. Jace, you missed the run. -I was just telling him that.
Oh, I did? My bad.
I'm gonna give you a pass for all that.
Because I know my son knows how to rile people up.
-That's your son? -Yeah.
I love the guitar, you should bring that to the talent show.
-(GASPS) We have a talent show? -Nope.
Oh.
What happened on that run? Miss your step?
I was barely trying.
Judging by your sweaty forehead, I can tell.
-Okay. -COACH COLE: Evan, hey.
-You're 22 on the big board, not bad. -Thank you, Coach.
Hey, I'm hosting an extra clinic later for the top 20.
A tradition I started a few years back.
Keep it up, you might crack it. Love to see you there.
Thank you, Coach! Love to be there.
-That's gotta sting. -I'll be okay.
Will you? 'Cause looking at the board, and I see you're number 64.
Wow. Your ranking could literally be my ranking's grandma.
Weird burn, but sure.
Okay, if you don't, like, roast back, it just makes me look mean.
What's going on?
I don't know. I guess I haven't been going a 100% lately?
Is it your knee? I thought the doctor said you were fully healed.
Yeah, no it's not that.
I guess I just don't want to.
What? Now you're starting to scare me.
Yeah, I know. It's weird.
But I've been different since the Don't Bothers.
And this whole camp,
I mean, it's making me feel like I'm going backwards.
I just wanna have fun this summer with my friends.
-This is fun. -This is cutthroat.
It's like every other camp I've been to!
STEM, Model UN, Girls' Empowerment.
Girls' Empowerment was cutthroat?
A 150 girls trying to be the most empowered? You do the math.
Anyways, I'm trying to get out of that.
All it does is bring out the worst in you.
So what, you're mad at me 'cause I wanna do well here?
No, no. You go for it. It's just not what I want.
And you're lucky. 'Cause if I did,
this grandma would be destroying you right now.
-(LAUGHS) Okay. There she is. -Yeah.
Hey, where's Nick?
I don't know, but the last time I checked he was pretty far behind.
(KNOCKS)
-Hi, can I come in? -Yeah, come on in.
I wanted to apologize.
I shouldn't have been talking about you to your son,
not that I knew it was your son. Either way, not cool.
Well, thank you.
I'm so thankful to have this job
and normally, I'm a pretty nice person.
Except when you're insulting me, you're very nice.
But now that we're being nice, I should say that your son...
Your son's doing very well.
-You think? -Yeah, I'm impressed.
Ah! That's so nice to hear.
I mean, I'm a single mom, you know.
I put a lot of time and effort into getting him to where he is, so...
Yeah, yeah, well, I get it. It's just me and my son too.
Oh.
Anyway, whatever you're doin' is workin' because he is movin' up the board.
Oh, the board.
You got a problem with the board.
No, we're being nice, we're being nice,
so I'm just gonna nicely exit.
But I do have to say one thing. Uh...
I think the board could actually be damaging to the children.
The board is a highly sophisticated measurement of hockey potential.
What else does it measure?
It doesn't measure humanity, or heart.
It measures 12 different things about the heart.
You're ranking the kids against each other for the whole camp to see.
Again, it's not a camp, it's an institute.
Alex, this is sports. We play to win.
You can't win summer.
You know, you seem very obsessed with this season.
So, why don't you grab yourself a popsicle,
and let me run this place, okay?
When you've your own camp, you can do whatever you want.
So, you admit it's a camp.
(SIGHS)
(PANTING)
Phew!
Sof, I made the top 20.
Cole's Clinic? Those guys in that list who have their teeth knocked out.
Nobody's seen Nick since the run and he's not responding to my texts. So...
Okay, did you try one of those...
The cute animal GIF? Yeah, I sent him a yawning baby panda.
Yeah, that should have worked.
I don't know, I feel like this whole place is just getting to him.
You think he's okay?
I'm sure he's fine. You know how he gets when he's upset.
He just calls his moms.
He's probably under a tree FaceTiming them right now,
they're probably watching baby yawning panda.
I really think we should go look for him.
Well, it's just Cole's Clinic's in 15 minutes
and I really can't bail on him.
It's important, and I'm sure Nick's fine.
Fine. I'll get everyone else to look.
Sofi.
You should go. You'll be late for your clinic.
Nick? You here?
COACH RUFUS: Hey there, guy. Need a snack?
I whipped up a batch of avocado based chocolate mousse.
Why? I mean, no, thanks.
Why?
Nick! Nick!
This is starting to feel like a horror movie,
and I refuse to be a victim!
Nick!
Wait, why am I checking the gym?
-It's not like him to leave. -He's around.
He didn't text us...
We checked everywhere, I don't know where else to look.
(SOBBING) Not Nick.
Uh...
What? How can you guys be so cool about this?
We're not. I guess we didn't know you were that close to Nick.
-Have you ever even talked to him? -Yes!
I'm pretty sure.
I've gotten used to him being around all the time
and it's comforting, okay? He's like my hamster.
And now he's missing, like my hamster.
Hey, guys, I found his phone.
Wherever he is, he didn't take it with him.
I watched that panda video. That little guy is very sleepy.
-Where could he be? -I don't know.
Wait, guys, wasn't Nick ranked in the nineties this morning?
Then how'd he get to 52?
Oh, my God. He's running.
(PANTING)
This is how it ends.
(VEHICLE HORN HONKING)
Oh, thank God.
Yes!
You're all set.
And here, let me give you our warm, home-made welcome cookies.
Enjoy your stay, Mr. Constantine.
May I help you?
Hi, I was wondering if I could get a warm cookie, please?
Sorry, they're only for guests checking in.
Oh, that's great, because I happen to be a guest checking in.
Last name on the reservation?
Um...
Right, it should be in your computer right there.
You're gonna have to tell it to me so I can look it up.
Oh, the traditional method check-in. I like your style.
Uh, it's... It's Constantine.
Really? 'Cause I just checked in a Constantine.
What? Uncle Dave's here?
Yeah, we took separate cars. I'll take the cookie.
No, not buyin' it?
Right. Listen, lady, you don't know where I've been
and I don't know where I'm going.
The only thing I know is I need that cookie. And I need it bad.
Fine. This interaction will be reflected in my review.
COACH COLE: All right, stay low, eyes up! Keep your spacing.
ALEX: Coach! Coach! Coach!
Hello, hello, hello. Can you stop? Stop, stop, stop.
Hi.
Um...
I was right.
This camp is bananas. Kids are running.
-What? -Nick Ganz ran away.
What?
Your job is to make sure these athletes eat, sleep and train on schedule,
and also stay here.
(SCOFFS) Don't put this on me. I'm not the one who's ranking children.
Right, the wristbands have GPS. Marni, where is he?
Looks like he is at a gentlemen's club.
Oh, no, wait. A hotel.
Okay, I'll go get him.
No, I'll find him. You do this stupid thing.
(NICK SIGHS WEARILY)
It's been a day, Earl. It has been a day.
There's a place. Down the road? Not a very nice place.
A place that makes us lift heavy things.
Free Sprite if you stop talkin'.
Roger that.
Nick. Oh, my God. There you are.
-Oh, you found me. -(SIGHS IN RELIEF)
I am so happy to see you. Are you okay?
Well, I've no money, I'm in shorts from the run,
and my thighs are sticking to the chair pretty good, so, I've been better.
What was your plan here, buddy? What was the endgame?
I didn't have one beyond getting out of that camp.
'Til I saw warm cookies being handed out to guests here.
Now I have a new dream.
I don't think I could survive another day at that camp.
Yeah, I know. But you can't just run away.
Why not? You didn't even think we should be there.
What?
That's what you said. After the icebreaker?
You said we weren't good enough. You told us to run.
(SIGHS) Aw...
Man, I...
I'm really sorry.
My issues with that place have nothing to do with
whether or not I believe in you.
Of course I believe in you. I just think that camp is crazy.
I don't think I can go back there.
I mean, I want to spend the summer with my friends, and I love hockey.
But that place scares me.
You know, I can't believe I'm about to say this,
but if the only reason you don't wanna go back is because you're scared,
then I think you actually should go back.
Why?
Nick, you are one of the bravest kids I know.
You were the first one to sign up for the Don't Bothers, remember?
Even before Evan. And you had the most to overcome.
Are you sayin' I was the worst in the team?
No, no, no. I don't rank children.
I'm just saying you dove in head first
and you worked so hard and you got so much better
and that took a lot of guts.
Look, if you have any doubt about your ability to handle that place?
Check out your performance band stats.
I clocked it on the way over here. You ran nine miles to this hotel.
(BEEPS)
Hysterical strength. It was in me all along.
I don't know what that means.
Look, I'm not gonna force you to do anything you don't wanna do, okay?
It's up to you. The RV's out there.
We go left, we go to the airport. Go right, we go back there.
Straight and you crash into a notary, but, your call.
Okay, I'm drafting a press release in case things don't go our way.
What did Nick love?
Guys, I know we're all praying for the best here,
but if for some reason Nick doesn't come back, can I call his bed?
-Koob. -Come on.
-That your priority? -Wrong time.
Can't sleep with my roommate.
Hey, look.
ALL: Yeah!
(ALL CHEERING)
Thanks for hooking me up, Mrs. Constantine.
Anytime.
Nick.
-Thank God. -Hey, you good?
-What's up? -We missed you, buddy.
Ow!
Never do that to me again, Nick.
Didn't know you cared so much.
Yeah, still gonna leave a bruise, but I feel the love.
So good to see you. We need you to keep us laughing through the pain.
Really sorry I didn't get what you were going through.
Bring it in?
And I brought you somethin' that might help you cheer up?
Huh?
Pucky. How you doin', buddy?
What? Guy can't give a shout-out to the pillow he sleeps on?
But has no emotional feeling towards.
(WHISPERING) I'd never leave you.
-(ALL LAUGH) -Let's get outta here.
Good job. Thank you.
You're welcome.
You're thinking of restarting the Clinic?
No.
Well, I mean, the ice is just sittin' there.
-Oh, man! -Right?
I, uh... I really thought he was gonna be all right.
I'm sorry. I feel horrible.
Good. Don't go changing on me, Morrow.