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The youth-hockey underdog trilogy that gave a generation the "Flying V," the knuckle-puck, and arenas full of kids chanting "Quack, quack, quack." Emilio Estevez coached the ragtag Ducks — and the movies were so popular Disney went out and founded a real NHL team.
Kurt Russell as Herb Brooks, molding college kids into the team that beat the unbeatable Soviets in 1980. Disney's Miracle on Ice movie — the one that made every gym teacher yell a little more meaningfully for a few years.
The over-the-top arcade hockey game that was a Nintendo 64 launch-window staple — big hits, flaming "power shots," and an ambulance that raced across the screen after a brutal check. NBA Jam's spirit on ice, and one of the first games to get four N64 controllers into one match.