A 17 year old farm boy is offered an ice hockey tryout. His brother drives him to Canada. He has fast legs, slow fists, but is chosen. Will he learn to use his fists and play ice hockey the Canuck way? Will he get the coach's cute daughter?
A skilled young hockey prospect hoping to attract the attention of professional scouts is pressured to show that he can fight if challenged during his stay in a Canadian minor hockey town. His on-ice activities are complicated by his relationship with the coach's daughter.—Keith Loh <[email protected]>
New York farmer's son Dean Youngblood is a natural at ice hockey, the Canadian national sport. After selection for the Canadian Hamilton Mustangs, the future looks bright, even his landlady is hot. He falls in love with coach Murray Chadwick's daughter Jessie, causing a dangerous tension. Alas, his fine technique has one flaw: it's nearly without defense against brutality. That's the trademark of Racki, who wanted his team spot, and now takes it out on Dean and his team mentor Derek Sutton.—KGF Vissers
Ontario, 1986; the struggling hometown Hamilton Mustangs are in need of a new lease on life. Thankfully, a hot, young, American prospect , by the name of Dean Youngblood, is coming to town to show the world his moves. Yet, there's trouble brewing for the newcomer; Racki of the Thunder Bay Bombers is out for blood and the coaches daughter is out for love, which could spell disaster for his chances of ever making it to the pros. Whether it's "tea time" with Ms. McGill or the crazy antics of Derek Sutton, you're certainly in for a treat with this fantastic film full of dekes, jean jackets and sexual tension thicker than maple syrup sucked from the teet of the mother tree in Quebec.
