The San Jose Sharks cameoed in the film responsible for one of their biggest rivals.
That film was “The Mighty Ducks,” Disney’s 1992 underdog story about a ragtag group of Minnesota youth hockey players who -- spoiler alert -- overcome the odds to win a championship. It led to the creation of two franchises, serving as the first in a trilogy of hockey films for the studio, and the namesake for Disney’s NHL team, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
The (no-longer Disney-owned and no-longer Mighty) Ducks have played 140 games against the Sharks between the regular season and the playoffs, and there is no love lost between the two California clubs.