You’ve seen the movie a hundred times – a rag-tag group of underachievers combine with some overlooked but spectacular talents to come from nowhere to win a championship. Usually there’s a new coach or manager involved that inspires everyone to do their best. After a long, dark night of soul-searching, the players find resources within them that they never knew they possessed. And at the end of the movie, they succeed beyond their wildest dreams.
Make it a basketball movie and you have Hoosiers or Glory Road. In hockey, it’s The Mighty Ducks (the first and second films, not the third sequel where they’re at a prep school).