D2: The Mighty Ducks is fantastic, except that it's told from the wrong perspective.
Wolf "The Dentist" Stansson, comes home to lead his island nation of only a few hundred thousand people to become a powerhouse at the youth level. How can you not root for a team of kids who have worked their tails off to become this great? They get a shot at the USA's best team, not only the best team from the State of Hockey, but a bunch of mercenaries from around the country!
We really through the kitchen sink at them, and the islanders put up one heck of a fight in the title bout, but ran out of gas and blew a 4-1 lead to lose in a shootout.