The Mighty Ducks
Released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 5, 1992.
ITTL, The Mighty Ducks was released just as the Wayne Gretzky-led Los Angeles Kings and the Mario Lemieux/Jaromir Jagr-led Pittsburgh Penguins were about to face off in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Directed by
Stephen Herek
Screenplay by
Steven Brill
Music by
David Newman
Cast
Emilio Estevez as Gordon Bombay
Joss Ackland as Hans
Lane Smith as Coach Jack Reilly
Heidi Kling as Casey Conway
Josef Sommer as Mr. Gerald Ducksworth
Devon Sawa as Charlie Conway, #96
Elden Henson as Fulton Reed, #44
Shaun Weiss as Greg Goldberg, #33
Brandon Adams as Jesse Hall, #9
M. C. Gainey as Lewis
Matt Doherty as Lester Averman, #4
J. D. Daniels as Peter Mark, #24
Gus St. Pierre as Dave Karp, #11
Garette Ratliff Henson as Guy Germaine, #00
Marguerite Moreau as Connie Moreau, #18
Vincent Larusso as Adam Banks, #9 (Hawks), #99
Troy Simmons as Terry Hall, #1
Danny Tamberelli as Tommy Duncan, #2
Jane Plank as Tammy Duncan, #5
Michael Ooms as McGill, #7
Casey Garven as Larson, #33
Hal Fort Atkinson III as Phillip Banks
Basil McRae as Himself
Mike Modano as Himself
John Beasley as Mr. Hall
Brock Pierce as Gordon Bombay – 10 years old
Robert Pall as Gordon's Father
John Paul Gamoke as Mr. Tolbert
Steven Brill as Frank Huddy
George Coe as Judge
Two weeks after the film proved to be a box office hit, Walt Disney, Jr. appeared on
SportsCenter to unveil the jerseys for the new Mighty Ducks of San Diego (below), one of two expansion teams joining the NHL for the 1992-93 season. The other expansion team for the upcoming season are the Tampa Bay Lightning, founded by former Bruins forward Phil Esposito.