Miracle Page #2

Trying to play for Brooks a little more?

I played for him for four years.

A few more months wouldn't hurt.

What about you?

Trying to play a little more hockey,

that's all.

The rest of your boys all here?

Of course.

Think they'd miss out on this?

You might wanna wait a day or so

before you go over and say hi.

Check!

Come on, hit those lines!

Head for the net! The net!

Skate, boys! Skate!

Skate!

Drop your shoulder!

On the wing!

Man, look at that move.

Rizzo!

Eruzione?

Cross him off the list. He doesn't have

a shot in hell at making this team.

- You think so?

- No way.

One more.

Doc cleared him.

Says it's just a sprain.

Good.

I just want to let you know I'm looking

forward to being able to coach with you.

You were a hell of a player, Craig.

- You're gonna make a hell of a coach.

- Thanks.

I need you to stick tight with these

kids. Any big problems, let me know.

- Otherwise you take care of it, OK?

- OK.

- Take a look at that.

- What's this?

Twenty-six names.

The tough part is getting it down to 20

before the opening ceremonies.

This is the final roster?

You're kidding me, right?

This is our first day.

We got a week of this.

Aren't the advisory staff

supposed to have a say in this?

Technically, I guess.

You're missing some of the best players.

Not looking for the best players,

looking for the right ones.

You have Jim Craig to back up Janaszak?

- Other way round.

- Other way round?

Didn't Janaszak just win you

a national championship?

He's a solid goaltender, but we're

not playing for a national championship.

People say Craig's game's been off

since his mom died.

Did they ever see him

when his game was on?

Hughes. Ross. Auge. Delich.

Horsch. Strobel. Christoff.

Morrow. Suter. Ramsey.

Janaszak. Christian.

Pavelich. Verchota.

Baker. Harrington. Schneider.

O'Callahan. McClanahan.

Silk. Johnson.

Craig. Cox.

Eruzione.

That's the roster for now.

The rest of you, thanks for coming out.

Way to go, Rizzo.

Take a good look, gentlemen.

'Cause they're the ones

getting off easy.

I'm putting a few of you on reserve

in case somebody gets injured

or their game goes to hell.

The final roster will have 20 names

on it, so more of you are going home.

If you give 99 percent,

you'll make my job very, very easy.

I'll be your coach, not your friend.

If you need one of those,

take it up with Doc or Coach Patrick.

All right, gentlemen.

Congratulations to all of you.

That's it for today.

On the way out, pick up one of these.

You've got a little homework to do

before you celebrate.

Thank you.

Herb! Herb!

Hold on a minute.

- Hey, Walter. How we doing?

- I think we got a problem here.

What's that?

I got a room full of people

who want a say in this process

and you've already picked the team.

- Look, Walter...

- No! There's a right way to do this.

And this is not it.

If I was in your shoes,

I'd probably be saying the same thing.

All right. Let's go upstairs.

We'll help piece together a hockey team.

All of us. Together.

Walter, that's just not gonna happen.

Do you realize what the AHA went through

to put this thing together?

The best amateur players in the country

on the ice for a week, not just a day.

I didn't ask for that.

I already know my team.

How? Those kids have been on the ice

for a couple of hours.

Every one of them

was chosen for a specific reason.

I've studied film on every one of them.

I've seen them, coached a lot of them.

The ones I haven't, I've spoken

with their coaches. And scouts.

I know best what I need to compete.

The team I've chosen is it.

What am I supposed to say

to the advisory board?

Tell 'em the truth.

This puts me in a hell of a spot, Herb.

A hell of a spot!

They hired me to do a job.

I'm trying to do it.

All right. I'm gonna back you on this.

But I sure as hell hope

you know what you're doing.

- Phillie, what are you at?

- My test is done.

- Me and Janny are done.

- Are you done?

You're stopped by a policeman

but you're not at fault.

Do you state your disagreement

right away?

He's got 300 of these things.

It's a test. You've taken

one or two before.

- Not to play hockey.

- Can you even read?

I try.

Hey, Rizzo.

- What's going on?

- Mac.

Easy, big guy.

I don't know how you two can sit

in the same room with that clown.

Let it go. It's over.

- What's going on?

- OC's got a little unfinished business.

- Not for long.

- What did I tell you?

McClanahan? You're not still going on

about the '76 playoffs?

Come on, OC. It was three years ago.

Coxy, let me ask you a question.

Why did you wanna play college hockey?

- Isn't it obvious? For the girls.

- I'm serious, Coxy.

Why did you wanna play college hockey?

'Cause I love to play hockey. I wanna go

to the NHL like everybody does.

I wanted to win a national championship.

That pansy over there cheap-shots me.

I get tossed out of the game.

He steals the ring right off my finger.

How would you feel?

Everyone was throwing cheap shots.

Rizzo, it's funny you say that.

I was wondering what side you're on.

- I'm on your side.

- It really seems that way.

All right, just relax, OK? Jeez.

I'm not doing this right now.

I'm outta here.

Where you going?

To my room.

Is that all right with you... mother?

Just let him go.

No wonder that guy

gets so many penalty minutes.

He gets a little carried away sometimes.

That's it. Pick it up. That's it.

Pick it up!

Look for the pass.

Hit him with a pass. Go, Johnson.

Outside!

Johnson, hit him on the other side.

Silk, keep it up.

Hit him, Johnson. He's open.

Come on, Johnson.

Johnson.

Coast-to-coast stuff won't work

against the teams we'll be playing.

OK.

Next lineup. Let's go.

Let's run it again.

Morrow. Let me take this one.

Don't worry. Keep your head up.

This is a breakout play, gentlemen.

So please let's get rid

of the puck early.

All right, let's go.

- What are you hitting like that for?

- That's bush league, OC.

Nice hit, OC.

Tell your boy here to keep his head up.

You all right?

Let's go.

Craig. Let them go.

- Stay out of it.

- Stay out of it, Buzzy.

- What are you doing?

- Stay out of it, Baker.

Come on, OC, let him have it.

Come on, OC.

There you go, beat him.

That's it.

How about it, boys?

Look like hockey to you?

Looks more like a couple monkeys

humping a football to me.

- What do you think, Craig?

- Yeah.

You wanna settle old scores,

you're on the wrong team.

We move forward, starting right now.

We start becoming a team right now.

Skating. Passing.

Flow and creativity.

That is what this team

is all about, gentlemen.

Not old rivalries.

So why don't we start with some

introductions? Get to know each other.

Where you're from, who you are.

Go ahead.

Rob McClanahan. Saint Paul, Minnesota.

- Who do you play for?

- For you, here at the U.

Jack?

Jack O'Callahan. Charlestown, Mass.

Boston University.

Over here.

I'm Ralph Cox.

I'm from wherever's

not gonna get me hit.

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