Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice

Twenty-five years after the first film, the Charlestown Chiefs are still languishing in Pennsylvania. Sean Linden, a disgraced former NHL player who bet on games, steps in as the Chiefs' player-coach and captain, taking Reggie Dunlop's old role. The team remains defined by its brutality, and the Hanson Brothers are still part of the mix.

The Chiefs are sold to Better America, a family entertainment corporation led by Richmond Claremont. They relocate the team to Nebraska, renaming them the 'Super Chiefs' and installing a new female coach. The move signals a push to make hockey a more family-friendly spectacle.

During the first rehearsal in Nebraska, a brutal fight erupts between the Super Chiefs and the IceBreakers. The Hanson Brothers' rough play triggers the melee, and they are fired as a consequence.

Claremont bribes Sean to change the team's attitude toward losing on purpose, promising Sean the chance to walk away on his own terms if he delivers. The offer marks the start of a plan to fix results for the sake of money and publicity.

Sean convinces the players to back fake games for higher pay and better exposure, signaling his own impending departure from Nebraska. The team begins rehearsing a sham strategy while maintaining the illusion of normal play.

Sean fakes a shoulder injury and prepares to leave Nebraska, hoping to skip town after the staged losses. The setup is meant to buy time for his exit while the scheme unfolds.

While at the airport, Sean watches a televised panel condemning him and Claremont as an embarrassment to the game. The public backlash underscores the stakes of their ruse.

Realizing his love for the sport, Sean returns to the team, along with the Hanson Brothers, to play a real game against the IceBreakers. The return signals a break from the deceit and a recommitment to competition.

The Chiefs revert to their brutal, physical style and beat the IceBreakers on a dramatic last-second goal by Sean. The victory reasserts their identity and shatters Claremont's scripted plan.

Claremont threatens to sue, only to discover the team has been sold out from under him to the Hanson Brothers, who had recently won the lottery. The financial and moral ground shifts in an instant.

The Hanson Brothers announce they now own the team and plan to move it back to Charlestown, returning to their roots of old-time hockey. Their victory marks a full circle from corporate manipulation to hometown pride.

The film ends with the team returning to Charlestown and embracing the old-time hockey ethos. Fans celebrate the return to form as the Chiefs go back to their authentic style of play.