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Stan Marsh has hit rock bottom. He's got no job, no bicycle and his only way out of a bad situation, is to coach the local pee wee hockey team. Once a hotshot pee wee hockey player himself, Stan Marsh has tried to put those days behind him. But he's still living with the memory of how he let his team down when he missed the winning shot in the big game. Now, he's about to find out that being a coach means facing your past. He's determined to show his kids what it's like to be a winner! |
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| Originally Aired |
15th November 2006 |
| How Kenny Dies |
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| Guest Starring |
Dimitri Mendoza (Unknown), April Stewart (Unknown), Shane Stephenson (Unknown), Timothy Napoli (Unknown), Katharine Howell (Unknown) and Lance Ho (Unknown) |
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| Trivia |
- The episode title is an allusion to the Stanley Cup, the championship trophy of the National Hockey League.
- Scuzzlebutt (from the episode "Volcano") is visible in one of three framed newspaper cuttings in the background of the South Park Gazette office, as is Mr. Garrison and his invention, "IT," featured in "The Entity".
- This episode bears many similarities to sports movie cliches, including a new coach, a ringer and a dying team member. These cliches are subverted at the end of the episode, when the team protagonist loses the game and the player in the hospital dies.
- In particular, the episode heavily parodies The Mighty Ducks.
- Songs featured in this episode include "Song 2" by Blur and "We Are the Champions" by Queen.
- The parents of Nelson are the same couple that appeared in Cartoon Wars that nobody knew about during the sand scene.
- Two references to the death of Steve Irwin are made in response to the controversies started over the depiction of Irwin in Hell on Earth 2006.
- In the game against the Red Wings, one of the players is wearing the number 9 jersey. That number has been retired for Gordie Howe since 1972.
- Cartman and Kenny do not appear in this episode and Kyle is only in it for a short time.
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