After everything that the citizens of Beartown have gone through, they are struck yet another blow when they learn their beloved local hockey team will soon be disbanded. Even more galling is the obvious pleasure that all the former Beartown players, who now play for the club in Hed, feel about this news. Amidst the mounting tension between the two rivals, it falls to Peter, Beartown Hockeys general manager, to find a way to rescue the Bears. Even as Peter fights to delay the end of the club, someone else is already ...
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After everything that the citizens of Beartown have gone through, they are struck yet another blow when they learn their beloved local hockey team will soon be disbanded. Even more galling is the obvious pleasure that all the former Beartown players, who now play for the club in Hed, feel about this news. Amidst the mounting tension between the two rivals, it falls to Peter, Beartown Hockeys general manager, to find a way to rescue the Bears. Even as Peter fights to delay the end of the club, someone else is already planning its rebirth. Elisabeth Zackell is a no-nonsense former pro-athlete, handpicked to be Beartowns new hockey coach. Shrugging off the ugly rumors spread about her, Zackell begins to build a new team around Amat, the fastest player youll ever see; Benji, the crazed lone wolf; and Vidar, a born-to-be-bad troublemaker. Bringing this team together becomes even more of a challenge when Benji is outed, leaving his friends and teammates feeling betrayed by his having kept his sexuality a secret for years. Old bonds are broken, new ones are formed, and the rivalry with Hed grows more and more acute.
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