In the final shot, the team skates off, not celebrating wildly, but exhausted. Bombay is gone. The quacking is ironic. They have won the title, but they have lost their identity. They are no longer Mighty Ducks; they are Eden Hall Prepatory Academy Team #1.
Consider the central conflict. The Ducks are recruited to a prestigious prep school not for their talent, but for their brand. Coach Orion (a gruff Jeffrey Nordling) doesn't want Bombay’s ragtag gimmicks; he wants drones. The iconic "Flying V" is explicitly banned. The quacking is met with scorn. This is the reality of competitive sports: joy is the first casualty of funding. d3 film
The film is saved not by a goal, but by (a perfectly deadpan Kenneth Tigar), who represents the old-money establishment. He threatens to disband the team if they don't win. The Ducks win the championship not out of love, but out of extortion . In the final shot, the team skates off,