I will concede...

but only to Banks' on-ice play being superior to Conway's (although you did leave out that it was Conway who executed the triple deke to beat the Hawks in the first Mighty Ducks, stunning the opposition, defying the odds, and spurring the sequels that allowed Banks to shine).

However, I need you to (just this once!) get below the surface, Gimpy. Look at the off-ice leadership demonstrated by Conway. He's the one who challenges Bombay to be great, over and again. It's even Conway who welcomes Banks himself to the team, "on behalf of the ducks" I might add. And as you correctly pointed out, it was Conway who gave up his spot for Banks to play at the Goodwill Games (though I'm pretty sure Banks had to use witchcraft to get back from that broken wrist inside of 36 hours). Find me an example of Banks sacrificing for the team like that!


It's that sort of leadership that earned Charlie the C by the end of the third movie (you also forgot about his game-saving, up-ending, destruction of the Varsity goon to finally demonstrate his commitment to two-way hockey.

And in closing, I'll quote wikipedia, the preeminent source for all things D3: "Thanks in large part to the work of Charlie, Adam Banks' return and the last-minute arrival of Fulton Reed's "Bash Brother," Dean Portman, who had not come to Eden Hall with the rest of the Ducks, the Ducks win 1-0 on a shorthanded goal in the final seconds of the game from unlikely scorer Goldberg, who had switched positions from goalie to defenseman."

Even Wikipedia credits Charlie first! Verdict: Banks is still a cake-eater.