Not only is hockey Bryan "Rocket" Rockwood's passion, he knows that making the pros is his path to escaping his crummy neighbourhood with its gangs and garbage. So when he's cut from his minor bantam AAA tream, just for being too small, he's stunned. His old teammates don't have any time for him, and he is forced to play at a lower level just to stay on the ice. Can Rocket keep his dreams alive and still recognize that maybe, just maybe, there could be more to life than the game?