Brett uses his connections to lift the suspension of hockey goon Frank Dusky so he and Todd can fight on the ice, but during the game, things go terribly wrong; the issues between Mark and his wife Rayanne get worse after Rayanne's father dies and Mark chooses to play hockey instead of being with his family.
Parker secretly meets with Bud Travis to negotiate the sale of the Steelheads to Houston while Colleen is forced to liquidate the team in order to infuse some cash back into McArdle industries. All goes awry when Duff goes into a coma. Meanwhile, Michelle is ready to leave for the London School of Economics.