Max and Marty Mitchell are stunned when Mrs. Gray, the owner of the junior hockey team in Indian River, insists her nephew Clarence be on the roster.Not only does Clarence show up in a pin-striped suit, a shirt with gold cuff links and an after shave that makes the other players gag, hes a former figure skaterfrom England! How long will Clarence last when the other players gang up on him and he refuses to fight? This is just one of the problems facing coach Steve Kennedy and the Mitchell Brothers in The Softy at Center.