Mike Legg
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Mike Legg is a Canadian former ice hockey
player. He is most famous for a goal he scored while playing for the University of Michigan
, in a 1996 NCAA Tournament game against the University of Minnesota
, in which he picked the puck up onto his stick behind the net and wrapped it around into the top corner of the net. The goal was widely recognized around the hockey world; Legg was awarded "Goal of the Year" by Inside Hockey and the stick he used was donated to the Hockey Hall of Fame
.http://www2.jsonline.com/badger/hock/ncaafax326.html This move is often referred to as a 'Michigan,' and has since been attempted by many other players, including Sidney Crosby
. Legg originally learned it from Bill Armstrong. Using the Michigan in a full-speed variation, Mikael Granlund
scored a goal at the 2011 IIHF World Championship semifinal versus Russia, helping Finland win gold.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. He is most famous for a goal he scored while playing for the University of Michigan
Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey
The Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team is the college ice hockey team that represents the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Earning varsity status in 1922, the program is competing in its 90th season...
, in a 1996 NCAA Tournament game against the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
, in which he picked the puck up onto his stick behind the net and wrapped it around into the top corner of the net. The goal was widely recognized around the hockey world; Legg was awarded "Goal of the Year" by Inside Hockey and the stick he used was donated to the Hockey Hall of Fame
Hockey Hall of Fame
The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup...
.http://www2.jsonline.com/badger/hock/ncaafax326.html This move is often referred to as a 'Michigan,' and has since been attempted by many other players, including Sidney Crosby
Sidney Crosby
Sidney Patrick Crosby ONS is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League . Crosby was drafted first overall by the Penguins out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League...
. Legg originally learned it from Bill Armstrong. Using the Michigan in a full-speed variation, Mikael Granlund
Mikael Granlund
Mikael Antero Granlund is a Finnish professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for HIFK of the Finnish SM-Liiga...
scored a goal at the 2011 IIHF World Championship semifinal versus Russia, helping Finland win gold.