Mike Legg
Mike Legg | |||
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Born |
London, Ontario, Canada | May 25, 1975||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | |||
NHL draft |
273rd overall, 1993 New Jersey Devils | ||
Playing career | 1997–2003 |
Mike Legg (born May 25, 1975) is a
1996 NCAA Tournament game against the University of Minnesota
.
Legg scored his famous goal by picking the puck up onto his stick behind the net and wrapping 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.[1] Legg learned about the move from Bill Armstrong.[2]
Although drafted by the
SM-liiga, as well as the ECHL's San Antonio Iguanas, Fort Wayne Komets, Lubbock Cotton Kings, Idaho Steelheads, and Utah Grizzlies
.
Legg works as a firefighter in
Burnaby, British Columbia
.
References
- ^ "50 years of college hockey". www2.jsonline.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Hruby, Patrick (2010-04-08). "The coolest goal ever scored in hockey". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
- ^ Sipple, George (March 24, 2016). "Michigan hockey recalls the Mike Legg goal, 20 years later". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database