Mike Legg (born May 25, 1975) is a
Canadian
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former
ice hockey
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player. He is most famous for the
Michigan goal, named in honor of one that he scored while playing for the
University of Michigan
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, in a
1996 NCAA Tournament game against the
University of Minnesota
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, 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
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. This move has since been attempted by many other players, including
Ryan Getzlaf
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and
Tyler Ennis. The first successful NHL attempt of this move came from
Andrei Svechnikov of the
Carolina Hurricanes
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, scoring against
Calgary Flames
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goaltender
David Rittich
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. Svechnikov managed the feat a second time against the
Winnipeg Jets
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, scoring on goaltender
Connor Hellebuyck
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.
Legg originally learned it from
Bill Armstrong.
Although drafted by the
New Jersey Devils
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in 1993 , Legg did not reach "The Show" in North America. Throughout his career, he played for
HIFK
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and
KalPa
Kalevan Pallo (KalPa) is a professional ice hockey team which competes in the Finnish Liiga. They play in Kuopio, Finland at the Niiralan monttu, Olvi Areena.
Team history
Established in 1929 as ''Sortavalan Palloseura'' in Sortavala, the club r ...
of the Finnish
SM-liiga
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, as well as the
ECHL
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The E ...
's
San Antonio Iguanas
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,
Fort Wayne Komets
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,
Lubbock Cotton Kings
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History
The Lubboc ...
,
Idaho Steelheads
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, and
Utah Grizzlies
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Franchise history
The current Utah Grizzlies franchise started in 1981 as the Nashville South Stars ...
.
References
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1975 births
Living people
Augusta Lynx players
Canadian ice hockey right wingers
Fort Wayne Komets players
HIFK (ice hockey) players
Ice hockey people from Ontario
KalPa players
Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey players
San Antonio Iguanas players
Sportspeople from London, Ontario
Utah Grizzlies (AHL) players
New Jersey Devils draft picks
Dallas Stallions players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
NCAA men's ice hockey national champions
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