I was at the other end of the rink and could not see this goal clearly.
 However, I would like to point out that Michigan has a whole slew of
pregame rituals.  Certain guys talk to each other, certain guys tap gloves
in a particular sequence, and so on.
 
During the warm-ups, if my memory serves me correctly, Legg was the last
player on the ice.  He took a puck, went behind the net, cradled it onto his
stick, and, in a lacrosse like manner, came in front of the net and
deposited it just under the crossbar into the net.  He then skated the
length of the ice, tapped Hilton's gloves, and went into the locker room.
 
As they say, "practice makes perfect."
 
John Hannon
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From: Andrew Weise
To: Multiple recipients of list HOCKEY-L
Subject: Michigan-Minnesota hi-lites
Date: Sunday, March 24, 1996 7:59
 
For those of you who were not at the game or were happening to watch
SportsCenter (yes, ESPN showed highlights of college hockey!!!), you
missed an unbelieveable goal.
 
Mike Legg (Michigan) was behind the Gopher net with the puck. He
stood for a second, waiting to pass the puck to a teammate. Well, he
never passed the puck off to anyone. Legg lifted the puck onto the
blade of his stick and carried the puck above the Gopher netminder's
left shoulder into the net. Meanwhile, the puck stayed on Legg's
stick the entire time - it never touched the ice.
 
Amazing....
 
If ESPN is nice enough, we'll see it again on the 11:00 edition of
SportsCenter.
 
Andy
 
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