From: bc@egret.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Bill Cooney)
Subject: Re: puck in wrong net?
Reply-To: bc@leis.bellcore.com
Organization: Bell Communications Research
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 93 21:53:19 GMT

In article <1993Jan8.205801.20250@berlioz.nsc.com>, alan@lancaster.nsc.com (The Hepburn) writes:
|> In article <1993Jan8.112945@is.morgan.com>, scairns@is.morgan.com (Scott Cairns) writes:
|> |> In article <cfHMPbm00WBK81NWMi@andrew.cmu.edu>, Anna Matyas <am2x+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
|> |> |> 
|> |> |> I've seen old film clips of football players picking up fumbles and
|> |> |> running the wrong way with the ball.  I know that in hockey players
|> |> |> occasionally put the puck in their own net but it's always been a
|> |> |> "quick" mistake around the goal mouth.  I was wondering if any player
|> |> |> has actually skated in on his own goaltender and scored.  Has anyone
|> |> |> ever seen this happen?
|> |> |> 
|> |> |> Mom.
|> |> 
|> |> Not sure if this counts since it wasn't pro hockey but
|> |> years ago I used to referee pee-wee hockey games (4 & 5
|> |> year olds) outside of Buffalo, NY.
|> |> 
|> |> In this one game, this kid got himself turned around
|> |> somehow at center ice and thinking he had a breakaway
|> |> skated in on his own goal and scored as his teammates
|> |> on the bench and on the ice were screaming at him to
|> |> stop. 
|> |> 
|> |> He was quite happy with himself until he realized 
|> |> what he had done and then he started crying hysterically.
|> |> 
|> |> I felt really bad for the little bugger but it was one
|> |> of the funniest things I've ever seen.
|> |> 
|> 
|> Just a nit:  I think pee-wees are 13 and under and you won't find many 4
|> or 5 year olds good enough to play on a pee wee team.  Five and under is 
|> atom, I believe.  
|> 
|> Anyway, last year my youngest son was on a mite team (9 and under) that was
|> made up of mites and mini-mites (7 and under) and our goalie couldn't make
|> one game.  The coach asked the team if anyone else wanted to try playing
|> goalie.  One of the players (age 6) volunteered.  He did an admirable job
|> except for one play:  the other team had a breakaway and their forward skated
|> around our defence, stopped in the slot and fired a good wrist shot on net.
|> Our goalie made a good save and covered the rebound with his glove.  Since
|> there was absolutely no pressure from the attacking team, the ref yelled
|> "PLAY IT!".  The goalie attempted to push the puck to the corner and ended
|> up clearing it into the net!  We won the game anyway but he was sure pissed
|> at the ref!
|> 
|> -- 
|> Alan Hepburn           "An ignorant person is one who doesn't know
|> National Semiconductor       what you have just found out."
|> Santa Clara, Ca              
|> alan@berlioz.nsc.com                              Will Rogers


I rememeber the Islanders were playing to Colorado Rockies and a delayed
penalty was called on the Isles, a Rockie sent a pass to the middle of the 
Isles blue line.  However no Rockie was there and the puck went into the
Rockies open net (Since there was that delayed penalty called and the
goaltender was pulled for the extra skater).

Trivia Question??

Anyone know who the guy was who was credited with the Islander goal??

Bill Cooney
Bellcore
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