It's lit: KHL player lights stick on fire at All-Star shootout event
The hot new expression on social media these days? “IT’S LIT!”
At the KHL All-Star skills competition in Moscow, that phrase was literally true.
Former NHL player Linus Omark found a way to heat up the competition, lighting his hockey stick on fire in a shootout event. Once the flames started dancing on the end of his stick, Omark took off and made his way down the ice to attempt a shot. The image seemed like something straight out of a video game.
Linus Omark sets his stick alight for #KHLAllStar shootout attempt: https://t.co/PARNwUmKje
— Alex Nunn (@aj_ranger) January 23, 2016
. @Limpanomark is "the man with the stick on fire" #KHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/FeVgzbr9aI
— ONE World Sports (@ONEWorldSports) January 23, 2016
We have to give some points for creativity here, but the fire show did not net a goal in the shootout competition. Somehow, though, that didn’t matter. Omark actually won the competition without scoring a goal (how does that happen?), so we can only assume he was given some style points to gain an edge over the rest of the field.
Okay, NHL All-Stars. The bar has been raised. What are you going to do to top that?
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