Oct. 31, 2013
Mike Smith is one of 11 goalies in NHL history to score a goal, but he's
almost certainly the only one of those to have his historic achievement
re-enacted in bobblehead form.
Smith, the Phoenix
Coyotes' veteran netminder, shot
a puck the length of the ice into an empty net in the final
second of a 5-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Oct. 19 -- the puck
crossed the line with 0.1 seconds left -- in the process becoming the
first goalie to actually put the puck into the opposing net (rather than
be credited with a goal as the last player to touch the puck) since
2002.
Coincidentally, the Coyotes had scheduled a
Mike Smith bobblehead giveaway for a game against the Washington
Capitals on Nov. 9. And since the bobblehead was in their possession
(along with the others the team has previously released) and there was a
moment that demanded historical preservation, what better way to go
than bobblehead-themed stop-action
video?
Enjoy:
-- Matt Swartz
