The Glade 4.0

http://jrpirates.pucksystems2.com/
Scroll down a bit and look on the right side for the video titled "Oliver's Goal On NESN"

Linked to the Mites hockey team site because I can't get to the Youtube video from work, and also to dispel any doubt about the authenticity of this.

Unreal goal made more unbelievable by the fact that it is a 9 year old doing it.

EDIT - The video isn't working on the site I linked now for some reason. Just do a google search for Oliver Wahlstrom and you'll find the video

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Haha, the goalies reaction is the best part. "Hey! What did... who... where is the... what?"

Great shot.

[youtube]7CiYv6R3OOc[/youtube]

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Wow, that's amazing. I've seen some NHL guys try and pull something like that and have it fall flat.

Wow, that was nuts. Thanks for not sticking it in the Sports section; this is something everybody can marvel at...

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Very nicely done.

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That rules.

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I'm with the goalie on this one. Watched it ten times, still can't figure out what he did. Pretty cool.

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It's a gimmick shot. He scooped the puck up onto the blade, spun and basically threw the puck into the net. While fancy, it's not something you'd want to make a habit of.

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Yeah, I'd imagine there's a hip-check coming your way if you would do that more than a couple of times in the NHL.

Heck, that'd be a cool video, too.

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The only reason the shot worked is that it was unexpected. It was not particularly hard or fast or well positioned, it was just surprising. If you made a habit of it, it would cease to be surprising.

That said, to pull off a shot like that you do need some very strong puckhandling skills, and I have seen similar goals in the NHL. It's almost always a strong goalscorer getting creative that pulls off something like that, not often some grinder you've never heard of.

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Well yeah it's a gimmick but it's a good one. I've seen it done from behind the net more often to just stuff the puck in a top corner as most goalies (understandably) are only concerned with ice level from behind the net.

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