Mike Legg

Mike Legg
Born (1975-05-25) May 25, 1975 (age 49)
London, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for HIFK
KalPa
San Antonio Iguanas
Fort Wayne Komets
Lubbock Cotton Kings
Idaho Steelheads
Utah Grizzlies
NHL draft 273rd overall, 1993
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 1997–2003

Mike Legg (born May 25, 1975) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He is most famous for the Michigan goal, named in honor of one that he scored while playing for the University of Michigan, in a 1996 NCAA Tournament game against the University of Minnesota.

Legg scored his famous goal by picking the puck up onto his stick behind the net and wrapping it around into the top corner of the net. The goal was widely recognized around the hockey world; Legg was awarded "Goal of the Year" by Inside Hockey and the stick he used was donated to the Hockey Hall of Fame.[1] Legg learned about the move from Bill Armstrong.[2]

Although drafted by the New Jersey Devils in 1993,[3] Legg did not play for any NHL team. During his professional career, he played for HIFK and KalPa of the Finnish SM-liiga, as well as the ECHL's San Antonio Iguanas, Fort Wayne Komets, Lubbock Cotton Kings, Idaho Steelheads, and Utah Grizzlies.

Legg works as a firefighter in Burnaby, British Columbia.

References

  1. ^ "50 years of college hockey". www2.jsonline.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ^ Hruby, Patrick (2010-04-08). "The coolest goal ever scored in hockey". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  3. ^ Sipple, George (March 24, 2016). "Michigan hockey recalls the Mike Legg goal, 20 years later". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 27, 2023.


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