Saturday, January 10, 2009

Best Ending I've Covered

Found this video today on you tube, it's the best ending to a college hockey game I've covered.
It was the conference semifinal game in 1999, Clarkson vs. Princeton in Lake Placid (yes the same rink where the U.S. beat the USSR in the 1980 Winter Olympics).
Clarkson built a big lead early and gradually gave it away and Princeton tied the game with about 20 seconds left. I was getting ready for an overtime period when Clarkson defenseman Willie Mitchell scored on a wild shot with less than 4 seconds to play to give them a win. They went on to beat rival St. Lawrence the following night to win the championship.
Willie Mitchell now plays for the NHL's Vancouver Canucks.
(the audio in this is not great, it's only a 20 second clip, but watch toward the top of the screen for a guy in a white jersey near the red line).

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