11-year-old Nate Smith’s amazing 89-foot hockey shot into a goal only a half an inch wider than the puck itself netted him $50,000 during a charity event in Faribault, Minnesota.
But there was a catch: the name on the raffle card that had been selected to attempt the trick shot was actually that of his identical twin brother, Nick.
Jokes at the expense of Canadians spread across the internet with the speed of, well, riot fire, after mobs took to the Vancouver streets following the Canucks Stanley Cup loss to the Boston Bruins.
Well, there’s one things Canadians aren’t apologetic over and that’s their intense love of hockey. This passion led to riots on the streets of Vancouver Wednesday night when the beloved Canucks lost the Stanley Cup 4-0 to the Boston Bruins.
After the Vancouver Canucks lost to the Boston Bruins in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup finals, hockey fans took to the streets of British Columbia’s capital city in a massive riot. With so much passion in the air, somebody was bound to get some action: Photographer Rich Lam snapped a couple making out somewhere between the throbbing horde and a line of riot police. See the full image below:
So much for home ice advantage.
The Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks, 4-0, on the Canucks’ home ice Wednesday night to win the Stanley Cup, the first time the franchise has claimed hockey’s holy grail since 1972.
June 7, 2011 The NHL Stanley Cup Finals are in full swing with the Canucks and Bruins squaring off for the championship. Naturally tempers flare, especially in a full contact sport, but this particular hit landed one player on suspension, and one with a concussion. Check out this vicious hit from last night's game.
