+ 0 - 1 | § ¶Sir Robin and the Trick Question
Since there's so little going on in the hockey world worthy of note - nobody seems terribly interested in the Van Hellmond 'controversy' - now seems the perfect time to discuss the death of Sir Robin of Camelot.
Sir Robin was thrown into the Gorge of Eternal Peril from the Bridge of Death for what many believe to be a manifestly unfair reason. The tyrannical Bridgekeeper was obviously fond of asking trick questions, a habit which Arthur would soon break him of - permanently. Like the now-infamous "swallow question" that led to the Bridgekeeper's demise, the Assyrian question that was Sir Robin's doom had many answers - or none, depending on your point of view. Unfortunately for Robin, he wasn't a king, and thus didn't need to know these things. Otherwise, he might have survived the query that instead spelled his death:
"What is the capital of Assyria?"
(more)+ 1 - 0 | § ¶NCAA Flashback
Someone reminded me today of one of the most amazing goals I've ever seen. I was able to find video of it and post it here.
There's not much to say about it. Up to this point in the game, the Golden Gophers had pounded at Michigan goalie Marty Turco, who had a stellar first period. Then, almost halfway into the second period, junior Mike Legg scored this classic goal from behind the net to tie the game up at two. Michigan wound up winning the game, eliminating Minnesota and qualifying for the Frozen Four, and took home the NCAA championship that year.
It's often referred to as the "lacrosse goal". A reporter after the game asked Legg about it, "Have you played lacrosse?" Legg responded, "I've never played lacrosse," at which point his Michigan teammate Bill Muckalt spoke up, "I have, and I've never scored a goal like that."
I'd download the goal before playing it (right-click, "Save Target As..." in IE). The Goal