Kamloops Blazers Win Our Hearts With "NHL '94" Celebration
By Tim Ryan
"“I was playing on my old console [Super Nintendo] one day and I scored a spectacular goal,” said Lanigan. “Everyone just stopped and threw their sticks over their heads and I thought it was the funniest thing ever.”"
Have to agree with Lanigan here. I always found it impressive that it took less than a second for each player, clearly in the midst of pissing intensity, to instantly switch gears to such a soothing, unified celebration upon scoring a goal or winning a game. Bonus points to Lanigan for describing his goal as spectacular. He’s definitely a “replay guy.”
Here’s video of the Blazers bringing the celebration to life:
Just a phenomenal idea by Lanigan. Though truth be told, it would have been far more impressive had he scored that spectacular goal on a Sega Genesis console using a controller with an uncooperative ‘C’ button that kept popping out.
[via Barstool Sports, Ted Williams Head*; photo via KamloopsThisWeek]
*Yes, it appears this story made the rounds about a month ago, but only today did it walk into my life