Fun hockey trick

[Vort]

[jerome1232]

Jedi playing hockey?

[Bini]

Clearly, the force is with him..

[pam]

How in the heck?

[Dravin]

How in the heck?

String/wire. Look real close at ~0:06-0:08 and you can see it.

[jerome1232]

String/wire. Look real close at ~0:06-0:08 and you can see it.

I'm sorry but how is someone going to circumspectly tie a string/wire to a hockey puck in the middle of a game? How would it stay on the puck without slipping off while he's skating towards the goal?

More likely it hit a chip or chunk in the ice at the right angle and he reacted quickly to it bouncing back.

The only thing I see when watching real close is some tape that is lose on his stick flap a little.

edit: eating my own words, I see it now! My apologies.

Edited January 22, 2012 by jerome1232

[pam]

So why didn't it bounce back when he hit it into the goal?

[Dravin]

So why didn't it bounce back when he hit it into the goal?

He could have let go of the floss/wire/string or otherwise got it to disengage.

[pam]

Just wanting to get all of the details. Not that I'm planning on trying that trick any time soon. :) If at all.

[RipplecutBuddha]

at the beginning of the clip, you'll notice he goes to his bench and puts both arms over the wall. To get a stick by itself, yo'll usually just see the player reach with one arm, and even at that, another player may hand it to him. I see it as him reaching for two objects, the stick, and the cleverly rigged puck.

Then, after the goal, notice that he high-fives the goalie, meaning it wasn't a real penalty shot. Likely the goalie practiced the trick with him before the game.

Still though....awesome trick for the fans!!