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Mikael Granlund Goal: Sick Lacrosse Move Lifts Finland Over Russia In World Championships (VIDEO)

First Posted: 05/14/11 12:37 AM ET Updated: 01/16/12 08:16 AM ET

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You have to see this one to believe it. It's already been dubbed a "goal for the ages," "the goal of the year" and the "lacrosse goal" you can't miss.

Mikael Granlund, a 19-year-old forward for Finland, scored a goal in the second period of the World Hockey Championships semifinal that became an instant YouTube hit.

In a seamless full-speed move, Granlund lifted the puck into the air with his stick, dragged several feet in mid-air, and swatted it into the net, making the goalie look silly, and giving Finland a 1-0 lead. They never looked back, winning the game 3-0 Friday for a date with Sweden in the gold medal game.

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You have to see this one to believe it. It's already been dubbed a "goal for the ages," "the goal of the year" and the "lacrosse goal" you can't miss. Mikael Granlund...
You have to see this one to believe it. It's already been dubbed a "goal for the ages," "the goal of the year" and the "lacrosse goal" you can't miss. Mikael Granlund...
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DragonBuddha06
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02:19 AM on 05/15/2011
That is affectionately known as the Michigan move... a player at the University of Michigan did that about 10 years ago, and most hockey players (myself included) figured out how to do it, though most of us never got the chance in an actual game
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Scandinavian007
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10:23 PM on 05/15/2011
well do it in a high pressure world championship semifinal game against the worlds top ranking team
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flurdy
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04:04 AM on 05/16/2011
Granlund has also done it before at the worlds u18 and as a junior:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVz-Ayo2wdc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2w5Q6yKk04

Though to attempt that (and succeed) in WC semi final at 0-0 v Russia is amazing.
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kidmac32
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12:49 AM on 05/15/2011
)))YAWN(((...nothing to see here, move along.
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JimNast
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874 Fans
10:04 PM on 05/14/2011
Any 9 year old can do that!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TxGVSw6Ayw&NR=1&feature=fvwp
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Anakis
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09:13 PM on 05/14/2011
Whether it was 'hyperbolic nonsense', or a 'Michigan', it certainly was pretty.
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Prousa
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492 Fans
06:39 PM on 05/14/2011
Goalies wasn't dumbfounded, he was p.o.ed about the stick to the mask.
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Spartan112
SPARTANS!? What is your profession?
388 Fans
09:18 PM on 05/14/2011
What stick to the mask was that?
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Shane Caldwell
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01:07 AM on 05/15/2011
get your eyes checked....he didn't hit him in the mask.
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Just walkin the dog here
So, just where is this micro-bio? This it?
563 Fans
06:30 PM on 05/14/2011
I am sure that they checked the arc on the stick afterwards.
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dean2f4s
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05:56 PM on 05/14/2011
that poor goalie looked dumbfounded!
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lightist
light as a photon, heavy as tungsten.
701 Fans
05:40 PM on 05/14/2011
Totally amazing. But it looks like a cheating kind of move, somehow.
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Spartan112
SPARTANS!? What is your profession?
388 Fans
09:18 PM on 05/14/2011
It's not.
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SuperRyan
Still as sexy as ever.
152 Fans
09:38 PM on 05/14/2011
As long as where the stick is contacting the puck stays below the cross-bar of the net, it`s perfectly legal.
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Jimmy1766
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05:12 PM on 05/14/2011
best "lacrosse" style goal yet. he actually did it slightly different then the others. love it and he will probably be in the N within a few years
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headly67
Well raise my rent
1477 Fans
09:40 PM on 05/14/2011
Not in a pro game dbag
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Mannerjaa
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08:14 AM on 05/15/2011
Mikael Granlund is already a professional, in a sense that he earns his living by playing ice-hockey and that is the only livelyhood he has. He earned already in year 2009, about 63 000 $, while playing Finnish pro league (He was then only 17 years old!). http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/jaakiekko/uutiset.shtml/2010/11/1216460/kuka-tienaa-mitakin-lue-sm-liigan-suuri-palkkavertailu. I'm quite sure he made even more in the last year 2010 (double?) and that is probably peanuts comparing how much he will earn with Wilds.
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tcnsrq
excuse me
612 Fans
04:55 PM on 05/14/2011
that's creative
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Sean G
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02:42 PM on 05/14/2011
Here's the significantly more impressive version from a Mike Leg of the Michigan Wolverines in 1996. Much more difficult and effortlessly executed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAvoBNoBV8A
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HumanityEqualsLaw
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02:58 PM on 05/14/2011
More impressive, standing still and no pressure? Wow, you must a HUGE Wolverines fan.
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derekc06
Good night, you Princes of Maine.
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02:17 PM on 05/14/2011
I love this.. As others have noted, Mike Legg did this for Michigan back in 1996 and Sidney Crosby did it again in 2006 before he was in the NHL.
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Scandinavian007
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10:26 PM on 05/15/2011
well we are talking about semifinal game in the world cup against worlds top ranking team .. hmm slightly different..
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derekc06
Good night, you Princes of Maine.
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10:22 AM on 05/16/2011
The fact that Granlund wasn't the first to do it doesn't take anything away from it. It's more for people who may be interested in seeing other instances where this has been done.
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Snerdgronk
co(R)po(R)atoc(R)acy plutoc(R)acy
1461 Fans
01:59 PM on 05/14/2011
Thank god the Preds didn't think to try this on Luongo ...

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Snerdgronk
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01:58 PM on 05/14/2011
In Canada, it's known as a 'la crossover' goal ...

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shediac
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05:18 PM on 05/14/2011
Mrs. Trudeau was well known for her 'la crossover' legs...not.
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Snerdgronk
co(R)po(R)atoc(R)acy plutoc(R)acy
1461 Fans
05:31 PM on 05/14/2011
Yes, she clearly sinned ... or as they say in French, 'sin clair' ....

Snerd
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Joanne Boyer
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01:57 PM on 05/14/2011
Any Golden Gopher hockey fan knows that Mike Legg from Michigan pulled off the same kind of goal against Minnesota's Steve Debuss in the NCAA hockey playoffs in 1996 ending the Gophers' season. Exact same thing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzsOkwHYBno
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