![]() "Getting on the phone with Mike before the shoot was surreal," he says. Gourley shot his film, "The Man Behind the Michigan," in late October, directing the action-which took place in British Columbia-from facilities in Toronto. It was the hockey equivalent of footage of the Loch Ness Monster." Gourley recalls visiting a computer lab in the '90s and "waiting 20 minutes to download a blurry six-second QuickTime file. ![]() Indeed, the original "Michigan" clip became one of hockey's first viral videos. This film is a perfect expression of that-paying homage to someone who helped shape the game as we know it today." "This year's iteration of NHL 21 is all about recognizing greatness. "It's a unique story to tell-so much attention is paid to the superstars of the game, but there are people who aren't household names that have also had a really big impact," Gourley says. The play's novelty and enduring popularity drew EA to immortalize it in pixels. "Anyone who grew up playing or watching hockey knows about the shot, but very few people know the history behind it." ![]() " 'The Michigan' has been a hockey legend forever, but this is the first year you can actually pull it off in a video game," says Trevor Gourley, who directed the mini-doc through Partners Film. And check out the dude's humble, heartfelt reaction when he learns he's part of NHL 21: In the two-minute film below, Legg, now 45, recounts how he practiced the play ahead of time, just in case an opportunity ever arose. ![]() And Legg himself-who was drafted by the New Jersey Devils but never made it to an NHL roster-is being added to the game as a player. Users can pull off the play for the first time in the latest iteration of the video game. Now, "The Michigan," as it's known, skates into EA Sports' NHL 21. Legg even donated the stick he wielded in that game to the Hockey Hall of Fame. It has been viewed countless times on the internet and TV and copied by pro stars for a quarter century. On March 24, 1996, University of Michigan hockey star Mike Legg scooped up the puck on his stick and dropped it into the net over the shoulder of a University of Minnesota goaltender.Īcknowledged as one of the most spectacular goals in the sport's history, the lacrosse-style play-from behind the opposition's net!-became a highlight clip for the ages.
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