Son of Hanson Brother Scores First NHL Goal

[IcyPatriot]

A great story for any middle aged hockey fans here in the forum. "Slap Shot" was a great movie and this is a great story.

Excite - Sports News

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -The son of one of the notorious Hanson brothers from the movie "Slap Shot" scored his first NHL goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a game against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.


Christian Hanson, the son of Dave Hanson, lifted a rebound of a Jason Blake shot past Martin Brodeur at 15:56 of the first period to give Toronto a 3-0 lead.
Hanson signed a two-year, entry-level deal with Toronto last week and was playing in his third NHL game. The 23-year-old from Venetia, Pa., recently completed his college career at Notre Dame, where he had a 16 goals and 15 assists in 37 games.

 

[dalero]

Cool story and the first one against the best goalie ever makes it that much sweeter.