S53 PT #2 - April Fools
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While not technically a teammate, with the league finally breaking tradition and having goal horns introduced, Michael Fox immediately thought of something that would be quite the prank, not only on a few friends but on the league itself.
April 1st. The Calgary Dragons and Edmonton Blizzard are playing a game in Edmonton. Fox's friends Joseph Weston and Alexei Rykov are finally settling into the SHL and Fox, with an off day, decided to head to Edmonton to see the matchup. What neither team knew, though, was Fox's childhood friend was actually the goal horn operator for the Blizzard. It didn't take much to get him in on the prank, and things were set in motion. There wasn't much action heading into the final minutes of the first period, but then it happened. Rykov hops out of the box, Weston flips the puck over the Edmonton defenders and onto Rykov's stick. Rykov is in all alone on Emiko Spector. All it takes is a little shimmy by Rykov and the five hole opens up. As soon as the puck crosses the goal line, it happens. Calgary's goal horn blares, Edmonton fans boo in a sea of confusion while Calgary fans can't decide whether to laugh or cheer. "It was a malfunction, I don't know how it happened" said the horn operator, saving his job while upholding the prank. The rest of the game continued as normal, but for 10 seconds in the late first period, Calgary was at home in Edmonton. |
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