Recently, the Internet video world was graced with a 9-year-old scooping up a puck on his stick blade, spinning around, and backhanding it into the goal during an intermission shootout contest at a Boston Bruins game. NHL.com even featured the shot (seen below and shown over and over by the guys behind Bruins TV) and had a story interviewing the kid's father.
Youngster at Bruins game
This exact shot was made famous by none other than Mr. Shootout Master himself, Rob Schremp, now property of the Islanders. Schremp didn't invent the move, but he "took it to a whole new level" as the corny broadcaster says (shot comes in at 0:15).
Schremp-tastic
If this afternoon's practice was any indication, Schremp might find himself a healthy scratch for the next game or five. So maybe he'll have time to show the little bantam player with the sick hands a thing or two.
Also, later on in the video, you'll notice that Schremp does the "stick behind both legs" move that was made famous by 2008 1st overall pick Steven Stamkos. I don't remember where I saw it, possibly in an interview with TSN, but I distinctly recall Stamkos saying that he saw Schremp do the move and that was where he got it from. It is pretty funny that little Robbie Schremp created a move that became synonymous with Stamkos and led to a marketing field day for the Tampa Bay Lightning and their "Seen Stamkos" campaign.
*Tomorrow, I plan on talking a bit about having a strong Top 4 defense.
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