New York Sirens forward and Michigan native Abby Roque scored the first-ever “Michigan”-style goal in Professional Women’s Hockey League history Saturday in a 5-2 loss to the Ottawa Charge.
Roque carried the puck behind Ottawa’s net and goaltender Gwyneth Philips, lifted it onto her stick and wrapped it into the top corner and flung it in the net.
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“Would’ve been a little better if we had made the comeback from there,” Roque said postgame, “but it’s something that has become a joke and we say every day when I come to the rink: ‘Michigan today,’ and I don’t actually mean it, but the opportunity presented itself, so I had to try.”
The lacrosse-style goal is named “The Michigan” after Mike Legg, a former University of Michigan player who scored the famous goal in the 1996 NCAA regional semifinal against Minnesota.
The 27-year-old Roque now has six goals and 10 assists in 25 games this season. The Sirens sit in last place in the PWHL with a 5-4-4-12 record and 27 points.
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