Norfucked

You can add a bizarre, game-winning goal to the list of incredible feats the Norfolk Admirals have accomplished this season.  It's no 28 game winning streak, but it did put the Admirals one win away from sweeping the Calder Cup Finals.

If you missed it, here is a clip.  Remember, this game is in overtime tied at zero.  Of all the things that could have possibly happened, this is what transpired.




Hard to imagine what the feeling is like for the Toronto boys.  No matter how many times you watch it you still can't believe that's how it ended.  And no matter how many times you watch it you see Norfolk is offsides.  Way offsides.

If you pause it at the seven second mark you notice the Marlies players retreating, heads turned looking at the puck.  Meanwhile, a Norfolk forward is still in the process of leaving the zone. 

You could probably count on two fingers how many times something like this has happened.  Unfortunately this once in a million goal decision by officials that have probably skimmed over this buried rule was incorrect.  The goal should not have counted due to the player still being in the zone while the so called shot was taken.  No do-overs here.  Move on and get ready for the next one.

After approaching nine months of hockey or ten if you want to include preseason, we get to what could be a first in at least my memory.  With every league from Japan to Sweden to England to Italy, to juniors or college or minors to majors, two leagues always remain last to finish off the hockey year.  Tomorrow, both the American Hockey League and National Hockey League could crown champions on the same day.