Celebrations are an integral part of hockey.
They are the crowning achievement awarded to any goal scorer who is can skate through the opposition’s line of defense and fire a six-ounce slab of rubber into the back of a net.
For a brief moment, a spotlight shines down on a single player and provides an opportunity for theatrics. You’ll see it at every level of the game: from the collegiate and high school ranks to the glory days of pee wee hockey.
But there’s one imported Bostonian — from way of Edmonton — that stands out above the rest.