Brandon Hawkins pulled off a pretty nice move for a goal with the ECHL Wheeling Nailers.
Hawkins, 25, was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Penguins earlier in the year. He’s split this season between ECHL Wheeling (five points in seven games) and AHL Wilkes-Barre (one point in three games).
This goal is known as ‘the Michigan’ due to a Univeristy of Michigan player Mike Legg being the first commonly celebrated player to pull off the lacrosse-style goal in a high level hockey game. For many years no one else has been daring or bold enough to try the flashy move, though occasionally it pops up.