The Empty Net His Coach Wouldn't Give Him
The only hat trick of Georges Laraque's 695-game career is remembered as a gift. The clock says the gift went to Janne Niinimaa thirteen seconds earlier, and that Laraque had to beat a goalie for his.
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Every Trophy Kopitar Won Named Something Other Than Scoring
Two Selkes, three Lady Byngs, a Messier Award, and two Cup springs nobody in the NHL outscored him in, without a Conn Smythe. The statue is the first honor of Kopitar's career that does not describe him by his job.