DENVER, CO -- Fulton's Robbie Schremp may have been a late NHL bloomer, but he's certainly impressing New York Islanders fans lately.
Schremp has three goals and seven assists so far this season, but the most impressive goal came Wednesday night against the Colorado Avalanche. It was a goal that was originally called off by the referee, but what may end up being what of the coolest NHL highlights of the year.
Here's how the goal was described in a game recap by the Associated Press:
Rob Schremp took an unusual tact to give New York a 2-1 lead, swinging his stick like a baseball bat and connecting to drive the puck into the net over Anderson.
"That was Robbie at his finest. He is a magician," (Kyle) Okposo said.
Said Schremp, "I would never have gotten it off had I let it drop to the ice. I just whacked at it."
The power-play score was just the second allowed by the Avs in the last seven games. Colorado had killed 14 of its previous 15 short-handed situations coming into the game in that span.
Frans Nielsen began the sequence, taking a shot that caromed off the top of the net. The rebound came out to Schremp, who knocked it down and then put the puck back in for the score with a waist-high swing of his stick.
Officials reviewed the play before determining the goal was valid.
Click on the link below to watch the goal on YouTube.
Meanwhile, Schremp may have finally found an NHL home in Long Island, as the Islanders told him recently to find a permanent place to live in the area.
