The Goal Peg

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By Nash McGowan aka Crater Satori

Have you ever wondered how a NHL net stays in place on the ice? If you are like most people I talked to, the answer is probably a resounding “NO!”. Like most fans of the NHL, I am always interested in how my favorite team is doing in the standings or how many points my favorite players have or my preferred past time; playing arm chair GM. But I am also quite interested in the less thought about aspects of the game, such as how the ice surface is produced or how a composite stick is made. However, there is one very small piece of equipment in the game that gets little to no attention and I love to point it out to friends and family as we watch games on TV or live…and that is the goal peg.

Now we’ve all seen a hockey player (or players) crash and knock the net loose during game play. It’s one of those plays that we’ve all seen hundreds of times during the regular season and the playoffs. In the aftermath, there are always players shoving one another and trash talking while the referees try to sort out the carnage after the fact. You’ve all seen what I am talking about, it usually looks like this:

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