Bill Armstrong, a minor-league hockey player, started practicing lacrosse-style shots for fun while playing for the Albany River Rats.
Armstrong scored four goals with the move, which he called a "high wrap," leading to appreciation from fans and local media.
In northern Europe, players and fans call the move "Zorro" because of the similarities to a floorball trick where the stick movement makes a Z shape associated with the fictional character of the same name.
[6] The first successful Michigan goal attempt in the NHL came from Andrei Svechnikov of the Carolina Hurricanes, scoring against Calgary Flames goaltender David Rittich on October 29, 2019.
On December 7, 2021, Trevor Zegras of the Anaheim Ducks paired up with Sonny Milano to create an alley-oop variant of the Michigan goal.
[11] Mikael Granlund scored a Zorro goal for Finland against Russia in the 2011 World Ice Hockey Championships semifinals.
[12] Aaron Huglen scored a Michigan goal for the United States against Canada in the semifinals of the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, an under-18 tournament.
[13] At the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Nils Höglander scored a Zorro goal for Sweden in the bronze-medal game against Finland.
[16] At the 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Slovakia's Nela Lopušanová, aged 14 at the time, scored a high wrap goal in a quarterfinal game against Sweden.
Don Cherry of Hockey Night in Canada called Crosby a "hot dog" for his flamboyant celebration after scoring goals.