Mark Alt, in his junior season with the Gophers, didn't score a goal.
But in his third game as a pro, Alt got a chance to shoot in a shootout because he was one of the last players on the bench.
And Alt put a shot into the upper right corner as the Adirondack Phantoms beat Binghamton 2-1 after a 15-round shootout on Sunday.
"A defensive defensman usually doesn't get the call for the shootout but I got it today so I was pretty happy that I scored," said Alt, according to the Phantom's web site.
"It was my first shootout. We don't do them in college. [My shot] was actually something I picked up from one of my teammates. I rarely even try and rarely do it in practice. But I came down, it worked, I just put it over his shoulder. It was a long one and was really exciting, especially to get the game-winner."
The AHL record for the longest shootout is 16 rounds.
"It was a great shot," Phantoms head coach Terry Murray said. "A right-handed shooter against a left-handed catcher...you go high-glove side and that's a nice shot. It was great for him. We haven't had any shootouts with him in practice. It's winding down to the last three guys on the bench; Lilja, Eddy and Alt. So that's what we had left and he took advantage of it."
A photo of Alt's shot is here. The Phantoms had seven goals in the shootout, Binghamton six.
