Minnesota High School Hockey Team Unveiled New Creative Goal Celebration, and Fans Loved It

It doesn’t get much better in the world of hockey than the Minnesota high school state tournaments.

That was the case again this week as Cretin-Derham Hall sophomore forward Max Anderson went viral for his unique celebration of a goal in the Raiders’ Class AA quarterfinal matchup against Centennial. 

Early in the third period with Cretin-Derham Hall trailing 3–2, Anderson tied up the game with a wrist shot that sailed past goaltender Easton Cody. Anderson then skated back toward his own net, placed his glove on his stick and crouched down to take an imaginary photo with his teammates in celebration.

Introducing the “selfie stick” celly:

Superb shot from Cretin-Derham Hall's Max Anderson on the goal and the "selfie stick" celebration is an instant classic pic.twitter.com/ysj7cMrf90 — CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) March 7, 2024

That’s a new one. 

Hockey fans everywhere were loving Anderson’s celebration:

Yeah, more of this one at higher levels please. https://t.co/Q0hSu2iyEz — Corey Masisak (@cmasisak22) March 7, 2024

This is all time stuff. This is why the MN state hockey tournament has to be the best HS state tournament of any sport in any state https://t.co/MRORujcLLx — Rubs (@1AndOnlyBigSexy) March 8, 2024

Prolly one of the sickest cellys I’ve ever seen https://t.co/ZzQd2dALsa — MNHSPUCK (@MNHSPUCK1) March 8, 2024

Na the selfie stick celly goes insane. https://t.co/jOuRrzH6bk — Ricky Turcotte (@RickOrTreat95) March 8, 2024

The tourney absolutely rocks https://t.co/MVXeOjqugG — Logan (@lweso_21) March 7, 2024

Cretin-Derham Hall went on to beat Centennial 4–3 in overtime Thursday but lost 6–1 to Chanhassan in the semifinals on Friday. The Class AA championship between Chanhassan and Edina will take place Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center.