Everyone is calling this the Abbey Murphy
What Happened
Abby Murphy made a memorable play on Minnesota, flipping the puck up, drawing the defender’s hand and eyes up, batting it underneath between the defender’s legs, then backhanding it to a teammate who scored. The narrator says #97 got credit for the goal and thinks her name is Bella Fenel, but argues the play should be remembered as Abby Murphy’s and suggests calling it “the Abby Murphy” or “the burfy.”
Why This Matters
Abby Murphy pulled off a stick-handling move so slick that it deserves its own name in hockey lore, but her teammate got credited with the goal instead. This breakdown is all about giving Murphy the recognition she earned for that ridiculous assist that had no business working.
With 83K views, this breakdown ranks #1498 all-time, which feels criminally low for a play this unforgettable.
Key Moments
Who / What Is Involved
Players: Bell.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentHere's a hockey goal you will remember
forever. Kind of like everyone remembers
the first Michigan that was done and
that's seared in your brain. The grainy
footage, you remember it. Well, this
goal, this play by Abby Murphy on
Minnesota, you're going to remember as
soon as you see the slow-mo replay
because you saw it right there and
you're like, I think I saw something
cool. What happened? What was it? Just
wait. This is the goalie is like, I
don't care. Whatever. You're going to
remember this. And sometimes this makes
you think they credit who got the goal
wrong. Oh my god. Okay. Flips it up.
Defender pulls her hand up, pulls her
eyes up, bats it underneath between the
defender's leg, backhands it to a
teammate who nets it. And like 97 gets
credit for the goal. Bella Fenel, I
think is her name. But I mean, this is
Abby Murphy's goal. We got to rework how
we give credit for goals. I think we
don't have to. But who's the playmaker
here? I mean, look at this play. All
right. If you watch this, you're going
to remember. You're be like, "Oh, yeah.
Yeah. Cool play. I saw it. Let's call it
the Abby Murphy. Is it called something?
Hockey community? Please don't tell me
this is already called something. Let's
caught the burfy.