USHL grad Alex Kile pulls ‘the Zetterberg’ to give Michigan Wolverines big win (VIDEO)

Since the Detroit Red Wings are playing at the Big House on New Year's Day, it's only fair that a Michigan Wolverines player borrow a move from Henrik Zetterberg to win a Top 5 NCAA matchup.

On Wednesday, No. 3-ranked Michigan and No. 4 Ferris State were in the seventh round of a shootout when UM freshman and Alex Kile, a graduate of the United States Hockey League's Green Bay Gamblers, was sent in to try to solve FSU goalie CJ Motte. The 19-year-old then replicated Zetterback's one-handed shootout move, getting Motte to slide right before reaching around him to one-hand the puck off the post and over the goal line. Going post and in was just for dramatic effect. That gave Michigan the 3-2 win, although the NCAA The NCAA formally considers the game a 2-2 tie with Michigan winning the shootout 2-1. Because, NCAA.

The Wolverines football team should display such creativity. Really, it should.

Kile spent two seasons developing with Green Bay, where he helped the Gamblers capture the USHL Clark Cup in 2012. The Troy, Mich., native has one goal and three points through his first dozen games as a collegian. The next time Michigan's in a shootout, coach Red Berenson might want to use Kile a little earlier. Of course, he might need a different move for his next trick.

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