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Referee mistakenly credits Anaheim Ducks goal to ‘Atlanta’

The Thrashers are alive and well, it seems.

by Patrick Iversen
Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports

Congratulations, Atlanta Thrashers players and fans! It’s been a long four years, but your goal drought finally ended on Wednesday.

At least, one referee briefly thought it did. An official was trying to announce a goal for Anaheim Ducks forward Kyle Palmieri but forgot where the Ducks are from for a second.

We’re pretty sure Palmieri didn’t score for Atlanta, since the Thrashers haven’t existed since 2011.

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