Alexei Kovalev confronts Mike Keenan over infamous seven minute shift

Former NHL star Alexei Kovalev was a skilled offensive talent, who often took extremely long shifts. On one occasion in 1994, he took a shift for 65 seconds, which angered his head coach Mike Keenan because it was too long.

Keenan thought of an idea to teach Kovalev a lesson. Keenan's idea was to prevent Kovalev from taking a rest on the bench, by forcing him to play for 7 minutes straight!

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During the NY Rangers' 25th anniversary of their 1994 Stanley Cup championship, Kovalev confronted Keenan over the infamous 7 minute shift.

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Kovy asks Coach Keenan about playing a player for a 7 minute shift! 🤷‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/NLteCpueUU

— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) February 8, 2019