Talk:Jeff Malott

A fact from Jeff Malott appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 14 April 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Jeff Malott scored his first three goals for Cornell University on the same day?

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The result was: promoted by Z1720 (talk) 00:50, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Jeff Malott scored his first three goals for Cornell University on the same day? Source: https://cornellbigred.com/news/2017/1/17/mens-ice-hockey-malott-earns-ecac-hockey-rookie-of-the-week-accolade.aspx
- ALT1: ... that in 2017, Jeff Malott became the first Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey rookie to record a hat-trick since Matt Moulson 14 years prior? Source: https://cornellbigred.com/news/2017/1/17/mens-ice-hockey-malott-earns-ecac-hockey-rookie-of-the-week-accolade.aspx
- ALT2: ... that in February 2022, Jeff Malott went viral when, instead of celebrating his game-winning goal for the Manitoba Moose, he simply skated off the ice? Source: https://thehockeywriters.com/manitoba-moose-jeff-malott-viral-shootout-celebration/
- ALT3: ... that during the 2019–20 college ice hockey season, Jeff Malott was never on the ice for an even strength goal against Cornell? Source: https://cornellbigred.com/news/2020/3/10/mens-ice-hockey-malott-among-finalists-for-ecac-hockey-best-defensive-forward-honor.aspx
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/IBM Building (Honolulu)
- Comment: Preference for ALT0, but anything will do!

Moved to mainspace by GhostRiver (talk). Self-nominated at 16:26, 24 March 2022 (UTC).[reply]

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QPQ: Done.

Overall: I also prefer ALT0. Nice job on this article. Riley1012 (talk) 18:49, 31 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted ALT0 to Prep 2. Z1720 (talk) 00:50, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]