When the New York Rangers’ Artemi Panarin started scoring goals by the bushel, there was a need for a unique way of celebrating. Panarin is a showman and he decided to adopt his own version of the “Celly” and the resulting high leg kick has become something to look forward to.
Before he joined the Rangers, Panarin had a different celly, sort of a punching motion. It was pretty ordinary and he probably got the idea to do something special when the Blue Jackets played the Washington Capitals in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2018. Evgeny Kuznetsov has one of the most unique moves when he scores a goal, doing the “bird.