AHL team pulls goalie in first period, plan immediately backfires

It was an Upstate New York battle in the American Hockey League on Monday afternoon as the Syracuse Crunch hosted the Utica Comets.

Just over half-way through the first period, the Crunch were set for a 5-on-3 powerplay when Head Coach Joel Bouchard decided to use a very unusual and surprising tactic.

In order to generate some offense, Bouchard pulled his goalie for a 6-on-3 advantage...in the first period. While Bouchard may have thought his plan would work, it immediately backfired.

A member of the Comets intercepted a pass through the middle of their zone and quickly fired it down the ice and into the empty net to tie the game up at 2-2.

Thankfully for Bouchard and the Crunch, they would go on to win the game by a score of 5-4 in overtime, but it's safe to say he won't be trying that again anytime soon.