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Paul Henderson scored the most famous goal in Canadian hockey history and, in all the crazy celebration, never thought once about picking up the puck.

There was too much hugging and jumping and screaming and hysteria to do that in that where-were-you in-72? moment.

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Instead, Team Canada defenceman Pat Stapleton bent over — it’s on camera, so there is proof — and grabbed the puck and from there the mystery of the game-winning puck on the goal of all Canadian goals will now go with Stapleton to his grave.

Stapleton, who played for the Blackhawks, played and coached the Chicago Cougars of the WHA, brought in Jacques Demers as an assistant in Chicago and, starred for Team Canada ‘72, passed away at the age of 79 the other night. And with his final words, he was probably telling another version of what he did with the puck — and where it is now.

He told many. Almost every time he was asked about the puck — and over the years that was many — he would switch the details just a little and always with a laugh of some kind. It became his calling card. He found it funny and loved playing the mystery game.