Yesterday, I was emailed a link to watch Detroit Lakes senior forward Alex Mason score a phenomenal goal.

We’ve seen many like it during shootouts and skill competitions, however if lighting the lamp during game play isn’t impressive enough, Mason scored his YouTube and soon-to-be viral goal on a shorthanded breakaway.

The skilled forward is a Native American from the White Earth Indian Reservation. He chose to leave the reservation to help showcase his hockey skills at Detroit Lakes to, perhaps, vault his hockey career.

The captain of his team, Mason leads Detroit Lakes in scoring with 14 goals and 23 assists.

He hopes to play junior hockey next year.