Individual players getting acknowledged after a game is nothing new. There are awards like the three stars of the game, or being given the game ball. However, the Rochester Americans have a routine that is truly their own. They have the ‘Savage of the Game’ award.

Following their win against the Hartford Wolf Pack, the Rochester Americans gave Arttu Ruotsalainen the Savage of the Game, meaning that he got to dress up like the “Macho Man” Randy Savage. That’s what scoring the game-winning goal will get you.

This isn’t the first time that the Rochester Americans have handed someone this get up.

Clearly someone in the Rochester Americans’ organization was a big fan of pro wrestling. We’re not sure why or how this tradition started, but we’re hoping to see several more ‘Savage of the Game’ awards handed out.