It started as a typical election night. But by the time The Groke scored the goa...
People watch the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships final match between Canada and Finland during the European Parliament elections in Helsinki, Finland May 26, 2019. Lehtikuva/Vesa Moilanen/via REUTERS
For the record, the center-right, pro-EU National Coalition Party placed first in the election for the European Parliament with 20.8% of the vote. “The Groke scored, let’s shout out aloud!” a commentator celebrated during a live election results show on state broadcaster YLE when the lumbering team captain, Marko Anttila, scored the goal that took a 2-1 lead in the third period.
“The Groke is the next president!” his teammate Veli-Matti Saavinainen said in an interview after the match. To which the actual President, Sauli Niinisto, replied on Twitter: “Wouldn’t make it much worse than this goblin,” referring to himself.
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