An 11-year-old Minnesota boy may get sent to the penalty box after he nailed a once-in-a-lifetime hockey shot while subbing for his identical twin.
Nate Smith slammed the amazing 89-foot shot through a hole barely wider than a puck during a celebrity hockey game in Faribult, Minn.
But the $50,000 prize is up in the air, because the shot was supposed to be taken by his twin brother, Nick — and their dad decided to come clean about the switch.
Nick's name was drawn in a fund-raising raffle for which the boys' dad had bought three tickets, but Nate took the shot because his twin had stepped outside.
"We kind of went along with it that it was Nick," their dad, Pat Smith told KEYC-TV. "Then the next day I called back and said, 'You know, it was really Nate that made the shot.'"
The crowd roared as the puck somehow slipped into a three-and-a-half inch slot, but it's up to the charity contest's insurers to decide whether the prize money will be awarded.
"We thought honesty was the best policy, and we wanted to set a good example for our kids," said Pat Smith.
If they do receive the money, the family said it will go toward the twins' college educations.
But Nate said he hopes that it will be one of many money-making shots he has in his lifetime.
"I want to be a hockey player for the Washington Capitals," he told ABCNews.com.