5 ways the world changed between Getzlaf's 1st and 2nd goals
It was a span of about six weeks, but somehow, our planet became a far different place between the time it took Ryan Getzlaf to score his first and second goals of the season.
After notching one in a loss to the New York Islanders on Oct. 16, the Anaheim Ducks captain went 15 games without finding the back of the net before scoring the eventual game-winner Saturday night against the San Jose Sharks.
Here are a handful of significant things that happened between Getzlaf's goals:
Twitter kills Vine
One social media giant decided to dispatch with another in late October when Twitter shocked its user base, announcing plans to discontinue Vine in the coming months.
The decision was bad news for sports fans and meme aficianados alike who relied for so many years on Vine's perfect length to share countless highlights and other viral videos.
Cubs end 108-year championship drought
In case it still hasn't sunk in, yes, it really happened.
The Chicago Cubs won the World Series in the early hours of Nov. 3, earning a dramatic 8-7 victory over the Cleveland Indians in a Game 7 that took 10 innings and a rain delay to complete.
It was the Cubs' first title since 1908.
Donald Trump elected president
Less than a week after the Cubs pulled off the improbable, the unthinkable happened in the U.S. presidential election.
Despite having no previous political experience and losing the popular vote by about two million, Donald Trump was elected president. He defeated Hillary Clinton in the electoral college in a result that stunned most of the mainstream media and pollsters alike, several of whom expected a Clinton landslide victory.
Trump has since back-tracked on his proposed Muslim ban, but even a registry could impact the sports world and its diverse group of athletes, staff members, and executives.
'Gilmore Girls' returns
The show that brought mothers and daughters together for seven years in the early 2000s made its triumphant return last week in a Netflix reboot, amid feverish anticipation on social media among fans of the original series and beyond.
While it may not have the same cultural impact as the rest of the items on this list, the return of the former CW cult classic resonated deeply with people of multiple genders, whether or not they all admit it.
Fidel Castro dies
Castro's death wasn't particularly shocking given his status as a nonagenarian, but it was still a significant development that could affect relations between the U.S. and the Caribbean island nation for years to come.
His health was by all accounts in perpetual decline, so much so that his death had been erroneously reported multiple times over the years.
The former president of Cuba took medical leave in the summer of 2006 and officially vacated the role in 2008. He died Friday at the age of 90.