Mitch Marner Breaks a 69-Year Record. You Owe Him.
Mitch Marner scored three goals in 6 minutes and 10 seconds in the Stanley Cup Final, breaking a 69-year-old record set by Rocket Richard. The Toronto years are irrelevant now.
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Jess Navarro studied journalism at Northwestern University, where she worked at the student newspaper and contributed to several campus sports publications. After graduating, she freelanced NFL and NBA columns for independent outlets before joining Swipe Sports as a staff columnist. She brings formal editorial training and a columnist's instinct for argument to everything she writes. Originally from Phoenix, she is a Cardinals, Suns, and Diamondbacks fan now based in Chicago. She covers the NBA, NFL, soccer, and sports media, with a focus on accountability journalism and analytical columns.
Northwestern University, Journalism
May 2026
Mitch Marner scored three goals in 6 minutes and 10 seconds in the Stanley Cup Final, breaking a 69-year-old record set by Rocket Richard. The Toronto years are irrelevant now.
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