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Goaltending - The Last Line of Defense
"Goaltending is to hockey like putting is to golf. It really has no relationship to the rest of the game."
Harry Sniden
General Manager, Boston Bruins
GOALTENDER WANTED:
Reasonably intelligent person, willing to wear
approximately 50 pounds of equipment on a daily
basis and still be able to move quickly. Must
also be able to stand up to hard rubber projectiles
at speeds in excess of 50 miles per hour.
Does this sound like a job for a sane person? Would you do this? Probably not, but every day hundreds of men, women and children "strap on the pads". Without these courageous lunatics, there would be no hockey. Yet, there are those who claim that a goaltender is just another person on a team, no more and no less.
Oddly enough, one who supports this idea is John-Paul Michaelis, age 15, who has been a goaltender since the age of 7! "It's the whole team playing together." His team mates, however, are quick to point out that their winning season was due primarily to his abilities in the net, which was reflected by the fact that he had nine shutouts last season and a Goals Against Average of 0.95.
Can a strong, offensive team win if they have a mediocre goalie? Can a lesser team w
Approximate Word count = 1689
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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