Any goalie, from any league, anywhere. One goalie, in the spotlight as they’re reviewed or interviewed.
Who could have guessed that with Sergei Bobrovsky on their roster, the Florida Panthers goalie I would choose to put “In the Spotlight” would be Chris Driedger, the 26-year-old who didn’t make his first NHL start until just last season. […]
Usually when I choose a goalie to put “In the Spotlight,” it’s because that goalie has recently shown some sort of impressive body of work, or because that goalie is currently breaking into the NHL and showing upside for the […]
Thatcher Demko. I’ve been waiting to write this spotlight piece for a long time. A long time. I waited until now, though, because I never really had much to write in terms of NHL experience. Until now, that was the case. […]
While the Carolina Hurricanes had themselves an unexpectedly excellent season in 2018-19, making it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals before losing out to the Boston Bruins, they weren’t the only club in their organization to do so. […]
When the St. Louis Blues put backup goaltender Chad Johnson on waivers on December 10th, 2018, no one probably could have guessed that the 25-year old rookie they called up in his place would lead a discouraged roster seemingly unable […]
The last time I wrote about the Philadelphia Flyers’ goaltending situation, I speculated on what direction they could take between the pipes with what they had in their system. Also, Ron Hextall was still General Manager, Dave Hakstol was still […]
In this 2017-18 NHL season, Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck burst onto the scene to steal the starting job in goal and cement himself as a top goaltender in the league. Hellebuyck broke into the league in the 2015-16 season, […]
Jett Alexander is the starting goalie for the North York Rangers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), the largest Jr. A league in Canada, governed by the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). He […]
For those not familiar with the this tongue-twister named goaltender, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is an 18-year old from Espoo, Finland, taken 54th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2nd round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. His 6’4″ stature and […]
On June 21 during the NHL Awards ceremony at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the Vegas Golden Knights selected their roster, the last step in establishing themselves as the league’s 31st franchise. It had been rumored that perhaps the most […]