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Goalie Issue 2022
In our annual Goalie Issue, we have features on key NHLers Oettinger, Fleury, Talbot, Binnington, Markstrom, Shesterkin and Vasilevskiy, plus profiles on Kassidy Sauve and Ann-Renee Desbiens from the women's game. Also in the issue: a history of goalie goals, Part 2 of our look at the WHA's legacy as the league celebrates its 50th birthday, and we introduce the 'real' Ogie Oglethorpe.
CLEAR AS MUD
OF THE 87 INFRACTIONS listed in the NHL rulebook, it is Rule 69 that riles players, coaches and fans more than any other. Goaltender interference, or “Interference on the Goalkeeper” in NHL rulebook parlance, is arguably the most difficult call a referee has to make, and the one that sends fans to the madhouse most often. The game has become so fast that scoring attempts frequently occur in bang-bang fashion, whether a player is driving to the net or a goalie is battling traffic on his doorstep while trying to track high-velocity shots. Add in melees around the net in which attacking players make contact with the goalie inside the crease (the “blue paint”) or outside the crease (the “white paint”), and the pressure on referees intensifies. Put in place for the…
JERSEY HOUND
HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS >2022-23 THE QMJHL’S HALIFAX Mooseheads reimagined their uniform this summer, not straying too far from their past but certainly carving a new path. The team originally received financial backing from Moosehead Breweries in 1994, and their logo was basically the same as the company’s crest. The new moose head is less realistic but has more of a sports logo feel, and the ‘H’ is stronger, too. They also added a sweet shoulder logo, featuring the city’s famous Old Town Clock on Citadel Hill. Halifax’s colors have always been unique, and now the Mooseheads have a logo they can truly call their own.…
PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE
THE LAST TIME THE St. Louis Blues had a tall, gangly goaltending prospect, they patiently waited more than seven years for him to develop into someone they could trust to stop pucks consistently in the best league in the world. And hoo boy, were they rewarded for their patience. After a series of stops and starts – and some challenging times – they turned to Jordan Binnington in desperation in 2018-19. He led them to the first Stanley Cup in franchise history. The two sides had their moments, but the Blues hung in there when many other organizations might have given up. And that’s why they call it drafting and developing. So it should come as no surprise that they’re not about to jump the gun with Joel Hofer, regardless of…
INTO THE BLUE
IT WAS WHAT THEY in the industry call a low-event game. Sixteen shots and 16 saves by Matt Murray over two periods against the Montreal Canadiens in a pre-season contest against a power play that was so sad officials in Quebec are considering building a reflecting pool to mark its passing. And by that, we mean its Joel Armia-led demise – not its actual passing, which was awful. It was one of those games that doesn’t tell you much about anything, and from the Toronto Maple Leafs’ perspective, it was a thing of beauty. As Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said after Murray’s outing, which was a carbon copy of a 16-save effort over two periods by Ilya Samsonov four nights previous to that, “Listen, it’s early, and they’ve played only…
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