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Goalie Issue 2023
In our 2023 Goalie Issue, we've got you covered post-to-post with features on the state of NHL goaltending and what records have become unreachable, plus player profiles on Adin Hill, Alexandar Georgiev, Joonas Korpisalo, Spencer Knight, Filip Gustavsson and many more. In our cover story, we build the perfect goalie using the top traits of today's best keepers. In addition, we rank the best crease duos across the NHL and name the top goalie of all-time for every franchise.
MICHIGAN FOREVER
IF YOU ARE A Michigan-based team in need of a cornerstone goaltender, Trey Augustine is probably your guy. The kid from the Detroit suburbs played his minor hockey locally before joining USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program in nearby Plymouth, and now he’s a freshman at Michigan State down the road in East Lansing. This summer, he was drafted in the second round by the Detroit Red Wings, and when he needs pro seasoning after his time at MSU, he’ll do so on the west side of the state in Grand Rapids with the AHL’s Griffins. This is all a roundabout way of saying that Augustine, who was initially slated to attend the University of Michigan, knew exactly what he was getting into when he reopened his decision and chose the…
BACK IN THE CHASE
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A year makes. When congenital hip issues forced goaltender Chase Coward to the sidelines after his 2022 playoff run with the WHL’s Red Deer Rebels, he kept busy by helping out the under-16 team at Moose Jaw’s Prairie Hockey Academy. “I ended up being an assistant coach with Lorne Molleken, which was definitely an interesting experience, because I played for him at the Academy when I was 15,” Coward said. “I learned how to pick apart the game more slowly.” This fall, after a trade to the Prince Albert Raiders brought the Swift Current native back to his home province of Saskatchewan, Coward applied that experience in his new team’s first pre-season game while backing up Cooper Anderson in a 2-1 win over Saskatoon. “It was a younger group…
‘THIS PROGRAM SAVED MY LIFE’
BEING A FORMER PLAYER and coach and current hockey historian, Steve Hardy knows the importance of a clean draw. And given that he has mobility and balance issues, he knew it would be a challenge to perform what he called “a Kevin Collins-worthy puck drop.” So even though it was only a ceremonial opening faceoff, Hardy practised for weeks in his garage, working diligently to get the puck to slap down flat. On the day of the Nate Hardy Memorial Game last December, he was ready. But just as Hardy was about to drop the puck, somebody asked for more pictures. That threw him off, and he subsequently lost his balance, resulting in “the worst drop in the history of hockey.” Luckily, Ray Bourque feathered the puck on his stick, picked…
EVOLUTION OR DEVOLUTION
IF YOU DIDN’T know better, you’d think Jonathan Quick believed the goaltending position – whether that be at the professional level or any other – has never been in a better spot. “When I came into the league, it was during a transition of how goalies were playing the game,” Quick said. “Guys like Roberto Luongo played significantly different than someone like Martin Brodeur. But one thing they both had in common was an elite ability to read the play. And once the puck came off the stick, they would do what came natural to them.” Quick himself is considered one of the pioneers of the modern style that’s now common to most NHL stoppers. But the newest member of the New York Rangers’ crease believes it’s time for goalies to…
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