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Goalie Issue 2024
The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. In each issue, you'll find news, features and opinions about the NHL and leagues across North America and the world.
READY TO BREAK OUT
ONE OF THE FIRST times Jakub Milota made an impression on his Cape Breton teammates, he wasn’t trying to keep his Eagles in a game. In fact, the netminder was looking for a way out. During a team-building activity at an escape room in Quebec, the players were divided into small groups. The hunt for freedom was on. “The first and only team to get out was Jakub’s,” said coach Louis Robitaille. “He just took the (instructions) and figured it all out. He made it his mission to get out. He’s kind of like a silent competitor.” Indeed, the 18-year-old from Ostrava in Czechia is a young man of few words. And it’s not necessarily due to language. He gets his point across calmly and succinctly, and he’s perfectly fine letting his…
PADDED PUZZLE
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE starting goalie? In the first season of the NHL’s salary-cap era in 2005-06, three goalies started 70-plus games – Martin Brodeur, Miikka Kiprusoff and Roberto Luongo – and there were eight others who started at least 60 games. Last season, only three goalies started at least 60 games – Juuse Saros, Alexandar Georgiev and Connor Hellebuyck. Over the past 20 years, the workhorse starting goalie whom fantasy managers could rely upon has slowly gone the way of the dodo. There’s no denying the trend: No. 1 goalies are starting fewer games than ever before, and more teams now prefer to run a 1A-1B tandem. It’s a tactic that has proven to be successful, with the latest example being the Boston Bruins’ duo of Linus Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman,…
SLAVIN SHOOTS AND SCORES, TOO
AS A STAY-AT-HOME defenseman who has never scored more than eight goals in a season, Jaccob Slavin knows where his strengths lie and what his role is with the Carolina Hurricanes. He’s not going to skate the puck from one end to the other like Cale Makar or Quinn Hughes. Nor is he going to blast slappers from the point like Brent Burns. He’s a shutdown specialist, one who is valued more for his shot-blocking ability and knack for keeping the puck out of his own net – rather than trying to put it into the opponent’s cage. As such, Slavin has never once led Hurricanes defensemen in scoring in a season. But because he’s played each of his nine NHL seasons with the same team, Slavin is already the franchise’s all-time…
NAME OF THE GAME
AFTER A DEBUT SEASON without team names or logos, the PWHL unveiled the new looks and monikers of its Original Six clubs. Those names were revealed to be the Boston Fleet, Montreal Victoire, New York Sirens, Ottawa Charge, Toronto Sceptres and the reigning Walter Cup-champion Minnesota Frost. The league sought unique names that had specific ties to each market. As PWHL senior vice-president of business operations Amy Scheer said, the PWHL is “excited for these new identities to deepen the connection between the teams and their local communities.” After fans had a year to build anticipation for names and logos, the new PWHL merchandise is now for sale, and fans can chant nicknames heading into Season 2. Here’s a look at each of the six new team identities. BOSTON FLEET ‘FLEET’ IS…
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