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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.
TO FLEURY, THE FIRST AND LAST
TO SAY THAT MARC-ANDRE Fleury is one of a kind is not a controversial statement. The Minnesota Wild goaltender enters his self-imposed final season in the NHL as a future Hall of Famer, three-time Stanley Cup champion and one of the most beloved personalities in the game. With this being our Goalie Issue, we had to seize one last chance to get ‘Flower’ on the cover and celebrate his career with a feature by Ken Campbell (pg. 20), where our veteran scribe sets the table for what will be an historical – and, no doubt, mirthful – final campaign for Fleury. In Campbell’s cover story, you’ll get everything you’ve grown to expect from Fleury: tales of mischief, glowing testimonials from hockey folks and the details of a prolific legacy that’s still…
PLEASE REMAIN SEATED
IT’S HARD TO IGNORE the elephant in the room as Jet Greaves sits down for a pre-season interview. Days removed from the funeral for Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, the entire Columbus Blue Jackets organization – of which Greaves is a highly regarded goaltending prospect – remains in a numb state of grief. But if there is any silver lining to be found in the senseless loss, perhaps it’s that pain can serve as a great unifier. “Johnny was such a great player, but for everybody who knew him, he was such a great person,” Greaves said. “We were all super lucky to get to know him and his family. We’ll always remember him and try to carry him with us everywhere we go. But yeah, just a super tragic few weeks,…
SHOLLY YOU’RE NOT SERIOUS?
TOMAS SHOLL WAS A little weary when he saw the Idaho Steelheads were hyping his return to Boise. “When I saw the video on Instagram, I was kind of thinking, ‘Uh, maybe we should temper expectations,’ ” he said with a laugh. The 30-year-old is already a legend in Boise, where he earned ECHL goaltender-of-the-year honors in 2020. But he wasn’t always destined for success – starting in the Southern Pro League after a lackluster NCAA career at Bowling Green State. Then, he got to the ECHL. Between his rookie season, 2017-18, and 2019-20, Sholl ranked first in save percentage (.930) and shutouts (12) among ECHL goalies who played at least 40 games. His 12 shutouts were also an Idaho franchise record. He parlayed his ECHL success into a brief AHL stay…
METRO DIVISION GOALTENDING FUTURE
With Pyotr Kochetkov now in the NHL, the Hurricanes’ best goalie prospect becomes another Russian in RUSLAN KHAZHEEV, the 2023 fifth-rounder who is coming off a splendid season with Chelyabinsk in Russia’s top junior league. A big netminder who’s adept at challenging shooters and moves quite well in the crease, the 6-foot-4 Khazheev signed his entry-level deal with Carolina in the spring and has come over to start his North American pro career this season, potentially with AHL Chicago. After playing for Sweden’s Modo organization the past three years, 6-foot-3 MELVIN STRAHL has left for Ohio – specifically, to the USHL’s Youngstown Phantoms. While Strahl’s stats weren’t great last season, his Modo team wasn’t that good, either. This year’s Phantoms, meanwhile, look intriguing. The Blue Jackets’ 2023 fifth-rounder will be joining…
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