WHO ARE THE EXPERTS?
Why do we do this? Aren't there enough goalie experts out there? Well....no. The Central Scouting Bureau for the NHL has a Goalie Checklist. Right there on the front page it asks if the goalie "consistently squares to the puck carrier." Really? How about squaring to the puck? This is just one example of what is wrong with the way we train, develop, and evaluate goalies. If its wrong here, then where else? Check out our Final Five rankings using the tabs below. And email us here if you are interested in learning more about a particular goaltender 1
NHL Combine Results
American goalies John Gibson (USHL) and Steve Michalek (Loomis)both fared well in the NHL Combine drills. Michalek (see his stats on our NE Prep page) placed 6th in Wing Span and 10th in the Standing Long Jump. Both outscored WHL goalie Laurent Brossoit overall and should go high in the upcoming draft.