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



The EJ Summer Showcase

The EJ Showcase is not the place to go and scout goalies for the upcoming season. As you may know, a lot of the EJ and Empire teams use this opportunity to watch younger kids who might be coming into the program and in some cases, they are just rounding out teams with whoever they can find. In several cases, the Empire teams were laying in the A Division while the B Division was made up of CHA and even Bantam Major players. Many of the rosters that were handed out were incorrect, making it difficult to scout new talent. We spent the Friday at the rink and then put the video camera away. However, we did manage to get Chase Gaudet of Andrews Hockey. We like his size, style, and how engaged he is in the process. He is a 94.