THW’s Goalie News: Rinne’s Goal, A Pair of Shutouts & More Greg Boysen | January 10, 2020 Thursday gave us a full schedule across the National Hockey League and it was a very good night for goaltenders. Some of the top performances included a pair of shutouts…
Lightning Should Give Vasilevskiy Some Time Off Steve Marowski | December 21, 2019 Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price finished the 2016-17 season third in Vezina Trophy voting. The next year, he had statistically one of the worst years of his career, including career…
THW’s Goalie News: A Record, a Debut, a Duel & More Greg Boysen | November 24, 2019 Saturday was an action-packed day across the National Hockey League; from the early afternoon matinees to the late-night games on the west coast. We saw a record-setting win in Tampa…
Lightning: Is It Time to Worry About Vasilevskiy? Eugene Helfrick | November 18, 2019 Since taking over the Tampa Bay Lightning’s starting goaltender role after the 2017 Trade Deadline, Andrei Vasilevskiy has been nothing short of outstanding. In 2017-18, his first full season as…
THW’s Goalie News: Global Series Masks, Francouz & More Greg Boysen | November 10, 2019 The National Hockey League had a very successful trip to Sweden for the latest edition of the Global Series. Even though the games are over, two lucky fans will be…
THW’s Goalie News: Hall’s Historic Streak and the Lonely Island Stephen Ground | November 7, 2019 There aren’t many goalie performances to dissect from Wednesday night, but it is a historic day for hall of famer Glenn Hall. Also, we’ll dissect one of the strangest goals…
THW’s Goalie News: Week in Review & More Greg Boysen | November 4, 2019 It’s Monday and that means it is time for our look back at the last seven days in the world of goaltending. In addition to our Week in Review, we…
Domingue’s Short, Fun Legacy with Lightning Eugene Helfrick | November 3, 2019 On Nov. 1, the Tampa Bay Lightning announced that they traded backup goaltender Louis Domingue to the New Jersey Devils for a conditional seventh-round pick. Normally, a trade this small…
THW’s Goalie News: Maple Leafs Concerns, Vasilevskiy’s Record Stephen Ground | October 30, 2019 In today’s edition of the goalie news, we’ll discuss the goaltending woes in Canada’s largest city, a shutout for a Finnish legend, and two of the best Halloween costumes you’ll…
THW’s Goalie News: Vasilevskiy Rebounds, Mrazek’s Shutout, and More Stephen Ground | October 16, 2019 This edition of THW’s Goalie News will cover strong starts from Andrei Vasilevskiy and Petr Mrazek, as well as Petr Čech’s goalie helmet and a brilliant weekend from a college…
Understanding the Lightning’s Muddled AHL Goaltending Eugene Helfrick | July 27, 2019 Heading into the 2019 offseason, the Tampa Bay Lightning looked to have their NHL goaltending situation figured out. With starting goaltender Andrei Vasilevski coming off a Vezina trophy-winning season and…
Do the Lightning Have Too Many Goalies? Steve Marowski | July 10, 2019 The Tampa Bay Lightning cleaned up at the NHL awards as forward Nikita Kucherov took home three trophies and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy was selected as the Vezina Trophy winner, which…