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UK
/ɡˈəʊltɛndɐ/
]
NOUN
- the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring
- the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
How To Use goaltender In A Sentence
- He skates in alone on the goaltender, dekes the netminder to his knees, and flips the puck high into the open net.
- The two Nashville goaltenders couldn't be more unalike.
- But one NHL team official says comparing different cities' prices is like comparing goaltenders to defensemen.
- You feel better as a goaltender when you've got a lead and can hold it. Globe and Mail
- Sure, but the best defensemen and goaltenders would be up against the best of the offense.
- He's also the eighth goaltender to start the playoffs for the Flyers in eight years.
- They know how many times he has been whacked and hacked by opposing defensemen and goaltenders.
- And since its hard-bitten goaltender turned in three shutouts in the first round, the team's fans have turned rabid in the heat.
- After that, the rule was changed to specify that a goaltender must defend against a penalty shot.
- Teams have gone overseas to find battle-tested goaltenders and seasoned puck-handling defensemen to help run the power play.
