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Göran Per-Eric "Pelle" Lindbergh (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈpɛ̌lːɛ ˈlɪ̌nːdbærj]; [citation needed] 24 May 1959 – 11 November 1985) was a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender who played five seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League (NHL).
He was the last goalie to play without a mask in the NHL, on April 7, 1974, in a 6–3 loss to the Atlanta Flames; he continued to play without a mask throughout his three seasons in the WHA. His insistence on playing barefaced earned him the nickname "Fearless".
Nicknamed "Olie the Goalie", Kölzig was born in South Africa to German parents and grew up in several cities across Canada. His family moved to Union Bay, British Columbia , when he was a teenager. Kölzig never applied for Canadian citizenship, which allowed him to represent Germany internationally. [ 1 ]
He was the starting goalie of this game due to an injury to Carey Price. [6] [7] On February 13, 2018, the Canadiens signed Lindgren to a three-year, $2.25 million contract extension. [8] On July 29, 2021, the St. Louis Blues signed Lindgren as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract. [9]
On 28 December, Vasilevskiy recorded his first career NHL point as an assist on an overtime goal scored by Tyler Johnson, which came in a 4–3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. [16] Vasilevskiy would finish the 2016–17 campaign with a 23–17–7 record in 50 games played as the Lightning as a team finished one point out of a playoff spot.
Years later, goalie Steve Shields paid tribute to Cheevers when he played for the Bruins in 2002 and 2003, sporting a modern airbrushed version of the stitch-covered mask. [7] In 2008, The Hockey News rated his mask the greatest ever by a wide margin. It received 221 of a possible 300 points; Gilles Gratton's mask was rated second with 66.
Hope Amelia Stevens (née Solo; born July 30, 1981) is an American former soccer goalkeeper.She was a goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team from 2000 to 2016, and is a World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist.
In the 1979–80 NHL season, Myre and rookie goalie Pete Peeters backstopped the Flyers through an undefeated streak of 35 games, both an NHL and a professional sports record. Myre saw some action in the playoffs that year, including a game 3 6-2 loss in the Finals , which the Flyers lost to the New York Islanders in six games.