Definitions
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- noun ice hockey, field hockey A
goalie
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- noun the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
Etymologies
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Examples
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While he's fairly advanced technique-wise, the problem for this typical butterfly netminder is his penchant for constantly going down to the ice too early and swimming around the crease.
Red Line: Few diamonds, mostly rough in 2009 goalie class 2009
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The netminder is solid, but the Isles are rebuilding around him on the ice.
Like pitching in baseball, goaltending should decide winners in NHL 2006
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The rookie netminder is 2-0-1 with a 0.64 goals-against average and .973 save percentage in his last four starts.
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Like the rest of the team, the Oilers netminder is struggling.
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Former Penguin netminder Garth Snow picked up the victory for the Isles.
USATODAY.com 2003
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The Carolina netminder is playing well enough to steal a game.
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Two days prior to the start of the tournament, the question as to who will emerge as their No. 1 netminder is still in doubt; there is no clearcut choice.
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He took a deflected cross-ice pass from Robert Lang at the right side of the crease before flipping the puck over former Penguin netminder Patrick
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There's not much Rutherford can do about injuries but he did make one notable decision Thursday, putting veteran goalie John Grahame on waivers and recalling netminder Michael Leighton from Albany of the AHL.
Archive 2008-01-01 James Mirtle 2008
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The last time a certain Slovak netminder glided onto the ice in downtown Montreal, the must-have accessory was a stop sign emblazoned with "HALAK".
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed SEAN GORDON 2012
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