Definitions
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- noun sports, colloquial
goalkeeper orgoaltender .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- 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
- noun the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
Etymologies
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Examples
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And just in time, the Chicago Blackhawks 'goalie is probably playing his best hockey since then.
Playoff countdown: Khabibulin on a roll as he rejoins playoffs 2009
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A fearless goalie is almost impossible to score on from 20 feet and out — if he can see the puck.
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Pielmeier, a 19-year-old goalie, is 29-9 with a 2.62 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage in 41 games this season with Shawinigan-Cataractes of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
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Call it good karma, or momentum, or luck, but when a goalie is hot, he seems unbeatable no matter what pedigree he has.
Most NHL netminders can spark both confidence and concern 2009
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June 20, 9: 39 p.m. The first goalie is off the board, as Chet Pickard gets picked by Nashville.
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Notes: The Flames 'franchise record for wins in a season by a goalie is 42, set by Kiprusoff in his Vezina-winning season in 2005-06. ...
USATODAY.com 2008
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To think he has gone this long without slipping one passed the goalie is naive.
“Quantum of Solace” Almost Featured a James Bond Jr. | /Film 2008
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The 6-foot-5 goalie is perfect in his two NHL shootouts, stopping all six shooters he has faced.
USATODAY.com 2008
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Maybe that's why the Carolina goalie is treating the late season like it's the postseason.
USATODAY.com 2008
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He's from Sweden, and Minnesota's goalie is a native of Finland.
USATODAY.com 2008
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