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Hey Kid, Want To Play Goal?
by Paul on 08/25/08 at 06:49 PM ET
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from Ken Warren of the Ottawa Citizen,
One minute late Monday morning, the 13-year-old house league goaltender was laughing with his friends, taking off his equipment in the dressing room after a hockey camp session at the Bell Sensplex.
The next minute, he was back on the ice, facing shots from the Ottawa Senators’ Chris Kelly, Chris Neil, Chris Phillips, Shean Donovan, Anton Volchenkov and Jason Smith and several other National Hockey League players.
“I was undressing and a guy just came running in and said, ‘We need a goalie,’” Christian said after his 90-minute whirlwind taste of life in the big leagues. “There were three other (goalies), but their stuff was already off, so, I guess, well, they picked me.”
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Wow look at that picture, either he is huge for 13, or Jason smith is a mini mini man.
Posted by Kevin from Pittsburgh on 08/26/08 at 08:09 AM ET
This is something hockey can offer that other sports can’t.
Only in hockey does Lester Patrick come in to play net, pressed into duty by injuries.
Only in hockey can a random small college goalie get a call to backup for the Vancouver Canucks for one game due to injuries and problems with minor league callups.
And only in hockey does a 13-year old get called upon to fill in in net for some NHLers to practice.
Posted by Primis on 08/26/08 at 12:13 PM ET
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Not surprising really. After Ray Emery, the Senators are used to having someone in net with the maturity level of a 13-year-old.
Actually, that’s a pretty awesome story.
Posted by Gabriel from San Diego, CA on 08/25/08 at 10:14 PM ET