plural goalies
: a player who defends the goal in any of various games (such as hockey, lacrosse, or soccer) : goalkeeper
If the ball carrier continues to cut across in front of the net, the goalie must move with the shooter in order to cover the angle.—
Jim Hinkson
Jim HinksonAs she has so many times during the last four years, Barlow broke away from all of the defenders and beat the goalie with her swift foot and a one-on-one move towards the net.—Brian Moore
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As the Denver Pioneers hockey team punched its ticket to the Frozen Four for the third-straight year, the entire team bee-lined towards one guy -- freshman goalie Johnny Hicks.
—Alex Wilcox, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
With the Blackhawks up 2-1, Boisvert streaked down the slot on an odd-man rush and took a pass from Kevin Korchinski before shooting a one-timer past Kraken goalie Philipp Grubauer, who had 27 saves.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Kaprizov found that productive gap over the goalie’s shoulder himself later in the second, scoring his second of the game to take back the team goals lead.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
Mukhamadullin, Michael Misa, and Tyler Toffoli included — took a return pass from Evangelista and fired a puck past rookie goalie Yaroslav Askarov for a 4-3 Predators lead.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Alex Wilcox, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
With the Blackhawks up 2-1, Boisvert streaked down the slot on an odd-man rush and took a pass from Kevin Korchinski before shooting a one-timer past Kraken goalie Philipp Grubauer, who had 27 saves.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Kaprizov found that productive gap over the goalie’s shoulder himself later in the second, scoring his second of the game to take back the team goals lead.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
Mukhamadullin, Michael Misa, and Tyler Toffoli included — took a return pass from Evangelista and fired a puck past rookie goalie Yaroslav Askarov for a 4-3 Predators lead.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Goalie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goalie. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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