Episode 27 James Reimer and Bauer’s Vapor 2X Pro Stick
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James Reimer began playing goaltender because his older brother needed someone to shoot on, eventually picking up the position for the first time in a tiny Manitoba town at age 12. He didn't get his first goalie coach until age 17 in the WHL, before being drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs and going on to a nearly decade-long NHL career.
- Reimer started playing goal at 12 years old in a small Manitoba town, initially just so his older brother had someone to shoot on.
- He didn't work with a dedicated goalie coach until he was 17 and playing in the WHL.
- Reimer was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs and spent nearly 10 years in the NHL.
- The episode includes an in-depth review of Bauer's new Vapor 2X Pro goal stick.
- Reimer's path to the NHL is an example of a late-developing goaltender who found success through unconventional beginnings.
From playing goal in a tiny Manitoba town for the first time at 12, to his first goalie coach at 17 in the WHL, to being drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs and almost 10 years in the NHL, James Reimer has a unique career path and lots of great stories along the way — and like a lot of goalies, it all started with a big brother who needed a goalie to shoot on. We talk to Reimer, and go over the new Bauer 2X Pro goal stick, all in this week’s episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast, presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports in Surrey and thehockeyshop.com
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