From Quaker Oats to the Crease at 93: John Snesar’s 80-Year Love of Goaltending
At 12, John Snesar sent Quaker Oats two box tops and 25 cents for a signed NHL photo and got Turk Broda. At 93, he still plays goal.
10th Annual Goalie Day: Annunen Stops All Four in His First Shootout, Jarry Gets Back-to-Back Shutouts
Plus: Jack Spicer's 42 saves beat No. 15 Cornell in his first NCAA start, Kaitlyn Langille stops all 46 in a U SPORTS shootout win, the goalies named for the Women's Worlds, and to close, why Nov. 1 is Goalie Day: Jacques Plante put on his mask 67 years ago
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