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Overhead net camera shows the puck under Devin Cooley's white glove, past the goal line

Replay found the puck under Devin Cooley’s white glove, over the goal line. (Image: Sportsnet broadcast)

Would a Black Pocket Have Hidden It? Why Devin Cooley Is Considering One

White laces let replay find the puck under his glove on a tying goal against Vancouver. Now the Flames goalie wants to see a black pocket.

It did not take long for the wheels to start spinning for Devin Cooley.

After surrendering the tying goal in the third period against the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday largely because the white laces and white pocket of his Bauer glove allowed replay officials to determine the puck had completely crossed the goal line after he appeared to dive back and keep it out, the Calgary Flames goalie was immediately thinking about a gear change.

Still ahead in this article:

Cooley was sure he’d kept it out. What he says happened under his glove, and why he’s weighing a black pocket, is next.

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