Definition of netminder in English:
netminder
nounˈnɛtmʌɪndəˈnetˌmīndər
Hockey A goalkeeper.
the puck might go between the netminder's pads
Example sentencesExamples
- Ray Barry's free kick from the right found the head of the unchallenged Seamus Keating and his powerful header gave the Red Star netminder Tom Ryan no chance at all.
- The Mighty Ducks evened their series in Calgary by getting in alone several times on Flames netminder Miikka Kiprusoff.
- When the Wheat Kings traded to bring in a veteran netminder, it left them with three goaltenders, including two rookies.
- The former Blues netminder loses out on a chance to win the Stanley Cup in the foreseeable future, however.
- Gouthro's shutout was the first blanking of an opponent by a Waterloo netminder in over three years.
- A stand-up goalie with a lightning quick glove, Osgood is as skillful as any other netminder in the league.
- However, the visitors' netminder, Neil O'Connor, produced a fine save.
- We were supposed to have the best goaltender at the tournament, and yet their netminder played considerably better than ours.
- He cut into the penalty area but his right-footed effort was brilliantly blocked by the Hibernians netminder Josh Byrnes.
- However, in the final minute of the contest, a moment of madness that could happen to any player happened to the unfortunate netminder.
Derivatives
noun
Hockey Craig Anderson continues to provide stellar netminding for Ottawa, as he stopped 31 of 32 shots.
Example sentencesExamples
- The team, backed by his stellar extra-period netminding, won an NHL-record 10 consecutive overtime games that year.
- Three goals from Mark Bultje and a peerless netminding display from Jayme Platt gave Phoenix the victory they needed in a must-win game.
- Our netminding this season has been outstanding.
- As you correctly note, the Leafs have bigger issues than netminding.