The last time he had taken the net was in middle school. “Growing up I was always the kid who wanted to play every position,” he said. At one point we had only one goalie on our roster, and he got exposed to his roommate. Hickey ended up as the Terriers’ regular goaltender down the stretch, playing the final three regular-season games in net. I had a little bit of confidence in myself with the mental game, but being a goalie and being scored on is really tough, too.”

Source: New York Times July 14, 2021 09:00 UTC