emergency goalie
English
Noun
emergency goalie (plural emergency goalies)
- (ice hockey) A goaltender who is provided by the home team or venue hockey arena, as a third goalie, available to either team playing, when both their roster's starting goalie and backup goalie are injured. This goalie is usually sourced from the local senior amateur hockey clubs/leagues, and given VIP privileges during the game as compensation for their time serving as emergency backup.
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