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netminder

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Netminder (noun) means a player whose job is to stop the ball or puck from entering the goal.

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A player whose job is to stop the ball or puck from entering the goal.

"Wilson said starting tonight against the Wild makes sense because his other two netminders have both been off the ice since last Wednesday's shootout loss to the Bruins because of the all-star break." — Paul Hunter, Apprentice plan for Pogge (2009)

"Clint Benedict, Windsor goalie, was the lone netminder to suffer a penalty." — , Hockey Review (1931)

"Curran won three Ulster SFC medals and a Celtic Cross in 2008 as a substitute netminder during a golden age for Tyrone football." — , Former Tyrone goalkeeper Jonathan Curran dies at 33 (2020)

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