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Goalie Scores From Other Side of Rink in Calder Cup Playoff Game

Joel Hofer did what most goaltenders can only dream of.

Wilton Jackson

Goalie Scores From Other Side of Rink in Calder Cup Playoff Game
Goalie Scores From Other Side of Rink in Calder Cup Playoff Game /

As a goalie for the Springfield Thunderbirds of the American Hockey League, Joel Hofer had a special moment on Thursday.

While Hofer was defending the Thunderbirds’ goal against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in Game 2 of in the best-of-five Atlantic Division semifinal, he carved out a piece of history for himself.

Hofer, who made 34 saves during the game, became the second goaltender in Calder Cup Playoff history to score a goal in the Thunderbirds’ 6–2 victory over the Penguins. 

The 21-year-old gathered the unsecured puck from behind his own net and shot it down the ice into the Penguins’ unoccupied goal with 3:48 remaining in the third period. 

Hofer also became one of 18 AHL goaltender ever to score in a game, regular season or playoffs. The historic goal helped the Thunderbirds take a 2–0 series lead against the Penguins.

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