When the Arizona Coyotes were preparing to face the Montreal Canadiens on Monday, they planned on having Louis Domingue start in goal with Anders Lindback as his backup.
But Lindback suffered some sort of “off-ice” injury prior to the game, leaving the Coyotes with roughly two hours to find an emergency backup.
At around 6 p.m., Nathan Schoenfeld, 31, was giving his twins a bath. The phone rang. It was the Coyotes, and they were looking for a goaltender. He turned to his wife and said he “got the call.”
It was a call he had to anticipate could come eventually. Per NHL rules, the Coyotes (and every other team) has to submit the name of an emergency goalie to the League. Schoenfeld was their choice.
His experience? He played club goalie at Arizona State University. He apparently played well in some Coyotes alumni games. And if the name sounds familiar, that’s because he’s a legacy: Schoenfeld is the son of ex-Coyotes coach and current New York Rangers senior vice president and assistant GM Jim Schoenfeld.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-p...got-call-during-baby-bath-time-040132793.html
But Lindback suffered some sort of “off-ice” injury prior to the game, leaving the Coyotes with roughly two hours to find an emergency backup.
At around 6 p.m., Nathan Schoenfeld, 31, was giving his twins a bath. The phone rang. It was the Coyotes, and they were looking for a goaltender. He turned to his wife and said he “got the call.”
It was a call he had to anticipate could come eventually. Per NHL rules, the Coyotes (and every other team) has to submit the name of an emergency goalie to the League. Schoenfeld was their choice.
His experience? He played club goalie at Arizona State University. He apparently played well in some Coyotes alumni games. And if the name sounds familiar, that’s because he’s a legacy: Schoenfeld is the son of ex-Coyotes coach and current New York Rangers senior vice president and assistant GM Jim Schoenfeld.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-p...got-call-during-baby-bath-time-040132793.html
