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Puck Puzzle By Larry Humber F U N & GA M ES The following captions were selected from all those who sent in their Funny Photo suggestions. F U N N Y P H O T O W I N N E R S SMALL SAVES By J. DeMarco Like USA Hockey Magazine on Facebook and look for next month's Funny Photo for a chance to win a USA Hockey prize. HOCKE Y MATH TOP SHELF TRIVIA "But seriously, what is the weather like in Ottawa? The trade deadline is right around the corner." John Forcinelli P o r t l a n d , Te n n . "Is it just me or do you find the term 'five- hole' offensive?" Michael Vardaro B o s t o n D _ _ S _ _ _ _ H Q _ _ _ _ K K _ _ _ _ A _ _ D C _ _ P _ _ Y H _ _ W _ _ D G B _ _ _ _ N H _ _ L _ _ _ _ B _ _ _ _ K B _ _ S _ _ P S _ _ L _ _ _ _ K M _ _ L _ _ R A _ _ D _ _ _ _ _ _ N ANSWERS: PUCK PUZZLE: The goalies are DeSMITH, QUICK, KINKAID, COPLEY, HOWARD, GIBSON, HELLEBUYCK, BISHOP, STALOCK, MILLER and ANDERSON. The NCAA trophy awarded to college hockey's top goalie is named in honor of MIKE RICHTER. TOP SHELF TRIVIA: Just one, Eveleth, Minn., native Frank Brimsek, also known as "Mr. Zero," who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1966. HOCKEY MATH ANSWER: Tueting sported a .940 save percentage, while DeCosta's was slightly lower at .922. How many American goaltenders are in the Hockey Hall of Fame? k American-born goalies continue to make their mark in the NHL. There are 11 listed here, though all are missing some letters. Once you've filled in the blanks, the name of the trophy that goes to the NCAA's top goalie each year will appear in the boxes. It is named after a University of Wisconsin legend who went on to win over 300 regular season games, all with the N.Y. Rangers. "Hey Craig, is it your left or right eye contact we're looking for?" John O'Sullivan D o r c h e s t e r, M a s s . SARA OR SARAH k At the 1998 and 2002 Olympic Winter Games, the United States packed a potent one-two punch in goal with the talented tandem of Sarah Tueting and Sara DeCosta. The pair of prodigious puckstoppers backstopped the U.S. to a gold medal in the inaugural women's tournament at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan, and a silver four years later in Salt Lake City. Over the course of Tueting's Olympic career, she stopped 79 of 84 shots she faced, while DeCosta turned aside 83 of 90 shots. Which goaltender had the highest save percentage? + = E N T E R Y O U R C A P T I O N N E X T M O N T H 62 // JUNE/JULY 2019 D I G I T A L E X C L U S I V E USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM

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