B Y R Y A N W I L L I A M S O N
W
ith the score tied late in the third
period of a preliminary-round
game between the East Coast
Wizards and Detroit Little Caesars at this
year's USA Hockey Tier I 14 & Under Girls'
National Championship, it was time for the
Wizards to swap goalies.
D u r i n g a st o p p a g e , E a st C o a st g o a l -
ie Danielle Bernstein skated off and was
replaced by fellow goaltender Daisy Boynton.
To those who haven't seen the Wizards
play previously, it might look like Bernstein
was being pulled because of her perfor-
mance. But for this Massachusetts-based
team, this is just standard practice.
Wizards head coach Mike Girouard has
used the system for the past six seasons
where his goalies rotate in and out of the
game every four minutes. While this strat-
egy might seem a bit unconventional, it has
proven to be successful and is even starting
to gain traction across the country.
Girouard began coaching this current
group of players since they were at the 10 &
Under level and employed this multi-goalie
strategy from day one. It's something he
Teams Finding
Success By Providing
Goaltenders With
Equal Playing Time
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