Friday Quickie

I've said it before and I'll say it again.

 

There is no such thing as too much Bobby Goepfert.

By the way, if you didn't hear, and I'm not really sure how you missed it, Bobby G is now on Twitter. It's a spectacular as I thought it would be. The fact that he often replies when you @ him, unlike some players( *cough* Mike McKenzie *cough*), is just the icing, on top of the icing, on top of the cake, on top of the pie.

Seven-Ten Split, French Style

Today's goalie-licious post is 21-year-old Adrien Lemay from the ECHL Idaho Steelheads.

French-Canadian Lemay made his professional debut with the Florida Everblades last season, so featuring him on Going Five-Hole is extra nostalgic for miss Lady Byng.

If goaltending doesn't pan out, we bet he could one-up that little twig gymnast Shawn Johnson for the 2012 Olympics. Or maybe they should just date, their kids would be the human equivalent of Gumby.

(Big thanks to Ross for, yet again, making opening our email something we look forward to)

Before joining the Steelheads, the Quebec native appeared in 20 games for the Allen Americans of the CHL, with a couple of call-ups to the AHL Texas Stars. In net for the Americans, he registered a save percentage of 0.887 with a GAA of 3.31.

In his three games in Idaho, he's improved to a .921 SV% with 2.21 GAA.

And because everyone loves a goalie superstition, here's a video of Lemay in an Everblades sweater warming up against the (then-ECHL) Charlotte Checkers last season.

Dishy Goalie Monday- Dan Ellis

It's trade deadline day and here on DGM we're going to focus on one of our favourite casualties. On February 24th Dan Ellis was traded to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Curtis McElhinney (who TPA waived and was picked up by OTT today).

Ellis who is now the starter in Anaheim as Jonas Hiller overcomes

a case of vertigo, visited SW Florida during the Lightnings' team trip.

The Lightning came to the Naples/Ft. Myers area and managed to squeeze practice into a hectic schedule of golf and team bonding.

Practice yielded some delicious photos of the bendy Ellis.

Now Ellis has had some issues in the past with social media, but overall I think he gets an unnecessarily bad rap. Seriously, how can you hate on that!

Friday Quickie

Because sometimes you don't need words, and honestly, I'm of the opinion that you can never have too much Bobby Goepfert in your life.



If you missed the previous post on him, you can see it here.

My Current Obsession

I've tried to resist it for as long as I possible could, but I just can't go on any longer...



*cues up music*

I can't fight this feeelin' anymoooore...



I've forgotten every goalie that's come befooooore....



Ahem. Sorry, I was having a moment there. That's Bobby Goepfert, one of the goalies for my local ECHL team. He's pretty awesome, and if you haven't noticed, he's the current object of my goalie obsession.





His warm-up is definitely fun to watch...



And he's a pretty good dancer too...



Most importantly, he's one of the goalies who was featured on Puck Daddy last month for the fight he got into after sticking up for one of his defensemen in a line brawl. In case you missed it...



The best part in all of this? I get to go watch him in action tonight!

The Cure for a Bad Day

So, work was bat shit crazy, my NHL teams have been slumping, my ECHL team was swept in their series with the fourth worst team in the division, and my Visa bill is due Monday.

Calling this week crappy is a huge understatement.

Luckily, I know what can be done to make everything better...










That's Lightning prospect Jaroslav Janus by the way. He's pretty spectacular right? It gets better...





Yup. He's all kinds of awesome. How can you be sad when he's so... delightful?

Welcome!

Goalie porn, goalie sutra: every hockey fan has witnessed it.

It's that delicious on-ice flexibility that makes even the most seasoned yogis blush. Standing groin stretch? Seated hip internal rotation? Oh, baby!

Going Five-Hole has a specific dedication: those few moments between the pipes where a goaltender gets a little Marvin Gaye with his crease to prepare to stop some pucks. From making sexy saves and bawdy blocks, to standing up for teammates and commanding the crease with butterfly style, stand-up or hybrid - we're all about the fierceness of the guys in big pads.

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ECHL Florida Everblades goaltender, Bobby Goepfert.