Team Canada's goaltender Carter George uses music to help him stay focused and energized as he prepares for the 2025 world junior hockey championship. George is expected to be Canada's starter and has impressed teammates with his calm demeanor and performance in exhibition games.
Team Canada 's Carter George of Thunder Bay, Ont., practices during Canada 's National Junior Team training camp at the Silver Dart Arena on Canadian Forces Base Petawawa, in Petawawa, Ont., Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean KilpatrickThe tune could be country, rap, rock or something entirely different — the goaltender doesn’t discriminate.
It looks like George, who plays for the Ontario Hockey League’s Owen Sound Attack, will get the first shot at the crease after putting up a combined .941 saves percentage in 100 minutes of exhibition action. “I don’t know when it started,” the Los Angeles Kings prospect said with a laugh following the Canada’s Christmas Day skate. “I’ve pretty much done it my whole life. There’s a video somewhere of me dancing to the music at one of my games when I was little.”
De Palma said the impression that goaltenders in hockey are “weird” — why would anyone want to stand in front of blistering slapshots? — is largely incorrect.
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