Philipp Grubauer, who has been “remarkably chill” as both an elite back-up goalie and street hockey forward, tried to played a last game of pick-up street hockey in front of the White House before heading to Colorado.
The Secret Service, which was awaiting the vice president’s motorcade, shut the game down. So the goalie put on a street clinic for the kids instead.
Today the game got shut down by @SecretService so @philgrubauer31 put on a youth clinic #NHLCares #ALLCAPS #WhiteHouseHockey pic.twitter.com/UqDnJ9llHQ
— Andrew Logan (@lgnsnd) August 29, 2018
BTW those are my photos and my son – Grubi played with him for 10+ minutes while we waited. Such an awesome guy!
We gave him a little swag on his way out pic.twitter.com/9xosPZxtql— DG (@genestad) August 30, 2018
This German news outlet got footage of Grubi playing in a previous game.
Unser Korrespondent @JPBurgard verwandelt sich nach Feierabend zum Hockeyspieler und spielt an einer prime location in Washington D.C. – direkt vor dem Weißen Haus:#USA #Washington #DC #Hockey @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/Yca9IAJ5zX
— Weltspiegel (@Weltspiegel_ARD) August 28, 2018
Grubauer is now headed to Colorado for the first season of his three-year, $3.33 contract with the Avalanche.
They’re getting a great player, and a great guy.
Headline photo: @capsfan909
