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Reid Cooper was sitting on his couch watching Bourne Supremacy with his college roommates when he got the call from the Capitals

Without Charlie Lindgren available due to injury, the Capitals were facing a conundrum heading into their final game of the season against the New Jersey Devils. The team is capped out and could not call up a goaltender from AHL Hershey to back up Darcy Kuemper.

So the team made a call to Curry College goaltender Reid Cooper and signed the student to an amateur tryout offer.

Cooper took the ice for the Caps’ morning skate on Thursday. In the locker room afterward, he said that the Capitals first made contact with him while he was watching The Bourne Supremacy — the second movie of the Matt Damon Bourne series — with his college roommates. He added that he was sitting on the couch, which feels like an important detail to note.

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By Katie Adler 8 months ago

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College student Jett Alexander plays final 70 seconds in goal for Toronto Maple Leafs: ‘Maybe I’ll start studying tomorrow’

The biggest story of Saturday night’s game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens had nothing to do with the score. University of Toronto goaltender Jett Alexander signed an ATO to back up Ilya Samsonov in net. Even better, Alexander got the chance to man the net himself, playing for the final 1:10 of the game.

After the Leafs ran up the score 7-1, Alexander got his moment to shine, earning a warm welcome from both his newfound teammates and Leafs faithful in attendance.

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By Katie Adler 8 months ago

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Legendary 42-year-old emergency backup goalie shames Maple Leafs then gets standing ovation from Leafs fans

Human legend Dave Ayres filled in as emergency backup goaltender for the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night. Ayres saved eight of ten shots, securing a big 6-3 win over the Maple Leafs in Toronto.

Despite their team losing an important game in embarrassing fashion, Leafs fans at Scotiabank Arena gave Ayres a standing ovation when he was named the first star of the game.

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By Peter Hassett 4 years ago

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