Word: grumet
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
MINNEAPOLIS—Call it a pitcher's duel. Call it a clash of defensive titans. Or just call it a 0-0 tie, because that's all Dov Grumet-Morris and Tuomas Tarkki—netminders of the Harvard and Northern Michigan men's hockey teams, respectively—got after turning in a pair of goaltending gems in the semifinal round of the Dodge Holiday Classic...
...large part, the result of stellar goaltending. Grumet-Morris amassed 37 saves to Tarkki's 33, and the former earned his first shutout of the year...
...Obviously, when your team throws a shutout, you expect to win," Grumet-Morris said, "but this is an unusual circumstance. It's what happens when you play in a tournament. It's what happens when you play against great opponents. Great hockey was played by both teams...
Immediately after, Northern Michigan's Darin Olver lifted the puck over Grumet-Morris, but Harvard's Dan Murphy countered with a quick snapshot across Tarkki's body...
...skater shootout ended in yet another tie, this one 2-2, and so a sudden-death shootout followed. Olver scored immediately, going top-shelf on Grumet-Morris, and Tarkki miraculously kept Bernakevitch's attempt from crossing the line with his left...