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Ron Hextall of the Flyers in 1987 was the first goaltender to shoot the puck into the net for a goal. However, the first goal awarded to a goaltender was given to Bill Smith of the Islanders in 1979. He was the last player to touch the puck for the Islanders before the other team (Colorado Rockies) shot the puck into their own net. Hextall was also the first goalie to score a goal in a playoff game, that being in 1989 against the Washington Capitals.
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Who was the first player to get paid in the nhl?
It was a goalie
In the NHL can body check the goalie?
You are not allowed to check the goalie whatsoever in the NHL. If you do, a goalie interference penalty will be called and your team will be shorthanded.
How much does an NHL goalie coach make a season?
a nhl goalie makes anywhere from 450,000.00 to 7.7million. depending on how good of a goalie you are.
Who is the highest paid Goalie in the NHL?
Nikolai Khabibulin of the Chicago Blackhawks is the NHL's highest-paid goalie
Who was the first NHL goalie to record a shutout?
Georges Vezina in the 1912-1913 season
