from Kevin Woodley at NHL.com
Longtime NHL goalie and new San Jose Sharks assistant coach/goaltending coach Johan Hedberg called it a gathering of goalie nerds, and he meant it as a compliment.
Hedberg was happy to be one of more than 100 goalie coaches from around the world that got together in Madison, Wis., in late August for the inaugural Network Goaltending Symposium, two-and-a-half days of sharing ideas about a constantly-evolving position.
Hedberg, who left the New Jersey Devils' goalie development role in the summer for the top job in San Jose, was joined by new Sharks goaltending development coach Evgeni Nabokov at the symposium. Eight NHL teams were represented, which followed a week-long Network Goaltending pro camp that also attracted goalies from eight NHL teams.
"It's good for us who work at the pro level because the guys at this event are so interested in goaltending," Hedberg told NHL.com. "They are the goalie nerds of the world and they have a lot of ideas, a lot of thoughts and put a lot of time and thought process into why things are different ways and what to try and what not to try and so forth. We have a lot to learn from these people, so I really appreciated it and got my mind into the hockey mode again."
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