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The Shorter Goalies

03/23/2018 at 11:00am EDT

from Kevin Woodley at NHL.com,

So much for talk about the end of shorter goalies in the NHL.

Judging by the height of goaltenders being drafted into the League, and currently making headlines, it might be tempting to think goalies measuring 6-foot or under were becoming extinct.

Twenty-six of the 213 goalies (12.2 percent) selected in the past 10 NHL drafts have been 6-foot or under, and the number drops to five of the 84 goalies (5.9 percent) selected during the past four NHL drafts, including one goalie in each of the past two.

On the ice, the numbers have changed in favor of taller goalies as well.

Ten years ago, 30 percent (27 of 89) of goalies to appear in at least one NHL game were 6-foot or under. Five years ago, it was 12 percent (18 of 82). This season, it's eight percent (seven of 88).

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