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Who Is Rob Zepp?

12/21/2014 at 2:49pm EST

Rob Zepp at age 33 will make his NHL debut as the starting goalie for the Philadelphia Flyers against the Winnipeg Jets...

from Evan Peaslee of Sportsnet,

With the Flyers playing without starter Steve Mason for the weekend, who injured himself during practice on Friday, and playing back-to-back games, the club was in need of a second goaltender. Zepp dressed but served as the backup to Ray Emery for Saturday’s victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs, but the duo will swap roles for Sunday’s contest.

Zepp, a veteran journeyman, has played professional hockey since graduating from the Ontario Hockey League in 2001, and has spent most of the past decade playing in Europe, including the last seven with the Berlin Polar Bears of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

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