Claimed: Sir Galahad Rookie Profile [1/2]

[Arthur 133]

Sir Galahad

Goaltender

Sheffield, Great Britain 

 

 

Sir Galahad is born in Great Britain, in Sheffield, and he spent most of his teenage years playing for his hometown hockey academy team. Now towering six foot and five and weighting 212 lbs, he is ready for a new challenge in the hockey world. He had the opportunity to play in the Elite Ice Hockey League for his hometown team, the Sheffield Steelers, but he preferred to take a chance and opt in for the VHL draft. He is hoping to have the chances to go play in a North American team and see new places around the world. He is a bit of a traveler, so he might not stick around to one team.

 

Strengths

 

Style Control: Galahad knows that, if you want to be a good goaltender, you have to control how you move in the crease. It is important to never fall out of position and to be able to move where he wants to when it is necessary. He spent a lot of time in practice doing positioning drills and correcting any mistake.

 

Hand Speed: Most of the shots a goalie will be facing will be high shots, due to the fact they are harder to block. Galahad also worked hard on this aspect for this reason. His reflex are slightly higher than any goaltender of his age and he proud himself to be able to block some of those hardest shots without any issue.

 

Reaction Time: Galahad is someone who’s act on instinct most of the time. When he sees someone try his or her luck to defeat him, he will have time to get in position and defend his net. If he have a visual on the puck and the skater, it’s easy for him to react fast and read where the puck will be, which often end up in more pucks blocked.

 

Weaknesses

 

Skating: Galahad is not someone who likes to leave his crease, which mean that he has a harder time skating around the net and making plays behind it. If he is caught off guard behind it or in the corner of the ice, the situation will be tricky and most of the time, the defensemen might need to help him out of these situations.

 

Rebound Control: As mentioned, as soon as the puck is further away from him, he already has trouble to control the play. When a shot hit his pads too hard, or when it’s going on the blocker side, he sometime have trouble to control where it will end up in the ice, causing a few situation where the other team receive the puck and pressure him again.

 

Motivation: The last and main problem with Galahad is his motivation to play. He loves to be on the ice, but he is not one to practice a lot. He might need a few kick in the ass before getting at it as well as some reminders from his teammates and managers in order to perform the tasks he needs to do.

Edited December 15, 2017 by Arthur

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