what happens if both goalies get hurt in a game?

Question

both the starter and the backup get hurt

well the caps dont have a 3rd goalie; they gotta go pick up somebody from hershey now that johnny is hurt

Answer 1

For several years now, the home team has provided a player with goaltending experience who can sub should a team lose both goaltenders (it's usually a local player who plays 'senior' hockey). Under current NHL rules, a team can have up to 5 goalies on an NHL roster, but can only dress 2 a game).

This goaltender is not paid (under the 1974 CBA, any player who is not a member of the NHLPA is not permitted to be paid for any NHL action they may see. A player becomes a member of the NHLPA by signing a valid NHL contract).

In some cases where that goaltender is not available (Vancouver a few years back comes to mind) a goaltender can be brought in.


While the rules allow a team to dress and use a Chris Pronger or a Sidney Crosby or a Wade Belak as a 3rd goalie in the case of an emergency, with the salaries today's players get.....no coach is going to risk an injury to a skater these days.

Answer 2

As the others have said, you can dress another player from your roster, usually a healthy scratch since you can have him dressed when the first goalie goes down, just in case. I don't recall any of the specifics, but I know this has happened a few times. Gotta hope this doesn't happen early in the game or in a close game. Somehow I can picture the Leafs using Wade Belak in this situation.

Answer 3

Uh - the backup goalies play . . .

Edit:
Well since you meant from the same team - as others have said - another player will put on the gear and play.

If both goalies are injured beyond the game, a team will call up another goalie from their farm team.

Answer 4

If it was really necessary another player would dress as a goalie. A few years ago the Canucks were stuck in a goaltending jam and a goalie from the UBC Thunderbirds came in as a backup on a few hours notice, but he remained on the bench.

Answer 5

This is covered under Rule 15 E and F of the NHL rulebook:

http://www.nhl.com/hockeyu/rulebook/rule15.html

E) Except when both goalkeepers are incapacitated, no player in the playing roster in that game shall be permitted to wear the equipment of the goalkeeper.

In the scenario you describe where the team doesn't have a third goaltender, they would be allowed to dress a regular player. He's given a two-minute warmup, and possibly more time at the discretion of the referee.

Answer 6

The team without both their goalies plays with 6 men instead of five for the remainder of the game or until a third string goalie or an emergency goalie can get there.

Answer 7

the back up goalie goes in and if he gets hurt then either another player puts on the gear...or sometimes there are extra players that sit in the stands(healty scratches) that is the 3rd string goalie and he comes down and gets dressed

Answer 8

Someone else from the offense or defense straps on the goalie gear and gets in net.

Answer 9

The rules allow the team to dress another player from the game roster to complete the game.

Answer 10

you mean the starter and the backup on the same team? Basically, you get your *** kicked as a D ends up putting on the gear