Last week I was making a goalie save edit. Which is just all the saves from particular game edited together.
And yes, it’s as awesome as it sounds.
Lots of goalies tell me they watch those edits before games to get pumped up.
That’s where I first saw Duke’s goalie Aaron Fenton make some insane saves. I have a personal goal to interview as many Kelly Award Goalie of the Year winners as I can.
So I tracked him down and it turns out he lives only 30 min away from my folk’s place in the Bay Area. Even better, he was pumped to have a conversation about goalies.
We hit on a number of great topics in this conversation:
How Aaron got his start in goal
Reliving that 2005 season where Duke lost in the finals
How his career at Duke progressed from backup to 2005 Goalie of the Year
What it was like to play for Coach Mike Pressler
How he trained to be an elite goalie
Breakdown of Quint’s analysis of Aaron Fenton’s play
Comparing his play to that of Tillman Johnson
Aaron’s mental approach to being a goalie
How he worked with his defense as a goalie
Leadership tips for goalies
Enjoy this conversation with 2005 Goalie of the Year winner Aaron Fenton.
YouTube Save Edit
The early 2000’s goalie setup = Eclipse original, 17 Diamond mesh, open sidewall. Who didn’t have this setup back then?
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