A lot of the stories we do by default often focus on the negative, including injuries, transactions that uproot families, etc. However every once in a while we get a story like this and it makes it all worth it. Last night Sharks rookie goaltender Tr
@SanJoseSharks Troy Grosenick sets NHL record for most saves (45) in an NHL-debut shutout. Prev record was 41 by Andre Gill on Dec 23, 1967
— Daren Millard (@darenmillard) November 17, 2014
And it wasn't just 45 easy stops either, Grosenick made some circus saves to keep his team in the game earning them the 2-0 win depsite being badly out shot 45 to 19.
However the best moment of the night came when the camera panned over to show Grosenick's family in the crowd, his father was clearly overcome with emotion for his son, knowing that he had quite likely just earned himself a ton of interest around the NHL. Not bad for a third stringer goaltender.
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