backup goalie
Second-string keeper
A backup goalie is the second-choice goalkeeper on a hockey or soccer team, ready to play when the starting goalie is injured, resting, or underperforming.
The role requires staying sharp despite limited playing time: The backup goalie came in cold after the starter took a puck to the mask.
Teams often carry two goalies, with the backup serving as insurance rather than competition.
- reserveSupply kept back
- netminderHockey's final defender
- benchShared seating surface
- substituteReplacement for another
- second-stringSubstitute team members
third string · pads · crease · mask · saves · relief · understudy · warmup · injured · clipboard · practice · callup · minors · roster · emergency · glove · blocker · shutout
- backupsstandby, reserve, substitute, stand-in, failsafe
- defendersdefender, guard, protector, guardian, keeper
- reservesreserve, reserves, bank reserves, cash reserves, fuel reserve
backup goalieteam captain
Designated group leader
franchise player · star player · MVP · face of the franchise · team leader
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