[Video] 36-Year-Old Accountant Called In As Emergency NHL Goalie

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG-IGNvfrg8

NPR Article: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/30/598263399/36-year-old-accountant-called-in-as-emergency-nhl-goalie-and-he-crushed-it

Just a great video to put a smile on your face.

The one-day contracts are generally unpaid, and Foster, a father of two young children, has come to the United Center before to be on call as backup goalie.

"Usually," he said, "I just head upstairs, watch the game from the press box, have a bite to eat, and head home."

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So where does the beer-league-turned-big-league hero go from here?

Back to work.

"You think there'd be a lot of pressure," Foster said. "But, really, tomorrow I'm going to wake up, I'm going to button up my shirt, and I'm going to go back to my day job. So what pressure is there for me?

"You just keep grinding away in men's league, and eventually you'll get your shot," he deadpanned.

Submitted March 31, 2018 at 10:13PM by BananaBokeh https://ift.tt/2GHGWUF