Holy Paddle Save, Batman!

If you've listened to The Hockey Show over the last few months, you may have heard Jason and I waxing poetic about Sheffield Steelers goaltender Matt Greenfield. Greenfield has been a big reason why the Steelers have found success both in the EIHL and in the Champions Hockey League, but the former Calgary Dinos netminder did something on Friday that seems nearly unbelievable if I told you. We know how good he's been this season, but Greenfield may have redefined what an incredible save looks like after seeing what he did at Braehead Arena.

Sheffield has qualified for the EIHL playoffs already, but they're in a battle for the top of the standings board with the Belfast Giants and the Nottingham Panthers. Three points separate the three teams as of today, and both Sheffield and Belfast have four games remaining while Nottingham has three games left. Greenfield currently boasts the most wins in the EIHL with a 33-12-3 record, he is third with a 2.23 GAA for goalies who have played 20+ games, and he's second in save percentage at .929 for goalies with 20+ games played on the season. The Florida-born Greenfield has been a wall this season!

For as celebrated as he is in Sheffield, England this season, he may have ratcheted the legend up another few notches against the Glasgow Clan on Friday night. Check out this incredible save!
Matthew Greenfield absolutely robs Glasgow's Mitchell Heard on the doorstep with the paddle! You might be thinking that Heard hasn't done much, but he's lit the lamp 21 times for Glasgow so he knows how to find the back of the net. And yet Greenfield pulled off absolute highway larceny on Heard that paddle save! Wow!

I can't say whether or not Greenfield is going to backstop the Steelers to an EIHL championship, but it seems he'll give them a better-than-good chance to do that. As you heard the broadcaster say, Greenfield is the best goalie in the EIHL in his view, and that's certainly something to boast when people start talking about how defence wins championships. With Greenfield in the top-three in the three major statistical categories, the Steelers are primed for a playoff run!

I've watched that clip a dozen times, and it's still baffling how Heard didn't score. Just add that highlight to the long list of highlights that Matthew Greenfield has compiled this season. The former Dinos goalie may soon have the hardware that proves he was the top goaltender in the EIHL if the Steelers can win it all!

With Logan Thompson having a whale of a season with Washington and Greenfield stonewalling the English league, it might not be bad idea for teams needing a stopper to take a flyer on U SPORTS goalies.

Until next time, keep your sticks on the ice!