Record-Setting Goal

The goaltender to the left may not be well-known, but that's only because he hasn't worn that jersey very often. Carter George will, one day, be a member of the Los Angeles Kings based on how well he stops pucks, but he's currently adjusting to life in Sault Ste. Marie where he's playing with th Greyhounds. The Owen Sound Attack traded him to the Soo in exchange for seven OHL Priority Selection picks two weeks ago after the World Junior Championship ended, and he it appears he's right at home in the Ontario portion of the city that straddles the St. Mary's River.

The Soo Greyhounds welcomed the London Knights to GFL Memorial Gardens this evening. Things were going according to plan as the Greyhounds had a 3-2 lead on London and they were playing solid defence in the third period as time wound down. That's when Carter George decided to jump into the action, so let's go to the video!
With London netminder Aleksei Medvedev heading to the bench at 18:29 of the third period for an extra attacker, the dump-in by the London Knights was stopped by Carter George behind the net. When he looked up, he had time and space to take the shot, and Carter George would score his first goal of the season and the Greyhounds' fourth goal at 18:33 of the third period en route to a 5-2 win!

This goal puts George into very elite company as he became the first OHL goaltender to score two goals in his junior career! Because I missed that goal, here is George's first goal when he scored with Owen Sound on November 14, 2024 against the Peterborough Petes!
Clearly, having a goalie score twice is extremely rare, but would it surprise you to learn that Carter George is the second CHL goaltender to do that? According to the history books, former netminder François Brassard was the first CHL netminder to score twice in career, accomplishing the feat with Cape Breton on December 13, 2014 and with Gatineau on February 28, 2015! Yes, you read that correctly - Brassard scored twice in the same season! Just to add a little more fun to the numbers, Brassard also scored a goal in the ECHL!

While George's second goal made him the second goaltender in CHL history to score twice, it also made him the second Soo Greyhounds goaltender to record a goal as Nolan Lalonde scored for the Greyhounds against the Flint Firebirds on January 24, 2025 as the first Soo stopper to achieve the feat. What's funny about this entire goal-scoring extravaganza is that I cannot find a list of OHL goalies who have recorded goals anywhere, and yet George was identified as the eleventh goalie to do so when he scored with Owen Sound.

That detail aside, it's still a pretty cool fact that Carter George now has two goals in his OHL career. Yes, he was the second goalie to achieve that lofty goal total, but that takes nothing away from the fact that he now shares that record. What's even more fun is that he still has time to set a new record with a third goal, so it might be a good idea to keep an eye on the Soo Greyhounds where George is now 4-0-0 since being traded and has scored a goal for his new team!

Goalie goals are awesome no matter who scores, but Carter George will always be the answer to what OHL goalie dented twine twice! And maybe he'll get one when he finally joins the LA Kings.

Until next time, keep your sticks on the ice!