[
UK
/ɡˈəʊli/
]
[ US /ˈɡoʊɫi/ ]
[ US /ˈɡoʊɫi/ ]
NOUN
- the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring
- the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
How To Use goalie In A Sentence
- Veteran goalie Mike Vernon, the offseason acquisition made to return stability to the San Jose goal, was off his game.
- Because most goalies catch with their left hand, right wingers have a big advantage taking this shot.
- He nudged the ball past the goalie and into the net.
- So what does it feel like to face a breakaway, when it's all left up to the goalie?
- No one scored again until the third period when we crowded the front of the net and the point took a slapshot that the goalie never saw.
- The principal commodities were depth defensemen, who rotated among teams in a dizzy kaleidoscope, and some intriguing goalie switches.
- Six minutes into the half, Allback outleaped Beckham for Linderoth's corner, knocking the ball back toward the goal and over England goalie Paul Robinson to tie it. USATODAY.com - England claims Group B with 2-2 draw vs. Sweden
- Carlisle levelled the scores 10 minutes later when the ball was pushed through a crowded circle past the partially unsighted goalie.
- I broke a goalie's cage with my wrist shot.
- The goalie suffered a cut and bruising. The Sun
