It’s the start of the Canadiens’ development camp, which means the organization’s prospects can look back on their last season with the Montreal media. As usual, goaltender Jacob Fowler answered reporters’ questions with a big smile.
This young man does not project any stress. He always seems at ease in any situation.
He even admitted to Dave Lévesque of TVA Sports that it’s one of the things he developed during his first year in the NCAA with Boston College.
It takes legendary composure to be the No. 1 goalie for the best team in the NCAA as a rookie. That’s the kind of composure Carey Price had throughout his NHL career. We’re talking about a quality that’s essential for the best goalies in the NHL.
Not only did he manage to carve out a spot as number one on this great team, he also managed to leave his mark with the record for most wins by a rookie goalie in the NCAA with 32.
That’s without forgetting that he finished the competition in Frozen Four with a .932 save percentage. That’s great, but it wasn’t enough for Boston College, which lost in the final to the University of Denver.
Playing such important matches so early in your career must be stressful. Not for Fowler. He said he was very calm throughout his run in the tournament. Frozen Four.
Even better, he said he didn’t feel like he was playing in a big game, even though it was the national final. That’s the kind of calm NHL teams look for in a goalie.
This calm will help him forget the fact that he is playing in front of approximately 21,000 people in a completely noisy Bell Centre.
It’s especially reassuring for a team to see their goalie so calm in front of the net. Carey Price has done it for most of his career.
Fowler will return to Boston College this season and he admitted in a press conference that he absolutely wants to win the national championship with his team this year.
He also took the time to talk about the future of the Canadiens, which he sees in a very positive light. The goalie hopes to be part of this team in the future, but he is aware that we must not rush things.
He prefers to arrive late, rather than arrive without enough preparation.
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– Shane Pinto agrees with Ottawa.
– A great event coming up.
– Atkinson is going to Tampa Bay.
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– The last eight teams at the Euro are known.
