Miracle In the Net

     Not to be outdone by a college team, the Blackhawks have somehow managed to make a dent in the news cycle while playing out the string on a shockingly moribund season. And all they had to do was put an accountant in goal. Let me back up for a moment: the '17-'18 Blackhawks are one of the biggest conflagrations in Chicago history not triggered by Mrs. O'Leary. One big reason for this is a spate of injuries that have hit the team early and often. On this particular occasion, one of their goalies went down. They called a guy up from Rockford, but it turns out this wasn't enough, as this guy started not feeling well later on in the game. Luckily, the Hawks have a team of skilled amateur players who are at the United Center for each game who can act as emergency fill-ins for either team. The back-up goalie went down, the Hawks turned to their bullpen, and fortunately, someone answered. That someone was 36 year-old accountant Scott Foster, he was called out onto the ice, warmed up, and proceeded to stop all 7 of the shots he faced to close out the game. The game ends, Hawks win, Foster is mobbed by his new teammates, and he went back to work as an accountant today. Just a day in the life of a backup backup goalie.