When Jeremy Swayman played hockey for the Alaska Jr. Aces and at South Anchorage High School, he did not have a goaltending coach, and his home state did not have a goalie school. “Now there’s two or three, just in Alaska alone, so you can only imagine what it’s like around the U.S.,” Swayman said. “To see how important they understanding goaltending is now, it’s a reason why we’re producing so many great goalies.”
Goaltending depth is a ‘luxury’ for the US that could come up big at the 2026 Milan Olympics