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Lou Laurinen
Lou Laurinen
Tandem goalies are what it's called when it's usually 50/50 who starts a game, instead of one being a backup.
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thejuice
What's the team called and does it have a bad ass nickname?
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thejuice
Id have loved to have been a winger or a forward but I'm slow so defender it was! (but my real love was keeping!!)
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thejuice
I'm left footed which is quite handy. Well both feet but left is stronger
Lou Laurinen
Lou Laurinen
Our team is a very low-level rec team lol but we're called the Windjammers. Don't want to say publicly on here what town we're from.
This is our logo
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Lou Laurinen
Lou Laurinen
Keeping is my real love too. I've played as a forward in both soccer and hockey but I love being a goalie.

Left footed! That's cool!
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thejuice
Awesome logo!
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thejuice
I say to anyone, if your mediocre and want to get into a soccer team learn to play with your left foot! 🤪
Lou Laurinen
Lou Laurinen
Our logo is badass for sure. I wear my jersey in public all the time haha

Lol definitely sounds like it could come in handy!
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thejuice
Nothing like a showdown between keeper and striker. I think playing loads of videogames helped with the reaction times.
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thejuice
I still have my jersey with my name on it too! Wasn't Juice tho lol
Lou Laurinen
Lou Laurinen
I know right! It's such an adrenaline hit haha. My reaction time has improved over time. Five-hole shots are my weakness tbh but I still rarely let in more than two shots per game which I'd say is pretty good! Our last game was 6-2 us
Lou Laurinen
Lou Laurinen
Juice is a great nickname though haha. You have the same nickname as Justus Annunen, Juuse Saros, and also one of my best friends! All goalies!
Lou Laurinen
Lou Laurinen
Everyone thinks my husband is named Pekka because he's named after Pekka Rinne, but he's not lol, his real name is actually Ari-Pekka. He wears having the same name as him as a badge of honor though.
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thejuice
That's a new term to me but it sounds like a nutmeg in soccer where it goes through the legs? With all the padding it would be hard to stop. Feelsbadman.
Lou Laurinen
Lou Laurinen
Yes, it sounds like an innuendo lmao but it's the term for the slot between the goalie's legs
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thejuice
Pekka Rinne sounds like a Nashville legend!
Lou Laurinen
Lou Laurinen
He is for sure!!! One of the best of all time!
I can't believe I've never told this story on here lol but that's why my husband loves the Predators. Because he grew up watching one of the best goalies in the league who has the same name as him. We have his autograph on the wall in my husband's office! And Juuse Saros.
Lou Laurinen
Lou Laurinen
I was a reluctant Preds fan at first haha but I end up liking and supporting anything my husband likes. I'm a traitor to the Bruins though lmao
Lou Laurinen
Lou Laurinen
Said autographs:

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