Who's Your Goalie Idol?

[NEMESIS_keeper]

Matt Russell or Doc Schneider for me.

[stinisonfire]

I'll throw out Trevor Tierney and Matt Russell. I've said it before, but anyone who plays the last quarter and a half of a championship game with a dislocated shoulder... and still was making ridiculous saves until he literally could not lift his arm is phenomenal.

[stegmakk]

Sal Locasio...I have said it before and will say it again...
In my time (late 80s, 90s, 00s) NO goalie has had success in both indoor and outdoor as a goalie except my man LoCasio...
I mean talk about 2 different styles...box keeper is almost a whole new sport compared to field keeper...

[SeanO39]

I'd say my top of all time would be Matt Russell, especially after that performance against Boston. I wasn't entirely convinced he'd do well at the MLL level but that proved me wrong. I'm also a huge fan of Tillman and Garrity.

[claxbucky]

Matt Russell is nastynice. I like Tillman Johnson as well. But I gotta rep My dinosaur goalie coach, Rob Stewart. The man played w/ a woodie, no chest protector, and made All-American in 1969, He played in the North-South game and finished his college carreer with 61% or something, then got shipped off to 'nam to fight.

[LinkPlaysLax]

While Matt Russell is insane in the membrane, my favorite has always been Tillman. I remember the year he won his last championship, the next day at practice everybody wanted to play goalie, and we'd take turns playing goalie during practice. You'd hop in and go "I'm Tillman Johnson! I'm Tillman Johnson!" Woo...good times.

[lax_dude]

MATT RUSSEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :worship:

[OldGoalie]

For me, my goalie idols were formed in the late 80's and early to mid 90's, even though they weren't necessarily the very best to ever play, so Quint Kessenich and Scott Bacigalupo were mine. Recently, though, I love to watch tape of Mickey Jarboe and Tillman Johnson.

[defensemanrule]

Tillman Johnson. He was the one who kept Virginia in the finals his senior year. He never ceases to amaze me with his style of play.

[denier]

Tillman Johnson. He was the one who kept Virginia in the finals his senior year. He never ceases to amaze me with his style of play.

actually virginian didnt even make the playoffs his senior year (first time a returning national champion hadnt made playoffs since cornell back in the 70s i think)

my favorite would probably be brian dougherty or john "doc" schnieder, say what you want about russel but i havent liked him since he only made 5 saves against princeton in the semis in 04 and got first team all american, and schnieder made 15 against maryland and 17 against virginia and didnt even get hm all american

[PuLsE_SpEeD]

TJ is my hero

[nylax65]

Jay Pfeifer is the man.

[RedBird1]

Dallas Eliuk

The guy is a legend! I play similar style as him and am similar size as him as well.
I wish I could meet him and get some tips.

[nemesis562]

Brett Queener

[stegmakk]

Dallas Eliuk

The guy is a legend! I play similar style as him and am similar size as him as well.
I wish I could meet him and get some tips.
Eliuk was my favorite box keeper...
just barely over Sal...but since Sal could do both he got #1...

Eliuk is a box god, and a nice guy...ask Hooly im sure he could tell you more about the man

[THE WALL #00]

anthony cosmo

[NEMESIS_keeper]

i forgot to say my Goalie Guru. ya know kinda the Yoda of Goaltending.....Bill Pilat. you can not rock him in anyway... just a few minutes with that man and he can brake you down and rebuild and you will preform better.

[FitzGoalie]

definitely Sal Locascio and Chris Garrity. they both are often times overlooked for more flashy goalies, but regardless of whether or not they have a "pretty" style or get all the hype, they still get the job done better than anyone else. my pick of the college litter is probably good ol' Doc Schneider, like the ones above, he isn't particularly flashy, but, as just a freshman, he gets his job done like nobody's business.

[laxgoaliebm16]

tillman he got shafted from team usa

[laxngoalie]

I would hafta say Billy Daye, Justin Cynar and Mickey Jarboe if anyone has seen Mickey on Ultimate Defense, they will agree

[PuLsE_SpEeD]

tillman he got shafted from team usa

an injustice to americans everywhere

[denier]

I would hafta say Billy Daye, Justin Cynar and Mickey Jarboe if anyone has seen Mickey on Ultimate Defense, they will agree

yeah cynar and jarboe are amazing, its kinda wierd that cynar isnt in the mll, i know jarboe supposed to be partacking in 08 i believe

[marflax33]

I like Tillman Johnson and Jesse Swartzman.

[giggity_goo_lax]

Russell for field, and Cosmo for box

[Solstice]

I'm sending my picks to Doc Schneider and Sal Locasio. Can't beat'em.

[viking goalie]

Russell ,Cat, and tierney just b/c he wears a tiny CP that only covers his chest

[cllax11]

Matt Russell playing with a dislocated shoulder as a sophomore and playing your entire senior year with a broken collarbone... and then in the game the other day for the Bayhawks he was just sick, disgusting, and just plain nasty good in his first mll game ever.... and Chris Garrity is awesome as well... he looked great in the all star game and Tillman Johnson is keeping it real as well... and Cattrano is good too

[Stonewall35]

In box, I would have to go with Dallas Eliuk and Anthony Cosmo. I enjoy watching Eliuk making acrobatic saves night after night. However, my style is more suited towards Anthony Cosmo. Having said that, I also use Cosmo as my equipment reference.

For those that have played goal in both box and field successfully, I would have to say that Sal LoCascio would have to be the best. He has the size, quickness, and mobility all in one.

[NEMESIS_keeper]

i dont wana side track my own thread, but me personally i dont like Tillman that much. if you watch his play closely he gives up a buttload of rebounds. i dont know maybe im crazy but i dont like it when i give up a rebound.

[denier]

another one would have to be bob rule, a goalie at cornell back in the day, he recorded 53 saves against cuse in the quarterfinals one year, nough said

[laxngoalie]

i met tillman at a camp and he even admitted to his rebound habit but he also screamed "rebound" whenever he or someone he was warming up let one up

i saw justin cynar play in a game for bridgeport 3 or 4 years ago and he didnt do well with that defense they had but they were also like 4-8 or somethin that year

Mark Spruyt was good/underrated

[pcgoalie17]

one of my personal goalie idols is the varsity goalie on my high school team, cory S. he is amazing and i look up to him
another is chris bova. he gradguated last year but he was great he used to be my goalie coach when i was in 8th
and of course, greg cat.

[goalie1215]

it would be hewit hands down.

[Jarzombek]

Sal Locasio - A legend on the Island. I played against him when he was at Lindenhurst HS, and at practice with the Saints. Pure fundamentals, and very tough to fake. No flash, no wasted moves. He would leave you standing there after two or three fakes, like a mirror. Made you (well . . .me) look stupid far too many times. A goal against Sal was a victory unto itself.

Where is he coaching this year anyway?

[Mikehenry8742]

Sal Locasio...I have said it before and will say it again...
In my time (late 80s, 90s, 00s) NO goalie has had success in both indoor and outdoor as a goalie except my man LoCasio...
I mean talk about 2 different styles...box keeper is almost a whole new sport compared to field keeper...

yeah it is. completely different.

[RichWutLax]

Dallas Eliuk is By Far my Favourite !! im going to the WLA Coquitlam Adanacs (senior A ) box ... Game tomorrow ..Eliuk is the starter ... hes Flippin Awesome !!

[EI Lacrosse26]

Mark Spruyt was good/underrated[/QUOTE]

hes my coach at East Islip in Long Island his whole family went to my school but our budget didnt pass so he got fired and is gonna be a construction worker in NC

[gaels_laxer_33]

CHRIS SANDERSON!!!!

[laxgoalieWE4949]

tillman hes been mine for awhile

[Got Aloha]

there was a great goalie in the 70s named Charlie Brown, anyone remember him?

[laxgoalieguy123]

CHRIS GARRITY!!!!!!!!

[SawyerLaxGirl44]

DOC SCHNIEDER W/O A DOUBT!!! That man is amazing. And of course Alex Hewitt, and the Dartmouth girls goalie- Devon Willis?

[Expressgoalie01]

Trevor Tierney and Matt Russell. Both AWESOME goalies

[Barefoot]

mine is the goalie from New Canaan HS in southeastern CT. he's a tiny little guy and he's just always where he's gotta be as far as i've seen. BTW i dont play on any team in the area, so theres no bias.

[konkomania]

brian dougherty

[Goalieman5]

kip turner, paul spellman, cattrano, tierney

[MYW31]

Ryan Dillon is my goalie idol.... :worship: ...you guys might not know him but he played USA u-17 in '99 (when it existed)... He is the goalie coach at my school... He has been the greatest mentor anyone could ask for.... and I'm like his prodige...lol

Sucks that u guys dont have him as a goalie coach!!! :devil:

[PinnacleGoalie]

Matt Russell

[bethesdagoalie]

the goalie man himself jon weston

[mikeymike4]

Doc Schneider (UMASS) Peter Coluciini (cuse)

[captn quikrists]

Greg Cattrano

[bpercival]

KIP TURNER BABYYY! HES A BEASTTTT

[auslax_goalie]

greg cattrano and chris garrity
matt russell would also be up there

[jkriz45]

Greg Cattrano, Tillman Johnson, Trevor Tierney

[holyschnikes101]

Matt Russell or Chris Garrity. Both are sick-nasty.

[moondog]

Chris Surran (Syracuse '93)

Also, when I watch my old Cuse championship tapes, I love to watch Rob Mulligan play. He just seems like a cocky little jerk and I love it. My friend played in a club game with him, and he was just laughing out loud while he stuffed people at point-blank. Then he took up a shortie and scored a goal, since he has absolutely ridiculous stick skills.

[OldGoalie]

Chris Surran (Syracuse '93)



Surran was the man. I loved watching him play too. I saw him play Penn in '92 and again in the '92 NCAA tourney @ Franklin Field when they lost to Princeton (and Bacigalupo) 10-9 in double OT.

http://www.streetneeds.com/uploads/misc/surran_su_.JPG

[spenny]

surran? great goalie but matt "football pants" palumb was the man in orange and blue

for me, larry quinn. he may have been the best goalie of all time

[OldGoalie]

surran? great goalie but matt "football pants" palumb was the man in orange and blue


Ask and ye shall receive...

http://www.streetneeds.com/uploads/twinturbonet/palumb_su.JPG

[Goalie#%]

Mike Richter, New York Rangers
I know, he's hockey but he still rocks.

[brett23]

MATTY RUSSELL

[pphelan20]

colucini is awful i dont know how he starts for cuse hes afraid of the ball

[d.cow]

Box Lacrosse - Dallas Eliuk & Steve Dietrich
Field Lacrosse - Chris Sanderson & Matt Russell

[hemp_laxer21]

Russell is a great goalie in and out of the crease i saw him in a clip where on a fast break, he used common sense and knew the 4th offender ( saying cause there was a middie too in the play) would get the ball 'cause it's textbook square formation on the fast break and jumped on the attackmen before he could get a shot, and russell knew he'd get the ball. Also i'm from The Island and Cattrano impresses me too. Don't ever forget Doc

[lax-ative91]

Dallas eliuk is a amazing goalie who is small and still uses small gear he has the fastest refelxs i have ever seen

[goalkeeper]

i cannot believe no one has said alex hewit, he and bob rule are my heros, has anyone here had a chance to watch hewit, the kid is amazing

[hankooklax]

chris sanderson's stance in goal is my favorite. I want to mimick my style of play after i saw his performance at the world games

[nemiman18]

mike levin, i use his old sticks that his mom gives to me also hes sick cause hes not flashy or making amazing saves usually cause he is in the right place

his mom is the librarian a my school

[EHSLAX12]

ncaa: probably doc schneider
pros: cattrano

theyre both ridiculous

[Dadabhoy_Muzzi]

Field: Kyle Miller
Box: Bob Watson

[OldGoalie]

i cannot believe no one has said alex hewit, he and bob rule are my heros, has anyone here had a chance to watch hewit, the kid is amazing

I've heard that he's awesome, and have seen his stat lines, but haven't seen him play yet. I hear he's all over the ball and quick as greased lightning.

When Princeton comes to play Penn this year (at Franklin Field yay!) I'll go check him out.

[wcwarriorlax]

mi favs are till man johnson and kip turner

[Goalie18]

Devon Wills needs no explanation :worship:

[laxcanada]

field- Kip Turner
box-Bob Watson and Anthony Cosmo
hockey-Patrick Roy

[meestagoaliemon]

I have a very long list of idols, but top 2 is matt russell and doc schnider. First off, Matt Russell is an athletic Freak, and doc is just amazing. Next would come Brian Dogherty, then Tillman, next Chris Garrity, etc.

[bpercival]

colucini is awful i dont know how he starts for cuse hes afraid of the ball

HAHAHAHA I AGREE!!!! THE SYRACUSE VS VIRGINIA SEMIFINAL HE WAS DEFFINITLY SCARED AND WHENEVER THEY SCORE HE JUST DID HIS LITTLE HOP IT WAS MAKING ME MAD ND I DONT EVEN LIKE SYRACUSE JUST HIS I DONT WANT TO BE HERE ATTITUDE WAS MAKING ME MAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[EHSLAX12]

im gonna definetely switch my answer up a bit...im gonna go with:

college - alex hewitt or doc schneider (one of them will be in the ncaa finals this year) and gotta throw mr. russel in there, hes just nuts.
pros - cattrano and im gonna go with tj, both very good.

hockey - gotta pay respects to marty brodeur, like my idol in net.

soccer - luis casillas of spain...ridiculous.

[laxgoalieking]

gotta throw mr. russel in there, hes just nuts.

hes a pro now.

[MDlaxin69]

tillman johnson... i wear #9 just like him. Im also good friends with his old coach. plus he is from annapolis, and went to a school very near me.

[lax21goalie2008]

harry alford or matt russell

[BIGDGOALIE]

Tillman
or Jack Coon

[kevLAXpro]

BRIAN DOUGHERTY he took the philidelphia barrage to a MLL championship and won the awared for MVP of the game and he won the game

[MidwestLAx101]

tony pochio

[YeaLudloweFalcs]

im surprised at all the russel fans... i know he's dirty but for some reason i've always not liked something about his playing (probably cuz he went to fairfield prep, mad rivalry there..)

tillman johnson and jay pfeifer combined would be the sickest goalie ever... hands down no one can come through in the clutch like those two

[YeaLudloweFalcs]

actually virginian didnt even make the playoffs his senior year (first time a returning national champion hadnt made playoffs since cornell back in the 70s i think)

my favorite would probably be brian dougherty or john "doc" schnieder, say what you want about russel but i havent liked him since he only made 5 saves against princeton in the semis in 04 and got first team all american, and schnieder made 15 against maryland and 17 against virginia and didnt even get hm all american


i think its pretty obvious he meant to say his junior year, when yea he did keep uva in the finals and had one of the greatest championship performances of all time

cept i agree, russel gets too much props

[dragon7]

I idolize sives! Cause I'm attack

[laxgoalieking]

i think its pretty obvious he meant to say his junior year, when yea he did keep uva in the finals and had one of the greatest championship performances of all time

cept i agree, russel gets too much props

yah what did he do, just take navy to the final, play in that final game with a broken collarbone. and was still at the top of his class accedemicly while mamaging training and lacrosse along with the classroom. Then started on the scottish national team and the mll. he pretty much accomplished nothing.

[laxgthreeone]

Kip Turner!! Jesse Schwartzman !! Brett Queener !!

Three Sickest Goalies Ever

I got to meet Jesse at Maverik's No LImit Camp

[laxlegend08]

def. matt russel and tillman. playing keeper with a dislocated shoulder, especially at that level is more then amazing. ive never seen or heard anything like it in any other sport. thats why lacrosse dominates all other sports

[okemosLAX]

Kip turneer

[eaglesLAX23]

Andrew Goldstein, he showed great courage when he came out of the closet while playing at Dartmouth as an All American

[goalieskcickay]

Andrew Goldstein, he showed great courage when he came out of the closet while playing at Dartmouth as an All American

Agreed. Not to mention, he scored against Jay Phiffer in the Carrier Dome.

[atmusfear]

I'm surprised nobody's put Matt McMonagle. To me, he seems like a good lefty. I look up to him.

Russell's number 1 though. Broken collarbone, says it all.

[BCGoalie56]

Pro's-Tillman Johnson
College- Doc Schneider

[OldGoalie]

Doc Schneider was great last year, especially in the final, but he had an average sophomore year - certainly nothing special statistically. McMonagle was much better this year.

[Coach_Goldberg]

Matt Russell, no one even mentioned the clip of him tackling a guy right on the crease. Completely illegal, but the guy must have had at least 30 lbs on Matt Russell.

[goalieskcickay]

"He ambushed him."- a tv announcer, possibly Kessenich.

That was a funny thing to watch. He fumbled the ball, Russel somes charging out and just leeches onto him, bringing him down. Gotta love that intensity.

[JazzyJake]

Doc Schneider and Garrity are my 2 favorites.
Doc takes it though, watching him play is amazing.
last time i saw him play (vs georgetown) he made 2 saves (consecutive) on the ground, after stopping a bounceshot (and managed to trip) without getting up. They weren't bad shots, they were just Doc doing what he does...pwn

[laxmasta258]

hewitt, catranno, kip turner.

[KMLax46]

I LOVE Matt Russell and Colin Finnegan. everytime i watch clips of them it makes me want to get in net.

[Pdoherty]

Chris Garrity

[Sjrlax69]

Trevor Tierney, Bill Pilat , Tillman johnson

[kwoodgoalie1]

the starting goalie at bowdoin: Charlie Legg, got me started playin goalie, and Danny Loftus

[TheCoolGoalie1]

Wow, Greg Cat is oviously the best

[pineapplezzzz]

Matt Russell and I like Collin Finnegan =|

[xdeathsbloodx]

my #1 goalie idol is the guy whose style i mimicked when i used to play street hockey, "The Dominator" Dominic Hasek. But as for lacrosse I gotta go with Dallas Eliuk for box and Greg Catrano for field

[LaxGoalie5]

Matt Russel for sure!

[murderlax]

two people.

indoor: my coach who was offered a contract with the sting but denied it.

and...

outdoor: http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c290/prayforfreedom/tj.jpg
tillman johnson

[CTwiltongoalie1]

Brett Queener. Any goalie who can run up the field and score against Hop and Cornell and live to tell about it and break a shaft over his knee is an absolute animal.

http://insidelacrosse.securemaryland.com/images/user/Men/DI/Albany/albanyqueenerjvr.jpg

[Lacrosse4life31]

Greg Cattrano, Tillman Johnson, Trevor Tierney

same here dude!

[laxhead515]

Matt Russel is probabally the best goalie out there. He has the great ability to be a little man in the net. He is arguabaly one of the best goalies of all time. Yes I know that Sal Locasio, Trevor Tierney, and Tillman Johnson are also great goalies but Matt Russel is still growing. He will someday take over starting team USA goalie Trevor Tierney. Matt Russel has great performances for the Bayhawks and was a great goalie for Navy that led them to several Patriot League championships.

[BOMBERd-pole]

doc schnider
i started to play last year and i went to umass games then i looked it up and they were a nationally ranked team. and doc as a freshman led the defense to the ncaa finals. so doc was the first goalie i ever saw play and he was amazing imo

speaking of umass games, its becoming that when schnider makes a good save people in the crowd will yell stuff like "yea doc!" lol

[lindyalum]

Sal Locasio - A legend on the Island. I played against him when he was at Lindenhurst HS, and at practice with the Saints. Pure fundamentals, and very tough to fake. No flash, no wasted moves. He would leave you standing there after two or three fakes, like a mirror. Made you (well . . .me) look stupid far too many times. A goal against Sal was a victory unto itself.

Where is he coaching this year anyway?

Best ever hands down. I had the unenviable task of replacing Sal between the pipes after he graduated from Lindy. True story: Im at camp at Rutgers btween soph. and jr. years and I am approached by legendary Brentwood HS coach Bob Hoppey, and he asks me "What size shoes do you wear?" I reply "10", so he says "Locascio was about an 18, you have some big shoes to fill kid." Boy was he right.

[laxgoalie2145]

Trevor Tierney part of it is because I grew up watching him, and learning from him. After a Princeton game my dad would take me onto the field because he was really good friends with Coach T after Coach T coached him in High School and College and I would hang out with Trevor while he would teach me a few things and he got me into playing goalie. But I also love his style of play. He's aggressive and isnt afraid to come out for a groundball and run it down the field.

[cnspittslax]

Tillman Johnson

[juskellaxin]

Jesse Schwartzman. I could care less he won a national championship. I attended a Johns Hopkins camp at a local high school and there were three goalies. he stayed late with us gave us one on one attention and was really good about teaching us technique. His technique brought me from all county honorable mention to all state level

[thekeep4]

harry alford. fear the turtle

[004]

Doc Schneider. Hands down.

[laxngoalie]

mickey jarboe and billy daye
so what if they're a little bit older
Jarboe's back and playing and playing well.
I also really liked Paul Spellman, the same guy who stopped 25 as a freshman for UNC against MD

[Sask_lax27]

Gee Nash and Bob Watson

[StuffedYa713]

CHRIS SANDERSON!!!!

100% gotta rep my /the best goalie coach here. How many times did he win All World Goalie? Just how awesome is he? Too awesome. :worship:

[SpikeNL]

Definetely Russell

[laxmister22]

kip turner

[HdGLaxWarrior]

john marr. come on, the dude is 68 years old and still plays. he is the second string goalie for the scotland national team, behind matt russell. and he plays quite unusually. up until quite recently his refreshment of choice at halftime was, of course, whiskey. he was even given a gift at the world championships last summer, a hip flask. here is a pic, check out his facial expression, helmet, and pads.

http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/2240/2432110180036510544mscvpv9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

john marr, legend.

[laxmax137]

Matt Russel is probabally the best goalie out there. He has the great ability to be a little man in the net. He is arguabaly one of the best goalies of all time. Yes I know that Sal Locasio, Trevor Tierney, and Tillman Johnson are also great goalies but Matt Russel is still growing. He will someday take over starting team USA goalie Trevor Tierney. Matt Russel has great performances for the Bayhawks and was a great goalie for Navy that led them to several Patriot League championships.

Matt Russell would definatly be mine. I am playing both attack and goalie, and honestly he got me to step between the pipes. I know him really well and he helped me. But the only problem is that he is a navy seal, and won't be back playing in the mll for 4 years. When he comes back he will definatly start playing again. So we will see what happens.

[LaxStick123]

Just watching Trevor Tierney gets me so pumped. I watch videos of him playing over and over again, observing everything he does. Hes my idol.

[qldkeeper]

MATT RUSSELL!!!!! He is like the madest goalie alive, did they replace him though???

[cnyminder]

John Galloway!!!!!!!!!!He has to be one of the best goalie coming out of high school in cny.

[OHSgoalie10]

tillman johnson, his 2003 championship weekend performance inspired me to be a goalie

currently my goalie coach and mentor is mark wade from uva

[laxjam16]

Doc - 2006 playoffs was amazing
Queener- 2007 he plays emo

[CBgoalie64]

Mike Tierney 4 sure

[navygoalie8]

matt russell because he is the toughest goalie out there

[Guardian_Keeper]

well i dont have idols because im catholic but i ADMIRE me, myself, and i

[laxgdawgger010]

mines gotta be Jesse Schwartzman. sick goalie and a fun guy (went to hopkins camp) has done some crazy things in net that just make any goalie want to work harder

[Lacrossebum03]

Schwartzman for sure. Since I started playing, I've always wanted to play goalie like that. But gotta love Matt Russell. I tried to jump on top of an attackman like that, but I didn't have the same luck, haha.

[THE_1protector]

brian dougherty, matt russel, chris garrity and harry alford...mad fast

[ak21]

Doc Schneider, then Brett Queener, Mickey Jarboe

[navyboy1604]

Matt Russell or Doc Schneider for me.

mickey jarboe and matty russell amazing and pros and navy and amesome

[budman_30]

matt russell

[lax_fish]

bob watson in his prime

[navyboy1604]

mickey jarboe and matt russell the best goalies ever and la for life

[falconslax10]

bill pilat is my friends dad so he comes to alot of our practices with the all Americans and stuff...its pretty cool

[laxray14]

doc and mickey jarboe

[TOOLx3]

Jon "Goalieman" Weston.....Bill Pilate.......Doc Dougherty.........Paul Spellman........

TILLMAN JOHNSON!!!!! THE MAN- NONE BETTER

I forgot my coach...the guy to my left...same number and all!
#2.....Jesse "The Beast" Schwartzman 2x All American, 2x
National Champion, 2xNCAA tourny MVP!!!!! Duke who?????

[laxgolie487]

mickey jarboe matt russell and brett queener

[MazCrime]

greg cattrano, (John Marr, but hes my coach and didnt think that counted)

[CelticLaxer]

Matt Russel... will someday take over starting team USA goalie Trevor Tierney.

Hate to break the news, but due to ILF rules, since Russell has played for Scotland, he can't play for another national team- including the U.S.- in the future. Still, that doesn't diminish his accomplishments one bit, especially playing hurt in that NCAA final.

But as far as goalie idols go, Russell still has to fall behind John Marr in my book. If, after age 60, Russell is still making half the saves Marr somehow still manages to make, I will gladly retract this statement!

I'm sorry that I never got to see Quinn, Kessenich, or Daye back in their days, but my ultimate idols are certainly still Greg Cattrano & Sal Locasio (for indoor AND outdoor success & longevity). Although I, like Cattrano, am a pretty active & athletic goalie, the best quote ever is from Sal: "Let me make one thing absolutely clear. I'm not an athlete, I'm a goalie."

[Guardian]

Tillman Johnson uhh no dout its because 1st im a uva fan and 2nd hes one of the best ever

[calgoalie9]

Cosmo, Tierney, Russell, and johnson are obvious.

I do have to say that Dan Loftus is flat out amazing.

[laxgdawgger010]

I always liked Jesse Schwartzman. I only knew Hopkins when I started playing Lacrosse and followed them, and that included Jesse Schwarztman. We also have the same playing style. Big body, lots of body saves, fast hands and not great foot speed but still pulls off the save. And always a gamer, anyone who wins two championships has to be a great player

[LaCokaNostra]

Since I've never played feild, My Heroes are all Box Goalies, Tops is gotta be Greg Thomas, back in the 70's and all he was like best buddies with John Grant, in the WLL he holds the record for most points for a goalie in a season, mostly through assists, but he did score on a penalty shot. I completely idolize the guy not only cause he has an amazing offensive style of play, but also because after like 50 or more years in the sport, he still has so much stoke to just keep playin. The others are good 'ol Dallas Eliuk, the dudes like wat, 40? and he's gotta be the smallest goalie in the WLL. Considering nowadays everyone has boddom pads, or new gen max lax atleast, and he still uses wat seemed to me like the older style of maxlax lowers, taped down, proves that being a goaltender has nothin to do with size ( Thank God!), and Brandon Atherton, he must have been a third stringer for the Coquitlam Adanacs last year, but his style was so lanky and intense, it just sticks in yer head.

[Guardian]

I always liked Jesse Schwartzman. I only knew Hopkins when I started playing Lacrosse and followed them, and that included Jesse Schwarztman. We also have the same playing style. Big body, lots of body saves, fast hands and not great foot speed but still pulls off the save. And always a gamer, anyone who wins two championships has to be a great player

dude hell yeah jesse's the man not as good as till was but in college today even tho i am a UVA fan id have to say hes the best. no one wins 2 thats bad no one not in todays game

[vmi2lax]

In my humble opinion (and in order):

Richie Barnes
Brian Dougherty
Larry Quinn

A lot of the other guys mentioned were/are amazing goalies. Richie Barnes is/was consistently a god between the pipes.


/just sayin'

[laxhero123]

my favorite goalie is probably peter coluccini. even though 'cuse was out on playoffs this year, he still was absolutely amazing

[broslax]

mickey jarboe
kip turner
tillman johnson
brian dougherty

[TrapDoor]

For me it's:

1. Matt Russell. He takes the cake. We have a lot of things in common, even though we have very different styles. And his quotes and the stories of him are really inspiring.
2. Larry Quinn. Classic.
3. John Marr. 69 or 70 and still playing at the world level? That's defenitley enough to earn my respect.

[CAlaxgoalie21]

andrew goldstein...he's so brave...

[OldPtboBoy]

Pat O'Toole or my Son. They're both good.

[TOOLx3]

John Marr is in a different class. They should name a trophy for him or something.

[MPLAX101]

Jesse Schwartzman

[njone42]

Brett Quener, Tillman Johnson, and Mickey Jarboe

[McLaxGoalie]

For me it's deffentily Matt Russell, he was small so fast and he jumped all over people on one on ones

[igottaplaylax]

I'm a girl- Morgan Lathrop for women's
for the guys- tillman johnson and trevor tierney

my current goalie coach was coached by trevor, so he knows his stuff from the best :) whch makes me a fan of trevor tierney

[crosdog729]

chris garrity

[monkey22]

mike finnegan and jimmy neilson

[matty1613]

I didn't want to waste my time looking through the entire thread but I have yet to see Brian Carcaterra (maybe a lot of you guys are young). He was a sick unit. Played for Hopkins and I feel revolutionized the keeper role (By him scoring goals and his style of playing keep). While there was a shot He would almost run to the ball and while saving the shot was already up the field. Very aggressive and passionate about lax. He is my ultimate idol. Even to this day since I'm post collegiate.

[attacktictix 3]

for me it has to be greg cattrano the tillman johnson, greg cattrano is and absolute beast-3 goals that must've been embarassing to whoever let those up

[kgoal95]

Probally Hewit

[kjalax3]

brian dougherty, i met him at a clinic in jersey and he's a really nice guy

[supergoalieguy]

Greg Cattrano-highly regarded as one of the greatest goalies ever