Souliere was not made available for interviews before the upcoming Penn State games. But Gophers sophomore forward Oliver Moore remembers playing against a team on which Souliere played years ago.
“It was a little weird when he first came here, honestly,” Moore said. “It’s cool seeing him on our side now. He’s such a hard worker. He competes so hard in net. Just positivity every day. He brings so much from a veteran guy like that. He’s a great goalie, too.”
Airey and Souliere split the playing time, for now, decisions Motzko makes game by game.
“The real honest answers with regards to goaltending: I pick starters, I never pick a No. 1 goalie,” Motzko said when the season started. “I pick starters. You got Friday, and you got Saturday. They got a battle on their hands to battle this thing out. There’s going to be a changing of the guard at goaltending this year, and we’ve got a couple guys who are going to fight it out.”
For now, the two goalies will continue to alternate starts.
“That was our plan to start and I don’t know when to deviate, so we’ll keep assessing it,” Motzko said. “But we need to get punched in the mouth and fight back. It’s coming.”
