Dan Tormey wasn't the only Mankato goalie to have some patience pay off over the weekend. Former Mankato West High School goaltender Tyler Bruggeman made his debut for the United States Hockey League's Fargo Force Saturday night in Lincoln, Neb.
Bruggeman, who opted to forgo his senior year at West for the chance to play Junior A hockey, waited more than half a season before getting a chance to get in a game. He stopped 37 of 41 shots in a 4-3 loss to the USHL West Division's first-place team.
In an e-mail from Bruggeman's dad, Dave, it was a tough, racuous atmosphere at the Icebox with "4,610 rowdy fans in an old barn." "(Tyler) was pretty disappointed after the game, but still excited. Said he absolutely loved the taunting he got throughout the game. Might be one of the best hockey atmospheres I have experienced."
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