Fourteen Glorious Minutes

 

Picture this—you’re 36 years old, crunching numbers by day and playing goalie in a beer league by night. You’re also listed as the emergency backup goalie for the Chicago Blackhawks; a role that’s more about paperwork than playing time. The odds of actually stepping on NHL ice? Practically zero.

However, hockey is a sport built on chaos, and one night in 2018, the chaos came calling. Both Blackhawks goalies went down, and suddenly Scott Foster was told to grab his gear. With a 6–2 lead and six minutes left in the third, the beer leaguer walked into an NHL crease against the Winnipeg Jets. And here’s the crazy part—he didn’t just survive; he shut the door. Seven saves, no goals, and a standing ovation.

The United Center erupted. The officials even named him the game’s first star. One night, one period, one perfect story. Scott Foster went back to being an accountant the next day, but for 14 glorious minutes, he lived every beer leaguer’s wildest dream.