Former Bears Goalie Pheonix Copley Makes NHL Debut

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A rare non-Saturday gameday for Bears fans allowed them to get to enjoy the NHL debut of a former Bear, Pheonix Copley. Copley was traded along with Troy Brouwer this offseason in exchange for T.J. Oshie after a stellar season in Hershey.

For most of this season, the North Pole, Alaska native has been playing for the Chicago Wolves, posting a 12-12-2 record. With the St. Louis Blues having a few goalie injuries, Copley has earned multiple recalls to the Blues, but hasn’t seen any action until today.

After former Capitals prospect Filip Forsberg scored his second hat trick this week, Ken Hitchcock pulled Jake Allen and called upon Copley to make his first NHL appearance with 4:26 left in the second. Nashville took a 4-0 lead into the locker room, before making it a 5-0 game early in the third, as the went on to win by that score.

Copley went 17-4-3 and 3-1 in the playoffs with Hershey last year, posting a 1.83 goals against average and a 0.946 save percentage in the postseason for the Chocolate and White.

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