Blues' Pheonix Copley gets 1st career start amid goalie turmoil
Pheonix Copley: You're up, kid.
As the sliding St. Louis Blues - Jake Allen aside - gear up for Saturday's contest in Winnipeg, head coach Ken Hitchcock announced the 25-year-old netminder will earn his first career start.
The Blues are just 4-6 over their last 10 games, allowing 36 goals in that span. Enter Copley, who's tasked with providing St. Louis some stability as they look to reset.
In case you haven't heard of him, don't be alarmed, Copley's flown well under the radar to reach this point.
The native of North Pole, Alaska (seriously) went undrafted, and played college hockey at Michigan Tech. From there, Copley's played in the ECHL, followed by three seasons in the AHL.
With St. Louis' farm team - the Chicago Wolves - Copley has put together an 11-4-1 record with a .920 save percentage and 2.32 goals-against average.