The Kent Roosevelt ice hockey team has played 17 games in span of 33 days thus far in their 2022-23 campaign.

That equates to 51 periods of ice hockey.

As the sole goaltender on the Rough Riders’ roster, sophomore Brooke Binder has played nearly every minute — she sat out for two minutes to allow for an extra skater in one game — of every period the team has skated this season.

And, by the way, she also shut out the opponent in overtime in the Adam S. Hamilton Memorial Tournament championship game and held on to guide Roosevelt in a shootout victory in that event.

In total, Binder has played 776 minutes of a possible 778.

Drawn to the position after seeing goaltending gear online as a youth hockey player in elementary school, and requesting her dad, Chris, purchase the gear, Brooke moved from playing defense to goaltender.

“I just tried and really liked it. That’s how it started,” Binder said. “I’ve pretty much been a goalie the whole time.”

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