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Quenneville's goalie swap the right one as Niemi wows in home country

By Pierre LeBrun

Saturday, October 3, 2009

HELSINKI -- Heck of a call from Joel Quenneville, right? The Blackhawks coach put in rookie backup goalie Antti Niemi for his fourth career NHL start, and the kid responded Saturday with a 23-save shutout in his native country. "It was a good opportunity, basically his hometown, he was excited to play in front of his home country," Quenneville said. "I thought he played a great game. It was a good challenge for him and I loved the response. You have to give him a lot of credit to stand up to a ...

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