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MINNESOTA, JUL 18 – Connor Beaupre has served as the Minnesota Wild's emergency backup goalie for a decade, a role made permanent by the NHL starting in the 2026-27 season.
- Last Tuesday, Connor Beaupre entered his 10th season as the Wild’s emergency backup goaltender, noting his decade-long EBUG role.
- Under the new agreement, NHL and the Players Association agreed to make emergency backup goaltenders a permanent position, allowing teams to retain a third goalie starting in the 2026-27 season.
- It has happened only six times across more than 13,000 NHL games, according to the Associated Press, underscoring the rarity of EBUG activation.
- `In candid remarks, Beaupre acknowledged the personal trade-off inherent in the EBUG position, reflecting on the implications.`
- Both the Wild’s emergency backup goaltender and visiting NHL teams rely on the home EBUG under current rules.
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Who ya gonna call? For Wild, it’s been Connor Beaupre for past 10 years
If this season turns out to be Connor Beaupre’s last as the Wild’s emergency backup goaltender, that’s OK, he said Tuesday. It’s been a good run for the lifelong Minnesotan and son of former North Stars goaltender Don Beaupre. This season will be his 10th as the Wild’s emergency backup goalie, or EBUG as insiders call it, and, well, “Ten years is a long time to do it.” But it’s been a great 10 years for Beaupre, who played for Edina, the Univers…
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