That's the point of the article. What are the hockey countries doing about this?
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The last five Vézina Trophy winners as the NHL’s top goaltender have been American or European; no Canadians were even nominated the last two seasons. Goalies from this country have also had some high-profile flops in recent years, especially at the world junior tournament, where the top goalie award hasn’t gone to a Canadian since Steve Mason in 2008.
Many in the game now believe countries such as Sweden and Finland are simply doing it better, despite fewer resources and far fewer players. They’ve done it by recognizing that developing better goalies isn’t much different than how you would develop better surgeons, scientists or academics.
You teach them.
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