Jared Bednar doesn’t really want to hear the Ball Arena crowd chanting his goaltender’s name as much as it did Thursday night.
Backup goaltenders typically don’t get as many chances to play in front of the home fans, so Scott Wedgewood was savoring it. It was a sluggish night for the rest of the Colorado Avalanche, but Wedgewood had their backs with 32 saves in a 2-1 victory against the Utah Mammoth.
The chant from the crowd was “Wedg-ie, Wedg-ie,” and it grew in volume with each highlight-reel save.
“That’s awesome,” Wedgewood said. “I had it once on Team Canada back in world juniors.