At the beginning of the 2018-19 season, it was very clear Jean-Francois Berube would be the starting netminder for the Cleveland Monsters while Brad Thiessen and Matiss Kivlenieks shared backup duties.
Things were a little rough for Berube in the beginning. Prolific scorers started to realize he had a weak spot, the five-hole. It’s not quite what you may think though. His five-hole wasn’t loose. It was bouncy. Berube would drop to the ice with such force that he would slightly bounce back up. By the time the middle of November rolled around, Berube had fixed his five-hole issues and became a shot stopping machine.