between the pipes
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Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Ice hockey, Lacrosse, Lifestyle, Skating, Sports Idiomatic Between the goalposts; with respect to or playing the position of goaltender.
- A shutout performance calls for a brilliant display between the pipes and Bill was right on the job.1927 March 12, “Burghs Back In Race for Eastern Hockey Title”, in Ottawa Citizen, Canada, retrieved 26 Dec 2009:
- [T]he Finns might just have the best goaltending in the 12-team tournament.2009, Shawn P. Roarke, "Finland's biggest strength is between the pipes," www.nhl.com (National Hockey League), 19 Feb. (retrieved 26 Dec. 2009)