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Capitals Sign Goaltender Parker Milner to PTO
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The Washington Capitals had to make a quick roster move after Charlie Lindgren went down with an upper-body injury. In response, the team signed retired goaltender Parker Milner to back up Logan Thompson for Friday's road game against the Anaheim Ducks .
Milner, 35, had never played in the NHL and was on the Capitals' road trip serving as an extra goalie at practice. While he doesn't have a professional title with the team, he regularly skates as a practice goaltender.
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The Capitals gave Milner the No. 1 to wear in his NHL debut, as he even got to take a rookie lap at the age of 35.
Milner played collegiate hockey at Boston College, where he led the Eagles to the 2012 NCAA Men's Frozen Four and Division I national championship. As a pro, he played previous seasons with the AHL's Hershey Bears and ECHL's South Carolina Stingrays.
Milner's last season was in 2019-20 with Hershey and South Carolina, where he was in a goalie tandem with, you guessed it, Thompson.
However, Milner is not only associated with hockey, he loves food as well. Since retiring, the 35-year-old has worked as a food critic and serves as the food editor for the Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina.
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