One of the quirks of goalie rookie card collecting. NHLPA licensing rules have long treated dressing as the backup goalie as equivalent to making an NHL appearance for rookie card eligibility, even if the goalie never leaves the bench. That exception exists because a dressed backup is an active member of the game roster and can enter the game at any moment without notice. As a result, there are several goalies who have official rookie cards despite never recording a single second of NHL playing time. You will find their rookie cards here. From the perspective of the Goalie Archive, these cards absolutely belong. Those goaltenders reached the NHL roster, earned official NHLPA rookie cards, and became part of the hobby's history even if they never faced a shot.