and is not likely to be injured during game play, the backup goaltender is likely never to set foot on the ice during game play. Thus, players with little to no experience can sometimes have a short cup of coffee in the NHL (video technician Ryan Vinz is one such example; he was pulled out of the stands to fill the position for one game for the Buffalo Sabres in 2014 despite not playing goalie since high school). This position is typically held by an older, retired goaltender (Dwayne Roloson, Artūrs Irbe and Bob Essensa, for instance, served in those positions for games in the 2014–15 NHL season). See also One-hit wonder Phantom ballplayer References External links List of 'cups of coffee' at Baseball Reference—all the players in MLB history who appeared in exactly one game Baseball terminology Basketball terminology Ice hockey terminology Metaphors referring to food and drink