Stand-up style

In ice hockey, the stand-up style, as the name suggests, refers to a style of goaltending in which the goaltender makes the majority of the saves standing up, not falling to his knees. Its strength is mobility. While standing, a stand-up goalie can move around and ensure that he is square to the puck. This style is not as common as it used to be, with more and more goalies switching to the butterfly style and the hybrid style.

Stand-up style makes it harder to stop shots from the point by defensemen because stand-up does not give much stopping power from down low. If there is a screen, however, a stand-up Goalie might be able to see the slapshot better.

The stand-up style is in contrast to the butterfly style, where goaltenders protect the net against incoming shots by dropping to their knees and shifting their legs out.