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No its not. When the goalie is out of the crease, you can make light contact with him, in an attempt to poke check the puck, but you cannot check the goalie. Dominic Hasek is notorious for making light contact outside the crease look like a big hit, costing the other team 2 min in the sin bin. Could you imagine if that really was the way it was? You would either see goaltenders completely stop playing the puck, or the backup goalie would quickly become the most important player on every team.
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