SWR's Corey Cairo stepped up when Islanders needed a goalie during lockout

Originally published: January 26, 2013 2:18 AM
Updated: January 26, 2013 2:48 PM
By IAN CUTLER ian.cutler@newsday.com

Photo credit: Joseph D. Sullivan | Shoreham-Wading river senior Corey Cairo plays goalie for the junior hockey team, the Long Island Royals. (Jan. 22, 2013)

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Corey Cairo is one hockey player who will have fond memories of the NHL lockout.

The Shoreham-Wading River senior had the experience of a lifetime during the hiatus, routinely standing in the goal crease and fending off blazing shots from a group of Islanders trying to stay sharp at Superior Rink in Kings Park.

Cairo, a goaltender for the Long Island Junior B Royals, will never forget...

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