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Poster above who talked about lateral movement was on the money I think. Side to side movement and skate saves are a big part of goaltending, so putting a catcher with feet in the dirt would be a big disadvantage. Shots at close range with a relatively immobile catcher would give the hockey player a big advantage.

I think this is one of those useless comparisons, in that both positions are difficult, both require good hand eye coordination, but the sports are too different. I never played either one at any sort of high level, but did some catching and goaltending at the low level kid stuff I did play. Different beasts IMO. Getting hit with a puck or ball hurts either way tho.