RAIDERS' NAME GUARD GOALTENDING COACH

Press Release

Prince Albert SK – The Prince Albert Raiders have named Kelly Guard as their Goaltending Coach for the 2012-2013 season.

Guard spent 2 seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Kelowna Rockets, where he won the WHL Championship in 2003 and Memorial Cup in 2004. During the 2004 Memorial Cup, the Prince Albert native set a Canadian Hockey League record for lowest goals against average, surrendering 0.75 goals per game en route to being named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.

Following his WHL career, where he finished with a WHL record 1.75 goals against average in 115 games played, Guard moved on to professional hockey, spending a season in the East Coast Hockey League before appearing in 93 games for the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League.

“I feel very fortunate to be given this opportunity to work with the Raiders,” said Kelly Guard on being named the Raiders new Goaltending Coach. “I am very excited to see the talent they have coming in to compete for the team in the 2012-2013 season. My main goal this year is to lower the team’s goals against average and develop consistency with our netminders.”

(Nathan can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)