Sunday Skills Session to kick off this week!

Sunday, September 13 will officially kick off the year with TGC Sunday Skills Sessions at Shattuck-St. Mary's School in Faribault, MN. These hour and a half long sessions focus on all aspects of goaltending and run from 7:15-8:45am. From the start of practice we work on our skating, edgework, and balance. Movements and recoveries are a major focus as we believe that repetition of proper movement and recovery technique lead to muscle memory, making this second nature to our goalies. TGC will push you to pay attention to detail while allowing you to develop your own personal style. Detail in your movements, skill set, mental approach, positioning, and rebound placement. Join Coach Des and the TGC staff bright and early. We GO FOR IT before other goalies are even awake.

TGC Wraps Up 2009 Summer at SSM

TGC wraps up the 2009 Summer Campaign with a sold out camp at Shattuck-St. Mary's School in Faribault, MN from August 24-28.

TGC @ St. Paul-Highland 8/17-21

TGC is excited to be in St. Paul this week at Highland Arena for a sold out camp.

6 way tie for GOLD

During the TGC Goalympics on Friday in Eagan, all of the goalies were competing hard in the last ice session. A few years back, as a staff, we decided that it is important to allow the TGC goalies to use all of the new skills that they have learned throughout the week in a competitive setting. Thus, the TGC Goalympics were born. With Coach Grant acting as the Goalympic Commissioner, we break the goalies into teams and let them compete against eachother and the coaches for the Goalympic Gold. Through these competitive games; we focus on rebound control, recoveries, patience, save selection, focus under pressure, and teamwork. The coaching staff and snipers work hard to try to score goals, while the goalies are trying to put themselves in good position to force the shooters to take quality shots. We had six rotations at Eagan's Goalympics and with a few teams starting out 2-1 and others starting out 0-3, it looked like we would have a three team battle for the Gold Medal. The goalies were able to see the standings as they submitted scores from the various events and our team captains were able to motivate their teams to continue to work hard and compete. Going into the last event of the day, we had three teams tied with a 2-3 record and the other three teams were 1-4. The gold medal was still up for grabs and we were anxious to see which goalies would step up and get their team a victory to take home the gold. When the final whistle blew and the team captains rushed over to submit their scores, we had a TGC first. All six teams finished with a 2-4 record and everyone was a TGC Goalympic Gold Medalist! It was an unbelievable highlight to another exciting week in Eagan!

TGC PRODIGY: August 3-7

Prodigy camp at the Bloomington Ice Garden kicked off this morning. A full camp of eager up and coming high school age netminders kicked off the first day of the week with some dryland training to work on strength, endurance, fitness, flexibility, agility, and balance. The staff is excited to be back in Bloomington for the second time this summer to continue to help our goalies make minor adjustments to improve positioning, rebound control, post-save recovery, and the goaltender's ability to read plays. With three hours of on-ice high intensity training at a 2:1 ratio, we know that our TGC goalies will get the most out of this weeks prodigy training and we are looking forward to another great week in Bloomington, Minnesota. Let's GO FOR IT!

TGC Blaine: July 27-31

The TGC staff is spending the week at Fogerty Arena in Blaine, Minnesota. This weeks staff includes Coaches Des, Grant, Andrew, Tyler, and Jeff. One of our favorite destinations of the summer is Blaine. We have many returning TGC goalies along with a few newcomers, who will definitely enjoy the TGC experience. This week's schedule is a bit different as camp begins with dryland at 10:30am, followed by lunch/classroom/video analysis, and the on-ice portion running from 1:30-4:30pm. The nice part about having on-ice training at the end of the day is the fact that it allows the discussion of the days points of emphasis and drills to occur prior to strapping on the pads and making saves. TGC goalies know that we don't just put the pads on, there is a bit of thinking involved in goaltending.

Looking forward to a great week in Blaine. Let's GO FOR IT! 

TGC Pro Camp at Bloomington Ice Garden

This morning we kicked off our inaugural TGC Junior/Pro Camp in Bloomington, MN. With all of the goalies in attendance playing Junior or College hockey this coming season, we are able to work with our TGC goalies who continue to elevate their game and take it to the next level.

A few of the goalies at camp this week have been training with Coach Des and Coach Shari since the early years of TGC. We have watched these goalies go from Squirt, to Peewee, to Bantam, to High School. Now TGC is able to work with these goalies as they make the jump from High School, to Junior, to College Hockey. Who knows, maybe in the next few years, we will see a few make the jump from college to the professional ranks!

Our first session went very well. The goalies went through a great 3 hour training session, which put an emphasis on sound positioning, reading plays, rebound control, efficient recoveries, and playing the puck.

We can't wait to get back on the ice at 9am tomorrow! Everyone GOES FOR IT!

TGC Mankato: July 6-10

TGC is excited to make it's first appearance in Mankato, MN July 6-10, 2009. After a few weeks off, the staff will be excited to get back on the ice and watch our TGC goalies continue to make adjustments and improvements throughout the week. There will be a wide range of goalies in Mankato; from mites to high school, everyone will be going for it! TGC goalie school runs from 9am-3pm at All Seasons Arena. See you at the rink!

TGC at SSM wraps up today.

Isaak Tjaden works on his movement as Coach Des looks on.

We had a great week of TGC at Shattuck-St. Mary's School with all of our goalies improving in all aspects of their game. The improvement in rebound control and recoveries from Monday to Friday has been very impressive. All of our goalies worked hard and we look forward to having them train with us again soon.

Tendies finally get a victory in Crickle Ball!

Cooper Cook blasts a hit off of Coach Des as his teammates look on during the 3-game Crickle Ball Series on Thursday night on the Parade Field at Shattuck-St. Mary's School.

After going 0-7, the Tendies came out strong and picked up 2 big wins! Sean, Isaak, Matt, Saj, Orion, Tristen, and Alex scored six runs in the first inning and held on for the victory.

Mariah, Nick, Drew, John, Cooper, Chris, and Gage picked up a victory in the third game despite being short one of their strongest players, Caleb, who was out of the lineup for the night to participate in a tryout.

TGC Summer Kicks off at SSM...

We are really going for it this week at Shattuck-St. Mary's School during TGC's Prodigy and Verge Residence camp. Sunday night started off with an hour long on-ice session where we focused on skating and fundamental movements. A chance for our goalies to get on the ice and prepared for the vigorous week of training ahead of them.

We have had 7 great on-ice sessions already and all of our goalies are working hard and getting better. This week is SOLD OUT and we have goalies training with us from all over including: Colorado, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin. In just 3 days, we have focused on fundamental movements, skating, rebound control, recoveries, walkouts, passouts, cut-ins, high and low one-timers, wrap-arounds, screens, deflections, and most importantly...always watching the puck!

We have spent time each day off the ice analyzing individualized video, as well as looking at NHL game tape and breaking down different goaltender's situational play. During our off-ice training this week, our focus has been on strength, speed, quickness, agility, and flexibility.

Our nightly activities have been full of excitement with a best of three Crickle Ball Series on Monday night, followed up with a night in front of the TV watching an exciting Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs featuring some great goaltending by Chris Osgood and Marc-Andre Fleury. Two goaltenders with very different styles, who have the ability to make big saves; something that we love to see at TGC. We want OUR goalies to work hard to develop and fine tune their own individual style. We like to show a variety of ways to approach different situations, but want our goalies to choose what works best for them.

We have another big Crickle Ball Series coming up tonight! The teams are battling hard and the Tendies are looking to even up the series. Crickle Ball is TGC's original stick ball game using a goalstick paddle for a bat.

Well... it's time for us to get back out there and GO FOR IT!

TGC Summer Camps to Begin June 7, 2009

The TGC staff is excited to get the Summer 2009 Season going. Our first stop the summer is Shattuck-St. Mary's School for our Verge and Prodigy Residency Camp. A week of making saves and training with some of TGC's finest staff members on board. We are looking forward to a great week of training along with some good food, friends, and some intense Crickle Ball Games!
The staff for the week will include, Coaches Des, Essy, Jeff, Grant, Saj, and a pair of Bruggy's. We are counting down the days until check-in on June 7!

TRABER TO ADVANCE TO USA HOCKEY SELECT 16 NATIONAL FESTIVAL

Peter Traber, a 6'3, 178 lb goaltender from Houston, Texas was the only goaltender selected to advance to the USA Hockey Select 16 National Festival out of the Rocky Mountain District. The Rocky Mountain District is comprised of seven states; Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah. There was tough competition during the weekend selection camp with some talented goalies participating from throughout the district, but Traber had a strong tryout and will participate in the Select 16 Festival later on this summer.

During the 2008-09 season, Traber spent time in net with Shattuck-St. Mary's 16U Boys Team. He went 10-1-1 with a goals against average of 2.00, a .914 save percentage, 2 shutouts, and an assist; despite spending much of the season on the injured reserve. We wish nothing but the best to Peter as he participates in his third USA Hockey National Festival. GO FOR IT!

Shattuck-St. Mary's Goaltending Awards

This season, we had a goaltending competition between the eight hockey teams at SSM. Each team had 2 goaltenders and although each goalie had his/her own goals for the season, the goaltending duo for each team was competing against the other seven teams to be the best at it this season. The categories that were used for our competition were:

1. Victories


2. Goals Against Average


3. Save Percentage


4. Shutouts

The sixteen SSM goalies competed hard for every puck and all 8 teams finished their seasons with more than 20 victories, a goals against average of 2.75 or less, and a handful of shutouts.

Below is a breakdown of each team's season, statistically:

BANTAM A (SPRANG/TIRONE)

• 29 Wins (29-5-3), 1.62 gaa, N/A sv % , 7 shutouts

BANTAM TIER I (DANSK/HAYTON)

• 49 Wins (49-8-3), 1.48 gaa, .930 %, 11 Shutouts

MIDGET AA (FORGAARD/NEAL)

• 32 Wins (32-19-5), 2.75 gaa, .892 %, 4 Shutouts

MIDGET AAA (KOLZ/ZELZER)

• 23 Wins (23-20-8), 2.75 gaa, .898 %, 9 Shutouts

BOYS U16 (TERENZIO/TRABER)

• 43 Wins (43-5-4), 2.20 gaa, .906 %, 9 Shutouts

GIRLS u16 (KRICHIVER/WALTERS)

• 41 Wins (41-7-5), 1.21 gaa, .932 %, 21 Shutouts

BOYS PREP (JENSEN/WILLIAMS)

• 36 Wins (36-10-8), 2.69 gaa, .851 %, 6 Shutouts

GIRLS PREP (JOARNT/RUEGSEGGER)

• 43 Wins (43-12-5), 2.36 gaa, .899 %, 7 Shutouts

SSM TEAM WINNERS:

• VICTORIES - Bantam Tier I - DANSK/HAYTON - 49 Wins
• GAA - GIRLS U16 - KRICHIVER/WALTERS - 1.21 gaa
• SAVE % - GIRLS u16 - KRICHIVER/WALTERS - .932 %
• SO - GIRLS U16 - KRICHIVER/WALTERS - 21 SO

Website is up!

The new TGC website is up and running. We are continuing to update our alumni page with goalies who have been a part of TGC through MSU-Mankato, Shattuck-St. Mary's, or our Prodigy School. Feel free to send along an action shot of yourself to coachdes@thegoalieclub.com if you are looking to be included in the Alumni page or if you are wanting to update your current picture on the TGC/Alumni page.

NEW WEBSITE TO LAUNCH SOON

The Goalie Club has revamped it's website and is very excited that the new site will be up and running soon. TGC prides itself on a certain passion that is difficult to explain. We like to be the best at whatever it is we are doing; whether it's teaching goalies, developing new programs, updating drills, writing blogs, or updating our website, we will always GO FOR IT!

Keep your browser open and check out the new website later on this week at www.thegoalieclub.com

And for those of you who are familiar with the TGC video (and Coaches Corner for Tuesday's video, when something goes horribly wrong) as soon as you see the new site you can say, "there it is! TEXTBOOK!" because that's exactly how you'll feel about it!

Sadjadi Completes Rookie Season In GMHL

Geoff Sadjadi, an SSM Alum who won a National Championship with the Sabers in 2008 recently completed his rookie season with the Innisfil Lakers (Innisfil, ON, Canada) of the Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League. Sadjadi, a 5'9, 160 lb, 19-year old from Faribault, MN and the Lakers finished the regular season as South Division Champions with a record of 36-6-0-1 for 73 pts, just 2 points ahead of second place Bradford. The Lakers made it to the South Division Finals beating the Ontario Lightning Rams 3 games to 1 in a best-of-five series in the Quarterfinals. Innisfil received a 'bye' in the Semifinals before falling to the Deseronto Storm in six games in a best-of-seven series in the South Division Finals.

Sadj finished the regular season 14-3 in 17 games played and 930 minutes between the pipes for the Lakers. There were no statistics available for saves or save percentage during the regular season, but Geoff finished third in the GMHL with a 2.90 goals against average, giving up just 45 goals, while posting 1 shutout, 1 assist, and racking up 17 penalty minutes. During the playoffs, Sadj went 3-3 in 326 minutes, giving up 20 goals, stopping 86 of 106 shots on goal for a .811 save percentage and 3.68 goals against average, and picking up 4 penalty minutes.

"Doc" named to RBK Second-Team All-USHL

Congratulations to Lincoln Stars goaltender Kevin Murdock for being selected to the RBK Second-Team All-USHL. "Doc" led the Lincoln Stars to the top of the West Division in just his second season in the USHL. In 35 regular season games for the Stars, he compiled a record of 21-10-4 (W-L-OTL). In 2005:11 minutes between the pipes, Murdock made 860 saves, giving up 75 goals and recording 1 shutout. He leads the league in both goals against average (2.24) and save percentage (.920) through the regular season. We wish Kevin Murdock and the Lincoln Stars the best of luck as they being the 2009 playoffs on Friday, April 10. The Stars will take on the Sioux Falls Stampede in the first round best-of five-series in the battle for the Clark Cup.

Friday, April 10 @ Lincoln

Saturday, April 11 @ Lincoln

Tuesday, April 14 @ Sioux Falls

Friday, April 17 @ Sioux Falls, if necessary

Saturday, April 18 @ Lincoln, if necessary

SSM Girls Prep: 19U National Champions!

In her final game as a Saber, Becca Ruegsegger was at her best. Leading the team into the third with a 2-0 lead, she made 18 saves through the first two periods of play, however she did need a little help from a friend. Brianna Decker, a senior center from Dousman, WI also chipped in with a save of her own. During a scramble late in the second period, she recognized Ruegsegger out of position and came in behind her with a perfect butterfly slide to Becca's blocker side post to make a pad save and allow Ruegsegger to cover for a whistle. Decker's save helped keep the Mission off the board through 2 periods of play.

In a penalty filled third, Becca stopped 20 of 21 shots and was SSM's best penalty killer. She was instrumental in holding the Chicago Mission scoreless on 9 power-play opportunities, 3 of which were 5-on-3s and allowed just one even strength goal. Becca finished the game with 38 saves and a 5-1 victory to cap off a great career as a National Champion.

For the tournament, the senior goaltender stopped 124 of 132 shots on goal in 298 minutes between the pipes. She had a perfect 6-0 record to go along with 2 shutouts and 1 assist with a .939 save percentage and 1.37 goals against average.

CONGRATULATIONS SSM GIRLS PREP:
2009 19U NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!

National Tournament: Semi-finals

Becca Ruegsegger picked up her 5th win of the tournament in a 5-3 victory against a physical Colorado Select team. Despite being down 2-0 early in the game, Becca was able to shut down the Colorado offense to allow the Sabers to get back into the game, scoring 5 second period goals. Becca stopped 18 of 21 shots, bringing her tournament totals to 124 saves on 131 shots in 255 minutes of action. She goes into the Championship with a .947 save percentage and 1.4 goals against average with 2 shutouts.

The 16U Girls lost their semi-final game 2-1 to Team Illinois. Erin Krichiver stopped 16 of 18 shots on net, but gave up two power-play goals in the loss. Krich finished the tournament with a 2-2 record, a .903 save percentage, stopping 65 of the 72 shots she faced in 204 minutes of action, and a 1.75 goals against average.

Day 4: Quarterfinals

Girls Prep 19U defeated the Ohio Flames 7-2 in Quarterfinal action Saturday morning. Becca Ruegsegger made her third consecutive start, stopping 23 of 25 shots in 42 minutes of play. Lauren Joarnt, a junior from White Bear Lake, MN came in with 9 minutes to play in the third and made a couple of textbook stops on plays in tight and finished the game with 5 saves.

Boys Prep 18U lost 5-4 to the Dallas Stars Saturday afternoon in their Quarterfinal matchup in Pittsburgh, PA. Garrett Jensen stopped 19 of 24 shots in the game. On the tournament, Jens was 2-1 with 10 goals against in 153 minutes of action. He made 63 saves on 73 shots for a .863 save percentage and 3.33 goals against average.

SSM 16U Girls squeaked by with a come-from-behind 2-1 win in Quarterfinal action against Belle Tire in the Girls 16U Tournament. Erin Krichiver stopped 17 of the 18 shots she faced and surrendered one powerplay goal to pick up the win.

The Boys 16U team lost 7-6 in overtime to Compuware in Quarterfinal action at the Boys Tier I 16U Tournament. A.T. stopped 40 of 47 shots bringing his tournament totals to 83 saves on 92 shots with 9 goals against in 160 minutes (.902 save percentage, 2.89 goals against average) with a record of 2-1.

Bantam Tier I lost 3-2 to the Colorado Thunderbirds in Boys Tier I 14U Quarterfinal action. Kyle Hayton stopped 22 of the 25 shots he faced through 2 periods of play. For the tournament, Hayton finished the tournament with a record of 1-1 while holding a .915 save percentage and 2.32 goals against average. Oscar Dansk took over in the third and stopped all 5 shots he faced. Oscar finished the tournament with a record of 2-1 with a .886 save percentage and 2.09 goals against average.

Day 3: SSM @ Nationals

Oscar Dansk stopped 21 of 24 shots and held strong stopping all 3 shots in the shootout in a 4-3 win over the Mid-Fairfield Blues. Oscar is now 2-0 in 2 games with 101 minutes between the pips stopping 34 of 39 shots on net while giving up 5 goals, 2 of which came while SSM was a player short (0.872 save percentage, 2.38 gaa). Oscar won the goalie portion of the Boys Tier I 14U Skills Competition.


Anthony "A.T." Terenzio stopped 17 of 18 shots in a 3-1 victory over the Connecticut Wolves. For the tournament A.T. is 1-1 with an OT loss in 107 minutes. He holds an .892 save percentage and 3.810 goals against average with 66 saves on 74 shots.


Kurt Williams got the start for the Boys Prep team for his first action in the Tier I Boys 18U tournament. Williams stopped 23 of 26 shots, but gave up 2 goals in a shootout as they SSM Boys Prep suffered a 4-3 shootout loss to the LA Jr. Kings.


Erin Krichiver led the 16U Girls Team to a 3-1 victory over the Alaska Icebreakers. Krich stopped 10 of 11 shots in 51 minutes of play. In 2 starts, she holds a 1-1 record with 32 saves on 36 shots and 4 goals against in 102 minutes (.889 save percentage, 2.00 goals against average).

Becca Ruegsegger continued her strong play for the 19U Girls Prep team in stopping 33 of 35 shots on goal in 51 minutes of play to get the 5-2 win over LA Selects. Becca also won the goaltending competition in the Girls 19U Skills Competition.

DAY 2: SSM @ Nationals

Kyle Hayton, a freshman from Colorado, backstopped the Boys Tier I 14U team to a 4-3 shootout victory against the LA Selects. Kyle stopped 38 of 41 shots in 53 minutes of action in Plano, TX.

Peter Traber, a sophomore from Houston, TX got the nod in Plano, TX for the Boys 16U team against the Alaska All-Stars. Traber turned away 29 of 32 shots in 51 minutes of action as the Sabers fell to the All-Stars 4-1, with an empty net goal against.

Garrett Jensen backstopped the SSM Boys Prep Team to a 3-2 victory over Team Maryland in Boys Tier I 18U tournament action. Jens stopped 26 of 28 shots in 51 minutes of action. Jensen is now 2-0 in the tournament with a 0.898 save percentage and a 2.50 goals against in 102 minutes.

Erin Krichiver, a sophomore from Chicago, IL got her first start in the girls 16U tournament against a feisty Connecticut Polar Bear team. Krichiver allowed stopped 22 of 25 shots in 51 minutes of action in a tough 3-2 loss in Rochester, NY.

Becca Ruegsegger continued her solid play in net posting a 19 save shutout in a 4-0 win over the Mid-Fairfield, Connecticut Stars. Becca also had a solid game of playing the puck and picking up an assist on the game-winning goal, catching the Stars on a line change, turning an SSM 3-on-1 into an Amanda Kessel goal. Ruegsegger is now 2-0 with 2 shutouts, turning aside all 48 shots she's faced, to go along with 1 assist.

Shattuck-St. Mary's at National Championships

Five Shattuck-St. Mary's Hockey teams are participating in the USA Hockey National Championships.
The Bantam Tier I is participating in the 14U Tournament in Plano, TX. Oscar Dansk and Kyle Hayton backstop the SSM Bantam team. The Boys 16U team, featuring the goaltending tandem of "A.T." Terenzio and Peter Traber are playing in Chesterfield, MO in the Tier I 16U Boys Tournament. The Boys Prep squad is playing in Pittsburgh, PA in the Tier I 18U tournament with Garrett Jensen and Kurt Williams sharing netminding duties. The 16U Girls and Girls Prep are playing in the 16U and 19U tournaments in Rochester, NY. Erin Krichiver and Jorie Walters are in net for the 16U team, while Becca Ruegsegger and Lauren Joarnt anchor the 19U Girls Prep squad.

All five teams were victorious on day one of their respective tournaments.

Oscar Dansk, a freshman from Sweden stopped 13 of 15 shots in 48 minutes of action to come away with a 3-2 win against the Panthers Alliance in the first game of the Tier I 14U Boys Tournament in Plano, TX.

In Tier I 16U action in Chesterfield, MO, despite falling behind the TPH Thunder in the first period, the boys scored a PP goal in the third and A.T., a sophomore goaltender from New Canaan, CT shut the door stopping 26 of 27 shots, including 6 shots in OT, in 56 minutes and won 2-1 in a shootout on a goal by Jimmy Mullin, a junior forward from Blackwood, NJ.

Garrett Jensen, a senior from Salinas, CA stopped 18 of 21 shots in 51 minutes of action to get a 4-3 win over the Mid-Fairfield Blues for the Boys Prep Team in Pittsburgh, PA in the first game of the Tier I 18U Boys Tournament.

Jorie Walters, a freshman from Iowa, stopped 6 of 7 shots in 51 minutes of play in her debut at the Girls 16U tournament in Rochester, NY recording a 5-1 win over the Montgomery Blue Devils.

Becca Ruegsegger, a senior from Lakewood, CO recorded a 29 save shutout in 51 minutes of action in an 8-0 victory over the Washington Pride in the first game of the Girls 19U tournament in Rochester, NY.

WILD vs. FLAMES

The "TGC goes Wild" game between the Minnesota WILD and Calgary FLAMES is sold out! For those of you fortunate enough to be attending at the XCEL Energy Center, we hope that you enjoy watching two of the National Hockey Leagues best goalies GO FOR IT on Friday, April 3rd!

Miikka Kiprusoff, who is Coach Des' favorite goaltender, leads the NHL in wins with 43. Kipper, Has played in 70 games this season for 4,067 minutes of ice time, with a record of 43 wins, 20 losses, and 5 losses in OT. The 6'1 Finnish Superstar has stopped 1,806 of the 2,000 shots he has faced with a .903 save percentage and 2.86 goals against average to go along with 4 shutouts.

Niklas Backstrom, who is Coach Shari's favorite goaltender, is 2nd in the NHL with 7 shutouts. Backstrom has played in 66 games this season and has spent 3,785 minutes between the pipes for the Wild and has a record of 34 wins, 23 losses, and 7 OT losses. The 6'1 All-star, who also hails from Finland has stopped 1,757 of the 1,906 shots he has faced with a .922 save percentage and 2.36 goals against average, both SV % and GAA place the MN Wild netminder 5th among NHL goalies.

*Stats are as of March 30, 2009.

TGC Prodigy Alums to play in Minnesota "Great 8" High School All-Star Festival: April 3-5, 2009

Trent Caspar, a senior from Eagan High School, will compete in net for the Section 3A/AA team. Caspar played in 22 games for the Wildcats, logging 1121.45 minutes, and compiling a record of 14-7-1. With 546 saves and 51 goals against, Trent finished his senior season with a .915 save percentage and 2.32 goals against average, while recording 4 shutouts.



Paul Moberg, a senior from Forest Lake High School will compete in goal for the Section 7A/AA Team. Moberg, played in 20 games for the Rangers, compiling a record of 6-12-2 in 1008.49 minutes of action. With 618 saves and 55 goals against, Paul finished his senior season with a .918 save percentage and a 2.78 goals against average, while recording 1 shutout.



Tyler Olson, a senior from Totino-Grace High School, will play in goal for the Section 4A/AA squad. T.O. played in 15 games for the Eagles, compiling a record of 8-2-2 in 693.16 minutes of action. With 392 saves and 34 goals against, Tyler finished his senior campaign with a .920 save percentage and 2.50 goals against average, while recording 2 shutouts.



The 28th Annual Ted Brill Minnesota 'Great 8' High School All-Star Festival will be held at Wakota Arena in South St. Paul from April 3rd through 5th.



Follow all the action of the weekend tournament at:

http://minnesota-high-school-hockey.blogspot.com/



***TGC Shooter Andrew Bruggeman will play forward for Section 1A/AA in the tournament. Andrew Bruggy led the Mankato West Scarlets to a 14-8-3 record, with 44 goals and 18 assists for 62 points in just 25 games.

Welcome to the TGC blog

TGC welcomes you to our blog! We will use this as a way to communicate with all of our goalies on a wide variety of topics. If you are new to The Goalie Club, you can join as a member at http://www.thegoalieclub.com/.



We would love to hear about your shutouts and other big game performances. Send along updates on your play to info@thegoalieclub.com. Feel free to e-mail pictures as well.



Best of luck to all of our goalies who are participating in National Tournaments in the next week. Watch the puck, control rebounds, and GO FOR IT!