Guerrera a Good Catch for Rage
Published on June 26, 2006 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Rocky Mountain Rage News Release
Broomfield, Colo. - The Rocky Mountain Rage Hockey Club today announced the signing of goaltender David Guerrera for the inaugural 2006-07 season. Guerrera, from St. Leonard, Quebec, returns to the Central Hockey League after playing a year in Europe. He marks the fourth signing for the Rage this off-season.
"I'm glad Guerrera is coming to play for us," said Tracy Egeland, head coach. "He is definitely one of the top guys that you have to build a team around. I've seen him play a lot and he is a championship caliber goaltender."
Guerrera, 27, played the 2005-06 season for the IF Frisk Asker Tigers from Eliteserien, a Norwegian Hockey League. He earned a 2.89 goals against average and .897 saves percentage during 23 regular season games (Playoffs: 3.86 GAA, .902 Sv%) for Frisk.
Guerrera jump-started his professional career playing two seasons (2003-05) for the Laredo Bucks (CHL). In his rookie season season, he went 26-4-5 with a 2.10 GAA and a save percentage of 0.932. On home ice Guerrera was even better going 14-0-1 with a 1.65 GAA and a 0.934 save percentage. He helped the Bucks to a CHL-best 48-8-8 regular season record and the President's Cup playoff title. Guerrera had the second best save percentage in the CHL, was tied for the second best GAA, tied for fourth in shutouts with four and was fifth in wins. The 5'11" 190-pound goalie captured the CHL Rookie of the Year award for his performance in the regular season. During that season he started 12 straight games and went 10-0-2 with a 1.81 GAA. In the post-season, Guerrera posted an 8-2 record with a GAA of 1.65 and a save percentage of 0.934. Guerrera's save percentage was tied for the second best in the post-season, his GAA was third best and he was a perfect 3-0 in overtime. He helped the Bucks become the first team in CHL history to overcome a 3-1 deficit in the finals to win the President's Cup title. For his performance Guerrera was named the 2004 CHL Playoff MVP. Guerrera stayed consistent the following season (2004-05) by posting a 2.29 GAA, .912 save percentage and 17-12-2 record.
Prior to turning pro, Guerrera played four years of NCAA Division I hockey at Wayne State, located in Detroit. He had a save percentage over 0.900 all four years of college and helped lead his team to three straight College Hockey America conference titles and a berth in the 2003 NCAA tournament. Guerrera was named to the All-CHA First Team and was named CHA Player of the Year during his 2001-02 campaign. He graduated with a degree in exercise science.
Side note: According to the last count, Guerrera speaks three languages, Italian, English and French.
The Rage is slated to begin its inaugural season this October on the road. The Rage will begin play at home this November at the new, state-of-the-art Broomfield Event Center. The Rocky Mountain Rage is one of two expansion teams in the Central Hockey League's 17-team field. The Rage will join the Colorado Eagles, Oklahoma City Blazers and Wichita Thunder in the Northwest Division.
Season Tickets are available now for the 2006-07 seasons by calling 303-439-RAGE. For more information, visit www.RockyMountainRage.com.
About the Broomfield Event Center: Currently under construction on the south side of U.S. Highway 36, between 112th and 120th Streets, the Broomfield Event Center will be a state of the art 180,000 square foot multi-purpose event center and will include 6,000 seats, including 25 suites, 900 club seats, a sit-down restaurant, two themed bars and a separate basketball practice facility. The Broomfield Event Center will host more than 130 events per year, including concerts, trade shows, rodeos and sporting events. It is the future home of the Rocky Mountain Rage Professional Hockey Club and the Colorado 14ers Professional Basketball Club (Denver Nuggets, New Jersey Nets, Toronto Raptors affiliate team). The new venue is scheduled to open in November.
About Arista: The Broomfield Event Center is a major anchor for the 215 acre multi-use development known as Arista. Other than the event center, the Arista development will include retail, office and residential space.
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