Kremer to Tend Pipes for Gophers
May 12, 2008 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Bismarck Bobcats News Release
The Bismarck Bobcats are pleased to announce that rookie goaltender and team M.V.P Jake Kremer has signed with the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers for the 2008-09 season. Kremer led the âCats goaltending staff with a 17-24-5 record and ended the year with a 91% save percentage and a 3.30 goals against average.
The Eden Prairie, MN native lead the league in saves with 1,475. Along with facing the most rubber in the regular season, Jake saw plenty of ice time finishing second in the NAHL in minutes played with 2691:39, right behind Fairbanks goaltender Cody Reichard who committed to Miami of Ohio. Jake only got better with time and proved that during his final game in Bobcat Country, his best performance of the season; a 1-0 win on 49 saves.
"Jake is a perfect example of a player who's work ethic carried him to the next level," said Bobcats Head Coach Byron Pool. "Kremer works as hard as any player in any league," Pool mentioned. "I'm real excited for Jake; I think he will make it real hard for the Gophers not to play him."
Jake is more than thrilled to play for his favorite team of all time, "I grew up loving the Gophers and I watched them every time they were on, this is a dream come true," Kremer said. "The University is great, it's a tough school to get into and it's an added bonus that it's so close to home," Jake added.
Kremer's hard work paid off through out the season and you could see his improvement day by day. "I learned an important lesson this season; someone is always watching. I practiced hard everyday and Byron took note of that, without his help I wouldn't be where I'm at today," Kremer added.
Bobcats Building a Machine
The Bismarck Bobcats have started the building process for the 2008-09 season. The first of four open tryout camps took place this past weekend in Arvada, Colorado. 86 players were on display in front of the âCats coaching staff, looking for an invite back to the main camp in Bismarck.
Ten players were invited back to Bobcat Country along with two of the âCats tendered players that were on hand in Arvada. Head Coach Byron Pool was pleased with the first of four open camps.
"We had a lot of talent in Arvada, it was real nice to see a handful of young players with a lot of potential show up on our radar," Pool stated. "All in all it was a great camp."
The Bobcats keep moving forward with the next open tryout camp which will be held in Trenton, MI on the 24th-26th of May.
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