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Meet the Instructors
Kelly Guard - Owner Operator
Kelly Guard founded Guardian Goaltending in 2004. Kelly played professional hockey for 6 years. He made stops playing for the Ottawa Senators, Binghmaton Senators, and Charlotte Checkers. He also ventured over to Europe for a few seasons making stops in Italy, Austria and Belarus. He played his junior for the Kelowna Rockets where he won a Memorial Cup Championship and was named the Memorial Cup MVP in 2004. He also set multiple goaltending records for the Canadian Hockey league while playing in Kelowna. IN 2023 Coach Guard won Gold at both the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Red Deer and the World Junior Championships in Halifax. Kelly just finished his 11th year as a Goaltender Coach for the WHL's Prince Albert Raiders.
Gavin Holcomb - Instructor
Gavin Holcomb is the former coach of Melfort Mustangs SJHL and Drumheller Dragons AJHL
Gavin is currently a Financial Advisor with Investors Group in Prince Albert
Father to Abby and Camden and husband to his wife Shelby
Declan Hobbs - Instructor
Declan Hobbs has played for the Nipawin Hawks where he won the 2018 SJHL Goalie Of The Year Currently playing for the U of S Huskies of U Sports
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