Kessler to Attend Hockey Canada Goaltending Camp
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CALGARY, Alta. -- Harvard junior goaltender Christina Kessler (Oakville, Ont.) is among 15 elite goaltenders from Canada who will be attending the second annual Hockey Canada goaltending camp, which will be held at the Father David Bauer Olympic Arena in Calgary, Alta., from June 5-8.
Fifteen goaltenders - two in the senior category (candidates for the National Women's Team), seven in the under-22 age category (candidates for the National Women's Under-22 Team) and six in the under-18 category (candidates for the National Women's Under-18 Team) - will get the opportunity to work with Denis Sproxton, goaltending consultant for the National Women's Program, along with a number of other instructors during the four-day camp.
The goaltenders were selected by Hockey Canada based on evaluations done by regional scouts during the 2007-08 season. These evaluations included performances with their respective club teams, along with the 2008 National Women's Under-18 Championship for the under-18 goaltenders. These goaltenders also took part in strength and conditioning/skating camps in May.
Kessler recently attending a strength, conditioning and skating camp in Calgary for the country's top under-22 women's players in May.
Kessler, an AHCA second-team All-America selection last season, was Harvard's first ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year after posting a 30-2-0 record in net. She led the nation with a .952 save percentage (679 of 713) and set the NCAA Division I single-season shutout record by blanking 12 teams. Kessler was also second in the country with a 1.06 goals-against average.
