Robert "Cap" Raeder (born October 8, 1953) is an American former ice hockey goaltender and coach.
Raeder briefly played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the New England Whalers from 1975 to 1977 after starring for the University of New Hampshire men's ice hockey team in the early 1970s. His best year as a professional was in 1976 when he had the lowest goals against average of all goaltenders in the WHA playoffs. Based on the strength of that performance, he was later selected to the United States team at the inaugural 1976 Canada Cup. He later served as an interim head coach of the San Jose Sharks for one game in 2002, before taking a scouting position with the Sharks. In 2008, Raeder was hired as an assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Lightning. In August 2010, Raeder retired, and now runs camps and clinics. Raeder is the analyst for Westwood One's coverage of the Frozen Four.
Awards and honors Award Year All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1973–74 AHCA East All-American 1973–74
Head coaching record
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%1972–73 University of New Hampshire ECAC 20–– – 67 0 3.35 .897– – – – – – – – – 1973–74 University of New Hampshire ECAC 22 –– – 58 0 2.64 .908– – – – – – – – – 1974–75 University of New Hampshire ECAC 27 –– – 1559 94 0 3.62 .888– – – – – – – – 1975–76 Cape Codders NAHL 21 9 8 3 1215 81 0 4.00 – – – – – – – – 1975–76 Broome County Dusters NAHL 21 7 12 1 1184 86 0 4.36 – – – – – – – – – 1975–76 New England Whalers WHA 2 0 1 0 100 8 0 4.80 .826 14 7 7 819 31 2 2.271976–77 New England Whalers WHA 2612 10 1 1328 69 2 3.12 .902 1 0 1 6070 7.001976–77 Rhode Island Reds AHL 20 7 8 1 1060 75 0 4.25 .880– – – – – – – – 1977–78 Philadelphia Firebirds AHL 9 2 5 1 472 38 0 4.83 .819– – – – – – – – 1978–79 New Hampshire/Cape Cod Freedoms NEHL 47Statistics Unavailable 1979–80 Richmond Rifles EHL 36 –– – 2147 125 0 3.49– – – – – – – – WHA totals 28 12 11 1 1428 77 2 3.24 .897 15 7 8 879 38 2 3.24
References
External links
Cap Raeder's profile at hockeydraftcentral.com