Meger eager to seize opportunity
After a strong showing in net last weekend, Prince Albert Raiders goaltender Curtis Meger is eager to continue proving himself in the WHL.
Meger was signed by the Raiders in 2015, but it wasn’t until Friday night the 1998-born goaltender saw his first regular season action. Taking over the net in relief of Nicholas Sanders, Meger stopped six of seven shots in just under 30 minutes of playing time, helping his team to a 6-5 come from behind overtime victory over the Calgary Hitmen.
On Saturday, Head Coach Marc Habscheid gave Meger the nod ahead of puck drop against the Medicine Hat Tigers, and Meger had another strong performance with 30 saves on 32 shots, picking up his second win in as many nights as the Raiders dropped the Tigers 4-2.
“It was a special weekend, that’s for sure. One I’m going to remember for a long time,” Meger said. “It’s something I worked for really hard over the summer, and I think coming into camp I really wanted to compete for a spot on this team and I think this weekend I did a good job of that.”