Robert "Cap" Raeder (born October 8, 1953) is an American former

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. Raeder briefly played in the WHA for the New England Whalers in 1975–77 after starring for the

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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

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. He later served as an interim head coach of the

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for one game in 2002, before taking a scouting position with the Sharks. In 2008, Raeder was hired as an assistant coach for the

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. In August 2010, Raeder retired, and now runs camps and clinics. Raeder is the analyst for Westwood One's coverage of the

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Awards and honors

Head coaching record

References

External links

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Cap Raeder's profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
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