Devils Youth Goalie Training
Tom Fogu
Director of Goaltending, Owner/Operator Great Saves Goaltending, Inc.
As part of their tuition, all Devils Youth goaltenders receive regular semi-private training and video analysis sessions (scheduled at their convenience) in addition to the on-ice clinics scheduled throughout the year. Off-ice instruction is conducted in the state-of-the-art facility operated by Great Saves Goaltending, conveniently located right in Codey Arena
Additional training sessions with Goaltending Director and Owner/Operator of GSG Tom Fogu are available at additional charge. Please visit the Great Saves Goaltending website for more information.
All spring goalie training sessions to be held at Codey Arena in West Orange, NJ
Goaltending Staff
Tom Fogu is the owner and operator of Great Saves Goaltending and the Director of Goaltending for the New Jersey Devils Youth Hockey Club. Tom has 20 years' experience coaching players of all ages from Mite through college, and has built a broad knowledge base and strong professional connections through his work as VGR High School Goaltending Coach, USA Hockey Coaching Seminar Lecturer, USA Hockey Atlantic District Festival Program evaluator, Pee Wee Quebec Program staff member, Give 'Em Nothing School of Goaltending and New York Rangers/GDI Goaltending Schools instructor, Assistant Coach at Western New England University, Goaltending Coordinator at University of Maine, and Director of Goaltending at Huron Hockey Schools. Tom employs two additional coaches to work in the GSG training facility during the season, Jordan Hulahan and Ryan Messinger.
Zane Kalemba is a Devils Youth alum who helped his team win a Bantam National Championship in 2001. He is currently serving as the Atlantic District Director of Goaltending where he worked alongside USA Hockey personnel to bring Goalie Nation’s ’51 in 30’ grassroots goalie development initiative to the District.
Zane graduated from Princeton University in 2010 as the Men’s Hockey all-time leading goaltender in wins, shutouts, save percentage, and games played. In 2009, he was honored as a collegiate All-American and was named both the ECAC and Ivy League Player of the Year, as well as being nominated as a top-10 finalist for the Hobey Baker Award. During his sophomore season, Kalemba was named the ECAC tournament's Most Outstanding Player for his role in helping the Princeton Tigers capture the ECAC championship, the second in school history.
Following his college career, Zane was invited to attend training camp with the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres. Kalemba also attended prospect camps with the San Jose Sharks (2009) and Tampa Bay Lightning (2010). He spent several years playing professional hockey in Europe, where he was named the top goaltender in Poland's Extraliga, playing for GKS Katowice (2013).
Zane was selected to represent his country at the 2002 Jr. World Cup with the United States Under-18 team, and was subsequently drafted in the first round by the USHL's Green Bay Gamblers where he played for the 2004-05 season.