Bismarck goalie Garvey makes NCAA commitment

The Bismarck Bobcats of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) are pleased to announce that goaltender Hunter Garvey has committed to play NCAA Division III hockey for St. Norbert College.

Garvey, 21, just completed his third and final season playing junior hockey in the NAHL. The 6’0/160 lbs. native of San Diego, CA, split time during the 2022-23 season between Bismarck and the El Paso Rhinos.

While with the Bobcats, Garvey posted a 11-10-1 record in 22 games played with a 3.02 goals against average and .894 save percentage. With the Rhinos, Garvey appeared in eight games, going 4-4-0 with a 2.48 goals against average and .904 save percentage.

Prior to playing in the NAHL, Garvey played the 2019-20 season in the NAPHL for the Meijer AAA 18U team. During that season, he was named to the All-NAPHL 18U Team in the High Performance Division and also played in the 2019-20 NAPHL 18U All-Star Game.

He made his NAHL debut that season with the Jamestown Rebels.

During the 2020-21 season, he played in the NAHL for the Amarillo Bulls appearing in 15 games and posting a 4-3-5 record with a 2.43 goals against average and a .922 save percentage.

In 2021-22, Garvey appeared in 41 games for the North Iowa Bulls and posted a 15-18-7 record with a 3.35 goals against average and a .903 save percentage.

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