Credit Union Place in Dauphin was home to the first-ever Shane Allard Memorial Goalie Development Camp, Feb. 28.

Shane Allard was a goalie with the Dauphin Kings of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League when he died in a car accident, Dec. 1, 2002, at the age of 19.

His father Noel said he was contacted by Dauphin and District Community Foundation executive director Kit Daley regarding the Shane Allard Memorial Fund.

“And we decided, since we’re helping goalies, why not hold a hockey camp for goalies in Dauphin. Because usually kids wanting hockey schools, especially goalies, they have to go far, travel all over the country to find these schools,” he said. “And it was nice to have that option available right in Dauphin. So it was a lot of work with Kit Daley from the foundation.”

The camp attracted 25 young goalies ages nine and up. Instructors included Andy Kollar of IceLab, Dan Keeping, assistant coach with the Dauphin Kings and Parkland Rangers, Kings goalies Carson Cherepak and Keaton Woolsey and Rangers goalie Kyler Swanton.

Although the camp was limited to just 25 participants, Allard noted there were more than 200 young players interested in taking part.

“So it looks good for next year. It’s an annual thing now,” he said, adding it will be held around the same time next year, depending on rink availability.

Shane’s jersey and photo hangs on the sound room wall at Credit Union Place. Every time he comes through Dauphin, Allard stops in to view them.

“It’s very nice to see that he’s still recognized and still talked about. We always say, ‘gone but never forgotten’, and this is an example of it,” he said.

Allard’s other son, who lives in Yorkton helped to design a t-shirt, which was given to camp participants.