e-mail:
ray@rafproductions.com
Ray
Fuerst is a fifty year veteran of hockey in Minnesota. Ray developed his
hockey skills in the Como area of Saint Paul. He now lives in the Maplewood in
the north Suburban area of the Twin Cities. Ray resides there with his wife
Marsha. He has two sons, both married and two grandchildren. Ray has been
training, coaching and recruiting young hockey players in Minnesota for the past
40 years. From in-house to traveling and from mites to pro hockey players, Ray
has been there training, coaching, recruiting, producing scouting reports, doing
videos and shooting action shots and he is still playing the game today. There
is not enough space on this site to express and name all the number of great
hockey players that have been coached, trained or recruited by Ray Fuerst.
When not involved in hockey, Ray is a Forensic Animator. He reconstructs
and represents clients visually, doing courtroom presentations for civil and
criminal cases. Ray is the owner of RAF Productions of Saint Paul, MN for
the past 39 years. RAF Productions, produces training, testing,
assessment and orientation programs for local and internationally known medical
manufacturing and financial corporations. He has worked with professional sports
for most of his graphics years (One of the founders of the Minnesota Junior
Hockey League in 1974. Has worked with the USHL and was president and vice
president of the MJHL. Other teams in his past that Ray has been involved with;
The Minnesota Fighting Saints Pro Hockey Team, Minnesota North Stars Pro Hockey
Team, 1980 US Olympic Gold Medal Team, Minnesota Norsemen Pro Softball,
Minnesota Kicks Pro Soccer and hundreds of amateur teams. Ray is well versed in
training and orientation. He company has done thousands of photos and videos for high
schools through out the state, nationally and internationally, which have been used for year books, school
videos and recruiting.
Knowledge of the game and creativity is the theme
for this specialist of hockey.
Ray developed the Minnesota 4on4 Hockey League for players to continue their hockey education, physical and mental development in the off season.