The Ottawa Fury have announced today that they will not be renewing the contract of goalkeeper Devala Gorrick.

The American goalkeeper quickly became a fan favourite in the Spring Season for the Ottawa Fury, making important saves at crucial times. He was rarely without a smile at his time in Ottawa, and is always filled with optimism.

Gorrick was known to some Fury fans for his personal blog that he wrote, reflecting on both football related matters and life in general. Gorrick also did a lot of work with the Ottawa Fury in and about the community.

(Check out his blog here —-> http://devalagk.blogspot.ca/)

Gorrick lost his #1 keeper spot to Romuald Peiser, who was brought in during the Spring/Fall Season break. Peiser, an experienced French keeper, brought a lot of experience and talent to Ottawa and this meant that Gorrick would spend much of the Fall Season on the Ottawa Fury bench.

Peiser has been signed for the 2015 season, while we still await decisions on keepers De Bellis and Chad Bush. With a team in the PSLQ next season, there will be a greater opportunity for Ottawa’s keepers to get regular play. This will be important to players like Chad Bush who have worked their way up from the academy but are still a but shy of taking the leap to first team.

The keeper situation for Ottawa has also been a subject of conversation among fans. Goal Keeping coach David Bellemar resigned just months into the season, eventually being replaced by Liverpool legend and European Cup Winner Bruce Grobbelaar, while Peiser being brought in as a 4th keeper resulted in the released of Ghana youngster Hamza.

I would like to wish Gorrick nothing but the best in the future. On top of being a great keeper, he is an amazing person with a great heart. He fit in great with the Ottawa Fury Family and will not be forgotten by the fans any time soon. Hari Bol