Canucks Recall Sabourin; Re-assign Flaherty to Moose
Published on November 20, 2006 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
The Vancouver Canucks, the NHL affiliate of the Manitoba Moose, announced they have recalled goaltender Dany Sabourin from the Moose. As a result, they have re-assigned netminder Wade Flaherty to Manitoba.
Flaherty, 38, did not appear in any games with Vancouver since being recalled Nov. 16/06. The Terrace, B.C. native has appeared in eight games so far this season with Manitoba where he has a 4-3-0 record and a goals against average of 2.61 and a save percentage of .896. In his previous two seasons with the Moose, Flaherty appeared in 81 games with a record of 45-26-7. He is currently the franchise leader among Moose goalies for career goals against average at 2.39. He is also the franchise leader in career save percentage with a .917 mark and holds the franchise record for all-time Moose shutouts with 10. Flaherty is the franchise leader in almost every playoff category, including appearances (23); wins (15); losses (9); overtime wins (4); and saves (576). He has a Moose career playoff goals average of 2.24 and a Moose career playoff save percentage of .917.
Sabourin, 26, appeared in two games this past weekend with the Moose after being re-assigned for conditioning purposes on Nov. 16/06. On Friday, the Val d'Or, PQ native suffering an 4-3 overtime defeat in Rochester before stopping all 27 shots he faced for a 1-0 shutout victory over Syracuse on Saturday. This season with the Canucks, Sabourin has recorded one win against the Edmonton Oilers on Oct. 17/06. He has a goals against average of 3.24 and a save percentage of .868. Last season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the Val d'Or, PQ native was awarded the "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award as the AHL's top goaltender by recording a record of 30-14-4 in 49 games with a goals against average of 2.26 and a save percentage of .922. In his career, Sabourin has appeared in 135 AHL games with a record of 63-50-12 and a goals against average of 2.45 and a save percentage of .910.
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