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Bears Recall Mark Dekanich from Stingrays

March 23, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hershey Bears News Release


HERSHEY, Pa. - The Hershey Bears announced today that goaltender Mark Dekanich has been recalled from the ECHL's South Carolina Stingrays. The announcement was made by Bears President/General Manager Doug Yingst.

Dekanich, 29, returns to the Bears for the second time this season, after appearing in one game on December 27. In 32 games with the South Division-leading Stingrays, Dekanich has posted a record of 17-9-2 with two shutouts, a goals-against average of 2.14 and a save percentage of .926. He ranks sixth in the ECHL in goals-against average and fourth in save percentage.

The 6-2, 192-pound native of North Vancouver, British Columbia spent the last two seasons playing for Zagreb Medvescak of the KHL. His last AHL season prior to heading overseas was spent with the St. John's IceCaps, with which he went 11-9-6 with three shutouts, a goals-against average of 2.98 and save percentage of .895.

Dekanich represented the Western Conference at the 2011 AHL All-Star Classic held in Hershey. With Milwaukee, Springfield and St. John's, Dekanich has a career record of 82-54-13 with 11 shutouts, a goals-against average of 2.38 and save percentage of .915 in 162 regular-season games.

Prior to turning pro, Dekanich played four years of college hockey at Colgate University, amassing a record of 52-45-16 over 118 games. He was originally selected by the Nashville Predators in the fifth round (146th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

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