Canucks Assign Sabourin to Moose for Conditioning; Canucks Recall Flaherty

Published on November 16, 2006 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manitoba Moose News Release

The Vancouver Canucks, the NHL affiliate of the Manitoba Moose, announced they have assigned goaltender Dany Sabourin to the Moose for a conditioning stint. As a result, the Canucks have recalled netminder Wade Flaherty from Manitoba.

Sabourin, 26, has appeared in two games this season for the Canucks where he 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.

Flaherty, 38, 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, the Terrace, B.C. native 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.

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