Capitals Assign Dany Sabourin
Published on October 17, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hershey Bears News Release
ARLINGTON, Va. - The Washington Capitals have assigned goaltender Dany Sabourin to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today.
Sabourin, 31, is 2-0-0 with a 3.50 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage with Hershey this season. He spent all of last season with the Bears, recording a 14-9-0 record with a 2.45 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage in 23 games.
The 6'4", 204-pound Sabourin has appeared in 57 career NHL games with the Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins and the Vancouver Canucks, compiling a record of 18-25-0-4 with a 2.88 goals-against average and an .898 save percentage.
The Val-d'Or, Quebec, native was originally Calgary's fourth-round choice, 108th overall, in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
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