Danis named First Team Jofa All-American
Published on April 9, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
Hamilton Bulldogs goaltender Yann Danis has been named a First Team Jofa All-American, earning All-America honours for the second time in his college career. Danis played his senior year this past season at Brown University. Danis, a native of Sainte Jerome, Quebec, also finished as a top-three finalist for the 2004 Hobey Baker Award, which is given to the top collegiate men's hockey player in the United States. The 22-year-old Danis was Brown's first ever Hobey Baker finalist.
Only the second player in ECAC history to be honoured as Player of the Year and receive the Ken Dryden Award as the league's best netminder in the same season, Danis was named both First Team All-ECAC and First Team All-Ivy. The 2004 Ivy League Player of the Year, Danis helped lead Brown to its best ECAC finish since 1995, while leading the team to its first Ivy League Championship since 1995. Danis, who stands at 6'0, 190-pounds, played in 30 games at Brown this season, earning a record of 15-11-4, a save percentage of .942 (2nd in NCAA) and a goals against average of 1.81 (3rd in NCAA).
Danis has won each of his two starts since joining the Hamilton Bulldogs, posting at 1.50 goals against average, a .933 save percentage and one shutout. The Montreal Canadiens signed Danis to a contract back on March 19th, 2004.
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