AHL Bridgeport Islanders

Islanders Sign Goalie Danis

Published on July 2, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Bridgeport Islanders News Release


(July 2, 2008 - Long Island, NY) - The New York Islanders have signed goaltender Yann Danis (pronounced YAHN DAH-nee) to a one-year, two-way contract. A former NCAA All-American with Brown University, Denis has a record of 81-67-18 in 176 career AHL games with a 2.78 goals against average and a .908 save percentage.

Following a standout four-year career at Brown University, Danis signed as an undrafted free agent with Montreal in March of 2004. In his time with the Canadiens' organization, Danis played in six games with Montreal and had a record of 3-2-0 with a 2.69 goals against average and a save percentage of .908. Danis, a native of Québec, Canada spent the majority of the last five seasons with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League.

During his time at Brown, Danis played in 100 games and finished with a record of 43- 43-12. He also had 13 shutouts to go along with a goals against average of 2.19 and a save percentage of .930. Danis won several colligate honors, including being named as an NCAA All-American in 2003-04 and received All-Conference honors in 2001-02, 2002-03 and 2003-04.

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