Joe Cannata Reassigned to Ontario Reign
April 13, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Utica Comets News Release
Utica Comets Director of Hockey Operations Pat Conacher announced today that the Vancouver Canucks have reassigned goaltender Joe Cannata from the Comets to the Ontario Reign of the ECHL.
Cannata, 25, currently ranks second in ECHL goaltenders in goals-against average (2.02) and first in save percentage (0.927). He has allowed just 42 goals in 21 games with Ontario and has posted a 12-6-0-2 record with two shutouts. He was named the starting goalie in the ECHL All-Star game.
In five games with the Comets this season, Cannata has posted a 3-2-0-0 record, with a 1.99 goals against average, and a .932 save percentage.
The Wakefield, Mass. native appeared in 28 games with the Comets last season and went 11-12-1-3 with a 2.83 goals-against average and a 0.907 save percentage. He finished the season strong by winning seven of his last nine starts with just a 2.08 goals-against average.
A sixth-round selection (173rd overall) of the Canucks in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, Cannata played four years at Merrimack College from 2008-12, where he appeared in 122 career games posting an overall record of 59-46-16 with seven shutouts, a 2.47 goals-against average and a save percentage of .915.
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