Joe Cannata Recalled from Ontario Reign

February 25, 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 to the Utica Comets from the ECHL Ontario Reign.

Cannata, 25, currently ranks second in ECHL goaltenders in goals-against average (2.13) and ranks third in save percentage (0.926). He has allowed just 40 goals in 19 games with Ontario and has posted a 10-6-0-2 record with a shutout. He was named the starting goalie in the ECHL All-Star game.

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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