Wheeling's Sabourin Named Sun National Bank ECHL Saver of the Month

December 2, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - Dany Sabourin of the Wheeling Nailers is the Sun National Bank ECHL Saver of the Month for November.

Under contract to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, the 24-year-old Sabourin won his last six starts of the month to finish 8-1-0 with three shutouts, a goals-against average of 1.17 and a save percentage of .959. Sabourin, who was recalled to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Wednesday, led ECHL goaltenders during the month with eight wins and three shutouts while his goals-against average (1.17) and save percentage (.959) were the second lowest in the league.

Tied for the league lead with three shutouts and 10 wins, Sabourin is 10-2-0 and leads the league in shootout wins with three while ranking second in goals-against average (1.28) and save percentage (.956).

Sabourin began the month posting back-to-back 2-0 shutouts, making 34 saves at Dayton on November 5 and 30 saves against Reading on November 6. Following a 4-2 loss to Reading on November 11, Sabourin made 29 saves in a 1-0 win against Peoria, beginning the six-game winning streak. He made 36 saves in a 4-1 win against Johnstown on November 17 and stopped 27 shots in a 2-1 overtime win at Atlantic City on November 19. He had 23 saves in a 7-3 win against Dayton on November 24 and 16 saves in a 3-2 overtime win against Trenton on November 26. He ended the month stopping 26 shots in a 3-1 win at Toledo.

Sabourin, who has accounted for all of Wheeling's victories, has twice been named ECHL Saver of the Week - October 25-31 and November 1-7.

Runners Up: Jake Moreland, Atlantic City (9-2-1, 2.22 GAA, .926 save pct.), Chris Madden, Long Beach (6-1-0, 1.20 GAA, .968 save pct.) and Barry Brust, Reading (5-0-0, 1.20 GAA, .957 save pct.).

Also Nominated: Peter Aubry (Alaska), Jason Saal (Augusta), Yutaka Fukufuji (Bakersfield), Kelly Guard (Charlotte), T.J. Aceti (Gwinnett), David Currie (Johnstown), Jason Wolfe (Mississippi), Nick Boucher (Pee Dee), Frederic Cloutier (Pensacola), Chris Beckford-Tseu (Peoria), Trevor Koenig (San Diego), Kirk Daubenspeck (South Carolina), Logan Koopmans (Toledo), Chris Houle (Trenton and Jason Stone (Victoria).

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