In a confusing bit of news, it appears the Islanders have signed former Canadiens goaltender Yann Denis. No official word, but a sharp eyed poster on Islandermania spotted him on the players page.
Nothing more than a depth signing I am sure, but some theorize he will make things harder on Joey MacDonald now. We shall see.
More as it develops.
Confirmed!
Per the New York Islanders website:
The New York Islanders have signed goaltender Yann Danis to a one-year, two-way contract. A former NCAA All-American with Brown University, Danis 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.
Thanks to CMB for the heads-up!
I spotted that, too, this morning. He was a great goaltender at Brown and is a good guy to have as a second or third goalie. I wonder if it’s a two-way contract. If not, the Islanders would have three goaltenders on one-way deals.
It’s official: The Islanders signed Danis to a one-year, two-way contract.
http://islanders.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=367625