Dany Sabourin
Born (1980-09-02) September 2, 1980
Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Calgary Flames
Pittsburgh Penguins
Vancouver Canucks
Graz 99ers
Dragons de Rouen
NHL Draft 108th overall, 1998
Calgary Flames
Playing career 20002017

Dany Sabourin (born September 2, 1980) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former goaltender.

Playing career

Drafted in the fourth round, 108th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, he played four games with Calgary before moving to the Pittsburgh Penguins. In 2006, he was awarded the Baz Bastien Memorial Trophy as top goaltender in the AHL after achieving 30 wins in 49 games with Pittsburgh's AHL farm team in Wilkes-Barre. In October 2006, the Vancouver Canucks claimed him via waivers, where he served as backup to Roberto Luongo.

On February 20, 2007, Sabourin achieved his first NHL win in 12 career games, when the Canucks defeated the Anaheim Ducks in overtime, by a score of 3–2.

On April 25, 2007, he made his playoff debut during the last 10 minutes of the third period when Roberto Luongo was pulled after Anaheim scored their 4th goal in the first game of the series. Anaheim scored their fifth goal on Sabourin during the final minute of the game, ending with a score of 5–1.

On May 3, 2007, he made his second playoff appearance in the first few minutes of overtime with the Vancouver Canucks facing elimination in Game 5 against the Ducks. He made five saves before being replaced back by Luongo, who was delayed by what was thought to be equipment problems. However, after the game, it was revealed Luongo had an untimely case of diarrhea.[1] The Canucks later lost the game 2–1 in double overtime.

On July 1, 2007, Sabourin was signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins as an unrestricted free agent,[2] recording 10 wins for the Penguins in the 2007–08 NHL season.

On January 17, 2009, Sabourin was traded to the Edmonton Oilers along with forward Ryan Stone and a fourth round draft pick for goaltender Mathieu Garon.[3] However, general manager Steve Tambellini declared on the day of the trade that he had no intention of bringing Sabourin to the Edmonton Oilers club. Instead, the Oilers stated that they intended to trade or waive Sabourin,[4] who finished the year with Edmonton's AHL affiliate Springfield Falcons.

On July 7, 2009, he signed a one-year contract with the Boston Bruins.[5] He was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins for 2009–10.

On July 1, 2010, Sabourin signed a one-year deal with the Washington Capitals. He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears on October 15. Sabourin spent the next three seasons within the Capitals organization, spending his entirety of his tenure as the Bears veteran goaltender.

On July 2, 2013, Sabourin opted to sign his first European contract, agreeing to a one-year deal with Austrian club, Graz 99ers of the EBEL.[6] As the starting goalie for Graz over the following two seasons, Sabourin was a workhorse appearing in every game as the club missed the post-season on each occasion.

Sabourin opted to continue his European career as a free agent by signing with French Ligue Magnus club, Dragons de Rouen on April 7, 2015.[7] After the 2016–17 season, Sabourin retired from professional hockey.[8]

Coaching career

In 2019, Sabourin served as the goaltending coach for the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the QMJHL, where he worked with San Jose Sharks prospect Zachary Emond and won the 2019 Memorial Cup. The following season, he joined the Sharks' American Hockey League affiliate San Jose Barracuda as goaltending development coach.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPWLTOTLMINGASOGAASV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1997–98 Sherbrooke Faucons QMJHL 3715152190712814.03.877
1998–99 Sherbrooke Beavers QMJHL 308132147710214.14.879 10149202.45.917
1998–99 Saint John Flames AHL 10157404.19.840
1999–00 Sherbrooke Beavers QMJHL 5525225306618113.54.889 5143241803.33.888
2000–01 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 194919035603.72.879 10040203.00.800
2000–01 Saint John Flames AHL 110040000.001.000
2001–02 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 271410115398403.28.892 302137502.18.936
2001–02 Saint John Flames AHL 104404471812.41.909
2002–03 Saint John Flames AHL 4115174222010042.70.905
2003–04 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 145728213902.85.904
2003–04 Calgary Flames NHL 40301681003.57.848
2003–04 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 106316132402.35.937 10158202.07.944
2004–05 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 27196115784451.67.942
2004–05 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 2088210283812.22.921
2005–06 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 4930144294311142.26.922 6243621312.15.927
2005–06 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 1010214011.68.714
2006–07 Vancouver Canucks NHL 92414802102.62.906 20014104.28.909
2006–07 Manitoba Moose AHL 2110119412.01.920
2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 24109112415722.75.904
2008–09 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 196829894702.85.898
2008–09 Springfield Falcons AHL 135627954203.17.904
2009–10 Providence Bruins AHL 5628270327814632.67.915
2010–11 Hershey Bears AHL 23149012995322.45.908
2011–12 Hershey Bears AHL 371812520479422.76.909 5233011603.19.882
2012–13 Hershey Bears AHL 28913315216902.72.903
2013–14 Graz 99ers EBEL 45261011422.45.892
2014–15 Graz 99ers EBEL 5424300322614532.70.919
2015–16 Dragons de Rouen FRA 242.62.892 152.15.919
2016–17 Dragons de Rouen FRA 432.30.913 172.88.892
NHL totals 57182504290113922.87.898 20014104.28.909

References

  1. MIA Lou reveals he was ... in the loo Archived 2016-01-31 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Sabourin signed by Penguins". tsn.ca. July 1, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2007.
  3. "Oilers trade Garon to Penguins for Sabourin". cbcsports.ca. January 17, 2009. Retrieved January 17, 2009.
  4. "Interview with Steve Tambellini, Oilers official website". oilers.nhl.com. January 17, 2009. Archived from the original on January 20, 2009.
  5. "B's sign Sabourin and Fata". Boston Bruins. July 7, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  6. "Welcome Sabourin to Graz". Facebook. July 2, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  7. "Dany Sabourin new Goaltender of the Dragons" (in French). Dragons de Rouen. April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  8. "Dany Sabourin". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  9. "San Jose Sharks Announce Organizational Coaching Staff". San Jose Sharks. National Hockey League. September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
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