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Joe Cannata (G)
Utah Grizzlies
| Name: |
Joe Cannata |
| Number: |
35 |
| Pos.: |
G |
| Shoots: |
R |
| Height: |
6-1 |
| Weight: |
205 |
| Birthdate: |
1990-01-02 |
| Birthplace: |
Wakefield, MA |
Biography
Cannata won all 16 playoff games for the 2018 Kelly Cup Champion Colorado Eagles. Cannata tied for the league lead with a .931 save percentage. He went 21-5-2 with Colorado in the 2017-18 regular season.
A 6th round pick of the Vancouver Canucks in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and has already seen action in 121 games at the AHL level with Chicago, Utica, Hershey and San Antonio. During that time he posted a record of 54-41-8 to go along with a 2.76 GAA and a .903 save-percentage.
The Wakefield, Massachusetts native has also manned the nets in 31 ECHL games with the Kalamazoo Wings, Ontario Reign and South Carolina Stingrays, going 18-10-2 with a 2.34 GAA and a .920 save percentage.
Prior to moving to the pro level, the 27 year-old spent four seasons at Merrimack College, where he went 59-46-16 with seven shutouts, a 2.47 GAA and a .917 save-percentage. Cannata’s junior season saw the goaltender win a career-high 25 games in net.
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