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Washington Capitals

Dany Sabourin

current status: Off season

#35 G | 6'4", 204 lbs. | Washington

Birth Date:September 2, 1980 (32 years old)
Place of Birth:Val d'Or, Que.
Catches:L

Experience:5 years
Drafted:Drafted by Calgary in 1998 (4/108).
Acquired:Acquired as a free agent in 2010.

Scouting Report

Assets:	Has excellent size for the goaltending position and the ability to come off the bench at the highest level. Also displays good team qualities.
Flaws:	Has battled consistency issues in the pro ranks, especially in the NHL. Lacks the quickness to excel at the National Hockey League level.
Career Potential:	Veteran journeyman goaltender.

Career Honors & Awards

League	Honor	Description
AHL	Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Trophy	2005-06
AHL	Baz Bastien Memorial Trophy	2005-06
AHL	First All-Star Team	2005-06

Movements & Injuries

2012
9/14/2012	Assigned to Hershey (AHL).
9/13/2012	Placed on waivers by the Washington Capitals.
5/30/2012	Signed by the Washington Capitals to a one-year contract extension.
5/01/2012	Recalled from Hershey (AHL).
4/20/2012	Assigned to Hershey (AHL).
4/09/2012	Recalled from Hershey (AHL).
4/08/2012	Assigned to Hershey (AHL).
4/07/2012	Recalled from Hershey (AHL).
2011
10/23/2011	Assigned to Hershey (AHL).
10/18/2011	Recalled from Hershey (AHL).
10/17/2011	Assigned to Hershey (AHL).
10/15/2011	Recalled from Hershey (AHL).
9/28/2011	Assigned to Hershey (AHL).
6/16/2011	Re-signed by the Washington Capitals to a one-year contract.
2010
10/25/2010	Assigned to Hershey (AHL).
10/23/2010	Recalled from Hershey (AHL).
10/14/2010	Assigned to Hershey (AHL).
7/01/2010	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Washington Capitals to a one-year contract.
4/13/2010	Recalled from Providence (AHL).
3/08/2010	Assigned to Providence (AHL).
3/05/2010	Recalled from Providence (AHL).
2009
9/26/2009	Assigned to Providence (AHL).
7/07/2009	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Boston Bruins to a one-year contract.
1/21/2009	Assigned to Springfield (AHL).
1/17/2009	Acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins.
2007
7/01/2007	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins to a two-year contract.
2006
11/20/2006	Recalled from Manitoba (AHL).
11/16/2006	Assigned to Manitoba (AHL).
10/04/2006	Claimed off waivers from the Pittsburgh Penguins.
10/03/2006	Assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
1/12/2006	Assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
1/11/2006	Recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
2005
9/26/2005	Assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
8/10/2005	Signed as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
1/21/2005	Re-assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
1/11/2005	Re-assigned to Wheeling (ECHL).
1/03/2005	Re-assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
2004
12/10/2004	Re-assigned to Wheeling (ECHL).
11/30/2004	Re-assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
10/06/2004	Re-assigned to Wheeling (ECHL).
9/25/2004	Signed by the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
2/26/2004	Re-assigned to Las Vegas (ECHL).
1/18/2004	Assigned to Lowell (AHL).
2003
12/31/2003	Recalled from Lowell (AHL).
11/16/2003	Assigned to Lowell (AHL).
10/19/2003	Recalled from Lowell (AHL).
9/29/2003	Assigned to Lowell (AHL).
6/25/2003	Re-signed by the Calgary Flames.
2002
11/05/2002	Assigned to Saint John (AHL).
11/03/2002	Recalled from Saint John (AHL).
9/24/2002	Assigned to Saint John (AHL).
2001
9/20/2001	Assigned to Saint John (AHL).
2000
9/21/2000	Assigned to Saint John (AHL).

Career Transactions

2010
7/01/2010	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Washington Capitals.
2009
7/07/2009	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Boston Bruins.
1/17/2009	Pittsburgh Penguins traded Ryan Stone, Dany Sabourin and a 2011 fourth-round draft pick to the Edmonton Oilers for Mathieu Garon.
2007
7/01/2007	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
2006
10/04/2006	Claimed by the Vancouver Canucks off waivers from the Pittsburgh Penguins.
2005
8/10/2005	Signed as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
1998
6/27/1998	Drafted by the Calgary Flames in the 4th round (108th overall) in 1998.

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Career Regular Season Statistics

Year	Team	League	GPI	W	L	T	OT	Min	SO	GA	SHA	GAA	SV%	G	A	PIM
2012-13	Hershey	AHL	28	9	13	-	3	1521	0	69	708	2.72	.903	-	-	-
2011-12	Hershey	AHL	37	18	12	-	5	2047	2	94	1030	2.76	.909	-	-	-
2010-11	Hershey	AHL	23	14	9	-	0	1299	2	53	574	2.45	.908	-	-	-
2009-10	Providence	AHL	56	28	27	-	0	3278	3	146	1725	2.67	.915	-	-	-
2008-09	Pittsburgh	NHL	19	6	8	-	2	989	0	47	463	2.85	.898	-	-	2
	Springfield	AHL	13	5	6	-	2	795	0	42	438	3.17	.904	-	-	-
2007-08	Pittsburgh	NHL	24	10	9	-	1	1242	2	57	596	2.75	.904	-	-	-
2006-07	Vancouver	NHL	9	2	4	-	1	480	0	21	224	2.63	.906	-	-	-
	Manitoba	AHL	2	1	1	-	0	119	1	4	50	2.01	.920	-	-	-
2005-06	Pittsburgh	NHL	1	0	1	-	0	21	0	4	14	11.43	.714	-	-	-
	WB/Scranton	AHL	49	30	14	-	4	2943	4	111	1426	2.26	.922	-	-	-
2004-05	WB/Scranton	AHL	20	8	8	2	-	1029	1	38	483	2.22	.921	-	-	-
	Wheeling	ECHL	27	19	6	1	-	1579	5	44	764	1.67	.942	-	-	-
2003-04	Calgary	NHL	4	0	3	0	-	169	0	10	66	3.55	.848	-	-	-
	Lowell	AHL	14	5	7	2	-	821	0	39	407	2.85	.904	-	-	-
	Las Vegas	ECHL	10	6	3	1	-	613	0	24	383	2.35	.937	-	-	-
2002-03	Saint John	AHL	41	15	17	4	-	2220	4	100	1052	2.70	.905	-	-	-
2001-02	Saint John	AHL	10	4	4	0	-	447	1	18	197	2.42	.909	-	-	-
	Johnstown	ECHL	27	14	10	1	-	1539	0	84	779	3.27	.892	-	-	-
2000-01	Saint John	AHL	1	1	0	0	-	40	0	0	6	0.00	1.000	-	-	-
	Johnstown	ECHL	19	4	9	1	-	903	0	56	464	3.72	.879	-	-	-
1999-00	Sherbrooke	QMJHL	55	25	22	5	-	3067	1	181	1627	3.54	.889	-	-	-
1998-99	Saint John	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sherbrooke	QMJHL	30	8	13	2	-	1477	1	102	744	4.14	.863	-	-	2
1997-98	Sherbrooke	QMJHL	37	15	15	2	-	1906	1	128	1044	4.03	.877	-	-	-
1996-97	Amos	QAAA	24	6	16	0	-	1440	0	107	-	4.48	-	-	-	-
NHL	Total	NHL	57	18	25	0	4	2901	2	139	1363	2.87	.898	-	-	-
AHL	Total	AHL	294	138	118	8	14	16559	18	714	8096	2.59	.912	-	-	-
ECHL	Total	ECHL	83	43	28	4	-	4634	5	208	2390	2.69	.913	-	-	-
QMJHL	Total	QMJHL	122	48	50	9	-	6450	3	411	3415	3.82	.880	-	-	-
QAAA	Total	QAAA	24	6	16	0	-	1440	0	107	-	4.46	-	-	-	-

Career Playoff Statistics

Year	Team	League	GPI	W	L	T	OT	Min	SO	GA	SHA	GAA	SV%	G	A	PIM
2012-13	Hershey	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011-12	Hershey	AHL	5	2	3	-	-	301	0	16	136	3.19	0.882	-	-	-
2010-11	Hershey	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009-10	Providence	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008-09	Pittsburgh	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Springfield	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007-08	Pittsburgh	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006-07	Vancouver	NHL	2	0	0	-	-	14.4833	0	1	11	4.14	0.909091	-	-	-
	Manitoba	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	Pittsburgh	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	WB/Scranton	AHL	6	2	4	-	-	362	1	13	179	2.15	0.927	-	-	-
2004-05	WB/Scranton	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Wheeling	ECHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003-04	Calgary	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Lowell	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Las Vegas	ECHL	1	0	1	-	-	58	0	2	36	2.07	0.944	-	-	-
2002-03	Saint John	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001-02	Saint John	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Johnstown	ECHL	3	0	2	-	-	137	0	5	78	2.19	0.936	-	-	-
2000-01	Saint John	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Johnstown	ECHL	1	0	0	-	-	40	0	2	10	3	0.8	-	-	-
1999-00	Sherbrooke	QMJHL	5	1	4	-	-	324	0	18	160	3.33	0.888	-	-	-
1998-99	Saint John	AHL	1	0	1	-	-	57	0	4	25	4.21	0.84	-	-	-
	Sherbrooke	QMJHL	1	0	1	-	-	49	0	2	24	2.45	0.917	-	-	-
1997-98	Sherbrooke	QMJHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996-97	Amos	QAAA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NHL	Total	NHL	2	0	0	-	-	14.4833	0	1	11	4.1427	0.909091	-	-	-
AHL	Total	AHL	12	4	8	-	-	720	1	33	340	2.75	0.902941	-	-	-
ECHL	Total	ECHL	5	0	3	-	-	235	0	9	124	2.29787	0.927419	-	-	-
QMJHL	Total	QMJHL	6	1	5	-	-	373	0	20	184	3.21716	0.891304	-	-	-

Career Highs (SEASON)

	TOTAL	SEASON
Games Played In	24	2007-08 (Pit)
Wins	10	2007-08 (Pit)
Losses	9	2007-08 (Pit)
Minutes	1242	2007-08 (Pit)
Shutouts	2	2007-08 (Pit)
Saves	539	2007-08 (Pit)
Goal Against Average	2.63*	2006-07 (Van)
Save percentage	.906*	2006-07 (Van)

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