Player's Profile
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- Name: Mark Dekanich
- Position: G
- Catches: Left
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 192 lbs
- Birthdate: 1986-05-10
- Eligible for Draft: 2004
- Drafted:
- Hometown: North Vancouver, British Columbia
- Acquired: 5th round (146th overall), 2006 by NAS
- Playing In: Pro
Mark Dekanich
Prospect Grade: 7.5 C (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
2005-06 season: Dekanich’s exceptional, record-setting season helped earn the Raiders a share of the ECACHL regular season title. The North Vancouver, BC native was an absolute workhorse for Colgate playing in 36 of 39 games. He set a new school record for saves in a single season with 988. He posted an 18-11-6 record that included four shutouts. Dekanich was named the recipient of the ECACHL’s Ken Dryden Award for Goaltender of the Year after leading the conference with a 1.98 goals against average and a .934 save percentage.
2006-07: After getting off to shaky start to the 2006-07 season, Mark Dekanich finished his junior campaign as one of the ECACHL’s most reliable goaltenders. The North Vancouver, BC native posted a 15-17-4 record that included one shutout in 35 appearances. While his record may not be all that impressive, Dekanich’s 2.33 goals against average and stellar .923 save percentage were. His save percentage ranked tied for ninth in the nation. Dekanich capped his junior year with a selection to the All-ECACHL Second Team.
HF's July 2007 Q&A with Dekanich.
2007-08: This was the netminders final season with Colgate University (ECAC) and his senior campaign was one of his more successful ones. He posted six shutouts, a career-high 2.16 goals against average and a.924 save percentage. He also played in a career-high 41 games and racked up 1,043 saves in his senior year with the Red Raiders.
2008-09: Turned pro and played for the AHL Milwaukee Admirals.
Talent Analysis
Good fundamentals. His superb athleticism and positioning, along with his size make it difficult for shots to get by him.
"Mark continues to train and work on his speed, work on his rebound control and catching better in and out of his glove,” Predators goatlending coach Mitch Korn said in the summer of 2009. “So many goalies now are pretty skilled. And everything we've talked about today are the physical skills. But the game of hockey is a game of patterns, it's a game of recognizing patterns and reading and reacting and being able to be mentally tough. Dek has to continue to improve at his recognizing given situations."
Future
Will likely play in Milwaukee again in 2009-10.
Stats
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Profile Last Updated: August, 24th 2009
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