Vancouver Canucks‘ 6th round pick in the 2009 draft (#173 overall) goalie Joe Cannata(35) finds himself in a bit of a logjam to find any time between the pipes with their minor league affiliate Utica Comets.
The Massachusetts-born net minder is on a one-year contract extension with the parent club and will start down a notch on the pro ladder with Ontario Reign.
He’s played in the league before, appearing in 7 ECHL games in his rookie campaign.
The 6’1″ 200 lbs. backstop spent the entirety of 2013/2014 in the AHL posting a respectable 11-12 record with a 2.83 GAA and .907 SV% on a mostly shaky team.
He also played in 14 games with then farm team Chicago Wolves in his first year and had even slightly better numbers.
The 24-year old played four seasons at Merrimack College putting up stellar totals.
He’ll definitely have to work hard to get back on the radar.