Devan Dubnyk

Devan Dubnyk
Dubnyk in 2012 with Team Canada
Born May 4, 1986
Regina, SK, CAN
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team
Former teams 		Minnesota Wild
Edmonton Oilers
Nashville Predators
Arizona Coyotes
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 14th overall, 2004
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 2006–present

Devan Dubnyk (born May 4, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who plays for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round (14th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Dubnyk was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, but grew up in Calgary, Alberta.

Playing career

Minor

Dubnyk spent his junior career with the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Between 2001 and 2006 he played in 192 games for the Blazers, compiling an 83-87-14 record, 2.70 goals against average (GAA), .911 save percentage and 15 shutouts. In 2004 he was named the CHL Scholastic Player of the Year as the major-junior player best able to combine success on the ice and in school.

Professional

Dubnyk while playing for the Springfield Falcons

Dubnyk began his professional career in 2006 with the Stockton Thunder of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) where he compiled a strong 24–11–7 record. His 24 wins, 2.56 GAA and .921 save percentage set club records and he was selected to be an ECHL All-Star for the 2006–07 season.[1] In 2007–08 Dubnyk began to play full-time for what was then Edmonton's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Springfield Falcons. In three seasons with the Falcons, Dubnyk played 128 games, compiling a 40–75–4 record. In 2008–09, Dubnyk set a club record for most appearances by a goaltender with 62.

Edmonton Oilers

Dubnyk was called up to the Oilers early in the 2009–10 season after Oilers starting goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin underwent season-ending back surgery. For the remainder of the season he served as back-up to Jeff Deslauriers. Dubnyk made his first NHL appearance on November 28, 2009, replacing Deslauriers in a 7–3 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. Dubnyk allowed 3 goals on 24 shots.[2] It took him until March 19, 2010, to register a win, and it came via a shootout versus the Detroit Red Wings. Dubnyk made 31 saves in the win.[3] On March 21, 2010, Dubnyk recorded the first regulation win of his career, making 27 saves in a 5–1 victory over the San Jose Sharks.[4]

Dubnyk with the Oilers in January 2012

On July 13, 2010, The Oilers re-signed Dubnyk to a two-year contract.[5] The 2010–11 season was Dubnyk's first full season in the NHL and it proved a busy one. He entered the season as the full-time back-up to Nikolai Khabibulin, but injuries to Khabibulin combined with strong play from Dubnyk resulted in the latter registering over 30 starts. He finished the season with a 12–13–8 record on a last-place Oilers squad, impressing the Oilers coaching staff. Oilers coach Tom Renney summed up Dubnyk's season: "As much as we had an idea of how much we wanted to play him, we've played him more, and he's made the best of it."[6] On February 7, 2011, Dubnyk earned his first career shutout by stopping 37 shots in a 4–0 win against the Nashville Predators.[7] He closed out his season by earning back-to-back wins against the President's Trophy winning Vancouver Canucks, stopping 46 of 47 shots against in the process.[8]

On October 9, 2011, Dubnyk started his first career season opener, by beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 in the shootout, while stopping 35 shots in the process.

Dubnyk struggled at the beginning of the 2011–12 NHL season posting 4 wins in his first 13 games along with a 3.03 goals against average and a 0.902 save percentage, allowing Nikolai Khabibulin to steal the show, but as Khabibulin began to struggle, Dubnyk got more starts. Dubnyk had a strong second half of the season. Dubnyk earned his chance to be the starting goaltender in the month of March, posting a 6–2–1 record with a 1.95 GAA, and a .934 save percentage, and started in 12 of the Oilers last 13 games, and hasn't surrendered more than 3 goals in 20 straight games. Also winning 16 of the Oilers final 17 games.

On July 6, 2012, Dubnyk signed a 2-year, $7m contract extension. In the 2012–13 NHL season, Dubnyk for the first time opened the year as the Oilers starting goaltender, with a year to be mentored by Nikolai Khabibulin, who was his final year under contract with Edmonton. During the lockout shortened 2012–13 NHL season, with Dubnyk as the starter, the Oilers finished 12th in the Western Conference and missed the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.[9] Dubnyk however played relatively well, ending the season with a 2.57 GAA and .920 save percentage in 14 wins and 22 losses, his best career NHL numbers to date, sufficient enough to earn him a second year to be a starter.[10] However, Dubnyk struggled to begin the 2013–14 NHL season, and faced a threat to his starting job by newly signed Ilya Bryzgalov. However, Bryzgalov was hurt in just his third game for the Oilers, temporarily solidifying him as the starter.

Nashville/Montreal

On January 15, 2014, Edmonton traded Dubnyk to the Nashville Predators in exchange for forward Matt Hendricks.[11] After starting in only two games as a Predator, Devan was sent to the minors on March 3, 2014 to make room for Pekka Rinne returning from LTIR.[12]

On March 5, 2014, Dubnyk was traded to the Montreal Canadiens in return for future considerations from the Nashville Predators. He was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs.[13]

Arizona Coyotes

On July 1, 2014, Dubnyk signed a one year deal with the Arizona Coyotes.[14] He recorded a 9-5-2 record with the Coyotes, and credited Coyotes goaltending coach Sean Burke for getting his game back on track after struggling the previous season.

Trade to Minnesota

In the midst of a return to form in the 2014–15 season, on January 15, 2015 Dubnyk was traded from the struggling Coyotes to the Minnesota Wild for a 3rd-round draft pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.[15]

Minnesota was eight points out of a playoff spot when Dubnyk made his Wild debut, a shutout victory over the Buffalo Sabres. Dubnyk would soon set a Minnesota franchise record with 38 straight starts following his acquisition from Arizona, going 27-9-2 with a 1.78 goals-against average, .936 save percentage and five shutouts. He was the winning goaltender in 11 of the Wild's 12 consecutive road wins (Feb. 18 - Apr. 9) that tied the 2005–06 Detroit Red Wings for the longest such run in League history.

Dubnyk and the Wild would soon clinch a playoff berth. On April 20, 2015, Dubnyk recorded his first career playoff shutout, blanking the St. Louis Blues in a 3-0 Wild victory.

On April 24, 2015, Dubnyk was listed as a finalist for the Vezina Trophy along with Carey Price and Pekka Rinne.

International play

Devan Dubnyk
Medal record
Ice hockey
Competitor for Canada Canada
World Junior Championships
Gold 2006 Canada
Spengler Cup
Gold 2012 Davos

He was a member of Team Canada at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Vancouver, though he did not see any action behind starter Justin Pogge, who backstopped Canada to the gold medal.

Dubnyk was named to the Canadian roster for the 2010 IIHF World Championship, though he did not see any action in the tournament.[16]

At the conclusion of the season Dubnyk was named to the Canadian roster for the 2011 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia.[17] Dubnyk appeared in only one game for Canada, stopping all 8 shots he faced in limited action against France.[18]

Shortly after finishing his season with the Oilers, Dubnyk was named to the Team Canada roster for the 2012 IIHF World Championship in Finland and Sweden. Serving as a backup to Cam Ward, Dubnyk made his tournament debut against Team France. He made 19 saves on 21 shots as Canada defeated France 2-7.[19] 5 days later, he made his second appearance in the tournament against Team Kazakhstan, earning a shutout in an 8-0 victory.[20] This is also the last game that Dubnyk started in the world championships as he would backup Cam Ward the next game against Team Slovakia, a quarterfinal match which Canada lost to the Slovaks.

During the 2012 NHL Lockout, Dubnyk was named to participate in the 2012 Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland. The news comes after Dubnyk's 8 month break from hockey, majorly due to the NHL work stoppage.[21] Along with fellow NHL goaltender Jonathan Bernier, Dubnyk shared net duties during the tournament round robin. After an overtime loss by Team Canada to Adler Mannheim in their tournament debut, Dubnyk started the next match against HC Davos. He stopped 25 shots on net in the shutout effort as Canada wins 5-0 to clinch a spot in the semifinals.[22] Later he would face HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the semifinal match, he stopped 25 shots on goal to lead Canada to a 5-1 victory. In the final game, Dubnyk once again got the call against HC Davos as starting goaltender after 2 stellar performances in the tournament. Canada would eventually win the final by a score of 7-2, thanks to a part of Dubnyk's performance (28 saves on 30 shots).[23]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2001–02 Kamloops Blazers WHL 3 1 1 0 143 13 0 5.45 .838 — — — — — — — —
2002–03 Kamloops Blazers WHL 26 12 8 1 1279 66 2 3.10 .907 — — — — — — — —
2003–04 Kamloops Blazers WHL 44 20 18 5 2533 106 6 2.51 .917 4 1 3 245 12 0 2.94 .874
2004–05 Kamloops Blazers WHL 65 23 34 7 3699 166 6 2.69 .912 6 2 4 363 22 0 3.64 .886
2005–06 Kamloops Blazers WHL 54 27 26 1 3207 136 1 2.54 .912 — — — — — — — —
2006–07 Stockton Thunder ECHL 43 24 11 7 2529 108 2 2.56 .921 6 2 4 395 18 0 2.73 .913
2006–07 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 4 2 1 0 204 10 0 2.94 .855 — — — — — — — —
2007–08 Springfield Falcons AHL 33 9 17 0 1772 92 0 3.12 .904 — — — — — — — —
2008–09 Springfield Falcons AHL 62 18 41 2 3635 180 3 2.97 .906 — — — — — — — —
2009–10 Springfield Falcons AHL 33 13 17 2 1985 100 0 3.02 .915 — — — — — — — —
2009–10 Edmonton Oilers NHL 19 4 10 2 1075 64 0 3.57 .889 — — — — — — — —
2010–11 Edmonton Oilers NHL 35 12 13 8 2061 93 2 2.71 .916 — — — — — — — —
2011–12 Edmonton Oilers NHL 47 20 20 3 2653 118 2 2.67 .914 — — — — — — — —
2012–13 Edmonton Oilers NHL 38 14 16 6 2101 90 2 2.57 .920 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 Edmonton Oilers NHL 32 11 17 2 1678 94 2 3.36 .894 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 Nashville Predators NHL 2 0 1 1 124 9 0 4.35 .850 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 8 2 5 1 415 23 2 3.33 .893 — — — — — — — —
2014–15 Arizona Coyotes NHL 19 9 5 2 1,035 47 1 2.72 .916 — — — — — — — —
2014–15 Minnesota Wild NHL 39 27 9 2 2,293 68 5 1.78 .936 — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 231 97 91 26 13,021 583 14 2.69 .914 — — — — — — — —

International

Year Team Event GP W L OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2004 Canada U18 6 3 3 0 357 12 1 2.02 -
2011 Canada WC 1 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0
2012 Canada WC 2 2 0 0 120 2 1 1.00 0.956
2013 Canada WC 4 4 0 0 242 6 0 1.48 0.913

References

  1. ↑ "Stockton Thunder team history". Stockton Thunder.com. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
  2. ↑ "Canucks 7, Oilers 3". NHL.com. 2009-11-29. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
  3. ↑ "Red Wings rally from 2-down but fall in shootout". ESPN.com. 2010-03-19. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
  4. ↑ "Dubnyk leads Oilers past Sharks, 5-1". National Post. 2010-03-21. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
  5. ↑ "Oilers give Dubnyk 2-year deal". CBC Sports. 2010-07-14. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
  6. ↑ Joanne Ireland (2011-04-07). "Dubnyk's play earned Oilers goalie extra starts this season". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
  7. ↑ "Dubnyk earns first career shutout in win over Predators". TSN. 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  8. ↑ "Oil Change". Sportsnet. 2011-04-05. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
  9. ↑ http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=666929
  10. ↑ http://oilers.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8471227
  11. ↑ "Oilers deal Dubnyk to Predators; Acquire Scrivens from Kings". The Sports Network. 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  12. ↑ "Devan Dubnyk: Placed on Waivers". Rotowire. 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  13. ↑ "Canadiens acquire Devan Dubnyk". ESPN. 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  14. ↑ "Coyotes Sign Dubnyk to One-Year Contract". NHL.com. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  15. ↑ "Wild acquire Dubnyk from Coyotes for third-round pick". The Sports Network. 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  16. ↑ Joanne Ireland (2010-05-15). "Dubnyk answers call for Team Canada". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
  17. ↑ Joanne Ireland (2011-04-13). "Eberle, Dubnyk join Team Canada for world championships". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
  18. ↑ "Game Summary" (PDF). IIHF. 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  19. ↑ "Canada pounds France at hockey worlds". CBC News.
  20. ↑ CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/story/2012/05/12/sp-iihf-hockey-world-championships-canada-kazakhstan.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. ↑ "Oilers Dubnyk gets call to play for Canada". Edmonton Journal. 2012-12-01. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
  22. ↑ "Canada books place in Spengler Cup semifinals". The Sports Network. 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
  23. ↑ "Canada defeats HC Davos in Cup final". CBC News. 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2012-12-31.

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Preceded by
Marc Pouliot		 Edmonton Oilers first round draft pick
2004 		Succeeded by
Rob Schremp