Dan Ellis

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CanadaCanada  Dan Ellis Ice hockey player
Dan Ellis
Date of birth June 19, 1980
place of birth Saskatoon , Saskatchewan , Canada
size 183 cm
Weight 84 kg
position goalkeeper
Catch hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2000 , 2nd round, 60th position
Dallas Stars
Career stations
1998-1999 Newmarket Hurricanes
1999-2000 Omaha Lacers
2000-2003 University of Nebraska
2003-2004 Utah Grizzlies
Idaho Steelheads
2004-2005 Hamilton Bulldogs
2005-2007 Iowa stars
2007-2010 Nashville Predators
2010-2011 Tampa Bay Lightning
2011–2012 Anaheim Ducks
2012-2013 Charlotte Checkers
2013 Carolina Hurricanes
2013-2014 Dallas Stars
2014-2015 Florida Panthers
San Antonio Rampage
since 2015 Washington Capitals
Hershey Bears

Daniel "Dan" Ellis (born June 19, 1980 in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan ) is a Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper who has been under contract with the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League since July 2015 and for their farm team, the Hershey Bears , in the AHL is used.

Career

Dan Ellis began his career with the Newmarket Hurricanes in a junior league in Ontario before moving to the United States Hockey League for the Omaha Lacers in 1999 . He then played for the University of Nebraska in Omaha for three years . There he showed consistently good performances and was able to look forward to several awards and records. In 2002, he recorded a series of seven games won with a goal average of 1.00, 96.6% saved shots and three shutouts .

Ellis began his professional career in the 2003/04 season with the Utah Grizzlies , the then farm team of the Dallas Stars . In the same season (February 18, 2004) he also made his NHL debut when he represented Marty Turco in a game against the Los Angeles Kings , showing 25 saves and his first NHL victory (4-3 for the Stars) was allowed to record. However, this was so far his only use in the NHL, as he could not prevail against Mike Smith .

Ellis shared the position as the goalkeeper of the Iowa Stars with Mike Smith in the 2005/06 season and came to 34 games, which he completed with a goal average of 2.77 and a catch rate of 91.1%. During the season Mike Smith prevailed as number 1 against Ellis, so that Ellis was not used in any game of the play-offs . In the 2006/07 season he had to share the goalkeeper position at the Iowa Stars with Tobias Stephan , as Smith now acted as a backup for Marty Turco in the NHL.

On July 5, 2007, he signed a one-year contract with the Nashville Predators . Due to the staggering performance of goalkeeper Chris Mason , Ellis came more and more to appearances for the Predators, where he showed very solid performances. That's why Ellis became the Predators' new goalkeeper after a short time. Ellis was instrumental in ensuring that the Predators reached the playoffs as the eighth team in the 2007/08 season . That season he also set a new season franchise record with six shutouts .

With the start of the free agent phase in the NHL on July 1, 2010, Ellis decided to move to Tampa Bay, where he met his old rival Mike Smith. Although he was often used there, Ellis was recently ousted by the experienced Dwayne Roloson . On February 24, 2011, the Bolts decided to give him to the Anaheim Ducks in an exchange for Curtis McElhinney .

In September 2012, the Canadian was signed by the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League . He ended the 2012/13 season with the Carolina Hurricanes . In July 2013, Ellis signed a two-year deal with the Dallas Stars.

On March 5, 2014, he was transferred to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Tim Thomas and completed six games for the Panthers by the end of the season. While preparing for the new season, Ellis was then given to the AHL farm team, the San Antonio Rampage .

After his contract was not renewed there, Ellis signed a one-year contract with the Washington Capitals in July 2015 and is expected to play there for the Hershey Bears .

Achievements and Awards

  • 2000 USHL All-Star First Team
  • 2000 USHL Goaltender of the Year
  • 2000 USHL Player of the Year
  • 2001 CCHA All- Rookie Team

Career statistics

Status: end of the 2014/15 season

season team league GP Min GA SO ATM W. L. DEAD Svs Sv%
1999/00 Omaha Lancers USHL 55 3274 123 11 2.25 34 16 4th 1517 0.925
2000/01 University of Nebraska NCAA 40 2285 95 0 2.49 21st 14th 3 976 0.911
2001/02 University of Nebraska NCAA 40 2405 97 0 2.42 20th 15th 4th 1098 0.919
2002/03 University of Nebraska NCAA 39 2211 117 0 3.18 11 21st 5 1051 0.900
2003/04 Utah grizzlies AHL 20th 1130 55 2 2.92 5 14th 0 547 0.909
2003/04 Dallas Stars NHL 1 60 3 0 3.00 1 0 0 25th 0.893
2003/04 Idaho steelheads ECHL 23 1334 57 2 2.56 13 8th 1 570 0.909
2004/05 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 31 1773 82 1 2.77 10 19th 0 808 0.908
2005/06 Iowa stars AHL 34 1857 86 2 2.78 16 13 1 883 0.911
2006/07 Iowa stars AHL 55 3194 148 4th 2.78 30th 21st 1 1243 0.894
2007/08 Nashville Predators NHL 44 2229 87 6th 2.34 23 10 3 1060 0.924
2008/09 Nashville Predators NHL 35 1965 96 3 2.93 11 19th 4th 867 0.900
2009/10 Nashville Predators NHL 31 1715 77 1 2.69 15th 13 1 771 0.909
2010/11 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 31 1679 82 2 2.93 13 7th 6th 659 0.889
2010/11 Anaheim Ducks NHL 13 729 29 0 2.39 8th 3 1 319 0.917
2011/12 Anaheim Ducks NHL 10 419 19th 0 2.72 1 5 0 195 0.911
2012/13 Charlotte Checkers AHL 18th 1026 42 2 2.46 8th 7th 2 494 0.922
2012/13 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 19th 997 52 1 3.13 6th 8th 2 503 0.906
2013/14 Dallas Stars NHL 14th 690 35 1 3.04 5 6th 0 314 0.900
2013/14 Florida panthers NHL 6th 337 27 0 4.81 0 5 0 138 0.836
2014/15 San Antonio Rampage AHL 37 2191 99 2 2.71 22nd 12 3 935 0.904
2014/15 Florida panthers NHL 8th 486 19th 1 2.35 4th 3 1 202 0.914

( Legend for the goalkeeper statistics: GP or Sp = total games; W or S = wins; L or N = defeats; T or U or OT = draws or overtime or shootout defeats; min. = Minutes; SOG or SaT = shots on goal; GA or GT = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; GAA or GTS = goals conceded ; Sv% or SVS% = catch quota ; EN = empty net goal ; 1  play-downs / relegation ; italics : statistics not complete)

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personal data
SURNAME Ellis, Dan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ellis, Daniel (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH June 19, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Saskatoon , Canada